Baller jpattigr Posted March 29, 2019 Baller Share Posted March 29, 2019 My wife and I are heading out in our Sprinter Van RV and doing a long time idea of the "Ultimate Ski" road trip! We are planning to do a north half with Alpine skiing, Big Sky, Jackson Hole, Snowbasin, Alta, Snowbird and Taos. Then heading to Bennet's for a week of SL skiing. Heading to Nashville after that and will get a set with Swerve in Tn. Any suggestions? Places to camp / park overnight along our route? Are we driving past any where that we need to ski? Water or Snow! Leaving next week and will take 5/6 weeks for our trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Kimbymon Posted March 30, 2019 Baller Share Posted March 30, 2019 If you are by Snowbasin you need fo ski at powder mountain as well. It’s the local ski resort not too far from Snowbasin and absolutely awesome. It’s no frills compared to Snowbasin but the snow won’t disappoint . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller teammalibu Posted March 30, 2019 Baller Share Posted March 30, 2019 Stop by Cedar Ridge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted March 30, 2019 Baller Share Posted March 30, 2019 That sounds like an awesome trip. Have a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LakeOneSkier Posted March 30, 2019 Baller Share Posted March 30, 2019 Outside of Boise... snow ski at Bogus Basin, or water ski at Broadside Harbor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Drago Posted March 30, 2019 Baller Share Posted March 30, 2019 Include Wolf Creek, on your way to Taos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jayski Posted March 30, 2019 Baller Share Posted March 30, 2019 If your coming through NW Louisiana your welcome to camp and ski @ Cottonwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jpattigr Posted March 30, 2019 Author Baller Share Posted March 30, 2019 Some of the ski resorts we picked are due to having a Mountain Collective pass, Powder mtn sounds awesome however! @teammalibu, Where is Cedar ridge? @LakeOneSkier Not going near Boise this trip, but we have a house in Sandpoint, Idaho and spend most of the summer skiing there, and Schweitzer in winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jpattigr Posted March 30, 2019 Author Baller Share Posted March 30, 2019 @jayski Is your brother Kole? We have skied with Kole as we are members of Predator Bay in Calgary. Would love to get a set in at Cottonwood with you! Most likely will be first pass of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Drago Posted March 30, 2019 Baller Share Posted March 30, 2019 Wolf Creek is powder heaven. Check their website, they have"customer appreciation " days with a $50 Lift ticket (or so) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LOTW Posted March 30, 2019 Baller Share Posted March 30, 2019 AH MAN! This is my dream trip! Sounds AWESOME. I would tell you to swing through Kenora on your way home but we’ll probably still be looking at 5’ of ice then Have fun and tips up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted March 30, 2019 Baller Share Posted March 30, 2019 Looking at your path, are you planning a stop at the hot springs near nelson? One of my favorite places from when I did work for CBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jpattigr Posted March 30, 2019 Author Baller Share Posted March 30, 2019 @LOTW have been to Kenora many times s my good friend has a cabin there, Lake of the Woods is a special place. Not this trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jpattigr Posted March 30, 2019 Author Baller Share Posted March 30, 2019 @oldjeep Nelson is close to my cabin and we know a few very nice hot springs in the area. Great area in the Selkirk Loop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ntx Posted March 30, 2019 Baller Share Posted March 30, 2019 From santa fa, I would head south east to Dallas then east to Shreveport. Or, south to austin, San Marcos, Houston , then on to Bennett's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jayski Posted March 30, 2019 Baller Share Posted March 30, 2019 @jpattigr I have no siblings..that I know off :) and no relatives with that first name either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jpattigr Posted March 30, 2019 Author Baller Share Posted March 30, 2019 @Drago OK, we will will watch the snow report, hate to miss a pow day! My wife and I get a couple of Cat ski trips in every winter, love deep snow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bigskieridaho Posted March 31, 2019 Baller Share Posted March 31, 2019 Yes if you come thru Boise let me know. Also family lives in JH so you might be able to park there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller teammalibu Posted March 31, 2019 Baller Share Posted March 31, 2019 @jpattigr we are 20 minutes north of Jackson Ms. in Canton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Gar Posted March 31, 2019 Baller Share Posted March 31, 2019 @jpattigr your going too close by the Ridge not to ski it. Awesome folks outstanding site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Adam Caldwell Posted April 1, 2019 Baller Share Posted April 1, 2019 You guys need to come to Charleston, SC for a few days too and ride with us at Trophy Lakes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Kelvin Posted April 1, 2019 Baller Share Posted April 1, 2019 If you shift your route from Santa Fe to Bennett's south through the Austin/San Marcos/Houston area, give me a shout. I can get you hooked up for a ski set or 2. Possibly including a ride behind my new Ski Nautique promo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller lkb Posted April 1, 2019 Baller Share Posted April 1, 2019 You’re welcome to stop in at Area 41 for some sets. It’s between 20 and 21...just a few miles off I-65. