Jorgenson Adventures: Jackson Skiing

Friday, February 28, 2020

Jackson Skiing

Another ski vacation. Gotta do something to make it through winter. This time the winter was totally different. Nice and sunny. My kind of skiing. They had some inversion happening though, so when we left our hotel in town it was 18 below!! Not to worry, at the top of the mountain it was 30 degrees, so we stayed up high all day. It was crazy though. When you would ski to the bottom you would suddenly cross a line and all of the sudden it was freezing. Due to sun and no recent snow, the snow conditions weren't super awesome. But it was still pretty good. I can't decide: Better to have crappy weather but great snow or sunshine and crappy snow. Pretty sure I lean towards the sun side of that question, which makes serious skiers crazy. Which is why I'll never be a serious skier.

This was my first time skiing Jackson. I really liked it, but it sure is steep! Like really steep! There's no messing around. There are hardly any green runs on the whole mountain, so because of that everyone who skis there actually knows what they're doing. It was really nice to not have to try to get around the skiers who don't know what they're doing. They have a tram that takes you to the top of the mountain. Jake and Zack would be quick to tell you that when you ski from the very top to the bottom you ski 4000 vertical feet. This is an amazing number apparently. Sage and I only went up the tram once. Sage was really scared, even though we knew she could do it. When you get to the top they explain that the runs off the top are experts only, so if you're not an expert ride the tram down. Sage thought she was going to die. But then she did a great job going down. Even handed a guy the ski he lost when he fell. I'm sure it feels good having a 10 year old hand you your ski. She was so proud of herself for making it down. Now she'll tell you she's an expert skier. Not a professional, but an expert.

Anyway, we had good times in town. We went to yummy places to eat, enjoyed the pool and hot tub, and did some shopping. Jake made everyone's night when he let all of the kids spend $30 on some type of souvenir. We usually make them buy their own souvenirs, so this was pretty exciting. We skied more than 25,000 feet every day, which is pretty awesome I think. Sage skied every one of those feet with us, which is pretty amazing since I was so tired by the end of the day I could barely make it down the last run. Kate was quick to point out that her legs are the same length as Sage's "little legs," so it's pretty amazing she skied that much as well. And it is. Jake, Zack, and Kate would take off on really crazy steep stuff while Sage and I stuck to the groomers. Which I was fine with. It will be a sad day when Sage ditches me to go on the crazy steep stuff as well.