What's the best place to ski nearest to the SF Bay Area this week?
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I live in tahoe, so here are your options:\nSquaw (www.squaw.com) is open til May 29th. Alpine (www.skialpine.com) is open til May 21st. Kirkwood (www.kirkwood.com) is open until April 30. Mammoth (www.mammothmountain.com) is open until July 4th, but is a bit further of a drive from the bay.
932603
Burlingame has a track, alot of people train there usually on wed night.\nAlso Stanford track in palo alto, or foothill college.\nPeople also work out at Kezar stadium in SF.
285817
I would suggest Muir Woods if you haven't been there before, it's an awesome location, but is very popular and can be crowded on the weekend.
694300
There is no right or wrong place to go. Both BC and Alaska have world class helli skiing.  Just look around and see who will give you the most bang for you buck.\n\nDid you know that cat skiing is cheaper and most time you get more runs per day.
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Apparantley, Glencoe is a haven fro snowboarders and it's considered the most Alpine of the resorts in Scotland. Here is the website http://www.glencoemountain.com/store/home.php. Most resorts should be open by Dec. 24th, I don't understand why they wouldn't because they would just be losing money. Another good resort is the Lecht which is in Northern Scotland. Here is a website that will allow you to access all five of the resort websites. http://ski.visitscotland.com/centres/. Then you can read about all of them and find your ideal resort. Sorry it took so long for someone to answer you!
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www.onthesnow.com is pretty good if you want to look at a whole bunch of ski areas.  Otherwise, I usually look at the ski area's own web site.  Those will be the most up to date.  Onthesnow updates once a day I believe.
898592
Skiing all the way. You have way more control being able to use both legs. I've done both and I still say skiing. My favorite resort is by far Jackson Hole. Vail is way too expensive for my taste. Not to mention Jackson Hole has the biggest vertical drop in North America if you like steep.
743122
any nearby mountain is good.  but don't waste your money on instructors they will just baby you and allow you to quit. go with a competitive friend, preferrably someone who is big on snowboarding and not willing to wait for you, this way you force yourself to get off your butt and go!
348188
bay area/silicon valley california
189486
You could check with REI, or Aarcee rental.  Or most ski places rent.
1172415
Bear Mountain.. thats the nearest place you can do all those stuff
742335
Why go to Shasta or Mammoth when Tahoe is barely two hours away?\n\nDo yourself a favor and never, ever go to Boreal again. that place is beat. My favorite places in Tahoe are Sugar Bowl, Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows and Kirkwood. As a beginner you would probably really like Northstar. Their amenities are amazing and it's a great place to learn.
473170
This is definitely a great time to buy ski's, everything will be really cheap. You can buy demo ski's for nearly half the price at any of the major mountains in your area, or try going to Gart Sports, or G.I.Joes.... or really any large sports warehouse in your area. Try looking in your local newspaper as well, I'm sure you can find some great deals in there as well. Good luck! ...Spring Skiing really is the best.
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With the way the jet stream has been, the best option is the old stand bys;  Utah resorts (Alta, Snowbird, Brighton, Solitude, etc...), Mt. Bachleor and Mt. Hood in Oregon are safe bets (colder than Utah).  Also try snow-forecast.com.
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Brighton has great runs and has cheaper prices. Alta is a good deal if all of ya'll are skiers. Snowbird is great if you have 4 kids going w/ u, cuz of the buy two adult passes, get 1 kid pass free. In my opinion Solitude is not good cuz its mainly tourist condo and cabin stuff
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The best place would be "near where you are".\nThe reason being: you'd want to take several sessions over a period of time (a season, or once a week for 6 or 8 or 10 weeks), therefore having "easy access" to a hill would be my first criteria.\n\nSecond consideration: what level are you at now, and therefore, which determines what level of instruction you need.\n\nE.g. most hills/resorts offer begginer skier training, and do a reasonable job at it.  When it comes to expert level skiing, one would be more scrupulous in selecting coaches.\n\nMost ski resorts also offer packages (rent+learn) that are reasonably priced, that also gives one a chance to try out different equipment.\n\nBottom line:\nfor complete beginner, start at the nearest place, possibly with the "best package deal" available, and get comfortable with the basics of skiing. Then you're ready to explore the pleasures of skiing further afield.  That's when you'd really want to start driving/flying to other really neat skiing places!
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Several Tahoe Ski resorts are expected to open the 17th.\n\nYou aren't an actor, are you? Then don't 'break a leg'. There are a lot of better ways to get a chopper ride. Good sliding.