"The King"

This ski day has been salvaged by "The King". Sean's buddy, Bill, suggested that we head over to the local ski hill, Snow King, and get some more skiing in today. At $19 for a two-hour pass, who could say no?!

Snow King Resort is located only six blocks from the town square in Jackson. Its experience centers around family and reminds me about how skiing used to be when I grew up skiing at Masthope in Pennsylvania, or Ski Big Bear, as it's known today. Everything is simple and not overdone. Lift tickets and cafeteria food are affordable for the average family and not just the rich. The community views the resort as a meeting place and not just another resort owned by a multi-national company. It's too bad that these values have been lost in skiing. I'm sure that I'm not the only one who misses them.

Because of its location in the valley and the direction it faces, Snow King wasn't grabbed strongly by the wind and shown who's boss. There were light wind gusts and snow flurries, but nothing was out of the ordinary. We skiied with the furry of young kids because we knew that mother nature could take it away at any moment. It was a good ending to a less than exuberant day and an unexpected and fond reflection on my early ski days.