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Fastskiguy 12-22-2022 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2168950)
Used to love it when an entrepreneurial day hiker would lug a couple cases of Budweiser up to the lunch rocks and sell singles for $3 each (a case cost about $10 back then). When your camping up there for three days and you had to lug a winter sleeping bag, food, a water filter, a couple bottles of hard liquor, a couple changes of clothes, skies, poles, and ski boots up Mt. Washington, beer was priceless. We would buy every beer they carried up there, for whatever they wanted for them ($20 bills were light). We quickly learned you had to sleep with the beers inside your sleeping bag or they would freeze and the cans would explode. Fast forward 40 years and now we float around in our heated pool in Florida and drink frozen Margaritas during the winter. How times change when you get old.
That pitch looks like a vertical wall at the top.I bet those were like the best 3 day trips ever.

24 hour drive from TV so....not completely out of the question I guess!

Joe

ditka41 12-22-2022 10:37 PM
Been to Snowshoe Mt. WVA three times and loved it. Very senic . Check snow conditions before hitting the road for that many hours though. Excellent condo rentals and a H.I. in the valley also.

tophcfa 12-22-2022 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Fastskiguy (Post 2168952)
That pitch looks like a vertical wall at the top.I bet those were like the best 3 day trips ever.

24 hour drive from TV so....not completely out of the question I guess!

Joe
They were absolutely some of the best 3 day trips ever. We were 17 years old for the first one and skipped a few days of high school and thumbed from Northampton, MA to Mt. Washington carrying skies and a backpack. It became an annual tradition for the next 19 years until I blew out my knee playing basketball (it’s amazing it took that long). Only 3 of the crazy crew of 5 are still alive today.

As great as Tucks is, I wouldn’t even think of driving 24 hours to make that hike carrying your equipment up Mt. Washington as a senior citizen. My whole body aches just thinking about it. That’s for young people.

jebartle 12-23-2022 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Hardlyworking (Post 2168523)
The last place we went to was Boone, NC. It was fun but nothing compared to western US ski areas.
I agree, we lived in NC, slopes were kamikaze, yipsters, but that could have something to do with my skiing ability, lol.

lawgolfer 12-23-2022 07:28 AM
airlines serving Crested Butte
 
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Originally Posted by Fastskiguy (Post 2168765)
That sounds like just the kind of place we're looking for, we'll try to get there. Our current favorite is Buttermilk but Aspen has a drawback or two. Well, I guess just one drawback ($$$$). We'll totally give this a shot, thanks!

Joe
United flies from Denver to Gunnison, CO daily. For ski season, American flies to Gunnison from either Houston or Dallas-Ft Worth. If you don't mind riding a shuttle bus for 20 miles from Gunnison to CB, you can avoid renting a car. The Grand Lodge is the original hotel. It has little kitchenettes if you want to make your own breakfast or lunch. It is a 5 minute walk to the lifts; however, you can check your skis overnight at the lifts. The Stagecoach is the newest hotel. It is a three minute walk. The Elevation is 55 steps to the lifts. Full price adult tickets purchased online are $132 in non-holiday weeks. Of course, there are discounts for seniors and multi-day tickets.

If you or your wife is disappointed with CB, I'll buy you a drink as recompense.

Fastskiguy 12-23-2022 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by lawgolfer (Post 2169014)
If you or your wife is disappointed with CB, I'll buy you a drink as recompense.
that is one hell of a recommendation, thanks again :)

BerlyQ 12-23-2022 08:52 AM
Cataloochee looks the best on paper, it seems like there is quite a bit of room
 
Hi Joe-Cataloochee is the best destination meeting all of your parameters of distance and your wife's skill level. It does have a fairly large base and room to move around. It's typically not as crowded as the other slopes in the area. Also a lot to do when not on the slopes. Waynesville and Asheville have a lot to offer for off slope activities.

Fastskiguy 12-23-2022 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by ditka41 (Post 2168961)
Been to Snowshoe Mt. WVA three times and loved it. Very senic . Check snow conditions before hitting the road for that many hours though. Excellent condo rentals and a H.I. in the valley also.
Awesome, great to hear it! If we plan on driving up on a Sunday and back on a Saturday we could start in North Carolina and work our way up to Snowshoe. That's our current thinking anyway.

Gotta ask a dumb question, what's an H.I.?

Joe

Fastskiguy 12-23-2022 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by BerlyQ (Post 2169058)
Hi Joe-Cataloochee is the best destination meeting all of your parameters of distance and your wife's skill level. It does have a fairly large base and room to move around. It's typically not as crowded as the other slopes in the area. Also a lot to do when not on the slopes. Waynesville and Asheville have a lot to offer for off slope activities.
You know I totally forgot about "non skiing activities" (again), oops! Thanks for the heads up!!

Joe


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