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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I agree w some of the posters; I would recommend a test run skiing much closer to home, before you shell out the $$$ for a big trip out west.  You need a ton of gear, ie, the correct clothes, etc, before you even address the rental of gear.  Ya know what - you may not like skiing, and it would be a brutal way to discover that!  Start small, the see perhaps if you still have interest out west.  As a skiing family of 5, a trip out west will ding you easily $5,000 at a minimum to start...[/quote]

Agree. I budget $1000-1200/day of skiing out west for normal times and higher at Christmas. And that's for a family of 4 with no rentals and no lessons. Lift tickets alone tend to run about $300-400/day. Lunch on the hill is about $80 (I grew up having to take my lunch to the hill and refuse to do it anymore). Breakfast and dinner depends on condo v hotel room. Hotel or condo ranges from $250-$600/night. Plus airfare of course.

The only real way to make it less expensive is stay off site or go to smaller resorts. But if you are going to go to a smaller resort you might as well save the airfare and drive to Snowshoe.

A fun option might be Jackson Hole. There are some less expensive lodging options in Jackson since summer is their peak season. But lift tickets at JHMR are expensive - no getting around it. And airfare to Jackson isn't cheap, but it's super convenient since you are right there.[/quote]

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