Lessons Take Ski Vacations to the Next Level
February 27, 2007. Ski resorts recognize that, sometimes, people would rather spend their ski trip inside their luxury vacation rentals than on the slopes. They understand this is often the case with women married to "go-go, hypercompetitive men," as one writer and spouse wrote in an article reprinted on DallasNews.com. For that reason, women-only ski and snowboard clinics have become increasingly popular.
Such lessons are the perfect way to finish the ski season, which still has a couple of months left in the Western United States.
Led by women, for women, these classes can be found at most major resorts now. The author said "the women taking part felt more at ease skiing with peers and not having to worry about 'making fools of themselves.'" The group lessons also foster a sense of camaraderie and can be tailored to the different needs of different groups, according to the article.
The author took her ski lessons in Colorado. I've personally known women who've enrolled in women-only lessons at Squaw Valley USA in Lake Tahoe, and the experience gave them much more confidence. They found the women's group lessons considerably more effective than any personal walk-up session, and thought the female instructors were much more inspiring than their male counterparts.
