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Sorry all for the repeated threadjack …

I did have the $50 deal last season.

As for 2010-11, I was the sucker who paid $229ish in spring (with my comp. gift card) for an official anytime pass. Now the weather pros are talking about a La Nina, which wouldn’t bode well for a natural-snow-dependent ski hill like Baldy.

However, it already paid off once in April when I got to skip the ticket line on a day that the mountain got about 6 inches over a rather crusty base.

I do try to go midweek-only until the masses lose interest in late winter.

Sure, I’d rather ride a place such as Snowbird full time, but I accept the so-called consequences of my choices.

[smshorttimer]

Sorry all for the repeated threadjack …

I did have the $50 deal last season.

As for 2010-11, I was the sucker who paid $229ish in spring (with my comp. gift card) for an official anytime pass. Now the weather pros are talking about a La Nina, which wouldn’t bode well for a natural-snow-dependent ski hill like Baldy.

However, it already paid off once in April when I got to skip the ticket line on a day that the mountain got about 6 inches over a rather crusty base.

I do try to go midweek-only until the masses lose interest in late winter.

Sure, I’d rather ride a place such as Snowbird full time, but I accept the so-called consequences of my choices.

[smshorttimer]

Sorry all for the repeated threadjack …

I did have the $50 deal last season.

As for 2010-11, I was the sucker who paid $229ish in spring (with my comp. gift card) for an official anytime pass. Now the weather pros are talking about a La Nina, which wouldn’t bode well for a natural-snow-dependent ski hill like Baldy.

However, it already paid off once in April when I got to skip the ticket line on a day that the mountain got about 6 inches over a rather crusty base.

I do try to go midweek-only until the masses lose interest in late winter.

Sure, I’d rather ride a place such as Snowbird full time, but I accept the so-called consequences of my choices.

[smshorttimer]

Sorry all for the repeated threadjack …

I did have the $50 deal last season.

As for 2010-11, I was the sucker who paid $229ish in spring (with my comp. gift card) for an official anytime pass. Now the weather pros are talking about a La Nina, which wouldn’t bode well for a natural-snow-dependent ski hill like Baldy.

However, it already paid off once in April when I got to skip the ticket line on a day that the mountain got about 6 inches over a rather crusty base.

I do try to go midweek-only until the masses lose interest in late winter.

Sure, I’d rather ride a place such as Snowbird full time, but I accept the so-called consequences of my choices.

[smshorttimer]

Sorry all for the repeated threadjack …

I did have the $50 deal last season.

As for 2010-11, I was the sucker who paid $229ish in spring (with my comp. gift card) for an official anytime pass. Now the weather pros are talking about a La Nina, which wouldn’t bode well for a natural-snow-dependent ski hill like Baldy.

However, it already paid off once in April when I got to skip the ticket line on a day that the mountain got about 6 inches over a rather crusty base.

I do try to go midweek-only until the masses lose interest in late winter.

Sure, I’d rather ride a place such as Snowbird full time, but I accept the so-called consequences of my choices.

[smshorttimer]

Ren,

Sounds like you have it all pretty figured out. Only thing I will say is kids walking downtown where? Temecula?

This isn’t for you, but from what I can see, even if poorly zoned, San Marcos seems better off right now than Vista or Escondido. Ren is right — retail in Vista is pretty piss poor overall. Vista Village ain’t bad for what it is, but much of Escondido Ave/Santa Fe corridor is a joke. I’d say the housing stock isn’t as bad as some might say, but I’m not a Shadowridge guy.

[smshorttimer]

Ren,

Sounds like you have it all pretty figured out. Only thing I will say is kids walking downtown where? Temecula?

This isn’t for you, but from what I can see, even if poorly zoned, San Marcos seems better off right now than Vista or Escondido. Ren is right — retail in Vista is pretty piss poor overall. Vista Village ain’t bad for what it is, but much of Escondido Ave/Santa Fe corridor is a joke. I’d say the housing stock isn’t as bad as some might say, but I’m not a Shadowridge guy.

[smshorttimer]

Ren,

Sounds like you have it all pretty figured out. Only thing I will say is kids walking downtown where? Temecula?

This isn’t for you, but from what I can see, even if poorly zoned, San Marcos seems better off right now than Vista or Escondido. Ren is right — retail in Vista is pretty piss poor overall. Vista Village ain’t bad for what it is, but much of Escondido Ave/Santa Fe corridor is a joke. I’d say the housing stock isn’t as bad as some might say, but I’m not a Shadowridge guy.

