So great to have these features for teaching beginners! That’s awesome that Steamboat has made this happen. And getting beginners up on the mountain will make a huge difference in their experience
@Mugzy1776
Жыл бұрын
Way to go Steamboat!!! That has always been a dream of mine to build ideal frost experience terrain. Nelson must have worked some magic to convince management to build beginner terrain where condos could have been built.
@DebArmstrongSkiStrong
Жыл бұрын
I don’t think it took a lot of convincing. Upper management is way behind it
@marknagy9714
Жыл бұрын
Great content, as always. It was great to see the passion in giving beginners the best possible experience possible. I don’t want to take away from all the great work, but I was seeing a lot of potential environmental harm in a truly beautiful setting. I hope Nelson is as passionate about protecting the environment and reducing environmental impact too. Again I love your content Deb, love it!
@mitchmitchell4915
Жыл бұрын
My three year old grand daughter just learned how to ski there. So fun! She got the bug … thank you, Miss Lee Anne!!!! Abby still talks about you ❤
@mitchmitchell4915
Жыл бұрын
Also, I didn’t expect to find you in the woods over near high noon! We took a great selfie with you. Steamboat was such a great experience.
@douglascook695
Жыл бұрын
Amazing; been teaching skiing for a while and that terrain and environment is the way to do it…bravo.
@alexkhuri3967
Жыл бұрын
I'm excited to see and feel the changes to the mountain this year. Seems awesome for bringing new people into the sport.
@tommoritz6659
Жыл бұрын
The application of engineering to ski instruction! Way cool!
@nimi5214
Жыл бұрын
Saw this beginner area in steamboat two weeks ago! I agree with everything Nelson was saying. This made my family member’s first time skiing experience very successful.
@DebArmstrongSkiStrong
Жыл бұрын
Great!!!!!!!
@warrenoberholser
Жыл бұрын
I would love to ski there some day. Thanks for posting!
@geniejennings8384
Жыл бұрын
We have used Terrain Based Learning at Sunday River for about 3 years, now. Absolutely wonderful, exciting, happy experiences for beginners! This seems even more: our terrain was mostly created by grooming. But, same progression. I have had people make their first turn by releasing their downhill edge. (I went nuts, couldn't really explain to them why!) I have been able to have some people skating before they have been on any slope. Exciting, wonderful! You will love this!
@michaelobrien2190
Жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh - I love this guy's empathy. He clearly knows how to ski but was able to put himself into the shoes (or more accurately the "boots") of a new skier, understanding their anxieties and aspirations.
@davidbeazer9799
Жыл бұрын
So cool, thanks for showing us this!
@cswalker21
Жыл бұрын
This is really neat that they are putting so much thought and planning into a beginner area. Without attracting new skiers, the sport dies. It seems a lot of places, the beginner areas are poorly thought out and pretty boring. I think the most important thing he mentioned was that the lift pod is all beginner. So many times the green terrain is on the way to or from advanced runs or terrain parks, meaning the tyros are constantly dive-bombed by by people on their racing past to get to the goods.
@Allen-by6ci
Жыл бұрын
Very cool... Seamboat is an awesome place. I'll be back there this winter. Love those yellow trees in the background too.
@ski4life
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing this. The flatter the terrain the better, we can always build pitch. This space is HUGE. Super Jealous.
@wnee1
Жыл бұрын
Speaking of marriages, I, as a lifelong skier, took my wife up skiing thinking I could easily teach her how to ski on the bunny run. The bunny run at that particular resort (Brian Head) was steeper than I imagined, and to make a long story short, my wife was terrified and never wants to ski again! (She hates the cold as well though). In any case, I think experienced skiers can totally overlook/forget what it is like for new learners of the sport. My two kids at least have made a lot of progress. This sort of hill sounds absolutely amazing!
@jenniferjones2480
Жыл бұрын
This is so awesome!! As a beginner/adaptive skier, I actually learned on this type of slope at Jackson Gore at Okemo. It really did help! I’ve advanced a lot in the past 3 years..also due to your videos Deb!! They are so helpful!! Thank you so much!! If you ever come to Vermont, would love to meet you!! We live in Stowe but ski at Jay Peak!! They have the best beginner terrain there! So much fun!!
@DebArmstrongSkiStrong
Жыл бұрын
Love it!!
@pagewithnosound
Жыл бұрын
Wow that is AWESOME!
@stevedoe1630
Жыл бұрын
Hot chocolate dispenser for each of those detachable chairs… that’s how you get buy-in for our sport! All joking aside, their passion for beginner is infectious, makes me excited for a place I have yet to visit! Great way to engineer a desired outcome, hope it’s successful.
@katherynmiller6308
Жыл бұрын
brilliant!
@seaskiguy
Жыл бұрын
It's great, for sure, and something I've advocated for years. I'm glad to see the evolution of the (long overdue) concept of making the experience easier and fun for new skiers and boarders and,m additionally, welcoming them to "the club." We pretty much suck at that as an industry. It shocks me that the one indoor ski area in the country hasn't created this type of learning atmosphere in the country's largest market - metro NYC. To me, (and not everyone will agree), that's the ultimate - bring the learning experience to the public. Then, once they are comfy, go to a larger resort. How do we expect to build the industry and introduce folks to this remarkable life?