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jpattigr Posted April 1, 2019 Author Baller Share Posted April 1, 2019 We leave tomorrow and I will post a pic of the rig loaded and ready to go, Off to Montana and skiing Big Sky this week. so excited! @teammalibu @Gar, we read up on Cedar ridge, sounds like an awesome lake, Wil do our best to meet up and ski with you! Will PM you as we get closer. Thanks @adamhcaldwell , I think we will not make it that far over, another trip maybe needed @Kelvin, Have been to Houston and even looked at SMRR lots when they first built, never been to Oklahoma or Ark. thus the route, need to tick some boxes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jpattigr Posted April 1, 2019 Author Baller Share Posted April 1, 2019 @ikb, Will look at that for sure, will PM you as we get closer! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller lkb Posted April 2, 2019 Baller Share Posted April 2, 2019 @jpattigr sounds good. my name is confusing. It’s Lkb but it does look like ikb...in case you pm me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller TFIN Posted April 2, 2019 Baller Share Posted April 2, 2019 @jpattigr After bennetts, stay I10 E for a bit and ski with me in San Marcos if u like. Can’t beat austin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skimtb Posted April 2, 2019 Baller Share Posted April 2, 2019 While in Oklahoma you need to drive some on the historic Route 66. I was at a Small historic Museum somewhere between Tulsa and Oklahoma City there once. In a small town I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jpattigr Posted April 2, 2019 Author Baller Share Posted April 2, 2019 @TFIN, Have almost skied with you a few times! We ski at Predator Bay but always seem to miss your clinic's there and we were at Rosewater couple of summers ago, put ending up skiing with Terry Winter that day, who was awesome also BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DSP Posted April 8, 2019 Baller Share Posted April 8, 2019 Let me know when you’re in UT. We live 12 miles from Snowbird & can get you sets at SunTen weather permitting. April can be fickle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jpattigr Posted April 8, 2019 Author Baller Share Posted April 8, 2019 @DSP We just skied at Big Sky last few days and camping tonight in Driggs and skiing at Jackson Hole on Monday. Will be in SLC Wed /Thursday ish but the forecast is not promising! We only brought Hot Tops and no full suits as planned the north half to be snow and south to warm and wet! I hear the snow is great at Snowbird / Alta however! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DSP Posted April 8, 2019 Baller Share Posted April 8, 2019 Cat skiing at Targhee is incredible if they’re not fully booked. Snow here Tuesday-Friday. No problem finding a place to park in front of our place. Blue bird Saturday. Tomorrow is the only green light day waterskiing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jpattigr Posted April 22, 2019 Author Baller Share Posted April 22, 2019 Been traveling now for close to 3 weeks! had a great snow trip down and ended up skiing at Big Sky, Snowbasin, Snowbird (24" in 24 hours) and Taos (loved Taos!). Had a windy trip trip across north Texas and got first set on water at Cottonwood with @jayski. Jay and his family are amazing and the lake and boat were perfect! Awesome way to start the season. Now at Bennett's and just had first day on water here! Been an awesome trip so far, and thanks to everyone for the advice and invites! Alana and I are overwhelmed by how nice ballers are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jpattigr Posted May 1, 2019 Author Baller Share Posted May 1, 2019 Camping in the parking lot at Swerve watersports in Hillsboro, TN and reflecting on our trip. The ski community is amazing, we pulled into @jayski 's place at Cottonwood and had our first sets of the season. Jay and Tracy welcomed us to their place and we left with new friends and a love of cottonwood! Can not say thanks enough or strong enough, it was amazing. We then drove to Bennett's for a week of skiing, my wife's cousin and partner flew into join us, Amy came to learn how to ski and left on a Single ski. Shawn came to learn how to get up on one ski and ended up running the learning course. My wife had a huge week, Learned new tricks, SL technique improved and went off the Big jump (and landed) for the first time ever. My wife had never skied at all just 7 years ago, now a 3 event skier! Bennett's is a special place, Jay, Anne, Danyelle and Steve are like family, they are special people! @teammalibu , Mike had posted that we should come to Cedar Ridge, so we did! Along our trip everyone kept telling us about how nice CR is, it was even off the charts! The whole family at the Ridge are amazing, Mike and Karen were hosts to us and we had never meet before, Bubba, Jim, Lonnie all were there skiing and adding extending the best southern hospitality. We will be back to all 3 of these places (if they will have us back) and this trip has been proof that people are awesome! Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller teammalibu Posted May 1, 2019 Baller Share Posted May 1, 2019 I told you you have to be careful cause the folks at the Ridge will suck you in, that’s how we ended up here! We live on an amazing ski site and have the worlds greatest neighbors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabienneLena Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Hey everyone! You seem to be exactly the people we're looking for! To get more information about the water skiing community as part of a student project, our group designed a survey. So if you have 2 minutes to spare to help us out, please follow this link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=j7xkdTg3TUu9V1oCymIV-2ZywakiqnNNsOBF_g47tN5UMk40WlBIOFlUNTFMVk0wRVJEWE5aSjFURyQlQCN0PWcu I also created a discussion with a little bit more information :) https://www.ballofspray.com/forum#/discussion/25001/questionnaire-student-project-research Roadtripping with waterskiing sounds like a super fun plan ? I hope everything will work out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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