jimk
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dlague sort of asked for this in another thread :razz:
Minimum Ski Days When Flying for a Trip
I know it's been a big trend over the last 20 years for Easterners to fly west for long weekends of skiing instead of traditional ski weeks. Folks brag about how they bag Utah powder by skiing the afternoon of arrival, the morning of departure, and a day or two in between. I tried that once skiing at 12000' on the afternoon of arrival from sea level and felt like crap that night. I'm old school and when I get in an airplane I've always stayed for a week or more except for two ski trips with kids in 2005 to CA and 2007 to CO that were only four ski days each due to school schedules.
What's your shortest duration trip by airplane to specifically ski? More generally, why do you fly for short trips? Is it all about inadequate vacation time? Do you try to take several short trips per winter? What about the cost efficiencies of flying less and staying longer? Do you have frequent flyer miles to burn? Are you worn out after three hard charging ski days so you might as well go home? Educate me, what are the pros and cons of short ski trips by airplane?
Minimum Ski Days When Flying for a Trip
I know it's been a big trend over the last 20 years for Easterners to fly west for long weekends of skiing instead of traditional ski weeks. Folks brag about how they bag Utah powder by skiing the afternoon of arrival, the morning of departure, and a day or two in between. I tried that once skiing at 12000' on the afternoon of arrival from sea level and felt like crap that night. I'm old school and when I get in an airplane I've always stayed for a week or more except for two ski trips with kids in 2005 to CA and 2007 to CO that were only four ski days each due to school schedules.
What's your shortest duration trip by airplane to specifically ski? More generally, why do you fly for short trips? Is it all about inadequate vacation time? Do you try to take several short trips per winter? What about the cost efficiencies of flying less and staying longer? Do you have frequent flyer miles to burn? Are you worn out after three hard charging ski days so you might as well go home? Educate me, what are the pros and cons of short ski trips by airplane?