Comments on: Ski season has arrived in Arizona http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2007/12/12/ski-season-has-arrived-in-arizona/ Real Estate information for Phoenix, Scottsdale, and other nearby Arizona cities Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:37:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kelley Koehler http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2007/12/12/ski-season-has-arrived-in-arizona/comment-page-1/#comment-275 Kelley Koehler Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:07:23 +0000 http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2007/12/12/ski-season-has-arrived-in-arizona/#comment-275 Oh sure, be realistic... I'm just trying to plug Tucson over here. I haven't skiied there, and no, they don't open every year. And the roads sometimes close due to storms and don't reopen until the snow is already gone. So, you know, it's not perfect. :) Oh sure, be realistic… I’m just trying to plug Tucson over here.

I haven’t skiied there, and no, they don’t open every year. And the roads sometimes close due to storms and don’t reopen until the snow is already gone. So, you know, it’s not perfect. :)

]]> By: Steve Belt http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2007/12/12/ski-season-has-arrived-in-arizona/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Steve Belt Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:20:33 +0000 http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2007/12/12/ski-season-has-arrived-in-arizona/#comment-274 And I didn't note Elk Ridge near Williams either. I guess I didn't feel they measured up. Plus neither has its own website, which makes it hard to find out if they are open or not, what the skiing conditions are like, and generally all the stuff a full grown ski area offers. I'm curious, have you ever skied Mt. Lemmon? I've never met someone that's actually skied there, so I can't speak to what it's like. 1 chair lift and 900 ft of vertical seems a tad...diminutive. Also, I thought they suffered from not always opening every year, but worse than Snowbowl. And then for Phoenix area folks, it does take longer to get to Lemmon than it does to Snowbowl. That said, I have long wanted to ride the Milagrosa trail on my mountain bike, which starts in the ski area. Hopefully, I'll get that opportunity this spring around St. Patty's day. And I didn’t note Elk Ridge near Williams either. I guess I didn’t feel they measured up. Plus neither has its own website, which makes it hard to find out if they are open or not, what the skiing conditions are like, and generally all the stuff a full grown ski area offers.

I’m curious, have you ever skied Mt. Lemmon? I’ve never met someone that’s actually skied there, so I can’t speak to what it’s like. 1 chair lift and 900 ft of vertical seems a tad…diminutive. Also, I thought they suffered from not always opening every year, but worse than Snowbowl. And then for Phoenix area folks, it does take longer to get to Lemmon than it does to Snowbowl.

That said, I have long wanted to ride the Milagrosa trail on my mountain bike, which starts in the ski area. Hopefully, I’ll get that opportunity this spring around St. Patty’s day.

]]> By: Kelley Koehler http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2007/12/12/ski-season-has-arrived-in-arizona/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Kelley Koehler Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:43:06 +0000 http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2007/12/12/ski-season-has-arrived-in-arizona/#comment-273 Uh, 'scuze me? You forgot Mt. Lemmon. Ski Tucson, baby! Uh, ’scuze me? You forgot Mt. Lemmon. Ski Tucson, baby!

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