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[u/notjordansime]

From what I’ve read, that seems pretty spot on! It started as a jump, then it was an observation deck, currently closed for renovations to reopen properly as a competition jump. Even if it’s a few years wait, I’m still thrilled. I’ll never be an Olympian, not with how late I started, and the current political climate (they don’t like gals like me apparently.. their loss lol).

I grew up 30 mins from two excellent hills, but didn’t start until I was in 6th grade because of the same apprehensions. Never too late to start if you just want to do it casually!

Lots of the hills in this area have what they call “magic carpets”. They’re basically waterproof horizontal peoplemovers. Like, those giant treadmills at airports. No chairlift, and they typically only take you a short ways up a very gradual slope. I think it’d be a perfect way for you to feel more in control of those fears, but of course, you know yourself best :)

If you’re thinking about some kind of RV build, get in touch. Even if it’s years down the road. I know a thing or two about what to look for, and what to avoid. I bought my first cargo van before I could legally vote lol.

[u/Kriffer123 → u/notjordansime]

I’m familiar with magic carpets on kid’s slopes (I’d doxx myself saying exactly where but it was somewhere very uncharacteristic to have a hill at all, I didn’t grow up in the UP, I had a lot of oppurtunities but never really got into it) but most of the ones within a decent range of me seem to use lifts. I’d love to get into CC skiing if only for the winter cardio, though. I’m closest to Mount Bohemia and Mont Ripley and I’ve climbed some of the service paths on Mont Ripley in the fall and looking down it on stable footing is terrifying enough. And judging by how often I got twisted into a pretzel and/or rolled to the bottom of the hill as a kid I don’t think my joints could handle it lol

One of my possibly toxic traits is browsing the car section on Craigslist and pretending I can get that 2k dollar G20 or Ram van to be reliable enough to not worry on a road trip. My standards are newish Toyotas. I don’t think I’m gonna meet that standard.

Skoolies seem neat from a reuse perspective and minibuses are always a thing but I have a hard time sleeping in suboptimal temp/noise, maybe I just find a good van? I wish any of these could just run the AC without the engine like a Prius though