[smshorttimer]

Ren,

Sounds like you have it all pretty figured out. Only thing I will say is kids walking downtown where? Temecula?

This isn’t for you, but from what I can see, even if poorly zoned, San Marcos seems better off right now than Vista or Escondido. Ren is right — retail in Vista is pretty piss poor overall. Vista Village ain’t bad for what it is, but much of Escondido Ave/Santa Fe corridor is a joke. I’d say the housing stock isn’t as bad as some might say, but I’m not a Shadowridge guy.

[smshorttimer]

Ren,

Sounds like you have it all pretty figured out. Only thing I will say is kids walking downtown where? Temecula?

This isn’t for you, but from what I can see, even if poorly zoned, San Marcos seems better off right now than Vista or Escondido. Ren is right — retail in Vista is pretty piss poor overall. Vista Village ain’t bad for what it is, but much of Escondido Ave/Santa Fe corridor is a joke. I’d say the housing stock isn’t as bad as some might say, but I’m not a Shadowridge guy.

[smshorttimer]

[quote=ctr70]”I also must have lift-serviced skiing within a couple of hours of my home, so Florida is out for me”

If you are talking about Big Bear, I wouldn’t even call that skiing. I would rather not ski at all than go to Big Bear.

You have a crushing 7 hour drive to get to Mammoth to get any real skiiing living in SD. With all the money you would save on housing in FL, you could just fly to REAL skiiing in Utah or CO 3-4 times a year! A flight from FL to Salt Lake is faster than driving to Mammoth.[/quote]

Well, I’m kinda glad you feel that way, because it’s already plenty crowded. I ride primarily at Baldy now. I went to Snow Summit once last season, and had plenty of fun. I also go to Mountain High. I can think of plenty of things I’d rather do less on a beautiful winter morning than go snowboarding in Southern California. My drive to Mammoth in June was 5 hours and 40 minutes, BTW.

Me in Florida ain’t going to happen. If my wife and I could find better employment in Salt Lake area, I’d have to seriously consider it. Same for other snowski-superior markets, such as Portland and Seattle or Denver, although I hear that I-70 drive can be nuts. My brother lives in Fort Collins and lifts seem like a world away for him compared to his past living in CO and Sierra mountains.

Edit: To add that hiking at Palomar and Laguna can’t compare to Yosemite/Sierra or what I imagine best of, say, PNW to be, but I still do it and enjoy it.

Hanging out at the beach and swimming in 63-degree Pacific on a sunny August day ain’t the pinnacle of beach play, but I still do it and enjoy it.

[smshorttimer]

[quote=ctr70]”I also must have lift-serviced skiing within a couple of hours of my home, so Florida is out for me”

If you are talking about Big Bear, I wouldn’t even call that skiing. I would rather not ski at all than go to Big Bear.

You have a crushing 7 hour drive to get to Mammoth to get any real skiiing living in SD. With all the money you would save on housing in FL, you could just fly to REAL skiiing in Utah or CO 3-4 times a year! A flight from FL to Salt Lake is faster than driving to Mammoth.[/quote]

Well, I’m kinda glad you feel that way, because it’s already plenty crowded. I ride primarily at Baldy now. I went to Snow Summit once last season, and had plenty of fun. I also go to Mountain High. I can think of plenty of things I’d rather do less on a beautiful winter morning than go snowboarding in Southern California. My drive to Mammoth in June was 5 hours and 40 minutes, BTW.

Me in Florida ain’t going to happen. If my wife and I could find better employment in Salt Lake area, I’d have to seriously consider it. Same for other snowski-superior markets, such as Portland and Seattle or Denver, although I hear that I-70 drive can be nuts. My brother lives in Fort Collins and lifts seem like a world away for him compared to his past living in CO and Sierra mountains.

Edit: To add that hiking at Palomar and Laguna can’t compare to Yosemite/Sierra or what I imagine best of, say, PNW to be, but I still do it and enjoy it.

Hanging out at the beach and swimming in 63-degree Pacific on a sunny August day ain’t the pinnacle of beach play, but I still do it and enjoy it.

[smshorttimer]

[quote=ctr70]”I also must have lift-serviced skiing within a couple of hours of my home, so Florida is out for me”

If you are talking about Big Bear, I wouldn’t even call that skiing. I would rather not ski at all than go to Big Bear.

