What was the first mountain you ever skied?

[Bkroon9175]

First Trails

My first four ski areas were:
Blue Hills in Canton, Ma 1966
Heavenly, in Quincy, Ma 1966
Gunstock, Gilford, NH 1966
Mt Rowe, Gilford NH 1967

 

[Michael E. Bemis]

For a small place close to home I used to ski at Boston Hill in North Andover, Massachusetts. Other than that, it was in New Hampshire, I think either Crotched or Whittier, but I'm not sure. I was probably six years old.

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

1. My Parents' back yard
2. My Friend's parents's back yard/hayfield
3. Temple Mt., NH
4. Onset, NH
5. The Crotch, NH

 

[salida]

1. Arapahoe Basin, CO
2. Monarch Pass, CO
3. Pats Peak, NH
4. The old Sunapee, NH

 

[Big Game]

Mount Southington as well. When I was thirteen. Had some snow-shoveling money burning a hole in my jeans. I went night skiing with a church group. Those stupid rental boots packed with snow everytime I had to right myself from a crash every 25 yards. I was talking about Jesus Christ, but probably not in a way our Reverend would appreciate. Then the rain started. My jeans (oh yeah!) were soaked. But I made it to the last lift. And on my last run, I only wiped out three times. The next day I woke up with a terrible cold. Missed a week of school. Miraculous last minute recovery allowed me to back there the next Friday night.

 

[hammer]

Here are my first four. The first two were over 20 years ago and the last two were in the past 2 seasons (age 39):

1. Northern NJ (don't remember the ski area)
2. Crotched
3. Nashoba
4. Pats Peak

 

[TeleGrrrl]

Mount Jefferson in Lee, Maine. I had such a horrible time after the first day, I came home threw the skis down cellar and never touched them for 10 years.
At the age of 33 I found myself divorced and back in college. So I bought a cheap college pass and hung out at the Loaf until I figured out how to make it down Boardwalk. Couldn't afford lessons, so I learned by everyones advice.

After 4 years, I took up telemark skiing and have been happy as a clam ever since

 

[MrMagic]

ski sun down around 4 years old, hooked after that
then again (this time telemark )at ski sundown 17 years old. hooked again on a new sport now the hardest part is choosibg tele or alpine

 

[bvibert]

This seems like a pretty good topic to introduce myself...

My name is Brian

The first time I skied was at a popular sledding hill behind the middle school in Burlington, CT. I was on my Mom's old red white and blue K2's with straps, no fancy brakes That was probably when I was about 9 in '86/'87. Then in '87/'88 I joined the ski club and skied at Ski Sundown once a week after school until I was probably 15 or 16 when all sorts of other things got in the way, including not being able to replace the pair of rear entry boots I cracked. Every single winter from then until I was 24 I said I was gonna ski again, but something always came up to draw my attention, or wallet away from the slopes Then a group of guys from work was planning a trip to Okemo, so I went up with them rented some skis and fell in love again. I was able to go once again the following year. Then finally last winter on New Years day, after over 8 years of trying, I finally got my wife (Severine on this forum) on skis. I can't wait for the season to start again!

 

[Greg]

Welcome, Brian! Glad to see you've stopped by.

 

[nekgirl]

1985, 5 years old at Big Squaw Mtn in Maine. My dad tried to take me between his legs, for about 15 minutes, then signed me up for a lesson, was skiing with my dad by the end of the day.

 

[trailbiscuit]

King Pine at age 11. I'll never forget the gray Elan rentals.

Learned to tele at Sunday River about 7 years ago. That's was a rough day on Lollapalooza!

 

[severine]

Those of you who got to know me this past winter went through, step by step, my first season of skiing. First time skiing was at Ski Sundown in New Hartford, CT. That was, as my husband pointed out, on New Year's Day this year.

 

[St. Jerry]

1. Eagle Mountain (Near Albany, NY)
2. Willard Mountain (Near Albany)

 

[NEtracker]

Not much of a mt., but it was Wachusett.

 

[Greg]

Not much of a mt., but it was Wachusett.

More of a mountain than my first. Welcome to the boards, NEtracker!

 

[tree_skier]

Guilford Outing Club when I was 2 in 62.

 

[Starter Jackets Rule!]

At age 4 1/2 me and the old man hiked up to tuckermans...Thats where I got my first tast of snow...and taste it I did.
The old man was a snow ranger back then(now their all NSP rangers).
yo.

 

[Yooper]

First Moutain? Does more of a Hill surfice? It was Crystala Ski Hill in Crystal Falls, Michigan in the UP, thats north of the Mackinac Bridge. Rope Tows, darn near ripped out my arms.

 

[Bkroon9175]

tREE SKIER
Was the Gilford Outing Club that small area (where the trails are still cleared) on the way to Gunstock????