Jk, I can’t hate something I’ve never done.
I understand that its expensive, and often consists of short bursts of fun followed by lots of waiting.
I’ll probably give it a go once.
It’s an investment at first, if you want to go a lot. but once you have the gear it’s only about $50 a day to get 6+ hours of skiing in, or if you rent about $100 a day for rented gear and tickets. Lifts only take like 10-15 minutes to get you to the top of the mountain and you can hit 3 runs or more on the way down. You’ll spend more time actually skiing than waiting if you go to a modern mountain with the fast lifts. And the exhilaration you get from bombing down the mountain is unmatched by anything else. On top of the fresh air and beautiful views, it is pure joy.
I think there aren’t as many places to ski around Portland, so the ones that do exist are packed, I’ve read consistently that most of the time, you’re waiting to take the lift, waiting to do your run, and then back to waiting for the lift. But if you don’t have a 9-5 you can get out there when others are working and its great.
Also, $100 for a day of entertainment is a splurge. I have a decent income and probably only spend that much on a day-activity once every quarter or 2.
I live close to the Alps in Bavaria. I’ll be skiing soon ;-)
Vermont is a little further from the Bavarian Alps than Montana is from the mountain that 40 mins away
And what if I hate skiing ?
Then you are lost
Jk, I can’t hate something I’ve never done. I understand that its expensive, and often consists of short bursts of fun followed by lots of waiting. I’ll probably give it a go once.
It’s an investment at first, if you want to go a lot. but once you have the gear it’s only about $50 a day to get 6+ hours of skiing in, or if you rent about $100 a day for rented gear and tickets. Lifts only take like 10-15 minutes to get you to the top of the mountain and you can hit 3 runs or more on the way down. You’ll spend more time actually skiing than waiting if you go to a modern mountain with the fast lifts. And the exhilaration you get from bombing down the mountain is unmatched by anything else. On top of the fresh air and beautiful views, it is pure joy.
I think there aren’t as many places to ski around Portland, so the ones that do exist are packed, I’ve read consistently that most of the time, you’re waiting to take the lift, waiting to do your run, and then back to waiting for the lift. But if you don’t have a 9-5 you can get out there when others are working and its great.
Also, $100 for a day of entertainment is a splurge. I have a decent income and probably only spend that much on a day-activity once every quarter or 2.