Steve The Bluesman
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Hi everyone ~
I have been lurking around here for the past month or two, and thought I would throw up my 1st post.
I am 38, and started skiing in the early 80's when I was about 14 years old, completely by accident. I grew up in the city, and a buddy of mine had an older cousin who brought him skiing once, and he loved it and wanted me to join him. He told me all about it and we set up a trip to Nashoba Valley - and I still remember the triumph of snow plowing down an intermediate trail by the end of the day and that great sense of accomplishment I felt.
That was it, I was hooked. After that I could not get enough. I think I was the only kid in the North End with a ski rack attached to my car all winter long. If I could get no one to ski with me, I would happily go alone for night skiing at Wachusett. I had good skis (Dynamic VR20's the best GS skis I could afford at the time), and could ski with anyone on the mountain. I was not a technician, I was more of a madman - but there was not a run that I would not attempt..
Anyway...
Fast forward to the last 15 years - school, marriage, work - I think I may have skied 6 times total. Last year at some tiny place in upstate NY and the year before that at a small resort in VT called Queche I think.
But this year for Xmas my family bought me gift cards for Stratton Mountain, where a buddy and I used to ski at all the time in the past. My wife contacted my buddy, who now lives in Jersey, and he said would be exited to go back to Stratton with me.
We are booked for this Weds-Thurs-Fri on the ski for free deal - total of $167 each for ski and lodging...also in the last few weeks I bought new (to me) equipment...(I only rented shaped skis the last two trips - hero skis I call them, becuase I was an instant hero using them.)
170cm Rossignol Energy 10.1 slalom skis
Marker M31 bindings
Solomon Symbio 500 boots
Ghetto poles
Bolle goggles
Columbia ski pants
Between watching the olympics last month and warren miller tv on OLN, I am all fired up to hit Stratton again.
Anyway, my question...
Our ski and stay deal is for 2 lift tickets each - but I want to ski a 1/2 day on Weds to get my legs under me again...Is it wrong to offer $10 to folks in the parking lot for their lift ticket if they are leaving for the day? Just snip them off with some wire cutters, or is this a bad thing to do? $47 for a 1/2 day ticket is a bit steep, but I will pay it happily if I have to.
Thanks - I have already gathered great info from this site.
Bluesman
I have been lurking around here for the past month or two, and thought I would throw up my 1st post.
I am 38, and started skiing in the early 80's when I was about 14 years old, completely by accident. I grew up in the city, and a buddy of mine had an older cousin who brought him skiing once, and he loved it and wanted me to join him. He told me all about it and we set up a trip to Nashoba Valley - and I still remember the triumph of snow plowing down an intermediate trail by the end of the day and that great sense of accomplishment I felt.
That was it, I was hooked. After that I could not get enough. I think I was the only kid in the North End with a ski rack attached to my car all winter long. If I could get no one to ski with me, I would happily go alone for night skiing at Wachusett. I had good skis (Dynamic VR20's the best GS skis I could afford at the time), and could ski with anyone on the mountain. I was not a technician, I was more of a madman - but there was not a run that I would not attempt..
Anyway...
Fast forward to the last 15 years - school, marriage, work - I think I may have skied 6 times total. Last year at some tiny place in upstate NY and the year before that at a small resort in VT called Queche I think.
But this year for Xmas my family bought me gift cards for Stratton Mountain, where a buddy and I used to ski at all the time in the past. My wife contacted my buddy, who now lives in Jersey, and he said would be exited to go back to Stratton with me.
We are booked for this Weds-Thurs-Fri on the ski for free deal - total of $167 each for ski and lodging...also in the last few weeks I bought new (to me) equipment...(I only rented shaped skis the last two trips - hero skis I call them, becuase I was an instant hero using them.)
170cm Rossignol Energy 10.1 slalom skis
Marker M31 bindings
Solomon Symbio 500 boots
Ghetto poles
Bolle goggles
Columbia ski pants
Between watching the olympics last month and warren miller tv on OLN, I am all fired up to hit Stratton again.
Anyway, my question...
Our ski and stay deal is for 2 lift tickets each - but I want to ski a 1/2 day on Weds to get my legs under me again...Is it wrong to offer $10 to folks in the parking lot for their lift ticket if they are leaving for the day? Just snip them off with some wire cutters, or is this a bad thing to do? $47 for a 1/2 day ticket is a bit steep, but I will pay it happily if I have to.
Thanks - I have already gathered great info from this site.
Bluesman
At this point, with a wife, kid and considering the good deal you got...might want to pay for it. Or...If it were me...I'd drive the 15 mins and ski bromley for $25.
