Summit Ski Area - Mt. Hood
By admin | November 21, 2007
What’s to Love: I may catch some flack from skiing purists, but if you’re trying to teach a 3 - 5 year old how to ski, you cannot beat this place. It has many advantages over the nearby resorts.
- It’s less crowded, it’s less expensive, it’s easier to access the lift, the terrain is better, the ski run is long (when compared to other bunny hills), and there is tubing right next to the parking area.
Obviously, this ski hill is way too easy for most intermediate and advanced boarders/skiers. This means no wait time at the lift and slopes that are not crowded for first-time/beginning skiers. Under age 5 skis for free, but they must be with a ticket-carrying adult (inexpensive at $18 half day/$25 full day). We all know the horror stories of walking 1/2 mile just to get to a lift, but not here. Park in the lot and walk a couple hundred yards, and you are there!
Let’s talk terrain…my biggest problem with other bunny hills is that the run is just too short. You get off the lift, and ski a few hundred yards downhill (lasting about a minute or two), and you have to get back on the lift. Just when your kid starts to get the hang of it, you’re back on the llift again. This is very frustrating. Summit’s only hill is a perfect bunny slope the whole way down - gentle, rolling terrain! You’ll have ample opportunity to teach your kids between lift rides.
Don’t want to ski - no problem - try a little tubing instead! Read the rest of this entry »
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