deacdiggler
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Anyone ever stayed at Big sky - lone moose or saddle Ridge? Both claim to be ski-in/ski-out but I can't tell for sure.
Anyone ever stayed at Big sky - lone moose or saddle Ridge? Both claim to be ski-in/ski-out but I can't tell for sure.
Anyone ever stayed at Big sky - lone moose or saddle Ridge? Both claim to be ski-in/ski-out but I can't tell for sure.
Let's talk more about Big Sky. Planning to take the family next season. It's been a while since they've been out west. I've got two teenagers who are decent skiers, and my wife has really improved over the past couple years, but they haven't been off groomers in a long time. I have a few questions:
1. stay on the mountain or off? Off mountain will save money, and I may want to rent a car to do some sightseeing anyway. If you stay off mountain, what is the driving/parking situation like? Is there a ski valet or rental lockers at one of the lodges that we can use during our trip so we don't have to schlep all our stuff every day?
2. Any recommendations on where to stay specifically? I will look into Saddle Ridge.
3. Thinking I will buy everyone a lesson of some kind on day one. Maybe a group lesson for the kids and a private lesson for me and the wife to work on our powder skills. Anyone have experience with lessons at Big Sky?
4. Restaurants or activities I should look into? We usually take one day off skiing when we go out west and do some sightseeing. Thinking of going down to Yellowstone, or maybe touring around Bozeman which I've heard is cool.
Appreciate the OGBoards hive mind insights.
I did a snowmobile tour through Grand Teton National Park when I was in Jackson Hole and it was fucking spectacular
If you do a snowmobile excursion, do one that involves mostly "free play", not just riding on groomed trails with a guide & big group. Pretty sure all the Yellowstone tours are now the latter. Going 75 in a snowmobile in chest deep powder across a frozen lake outside Jackson is one of the more exhilarating things I've ever done.
1) On. The convenience is worth the extra $. Plus it's easier to have lunch at 'home'.
2) Check out the cabins in Cowboy Heaven. Easy ski in/out. Ideal for a single family.
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4) Not big into eating out (especially dinner) when we're there, but plenty of options both in the resort village, as well as down the mountain in the town (20 mins away). One year my teenage daughter couldn't ski (ACL), so her and some friends did some dog-sledding in Yellowstone. Loved it. I would not spend a day in Bozeman in the middle of the trip, but perhaps on the front end or back end.
so I'm supposed to take two of my boys to Denver this weekend - leaving tomorrow morning. Touring schools Friday, skiing at Keystone Sat/Sun. Now I see that they are expecting 3 feet of snow over the weekend in the foothills and 18" at Keystone.....I should postpone this for a week or two right? I love skiing but skiing in a blizzard isn't fun.
so I'm supposed to take two of my boys to Denver this weekend - leaving tomorrow morning. Touring schools Friday, skiing at Keystone Sat/Sun. Now I see that they are expecting 3 feet of snow over the weekend in the foothills and 18" at Keystone.....I should postpone this for a week or two right? I love skiing but skiing in a blizzard isn't fun.