The Way I Ski It: Big Sky Resort's Blog

VALENTINE'S DAY WAS filled with love on the slopes – cupid hit us with six fresh inches of powder, and skiers were hitting knee-deep pillows off of the Tram.  The snow has stayed soft though the week, and there’s still untracked powder off of favorite groomers like Lower Morning Star.  NOAA is forecasting snow for the next seven days with comfortable temperatures in the low 30s.  Break out your all-mountain and pow skis, it's going to be an awesome President's week.

-  Greer

Get the skinny on all things snow with the weekly Ski Skinny on The Way I Ski It.  It’s a special conditions report with intel on snow quality, where to head on the hill, and expert advice on what to pull from your quiver to get the most out of your day on the slopes.  Fatty pow skis or your groomer go-tos?  Get the skinny here.

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DOUBLE-SEAT CHAIR lifts.  A duo skiing perfect powder-eights.  A stolen kiss in the snow-covered trees.  Champagne for two in a private hot tub.  A diamond ring proposal at 11,166-feet.

There’s no question that skiing is for lovers.  Just ask the hordes of couples who get engaged on Lone Peak every year, or have ski or winter weddings on the slopes. 

Better yet, ask a professional.  Renowned sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer says skiing is the perfect romantic Valentine’s Day sport.

“Skiers wiggle their behinds and they always meet new people. That's why it's a good sport for meeting lovers,” she said in a recent ESPN interview. “On Valentine's Day, take a day off and go skiing.  Say to your significant other how fortunate you are that you both share the same sport,” she said.

But couples with varying ski abilities should stick to this rule of thumb: If you love someone, set them free… for a private lesson with a professional ski instructor. 

“I suggest that if lovers don't ski on the same level, they don't ski together,” says Westheimer, warning that quarreling is the sure result of an ill-matched ski duo.  Instead, enroll in two different lesson groups or hit separate areas of the mountain, then share stories of your day’s adventures over martinis in the hot tub.


-  Greer


A Valentine’s gift better than a pink onesie or heart-themed ski gear?  A ski getaway with some quality slope and hot tub time.

Winter weddings at Big Sky often happen on the slopes. Photo by Laura Parker

 
Winter couple fun!  Photo by Laura Parker.

 
Newlyweds kicked off their honeymoon at the 2011 Pond Skim at Big Sky.

The couple that skis together, stays together.  This wedding cake ski topper is for sale online.