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Originally Posted by Hawkshot99  even with all the weirdos on here  , and the real die hards who would go to K, I doubt they seriously make up much of the amount of money that the mountain makes. We have passes, or find ways to ski cheaper. Plus the huge numbers of 5-10 day trips a year people that go there don't care if there is no early/late season.
As bad as you see these decisions by Powder, have you evaluated how it will actually affect them? Or do you assume all people are like you, die hards who it may effect? |
It's that 5 to 10 day a year crowd that will be affected by these descisons. When the family with young kids who have been going to Killington since mom/dad were in college/early 20 somethings for a few long weekends a ski season call up and find that their per day childcare costs have almost doubled, that will atleast make them look elsewhere. When the family who takes one non holiday ski week a year shows up and finds that Skyeship doesn't run to the base all week and the daily services at KBL are cut back mid week, that very well may have them NOT coming back the following season. Remember the 5 to 10 day a skier generally will pay as much attention to off snow services as on snow quality.
Look, I realize that change needs to happen, and frankly am all for change in many circumstances, but from a business standpoint, in this very dynamic Eastern market where multiple new owners are making their new eastern aquistions very attractive to the consumer with many new things, Killington's short term plan of cutting back goes a long way to distinguishing themselves from the competition, and while it may not show too much this season, in all likelyhood it will question folks decison to return the following year.
I think we can agree to disagree on this one.
