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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]West Coast native here. Skiing out west is not cheap, particularly in flagship areas such as Utah and Colorado.

You might consider looking at ski resorts in Oregon ([b]Mount Bachelor in Bend[/b], Mt. Hood Meadows) and Washington State (Steven's Pass, Snoqualmie, Mission Ridge) or even Vancouver B.C. (Whistler, etc.) for deals. Same mountains, but less fla$hy.

That would be my suggestion.[/quote]

Mount Bachelor is a family favorite, going back to my teen years.   Bear Valley in California is another Sierra ski resort that is not so flashy.

The key thing to me is figuring out the housing angle.  Wherever you go, lift tickets are pricey.  If you can figure out where you can stay cheaply -- do you have friends nearby you can stay with?  Are there reasonable AirBnBs?  Is the resort offering lodging deals late in the season? can you use points? -- you can then weigh the whether you can make it work with the rest of the costs (lift tickets, transportation, lessons ....).   Fortunately for me, my father retired to the Sierra foothills, so we stay with him and drive an hour to the Donner Pass ski areas, or a little further to the ski areas on Lake Tahoe.  That makes it a two-fer -- ski vacation and family visit.  Depending on snow conditions in California, we manage two ski trips a year (Christmas and spring break).[/quote]

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