Posted by Mark on December 30, 2006, 6:51 pm Just saw a story in the paper about current snow conditions Mt Pinos. I always knew some sort of skiing went on here, I saw a skiing logo on a map once. I'm not too interested in cross country skiing (I think), but I don't know too much about it. I have skiied (the other kind) at Lake Tahoe a couple times. I'm pretty modest and carefull person, and have been interested in a place that has long, very mild slopes. In lake Tahoe, even the easiest beginning slopes were too steep for my taste. I'm looking for long, slow slopes were I can just go slow and take it easy. So mild in fact, that they barely support a descent. And that way, it will also be easy to climb back up the top to ski back down again. I'm not physically disabled or anything, I'm just really timid. I think there are alot of people like me, that are afraid of trying skiing because it's so dangerous. So my question is, if I go to Mt Pinos, are there places like this? Are they very far from the parking areas? Would I be able to maybe walk in by foot and then put on skiis in my 'skiing' area, or would I need crosscountry skiis to even get there in the first place? Or am I actually interested in cross-country skiing, but just don't know it yet?! I've read that cross country skiing is very rigorous. Is there anything about it that would prevent it from being easier just by going at a slower pace? I suppose if I try to go to Mt Pinos, I'd just bring ordinary skiis with me for what I want to do. Is there a difference between normal and cross-country skiis as far as their ability to ascend mild slopes(the kind of slopes I want to ski down)? Or do BOTH types of skiis require 'crab-walking' to ascend a hill? If they do, then it seems there would be no real advantage to me purchaseing cross-country skiis. Mark
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Hello,
Responses:
MtPinos Message Board Advisory: When planning a visit to Mt. Pinos, always check with a reliable weather forecast, as well as the Los Padres Ranger District, for the latest conditions and recommendations. These are good places to start:
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres/contact/
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/lox/getzone.php?sid=lox&zone=caz053title=Ventura+County+Mountains
(Forecast-->Local-->Ventura County--> Mountains)