Ultimate Ski Vacations
August 24th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
If you love skiing, think about planning an ultimate ski vacation.
Ultimate ski vacations are usually listed in the web or in travel agency circles as “extreme skiing”. You can hire a helicopter to take you up a mountain and then you hop off and ski down it. However, mountains with thin to non-existent oxygen are not used even by the craziest of skiers. You’d have too much trouble skiing over the mountaineers and sherpas.
Some extreme ski vacation packages include not only the helicopter chair lift, but a sumptuous banquet at the bottom. In New Zealand – the Garden of Eden of most extreme sports – there have even been extreme ski vacation packages that included a trip to New Zealand, lodging, car hire, helicopter hire and five course dinner at the top of the mountain. You can find ski vacations like these on the web or in specialist skiing magazines. They are very expensive. Less expensive packages use Snow Cats instead of helicopters.
How do Olympic skiers train in the summer? Sometimes, they ski down wooden slopes into a large body or water. The Lake Placid training Center in New York does not let the general public use its ski dive, but they are open to tours. You could also do some water skiing at Lake Placid, or just about anywhere that allows moving boats.
Another extreme ski vacation is a combination of skydiving and skiing or snowboarding. Although this hasn’t been officially condone as a new extreme sport, it may be so in the future. Perhaps you could set up a skydiving vacation and ask to go over a mountain and strap a snowboard to your feet. They might let you, but not on your first jump. You never know until you ask.
Unusual vacation Ideas
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If you’re short of money for a getaway vacation this year, or just want something different, here are some vacation ideas which don’t cost anything, but which are fulfilling.
Stay at home and volunteer for a good cause
If you want to meet new people, be active and make a difference, consider charity work as legitimate vacation ideas. There are many charities locally or nationally that takes trips or help in the community. Perhaps you might like to volunteer to walk dogs at a shelter for two weeks. Or you could contact Habitat For Humanity and see if you can help build low-cost housing. Your local church, senior center or YMCA might have charity work trips of programs available. You never know what charity vacation ideas are out there until you look.
Learn something new this vacation
Ever wanted to know how to hand glide or paint or just about anything else? Consider taking education vacation ideas. Many community colleges and YMCAs offer one or two week courses on just about anything you can think of.
Also, you could look online to any travel agency, spa or teaching course. Perhaps you always wanted to learn how to read Tarot cards. Although you won’t be an expert in a week, you will get to know the basics in online or in person seminars. Depending on your budget, you could incorporate a workshop or seminar into a trip far away.
Home sweet home
This is an option that almost consistently produces the best vacation ideas for you and your home. What is the point of a vacation, anyway? It’s to relax and recharge. If you do a lot of traveling for your job, then a vacation at home is ideal. If, however, you never get out of the neighborhood, then a vacation at home will be the last thing you need. Getting a change of scenery can shake up your routine, give you new ideas and make you appreciate just how great your home town is.
If you are thinking of adopting a pet or making minor home repair projects or trying a new prescription medicine – even things like getting the carpets cleaned – you could plan your vacation at home around these events. These events can be rather stressful on your regular schedule – but doing them during your vacation at home makes the transition a lot smoother.
