Comments on: Short Swings! https://seniorsskiing.com/short-swings-146/ Everything for the 50+ Snow Enthusiast Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:25:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Cansnowplow https://seniorsskiing.com/short-swings-146/#comment-14293 Sun, 31 Oct 2021 01:56:27 +0000 https://f9b0d5261e.nxcli.io/?p=33495#comment-14293 In reply to KENNETH D ROTH.

What did you get for a booster? Moderna, J & J or Pfizer, Kenneth? I’m not sure if I’m ready for the booster. It was a struggle to put my boots on in the car last year, so I am sure the booster will give ski area management some assurance you are safer in their eyes to allow those with boosters to change their boots in the lodge in comparison to someone without getting the booster still having to use the car to change. I have a fishing chair that I carry in the car and it makes it easier to sit on it instead of any of the seats in the car in getting your boots on. Gut buster!

]]> By: KENNETH D ROTH https://seniorsskiing.com/short-swings-146/#comment-14282 Sat, 30 Oct 2021 04:03:47 +0000 https://f9b0d5261e.nxcli.io/?p=33495#comment-14282 I have a Booster and it works great. I no longer have to struggle. T o boot up in the morning.

]]> By: Vic Polonski https://seniorsskiing.com/short-swings-146/#comment-14274 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:54:29 +0000 https://f9b0d5261e.nxcli.io/?p=33495#comment-14274 In reply to Kevin Toolan.

I agree. I’ve been skiing Okemo since 1976 (maybe before) and the attitude has definitely changed with the take over by Vail. I remember when the Mueller’s purchased Okemo and good things really started to happen. Now bad things are happening.

]]> By: Steve https://seniorsskiing.com/short-swings-146/#comment-14271 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:50:32 +0000 https://f9b0d5261e.nxcli.io/?p=33495#comment-14271 Love the car commercials esp the paul harvey Farmer speech. Brings me to a story: just got my 64 Lemans convertible back from body shop in fall decided to use it skiing Loon one day. Drove up with a buddy, stopped at exit 30 to drop top and lift skis so they were hanging out of rear seat! Cool look! Then we froze for two exits to Loon!!! But we’re quite conceivably the only ones who came in like this with a 60’s ragtop all season!
Hint: don’t do this too often: rear quarters rotted out in three yrs and had to repeat very expensive bodywork all over again!! Wisdom with age!!!

]]> By: Kevin Toolan https://seniorsskiing.com/short-swings-146/#comment-14269 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:36:14 +0000 https://f9b0d5261e.nxcli.io/?p=33495#comment-14269 For the last 10 years, when I turned 65, I have done all my skiing at Okemo. For the 40 years before that I skied mostly at Okemo and surrounding mountains, with a yearly trip out west, to most of the resorts you mention in your article. A few years ago Vail purchased Okemo and the entire atmosphere of the mountain changed. It was definitely no longer senior friendly, in fact it was no longer friendly at all. Season passes are almost 3 times as expensive. While these ski conglomerates do a good job running the mega resorts, they do not come close to providing the same experience as the individual owned resorts. Kevin Toolan

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