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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you need to dedicate at least a long weekend to this. You will probably want several longer lessons. I would look around for a learn to ski package that includes multiple lessons and equipment rental.[/quote]

I would agree. Everyone is a klutz, especially people over the age of 13, when they try skiing for the first time. Putting six foot planks on your feet and relying on gravity to move is not a skill you learn intuitively. Unless you are 5 when everything comes very naturally. But for over 13, it's tough the first few times.

Plus, Christmas Day is likely to be very busy, which often means long lift times. And getting on and off a lift is also something that takes some time to get used to. A lot of novices just crumble as they get off the lift, which means the lift has to be stopped because now there's a pile of bodies that can't get up and out of the way. Which leads to even longer lift waits.

And 47 degrees is too warm for this area. It's one thing when you are in Tahoe or the Rockies when the base snow level is 18 feet high. And the snow is fine at the top of mountains above 8000 ft. But in this area with its little hills, you are looking at heavy slush, which makes learning how to ski that much more difficult.

I would pass on this as a Christmas Day activity. If the fam really wants to learn how to ski, choose a long weekend in late January or February. And not Roundtop or Whitetail. Go a little further to a proper resort at a higher elevation and look for the learn-to-ski packages.

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