You could give the Phoenix, AZ area a shot. There are some great man-made ski lakes with lots available in the Phoenix metropolitan area. There are 2 decent resorts within reasonable driving distance. Flagstaff has snowbowl, about 2 1/2 hours away. The sunrise ski resort is in the white mountains of eastern az about 4 hours away. Big Bear Lake resort in california is about 6 hours away. The snow ski season goes from about december through march in az. And of course water ski season is great from March through november ( and decent for the winter months with a wetsuit). The snow isn't as good as Utah & Colorado but not too bad as the base elevation for the resorts is 9200 ft in az.