Ski Trip foods

[augie]

Going on a 6 person Snowboard/Ski trip in the Pilot where we have a full kitchen in the condo, at 10,000 feet. We are also bringing the Crockpot. This will be the first time we tried to cook all our meals.

Anybody experienced at cooking at this altitude?

should we forget the crockpot becuase slow cooking will take to long?

Any meal ideas to serve 6 hungry skier's you'd recommend?

i am thinking pancakes/biscuits&gravy/bacon& eggs in morning, sandwiches for lunch, and pot roast/lasagna for dinners.

[augie]

that's interesting about having to add more liquid and boiling over. I am starting to lean away from the crockpot. coming home from a long day of skiing to fresh pot roast is great, but walking in to a bubbled over, dried out undercooked crap roast sounds no fun.

we are thinking the same for breakfast, eggs, pancakes, bacon. maybe some instant biscuits and gravy.

spaghetti one night, lasagna another and pork/tenderloins another. just 4 more meals to go. probably eat out once. maybe pizza another, but after that no more pasta/pizza dishes.

Oh, burritos and taco night!!!

[augie]

Originally posted by joshos
I see your post says KC. Where will you be skiing if you don't mind me asking? We stayed at Monarch, CO for Thanksgiving but there wasn't enough snow. We headed to Crested Butte for a day but it only had one green run open.

My wife and I were born and raised in MO (Trenton, MO and Mizzou grads) and our families still live there. Her sister is in Overland Park and my sister is in Kearney.

Lol, My wife and I are both Mizzou Grads as well, I was born in Columbia, MO and we live in Overland Park. Small world (er, internet).

We stopped at keystone over thanksgiving break, for one day, got 4 runs in down the only open slope, all man made. It was scary cause it was so crowded. beginners and impatient experts all on one slope makes for injury causing collisions.

Our big trip this year we will be staying in Breckenridge, CO with a walk to the lifts type condo. Last year was Winter Park, CO and it was really really cold (-10 was the hottest it got) and no new snow the entire trip, but it wasn't crowded at all. We also stayed at Keystone a while back and it was great, plus they just opened another bowl this year.

[Big_D]

We are going to Eldora Resort near Boulder after Christmas for a few days and got a 2 room suite with a full kitchen (There is 5 of us), but we probably won't cook too much. The hotel has free breakfast, and lunch we will grab something at the lodge. In the evenings, I probably will get take out and bring it back. Its a little more expensive, but it is supposed to be a vacation for everyone.

I like spagehetti, but everyone else in my family doesn't, so I usually get out voted.

[2ndhonda]

Big D

Eldora is a very small resort. Good skiing if they get snow. I was up there yesterday. All I can say, is pray for snow.

Cheers.

[Big_D]

Originally posted by 2ndhonda
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Eldora is a very small resort. Good skiing if they get snow. I was up there yesterday. All I can say, is pray for snow.

Cheers.

Thanks for the heads up...should get some this weekend, but hopefully more by Christmas...I'll be praying for sure.

[Big_D]

Thanks for the links, I'll need them before my trip to check road conditions.
I'm still praying for snow...its working!

[rlapid]

the sierras have gotten about 3 feet of new snow since monday and its expected to continue snowing until early tomorrow. i'm going up to northstar-at-tahoe and it should be a powdery wonderland.

since this thread is labeled ski trip foods, i'm wondering how many people here eat at the lodge. at most of the resorts i've been to in the sierras, food at the lodge can be pretty costly (ie., $12 for a cheeseburger, fries, and soda). how are the prices at the resorts in other areas?

[rockman19762001]

I always buy some family size meals from the Schwan's guy. They are frozen, easy to carry and about 1 hour before it is time to eat put them in the oven. Or go the micro-wave route at 60-70 percent power for an hour. The food qualtiy is usually equal to a middle of the road restaurant (Outback-Chili's) would be my estimate.

Schwan's also has a lot of very good tasting but un-healthy ice creams and desserts.