ss20
Well-known member
Hi all,
It's been amazing talking skiing with all of you for the past long while. I love being from the Flatlands and still being able to log-on to Alpinezone and talk skiing with y'all. To me, it's not a powder day without the "storm thread"....the posts about which weather model is doing what, the ridiculous snow maps, people sharing their plans of attack, and of course... day-of reports of people who expected 3" and got a foot, those who were put on windhold all day, those who got rained on "but the forecast said 2 feet at elevation!", and sharing pictures of endless powder! I've personally met only a handful of you, but as I said in another thread about a month ago, "there isn't a single AZ member I wouldn't get a beer with". You guys are an awesome group and I've loved sharing, learning, and just talking skiing with y'all.
For those who don't know, I've been teaching skiing part-time at the local bump, Thunder Ridge, NY for 7 seasons. I quickly fell in love with what I did. Finally, I'm perusing it further... I'll be teaching at Alta Ski Area starting this fall. I am absolutely besides myself. To go from a 400 foot molehill that's more of an amusement park than a ski area to such a world class destination is incredible. I'm not quite sure what kind of move this is. Let's call it "a second childhood" for now. It's not the final destination; just another chapter in life. I'm so glad I'll be able to wake up each day and do what I love. Utah certainly isn't the undiscovered gem it was circa 2000, but there's still the simple fact that you can ski 8...9...10 world-class resorts within 2 hours of each other and the cost of living is still "cheap" compared to Bozeman, Jackson, Tahoe, Colorado, etc.
I'll certainly still stay on Alpinezone and check-in from time-to-time, sharing my worthless advice and opinions
. I've registered on Pugski with the same screen name as here, just haven't posted much on there yet.
This isn't "goodbye" from a faceless screen alias....it's not "congratulate me I'm getting out of here!"....it's just a personal post that I hope will brighten your day- that someone skiing the same trails you are from the same humble beginnings is getting out there to the "big hills" and living what they always wanted to do!
It's been amazing talking skiing with all of you for the past long while. I love being from the Flatlands and still being able to log-on to Alpinezone and talk skiing with y'all. To me, it's not a powder day without the "storm thread"....the posts about which weather model is doing what, the ridiculous snow maps, people sharing their plans of attack, and of course... day-of reports of people who expected 3" and got a foot, those who were put on windhold all day, those who got rained on "but the forecast said 2 feet at elevation!", and sharing pictures of endless powder! I've personally met only a handful of you, but as I said in another thread about a month ago, "there isn't a single AZ member I wouldn't get a beer with". You guys are an awesome group and I've loved sharing, learning, and just talking skiing with y'all.
For those who don't know, I've been teaching skiing part-time at the local bump, Thunder Ridge, NY for 7 seasons. I quickly fell in love with what I did. Finally, I'm perusing it further... I'll be teaching at Alta Ski Area starting this fall. I am absolutely besides myself. To go from a 400 foot molehill that's more of an amusement park than a ski area to such a world class destination is incredible. I'm not quite sure what kind of move this is. Let's call it "a second childhood" for now. It's not the final destination; just another chapter in life. I'm so glad I'll be able to wake up each day and do what I love. Utah certainly isn't the undiscovered gem it was circa 2000, but there's still the simple fact that you can ski 8...9...10 world-class resorts within 2 hours of each other and the cost of living is still "cheap" compared to Bozeman, Jackson, Tahoe, Colorado, etc.
I'll certainly still stay on Alpinezone and check-in from time-to-time, sharing my worthless advice and opinions
. I've registered on Pugski with the same screen name as here, just haven't posted much on there yet. This isn't "goodbye" from a faceless screen alias....it's not "congratulate me I'm getting out of here!"....it's just a personal post that I hope will brighten your day- that someone skiing the same trails you are from the same humble beginnings is getting out there to the "big hills" and living what they always wanted to do!
