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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of good advice above!

A couple of new ideas: You could do a long weekend in the Poconos. They usually have pretty good snow and the larger sites are well staffed and not super crowded. Maybe look at Camelback, Blue Mountain, Elk Mountain.

Skiing is EXHAUSTING. So, to me, a fun weekend would be half-day ski with lessons on a Saturday morning; half-day ski with lessons on a Sunday evening (evening sessions are usually 4 to 9); then as much as you want on Monday, then back home.

I also approve of the idea of pulling the kids out of school to take advantage of midweek emptiness and lower prices.

It's a great activity ... I highly recommend! 
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Agreed on exhausting, and also need to be prepared for the extreme soreness for days afterwards.  Skiiing hits muscle groups you just don't normally get a lot of work on, especially your core (lot of effort to turn and stabilize your body), and your thighs, especially the side to side motions.  If you aren't someone who does exercises for those areas a lot, definitely try to do some initial simple workouts for a few weeks beforehand.  Situps, crunches, leg lifts, and things like this.

https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/how-to-train-for-skiing.html[/quote]

+1 on the exhaustion and the soreness.  One thing not mentioned is how sore the front of your legs can get from leaning into the boot as you ski.  It isn't debilitating but you do want to know about it.  When we go skiing for the first runs of the season we do a full day the first day, a half day the second, and so on. [/quote]

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