You have a crushing 7 hour drive to get to Mammoth to get any real skiiing living in SD. With all the money you would save on housing in FL, you could just fly to REAL skiiing in Utah or CO 3-4 times a year! A flight from FL to Salt Lake is faster than driving to Mammoth.[/quote]

Well, I’m kinda glad you feel that way, because it’s already plenty crowded. I ride primarily at Baldy now. I went to Snow Summit once last season, and had plenty of fun. I also go to Mountain High. I can think of plenty of things I’d rather do less on a beautiful winter morning than go snowboarding in Southern California. My drive to Mammoth in June was 5 hours and 40 minutes, BTW.

Me in Florida ain’t going to happen. If my wife and I could find better employment in Salt Lake area, I’d have to seriously consider it. Same for other snowski-superior markets, such as Portland and Seattle or Denver, although I hear that I-70 drive can be nuts. My brother lives in Fort Collins and lifts seem like a world away for him compared to his past living in CO and Sierra mountains.

Edit: To add that hiking at Palomar and Laguna can’t compare to Yosemite/Sierra or what I imagine best of, say, PNW to be, but I still do it and enjoy it.

Hanging out at the beach and swimming in 63-degree Pacific on a sunny August day ain’t the pinnacle of beach play, but I still do it and enjoy it.

[smshorttimer]

[quote=ctr70]”I also must have lift-serviced skiing within a couple of hours of my home, so Florida is out for me”

If you are talking about Big Bear, I wouldn’t even call that skiing. I would rather not ski at all than go to Big Bear.

You have a crushing 7 hour drive to get to Mammoth to get any real skiiing living in SD. With all the money you would save on housing in FL, you could just fly to REAL skiiing in Utah or CO 3-4 times a year! A flight from FL to Salt Lake is faster than driving to Mammoth.[/quote]

Well, I’m kinda glad you feel that way, because it’s already plenty crowded. I ride primarily at Baldy now. I went to Snow Summit once last season, and had plenty of fun. I also go to Mountain High. I can think of plenty of things I’d rather do less on a beautiful winter morning than go snowboarding in Southern California. My drive to Mammoth in June was 5 hours and 40 minutes, BTW.

Me in Florida ain’t going to happen. If my wife and I could find better employment in Salt Lake area, I’d have to seriously consider it. Same for other snowski-superior markets, such as Portland and Seattle or Denver, although I hear that I-70 drive can be nuts. My brother lives in Fort Collins and lifts seem like a world away for him compared to his past living in CO and Sierra mountains.

Edit: To add that hiking at Palomar and Laguna can’t compare to Yosemite/Sierra or what I imagine best of, say, PNW to be, but I still do it and enjoy it.

Hanging out at the beach and swimming in 63-degree Pacific on a sunny August day ain’t the pinnacle of beach play, but I still do it and enjoy it.

[smshorttimer]

[quote=ctr70]”I also must have lift-serviced skiing within a couple of hours of my home, so Florida is out for me”

If you are talking about Big Bear, I wouldn’t even call that skiing. I would rather not ski at all than go to Big Bear.

You have a crushing 7 hour drive to get to Mammoth to get any real skiiing living in SD. With all the money you would save on housing in FL, you could just fly to REAL skiiing in Utah or CO 3-4 times a year! A flight from FL to Salt Lake is faster than driving to Mammoth.[/quote]

Well, I’m kinda glad you feel that way, because it’s already plenty crowded. I ride primarily at Baldy now. I went to Snow Summit once last season, and had plenty of fun. I also go to Mountain High. I can think of plenty of things I’d rather do less on a beautiful winter morning than go snowboarding in Southern California. My drive to Mammoth in June was 5 hours and 40 minutes, BTW.

Me in Florida ain’t going to happen. If my wife and I could find better employment in Salt Lake area, I’d have to seriously consider it. Same for other snowski-superior markets, such as Portland and Seattle or Denver, although I hear that I-70 drive can be nuts. My brother lives in Fort Collins and lifts seem like a world away for him compared to his past living in CO and Sierra mountains.

Edit: To add that hiking at Palomar and Laguna can’t compare to Yosemite/Sierra or what I imagine best of, say, PNW to be, but I still do it and enjoy it.

Hanging out at the beach and swimming in 63-degree Pacific on a sunny August day ain’t the pinnacle of beach play, but I still do it and enjoy it.

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