The Indy Pass

[TheGreatAbyss]

Oddly I'm just not interested. Makes no sense huh. I hate to fly, really hate it.

This. The older I get, the less I want to schlep myself out West away from the fam for a trip that may or may not even have great conditions. I can't ski top to bottom JHMR for 4 days straight anymore anyway, my back just can't take it. I'd rather chase the pow here in the East.

Haven't been on a plane in 4 years, and IMHO plane tickets should cost 20X what they cost right now to pay for the amount of C02 they release.

Edit - Not that skiing is currently a carbon free activity, (I admit I'm throwing stones from a glass house to some degree)

 

[tirolski]

In art, they teach you to revel in limits.
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I'm just not motivated to buy a mega pass and ski out west.

An issue for low altitude folks skiing at mountains out west is lack of oxygen due to altitude.
Good news is most folks get used to it but it takes some gettin used to.

 

[MarzNC]

Stressful how?

Have fallen off of bikes as a kid and an older adult often enough that I think about that. My daughter had a few pretty good spills doing MTB at summer camp as an old tween. Plus since I'm missing an ACL, standing on peddles makes me tense.

There are related reasons I'm not interested in features in a terrain park on snow. I like to keep my feet on the ground to decrease the risk of messing up a knee again. (ACL injury had nothing to do with skiing or mountains.)

In short, I can appreciate why people like MTB. But I'll stick with the other activities I like to do outdoors in the mountains when there are leaves on the trees.

 

[MarzNC]

An issue for low altitude folks skiing at mountains out west is lack of oxygen due to altitude.
Good news is most folks get used to it but it takes some gettin used to.

I'd read that once adjusted to high altitude, the red blood cells stick around for weeks. Found that to be useful the one season I flew out west for a week, flew home for a week, and flew out for another ski trip. So skiing out west more often makes altitude adjustment less of an issue.

However, I've skied less in Colorado compared to elsewhere in the Rockies partially because of the higher altitude of most Colorado resorts. When the base is already 9000 ft, that is quite different than 7000 ft, or even 8000 ft like Alta. That's one reason I don't care that much that Indy doesn't have locations in Colorado.

I'd like to get to the Indy locations in MT and ID at some point.

 

[raisingarizona]

I'd read that once adjusted to high altitude, the red blood cells stick around for weeks. Found that to be useful the one season I flew out west for a week, flew home for a week, and flew out for another ski trip. So skiing out west more often makes altitude adjustment less of an issue.

However, I've skied less in Colorado compared to elsewhere in the Rockies partially because of the higher altitude of most Colorado resorts. When the base is already 9000 ft, that is quite different than 7000 ft, or even 8000 ft like Alta. That's one reason I don't care that much that Indy doesn't have locations in Colorado.

I'd like to get to the Indy locations in MT and ID at some point.

A Montana and Idaho trip would be sick.

 

[MarzNC]

A Montana and Idaho trip would be sick.

Yep. Be best to be able to allow extra time in case a big snowstorm made driving too difficult. It's a looong way between Indy ski areas in those states. Besides, probably would be a lot more fun to just stay wherever and go storm skiing instead of hitting the road for some planned itinerary. Even if that meant paying for a lift ticket or two.

Someone who is retired and has a spouse/SO who is also a ski buddy can plan a ski safari out west for 3-4 weeks week a lot easier. I'm pushing it every time I do a trip that's more than 10 days. Although I'm going to do that three times this season. That's not counting the 11-day Indy Pass ski safari in the east with a couple Ski Divas.

 

[Harvey]

October 20th.

Pics? Start a thread! (I don't think we have one?)

 

[Harvey]

This. The older I get, the less I want to schlep myself out West away from the fam for a trip that may or may not even have great conditions. I can't ski top to bottom JHMR for 4 days straight anymore anyway, my back just can't take it. I'd rather chase the pow here in the East.

Haven't been on a plane in 4 years, and IMHO plane tickets should cost 20X what they cost right now to pay for the amount of C02 they release.

Edit - Not that skiing is currently a carbon free activity, (I admit I'm throwing stones from a glass house to some degree)

Oh my goodness. I am not alone.

 

[MC2]

Pics? Start a thread! (I don't think we have one?)

Haha, I don’t think so. I’ll text you

 

[MarzNC]

There is a new Indy e-store. There are two clothing designs that include complete list of 2021-22 locations on the back.