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I'm in Austin area. I'm not real familiar with the Dallas area other than there are a lot of public lakes in the area. There's probably a course around there somewhere on public water. I put a portable course out in Austin area lakes from time to time. The Austin / San Antonio area has a little less winter weather than Dallas. Lot of skiers and several private lakes. No hurricanes like Frorida.
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For a access to a slalom course in Texas you need to join a private ski lake. Public lake skiing with a course just doesn't really exist in Texas unless you are in the "middle of no where". There used to be three semi-private courses on Lake Austin and between battling the bass boats and the Wallys pulling their kids through the course with a tube I finally gave up and bought a lot at Aquaplex. Don't get me wrong - I live on Lake Austin and I love where I live. I'll periodically free ski early in the morning cutting the fog and dodging ducks, swans, and this time of the year american coots (like a duck) but I mostly ski the course at Aquaplex.
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@Chuck_Dickey, that property has me salivating. If I could talk my wife into it, I would be there in a second!!!!!! I too can do my job anywhere in the country, (although moving to Texas would kill my Delta Diamond status) WHO CARES!!!!! I should start a thread about how to convince your wife to move to Texas. I would so gladly give up my 9,500 square feet in Utah and move into a double wide!!!! Please stop posting such Ski Porn....my heart can't keep taking it!!! :)
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No state income tax in Texas, another plus. Winds not bad in Austin. Mostly out of the south. Our lake is east west. Not sure about Dallas as for as wind. The wind electric generation is further west and north parts of Texas.
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Well, I should probably update this thread. As it turns out, we moved to Park City Utah. I know, I know, it wasn't on the list… but Salt Lake made an offer I couldn't refuse… I've always been a snow junkie and the thought of being able to live in Park City was too hard to pass up as we've had a condo here for years. Things fell into place when our offer got accepted 1 mile from Canyons Ski Resort.

As far as the waterskiing is concerned, I'm still looking for a course. There's Jordanelle Reservoir right down the street, the boat was there for the end of summer. Not a bad little lake, but there is no course. I'm sure there is a course somewhere in the state. Plenty of private lakes nearby, I just need to meet a few people.

Until then, it's time to enjoy the powder and the backcountry.

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Well, the thought of buying a place in Texas has gotten brought up again. The wife is pushing hard this time. Dallas area people, where should I be looking. Wife agreed to a tournament lake. We want a house on the water, with a dock. I'd love to find somewhere that would let me barefoot occasionally as sometimes rounding buoys gets a bit tiring. So Texas ballers, what do you recommend?
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One thing to consider... just because there isn't snow on the ground doesn't mean you'll find people to ski with. You'll need to find the right folks. The lakes in GA may only just touch the 40s during during a cold winter but I don't really know anyone that continues to ski once the water gets into the 50s...not that I would either...just saying.
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My family got transferred to Texas (Houston Corporate office) a few months ago. We literally just moved into our private lake ski home less than 2 weeks ago. Love love love it!!!!!!! 2 large airports in Houston I'm 20 mins south of the rat race and live in a rural area. The people in our community have been wonderful.

My research tells me there is approximately 9 ski lakes within an hour of downtown Houston! I could be wrong and maybe Shane H can better hit the number for you. I skied every month since we moved down here as we rented only 5 mins away while we were building.

Lots of other sites within 4 - 5 hours drive as Shane also pointed out.

You should take a few days and come visit the area............I'm sure you'd like it a lot as well! Now I just need to become a better skier so I can chill with the likes of some of the rest of the guys on here! Bu that said it seems like most wouldn't mind a weak link, and I know I will get better - I have too the lake is only 27 1/2 feet from my back porch and boat is about 22 steps away from the back door! :)

Good luck in making your choice dude.

 

Oh ya did I tell you that I LOVE MY HOUSE! :)

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Well, if you are a very serious skier, you probably would want to relocate to West Palm Beach or south of that. Okeeheelee is a fantastic place.

 

If not so completely hooked, central Florida would be OK. Can get chilly there sometimes. I remember that when I lived in WPB, Lake Osborne was 77 degrees in February. Of course, nothing can quite compare to Miami and the Greater Miami Ski Club's facilities. Good people there, also.

