I've been to Wolf Creek last 2 years in a row.  Dig it.  No lodging on the mountain, so you're back in town each night.  Sleepy litttle town of Pagosa Springs - not much night life.  But good trip for 1 day drive, reasonable ski tix and lodging costs.  Never been to Taos, so I'm not sure how much more expensive to expect.

What are we thinking - before Dec 31, or after?  Do we need a poll?  I've heard after spring break is over is pretty good in Taos (fewer people).  I'm up for just about anywhere in CO or NM really.

During the school/college holiday break (prob before Dec 31) would work best for us.  Tommy usually is off work for a couple weeks over Christmas, but if it is a short trip we can prob work it out after new year also.

Quote from: bryant8 on August 22, 2008, 05:25:41 PM
I'll just go surfing out in Hawaii

+1

Quote from: bryant8 on August 22, 2008, 05:25:41 PM
I'll just go surfing out in Hawaii

I'm linking the sound of this trip... ski and surf...

People do snowboard and snow ski on Mauna Kea (Hawaiian for white mountain) on the Big Island of Hawaii. There are no ski lifts to take you up the mountain, which is over 13,500 feet high, so you must rent a 4WD vehicle or hire a guide. Skiers take turns being the driver up a road that also serves several observatories at the summit.

Snow falls during winter months, though the ski season can run from November through July, and the snow can accumulate to a few meters depth. February and March are the best bets for good snow. This has been called the finest snow in the world, and there is a ski-able area of almost 100 square miles.

At the summit, you have an incomparable, unforgettable 360 degree view - Mauna Kea's moonscape terrain, the lush tropical vegetation below, and the surrounding ocean. As an extra, in the distance you see Maui's Haleakala crater.

Snow skiing in Hawaii is unlike skiing anywhere else in the world, plus, how many places do you know where you can go snowboarding in the morning and scuba diving in the afternoon? So get with your shredheads and launch some gnarly tweakage.

Our family would drive to Wolf Creek/Pagosa Springs every Christmas from about 1978 - 1984.  Good times.  We went back there in literally decades last Spring Break; it is surprisingly unchanged.  Still a very nice ski place that is, like you say, easy to get to and beautifully scenic.

Drawing a line in the sand here...

I'm gonna ski Taos this season.

I'll go during "off" times: After Turkey day, before Christmas, after New Years, before Spring Break.
The best skiing is spring skiing, after Spring Break. Last week of the season is 1/2 price

so i mentioned this to wife and her response was " after recent surgeries you seriously believe this is a good idea?"  "yeah! it's long way away plus i'm not a kennedy!!"  "uhhh how about noooo!"  " think about it and get back to me."  "answer will be no then also!" as she walks out of the room. man and i thought she was supposed to honor and cherish. i gotta talk to my pastor he left out the whole being married to a nurse means anything dangerous is impossible to pull off part.

is Xcountry skiing involved?  that's what i grew up with in iowa....don't know how to do that whole "downhill" thing where you just let gravity do all the work...

Quote from: BarneePhife on August 22, 2008, 06:30:51 PM
I've been to Wolf Creek last 2 years in a row.  Dig it.  No lodging on the mountain, so you're back in town each night.  Sleepy litttle town of Pagosa Springs - not much night life.  But good trip for 1 day drive, reasonable ski tix and lodging costs.  Never been to Taos, so I'm not sure how much more expensive to expect.

What are we thinking - before Dec 31, or after?  Do we need a poll?  I've heard after spring break is over is pretty good in Taos (fewer people).  I'm up for just about anywhere in CO or NM really.

wolf creek is kinda smallish and has no park but i dig it cause every year they get an absolutely sick amount of snow.

i cant believe im bashing any colorado mts since the past two winters ive spent so many weekends up at mt. creek here in the dirty jerz... talk about small runs and freakin ICE!

Is it time to go skiing yet..................how bout now..................................seriously...................really want to go skiing or snowboarding, whatever, just wanna slide down big hill in the snow  (also want to laugh at other people sliding down the hill - it's cool, you can laugh at me too!)

Quote from: rsoffar on August 22, 2008, 06:09:19 PM
seee i actually already have plans to hit up whistler in december... we can just make that the official trip haha

does taos actually still prohibit snowboarding?
i know alta and mad river glen were still completely banning them.

it was so awesome when burton had the contest for the best poaching video.

As of Dec  07 they still do. Bastards!

Quote from: El Matador on August 23, 2008, 12:34:10 AM
As of Dec  07 they still do. Bastards!

so ridiculous... just makes me wanna go there and act a fool on my board and run over all their skiers lol

Quote from: rsoffar on August 23, 2008, 01:44:13 AM
so ridiculous... just makes me wanna go there and act a fool on my board and run over all their skiers lol

me too.  unfortunately, I still suck wildly at snowboarding, so they would just laugh at me and poke me with sticks while I am trying to get back up.

Quote from: Monsieur L'Smart on August 22, 2008, 07:55:21 PM
Drawing a line in the sand here...

I'm gonna ski Taos this season.

I'll go during "off" times: After Turkey day, before Christmas, after New Years, before Spring Break.
The best skiing is spring skiing, after Spring Break. Last week of the season is 1/2 price

DLS,

I can probably swing Taos between Jan 1 and Spring Break.  Or, when is the "last week of the season" exactly?  We talking late March?  April?

how about we plan a skiing trip for Laos?  now that would be awesome.

any estimate on price?