@ericlipton6543
Жыл бұрын
Actually, Big Snow American Dream also has Terrain Based Learning, just in a much smaller footprint than this. Steamboat is going to be an INCREDIBLE beginner experience!!!
@johnwalkowiak8663
Жыл бұрын
This looks fantastic! However, in previous videos and articles on this new beginner area it was stated that the first 3 slopes, that the never ever beginners would use, would only be accessible to those in lessons. That kind of makes sense in that it wouldn't be too crowded, but certainly adds to the cost of learning to ski! And just a few days ago a video stated that the Thunderhead lift could be accessed by skiing of the top of the new chair, this video says that chair will only be accessible by beginners. Will these new slopes be restricted to only those in lessons? I guess they are still working out the details.
@DebArmstrongSkiStrong
Жыл бұрын
Someone will need to answer this who knows more than I
@ktjamlex
Жыл бұрын
i started to ski back in my 20s but I was always intimidated by better skiers who would use green runs as the final sprint to the finish. I gave up. i'm now 60 and its probably too late. Well done Steamboat.
@SuperFiberoptic
Жыл бұрын
In North America the issue is not terrain, it’s cost. Skiing is much cheaper in Europe and there are nearly 4 times as many resorts.
@humann77
Жыл бұрын
I first thought you had flown in Brad Pitt for this video only to realize this was actually the dashing Nelson Wingard
@Rocstoneau
Жыл бұрын
This is outstanding!
@Allen-by6ci
Жыл бұрын
Deb, what is the average timeline for a pure novice to advance from Level 1 to intermediate to expert? I know everyone is different, but just curious what the typical timelines are.
@DebArmstrongSkiStrong
Жыл бұрын
depends on time on snow. how many days does someone have on snow. depends on a persons sense of intrigue, adventure, body. it really and truley all depends. faster for someone with more access to snow. faster for someone who can relate skiing to other activities the are involved in, etc.
@haroldmiller9559
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@skyking8420
Жыл бұрын
"How many marriages you will save " So funny and true!!
@slum0523
Жыл бұрын
Is the beginner area done already and open January 2023? Open to beginners with lessons provided by Steamboat Only?
@DebArmstrongSkiStrong
Жыл бұрын
The beginner area is now open for lessons. It is fantastic.
@slum0523
Жыл бұрын
@@DebArmstrongSkiStrong Thank you. Hope to make it there and take lessons from a qualified instructor.
@milomirkrunic5971
Жыл бұрын
Super
@jameszeng2666
Жыл бұрын
I hope the industry can do better jobs at bringing new guests into the sport. Some resorts (owned by Alterra) focus only on making as much money out of those people who are still trying out of the sport. As a result, they would never come back. 😭
@DebArmstrongSkiStrong
Жыл бұрын
Maybe this new terrain will help
@YAOZYVIDEO
Жыл бұрын
Hope you won’t complain about long life lines years later. 😅
@karihauke7774
Жыл бұрын
I love that you Deb said “ do you know how many marriages you will save”. I always say to my girlfriend friends new boyfriends. “ pay for the beginner’s lesson It will save your relationship’.
@pedroforonda
Жыл бұрын
When they call you a guest... you know its gonna be expensive. Please be prepare to experience the slopes at a reasonable $250 lift ticket a day ( no lunch or dinner included). I am sorry to say.
@normalizedaudio2481
Жыл бұрын
I hope they don't rip you off like Disney.
@DebArmstrongSkiStrong
Жыл бұрын
Ha! In the video I stated, “this is like Disneyland for beginners”😉
@TG-pd3ft
Жыл бұрын
Rather sickening so see so close up the devastating effect skiing has on the natural landscape
@jameszeng2666
Жыл бұрын
The amount of untouched land near Steamboat Spring is still way more than the Ski area. The real enermies are those big farming company that turns all those swamp lands into corn field so they can add into the gasoline you drive. They destroyed way more land and you don't even know
@otisregatoni617
Жыл бұрын
100% agree. Is this Deb person that naive ? Probably paid for by Steamboat ……
@fourftr
Жыл бұрын
@TG What would you rather have a bunch of crappy townhouses
@gregormiller4037
Жыл бұрын
Bless your soul Miss Deb. My Grand kids will love this place.
@DebArmstrongSkiStrong
Жыл бұрын
Love it!!!!
@gregormiller4037
Жыл бұрын
@@DebArmstrongSkiStrong Sierra skier born and raised. Got kicked off Squaw Valley MTN. several times. That was in the 60's. When you're Mott you'reMott..
@otisregatoni617
Жыл бұрын
There will be no natural environment left. Think what you are saying
@gregormiller4037
Жыл бұрын
@@otisregatoni617 ..I love your pasta dish. I just add shrimp or chicken.
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