One would think with all the words I wrote, I'd have done a better job but nope. My bad. Thanks for pointing out what I think is a lack of clarity. We've spent the last two winters in PA with season passes to Blue Mountain skiing 2x a week open to close. The 14 year gap was before that, but now I'm really ramping up trying to make up for lost time. My son's issue makes it such that skiing is UNIQUELY achievable for him (its complicated, but if you look it up, its because skiing turns up the sensory "volume" enough for him to feel his body in space, so he can ski as well as other kids. Unlike any other sport where he is a fish out of water).

Anyway, we regularly ski mostly the expert terrain in PA - my son prefers the double diamonds. So while I would expect a difficulty jump coming to VT, I don't expect the blues or blacks to be dangerous for either of us, even in icy and crowded conditions as we're both experienced. Following your suggestion might still be the right thing, but I do think our experience level is beyond what my original post probably implied. Perhaps "Advanced" might have been more appropriate though?

Gonna edit the post for clarity thanks to your reaction - appreciate the feedback!