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[quote=Anonymous]You are definitely not too old to try!  I didn't start skiing until I was in my mid-40's.  I'm still a very cautious skier but I'm really glad I learned (I still take lessons when we ski out west).  I would start at a local or nearby resort.  Not sure where you are, but other than my husband who already knew how to ski, the rest of us learned at Wisp.  From there we spent a week in Vermont for a couple winters and now we've moved to skiing out west.  It might be late to find a weekend to ski locally more than a couple hours away.  Most DC area resorts are crowded on weekends which makes it a bit challenging with lessons but still very doable. So, pick a local ski mountain and plan to spend the morning in a lesson.  As an adult, I prefer private lessons to group lessons.  You and your husband could do a private lesson together and the kids could do a group lesson.  As to gear, you won't need much as beginners and at a local resort.  Just have some good ski socks (ski boots are not warm) and go with whatever you've got.  All this said, if you've got money to burn, pick a resort out west (I'd recommend Deer Valley in Utah), put your kids in ski school and then you and your husband can take a few days of private lessons.  We wanted our kids to learn to ski the east first but I know lots of people who jumped right in with weeklong family trips out west.  [/quote]

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