E d itors L e t t e r
k it t y and I decided t h i s fir st Ed it or s' L et t er sh ould be from
me b ecause I am t h e skier in our d uo.
OK, l et me cl arif y - I ' m a fa ir-w ea t h er skier w h o
appreciat es a w el l-roun d ed ski ex p er ien ce. M y h usba n d
is t h e die-h ard sk ier w h o w a n t s our ch ild ren t o follow in
h is w ake.
We t o ok our ch il dren t o Brecken r id ge for t h eir fir st skiin g
experience. Wh y? Ha v in g be en m olly cod d led a ll t h eir life,
t h ey wouldn' t b e ab l e t o cop e w it h t h e ES F 'y ou ski w it h
no wh ing ing ' at t it ude. Plus, t h ey on ly sp ea k En glish . Th e
American imag ery of p iz z a ( for t h e sn ow p low ) a n d fr ies
( f or paral lel sk iing ) w a s d efin it ely t h eir kin d of la n gua ge.
Final ly, t h ey w ere only 3 y ea r s old a n d F ren ch ski resor t s
require a minimum age of 4 before ski sch o ol.
My ch ildren l oved it ! T h ey could n 't w a it t o go skiin g a ga in .
Mission accomplish ed.
We' ve picked 7 resort s suit a ble for a ll t y p es of skier s
wh ich w e t h ink will insp ire y ou t o t h in k of skiin g in t h e
West ern U SA. Wh o k n ow s? You m igh t just lov e it t o o.
Happy t rail s!
Sho bha
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