_ Anyone up for a Ski trip in February ? _

[jayjohnson600]

I'm organizing another Ski trip cond-share in Keystone Colorado for February.

Anyone interested, please send me a PM. The condo weeks are Saturday to Saturday. I'm looking at a 3bed 2.5bath ~1100sqft condo 50yards from the shuttle stop, W/D in the condo, full kitchen, gas fireplace.

I've been lucky enough to get a line on good condo's for really good prices.
I went with another snowboarder in November and the weather conditions were excellent, had fresh powder 4 out of 6 days, won a raffle, met Shaun White on the gondola twice, outdoor hot tub every other night, and didn't have to spend a ton of money. The person that went with me in November said the condo was a hell of a bargain, I would tend to agree having been there many times.

[jayjohnson600]

The condo-share has no comittments yet, but there has been some response.

Send a PM if you are interested. Send a PM if you are going to commit.

I need to send the funds soon.

[IHaveAMustang]

Any ski-bunnies that need to be kept warm?

[GE]

How many people are going? Cost? Is everyone flying out there?

[jayjohnson600]

At this moment, I am the only one comitted and a couple people have sent me PM's with interest.

Fly or drive I can do either one. It's less expensive to drive, but it's a 12hour drive.
I see flights still priced starting $98.
If you fly, you will need a rental car or shuttle to get into town.

[GE]

Yeah, I just got back from Keystone 2 weeks ago. Hrm...

[jayjohnson600]

and I was there 4 weeks ago and I'm ready to go back for high season with 100% of the trails open.

The best deals are when you plan far ahead like this.

[jayjohnson600]

Remember the pics I posted from meeting Shaun White on the gondola during my November Ski trip?

These pics:




Well, the private section that the public was not allowed to enter was the Area51 park.
Here's the video he was still working on at the time(works good on Chrome browser etc, not IE):

Shaun Flippin' White

http://gopro.com/team-gopro/shaun-white/media/160?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=vow-hero_img&utm_campaign=20131227_snow_white&utm_term=VOW&ExactTarget=true

[paul_376]

Out, Mexicans dont ski

[Probie]

You're gonna have a bad time.

[jayjohnson600]

Out, Mexicans dont ski

My Mexican friends rave about Ruidoso .

[SMKR]

Out, Mexicans dont ski

But they do shovel like a drunk donkey andole pinches!

[Chas_svo]

Cool pics and video.

[jayjohnson600]

The February Ski trip condo-share is all booked up!
I had a good amount of interest from the board with the PM's and phone calls.
Can't wait to get back on the snow.

Skiiing/snowboarding can be expensive but when there's group participation and planning ahead, the costs can be reasonable. There are 4 in the condo this time and we are also splitting the drive, so the costs are attractive.

I was able to secure 1 lift pass for a good deal, to help with costs even more.
Getting a pre-season pass is a strong bargain and pays for itself with 3 days on the lift. After that, it makes you want to go back again, since the lift costs are already covered.

Might try to get a week on the mountain in March, as I still have 1 more week of 2013 vacation time to burn. It's just dicey to get a good deal on a condo, then get participation in a condo-share to cut costs way down.

Last year the season stretched into mid-April.

Jay Johnson