Comments on: The Value of Guided Skiing https://seniorsskiing.com/value-guided-skiing/ Everything for the 50+ Snow Enthusiast Thu, 29 Dec 2016 14:31:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michael Maginn https://seniorsskiing.com/value-guided-skiing/#comment-8468 Thu, 29 Dec 2016 14:31:14 +0000 https://f9b0d5261e.nxcli.io/?p=5302#comment-8468 In reply to Paul Lucke.

Great comment and insights, Paul. Thanks for writing.

]]> By: Paul Lucke https://seniorsskiing.com/value-guided-skiing/#comment-8467 Sat, 24 Dec 2016 19:00:35 +0000 https://f9b0d5261e.nxcli.io/?p=5302#comment-8467 I agree wholeheartedly with Peter as to the value of having a guiding service available for when one first skis a resort. My first trip to Copper Mountain I just followed lifts and a t-bar to the top of a bowl, skied down the steepest pitch (Patrol Chute) and stopped at the bottom to watch other skiers descending. I approached a couple of ladies of my own age group and apparent skill level and asked if they would mind if I followed them round at a respectful distance as they obviously liked skiing the same stuff as I did. One of the ladies explained she was showing a visiting friend the best bits of the resort and I was welcome to ski with them if I could keep up. We had a wonderful day and she told me about Copper Over the Hill Gang with whom she normally skied which does organised guided skiing (now led by qualified instructors) 4 days a week grouped by ability level. I joined up the next day and ski with them for 6 weeks every year. Breckenridge and Keystone offer the “50 Plus ski with Us” program one day a week each, organised by Vail run on similar lines.
Skiing at Alta and Snowbird one spends almost an hour travelling up from Salt Lake city to the resort on ski-buses and I found that a great way of making the acquaintance of friendly skiers who were keen to show me round and let me join their groups on an “if you can keep up” basis and with whom I now ski year on year. We are planning expeditions via UTA public transport to Sundance, Snowbasin and Park City this year from our base in and I am researching the availability of getting guides so we can make the best of our times there so thanks for the link to toursbylocals.com, Peter. In Feb 2015 I was skiing at Red Mountain in BC and the free local guide service was voluntary, fantastic and free. We skied stuff I would never have found on my own at speeds I wouldn’t have risked on my own and we had a great morning. I will certainly check out toursbylocals.com in the hopes of finding guides for our Salt Lake City expeditions, paid or free.

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