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@KingGrump ?Apparently some people have done as many as 150 ski weeks.
I did mine 20 yrs ago and had the same instructor as Tony S did this year.
@KingGrump ?Apparently some people have done as many as 150 ski weeks.
I don't think so. They like to teach, and getting there early doesn't really inconvenience them. Several other groups routinely started at 9:45.They knew most of you were PugSkiers who will give great social media recommendations. You got special treatment me thinks..
Nah, I think he is somewhere in the 20 to 50 range. A pair known as "the twins" seem to hold the record.@KingGrump ?
I did mine 20 yrs ago and had the same instructor as Tony S did this year.
I don't know... I talked to just about everyone in my group about it. Two of them said they visited the site, and were thinking of joining up for next year's Taos Gathering.I’d say most everyone there had no idea what a pugski was before we arrived and didn’t really understand all that much better after we left either.
I did include a pugski sticker with my tip.I’d say most everyone there had no idea what a pugski was before we arrived and didn’t really understand all that much better after we left either.
Wait. Really? You paid for an hour and a half, and got only an hour because no one else showed up which was no fault of yours? This happened twice? I hope you didn't tip these guys after they asked you to give up a half hour that you just paid for. And I'm an instructor who likes tips as much as all other instructors do.I've never taken a lesson at Liberty, but I've taken one each at Roundtop and Whitetail, quite a few years ago. Both times I was the only one above beginner/intermediate level. Both times the instructor asked if I wouldn't mind cutting a half hour off the time, which I thought was fair enough for getting a private lesson for a group rate.
They knew most of you were PugSkiers who will give great social media recommendations. You got special treatment me thinks..
@KingGrump ?
I did mine 20 yrs ago and had the same instructor as Tony S did this year.
I've never taken a lesson at Liberty, but I've taken one each at Roundtop and Whitetail, quite a few years ago. Both times I was the only one above beginner/intermediate level. Both times the instructor asked if I wouldn't mind cutting a half hour off the time, which I thought was fair enough for getting a private lesson for a group rate.
Wait. Really? You paid for an hour and a half, and got only an hour because no one else showed up which was no fault of yours? This happened twice? I hope you didn't tip these guys after they asked you to give up a half hour that you just paid for. And I'm an instructor who likes tips as much as all other instructors do.
Several years ago, I was around some Liberty instructors. One of the guys said Liberty had around 400 instructors. And they can't attract, cultivate, and schedule high-level instructors?
Seems high to me too... maybe that's Whitetail, Liberty, and Rountop combined?That seems like a really high number, but I think year to year turnover for instructors in the mid-Atlantic is really, really high and mostly part-timers. Whitetail wanted me to commit to 25 days during the season. If you think about how short the season is in the DC area -- mid December to late February more often than not -- a 25-day commitment from a part-time instructor with a M-F job is a lot.
I never imagined a combined total that high -- and wondered how they even found that many.Seems high to me too... maybe that's Whitetail, Liberty, and Rountop combined?
How has participation been trending through the past decade or so?PCMR still has Ski College weeks. A long standing tradition, they run all day Monday through Friday three times during December, so early season. Groups of 5-6 usually with decent instructors. $700 for the 5 days.
I’m not sure to be honest. There seemed to be about the usual number of groups out on the mountain this year. I have the impression that most of the participants are local skiers and that at least some of the groups are the same folk year-to-year.How has participation been trending through the past decade or so?
Could be, for sure but the original instructor that approached him certainly thought he was qualified. I simply hate to see this occur for both @rocdoc or any other students trying to get a lesson at our local resorts. Honestly, I hate it for the ski school as well to pass by a higher level lesson opportunity as they are certainly a rarer occurrence at Liberty. It all adds up to more mediocre instructors and skiers imo.