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Funny, my friend in Park City is selling his ski lake lot at San Marcos River Ranch and will be putting his ski lake house outside of Houston for sale later this year.

 

We head to Park City every February and love it there, if we ever move out of Texas that would be one place we would think about moving to.

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I've never had any issues flying in/out of MCO. My flying issues seem to always arise in ATL. As for skiing, I really miss being able to choose between over 20 different lakes within a 20 mile radius. I love living in Gainesville now but the nearest ski lake is 30 miles away. Orlando has multiple different public lakes with good access and ski courses on them.
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I have lived in both the DFW and Sacramento. Never spent time in Daytona so I can't say too much other than most everyone considers Florida the mecca for water skiing, but the gators kind of freak me out. As far as the other 2, I have lived in Sac town for about 7 years and presently in the Dallas area for about 8 years. I would say there are pluses and minuses to both, but they are really both great for skiers so in my book you have some great prospects.

 

Pluses for Sac town - very water ski - friendly. Winters are short and for most the ski season starts in March and you rarely see a freeze. Cost of living has been lower in the last few years, but seeing a rebound from the housing crises so you probably will see a return on investment if you buy a home. There are some great tournament sites in Sacramento and to name some of the most beautiful like Short line lake in the Elk Grove area as well as some others. There are also great membership clubs that are really great like Winchester Lake and Bel Aqua (where I used to ski) I was always hunting buoys so I never really ventured out on Folsom lake or any other big lakes. Yes you are right about the off season. You have a some near by snow ski resorts just up the road. Heck - in reality you could really go snow skiing, water skiing and hit the beach all in the same day if you were really wanting to make the drive.

 

Pluses for Dallas - There are a good amount of great Cheap tournament to ski and live at. Here where I live and ski on Princeton Lakes the community is only a little more than half way full and there always is a lot or two for sale at about 70k ( about 20K more than that with a dock to store your boat. As well houses on a record capable lake can be bought at around $300k and many are an acre or bigger. The winters are much colder last a little longer than Sacramento, but mid to the end of March you see the lakes start getting busier. I would say that any where you go that you have to consider the family and look at the local school district. I would say that I have had good luck with the school districts in the area. Dallas has snakes its true, but I can say once June hits they kind of go hide and for the most part. The only thing you normally see are water snakes and like they say - everything is bigger in Texas.

 

 

 

 

 

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I've been doing the snow ski mornings/water ski afternoons lately at Squaw Valley and Bell Acqua. Love this time of year in Northern California. And it's actually green here for a month or two.

 

I can't imagine leaving Park City to move to Dallas (and I like TX - I'm from there), but to each his own. Definitely a better cost of living in TX than CA, but besides the water and snow skiing we've got: the Pacific Ocean, the Redwoods, Big Sur, the Monterey Peninsula, the Coast Ranges, the Sierra F'n Nevada, Mt. Shasta, Mt. Lassen, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Sequoia/Kings Canyon, Joshua Tree, Death Valley, and Bakersfield/Horton!

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@ShaneH - you didn't know Jim was my neighbor? LOL Built my house right next to him! Like I said I need o get you and Trent over for some skiing and cold pops! And just ask Jim.............I ALWAYS have cold pops in the fridge!!! :)
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@SocalWaterSki -we are usually out there the last week of February. We have been coming out every year since 2001. Love to ski with you. Wife and I get to take advantage of the Epic Pass this year since we are also going to Keystone over Christmas. We got our 3 yr old up on skis this year and she loved it. Just waiting for the water to warm up a bit more to get her behind the boat.

 

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Wow, good info here. I'm only looking to leave utah due to work. Park city is awesome, I love it here... However, work wise there is no room for growth. Dallas is a big winner for the family, not to mention we can jump in the bonanza and get to Durango co in a few hours. I cannot and will not move back to California. The taxes there alone are downright insane, and the state itself is way in the hole. I own property in SoCal, it's a great place to visit... But I will never live there again.
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