Originally Posted by
FrequentFlyer9000
This sounds like a long shot, but are there any nice ski areas that just happen to not be "crazy crowded" at any point over the next 5 months? Would like to take a lesson and not waste half the time in ski lift lines.
If you're flexible, your best bet might be to keep an eye on the ski reports for a few different places near the end of the season. Then if there's an unusually heavy snowfall in March or April, book a last-minute award ticket and go the same weekend. The chances of award availability then would be higher since most people wouldn't have risked planning their big ski trips in the off season.