This Saturday at Sugarbush

Lostone · Apr 24, 2008, 9:04 PM

Absolutely!

It is the last weekend in April. If you have rock skis . . . When would be a better time to use them?

Oh yeah... They're all rock skis.

SkiDork · Apr 25, 2008, 7:28 AM

Anothe reason for the shirts is that huge "King Of Spring" banner they had at BMMC...

See G-Smashed's signature here:

http://www.killingtonzone.com/forums...=22640&start=2

madskier6 · Apr 25, 2008, 7:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geoff

Actually, I'd be willing to bet that the April 13th date, just like the opening date, was lawyer-driven. At a resort that traditionally operated from October until June, they didn't want a class action suit and the attorney general's office coming down on them.

I gotta disagree with this point. I don't know what the basis of the claim would be for a class action lawsuit or the attorney general's office getting involved. Unless there's some requirement in their lease that they open &/or close on certain dates, Killington is free to run their operation as they see fit. Just because they traditionally were open from October to June doesn't mean they have a legal obligation to do so. They would have a customer relations issue on their hands (which we've seen) but not a legal issue.

If we're going to pin the blame on a certain group within the company for opening late & closing early, it would have to be the bean counters. Doesn't make financial sense to stay open into May/June.

Having said all that, I'm bummed their not open late as well.

Lostone · Apr 26, 2008, 10:07 PM

As I was skiing along the Valley House Traverse, I saw a couple of them in front of me. Got this, from behind:

Then, as I caught up, I told him I wanted a pic of the front. He slowed down so I could get enough ahead to get this from the front:

Then, a little later, at the patio. . .

Talked with many of them as well as assorted ski bums from assorted other areas. All were very happy to find Sugarbush open. Later, Win sat down to talk with me, as I was taking my boots off. In a 5 minutes span, 6 or 7 people came up to say how grateful they were that we were open.

One last day, tomorrow . . . unless... ?

GrilledSteezeSandwich · Apr 27, 2008, 8:03 AM

Awesome..The Killington Refugee shirts are great..

And in the corner of the picture of all the people..I catch a glimpse of the steezy skier sitting at the top of the steps..wow the base at Sugarbush is so much different than when I skied there in college..

RustyK · Apr 28, 2008, 8:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mister moose

Last year, both Killington and Sugarbush closed May 6th.

As Geoff has said many times, Killington is training us to go elsewhere. We're just going to have a little fun with POWDR as we do.

Great weekend for sure. The vibe at the Bush was awsome!
Thanks for the shirts...

**Greg** · Apr 28, 2008, 12:23 PM

That's pretty impressive. And check out the chick giving Win (notice the t-shirt is backwards) that big smile!

GrilledSteezeSandwich · Apr 28, 2008, 2:01 PM

Win scanned my pass at Sugarbush last Monday...wow..he didn't seem like a typical liftee

mister moose · Apr 28, 2008, 8:53 PM

It was a great day. This shirt must have struck a common thread with people as the whole thing kept growing legs all by itself. Many more photos can be seen here:

http://www.killingtonzone.com/forums...ic.php?t=22697

GrilledSteezeSandwich · Apr 29, 2008, 6:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mister moose

It was a great day. This shirt must have struck a common thread with people as the whole thing kept growing legs all by itself. Many more photos can be seen here:

http://www.killingtonzone.com/forums...ic.php?t=22697

Nice pictures...action shots???

Apr 24, 2008, 9:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
Lostone Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sugarbush, Vermont Posts: 540	Absolutely! It is the last weekend in April. If you have rock skis . . . When would be a better time to use them? Oh yeah... They're all rock skis. __________________ . . Look! Up in the sky! skimrv.com

Apr 26, 2008, 10:07 PM	#14 (permalink)
Lostone Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sugarbush, Vermont Posts: 540	As I was skiing along the Valley House Traverse, I saw a couple of them in front of me. Got this, from behind: Then, as I caught up, I told him I wanted a pic of the front. He slowed down so I could get enough ahead to get this from the front: Then, a little later, at the patio. . . Talked with many of them as well as assorted ski bums from assorted other areas. All were very happy to find Sugarbush open. Later, Win sat down to talk with me, as I was taking my boots off. In a 5 minutes span, 6 or 7 people came up to say how grateful they were that we were open. One last day, tomorrow . . . unless... ? __________________ . . Look! Up in the sky! skimrv.com

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Apr 25, 2008, 7:28 AM	#12 (permalink)
SkiDork Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Merrick, NY Posts: 1,346	Anothe reason for the shirts is that huge "King Of Spring" banner they had at BMMC... See G-Smashed's signature here: http://www.killingtonzone.com/forums...=22640&start=2

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GrilledSteezeSandwich Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,743	Awesome..The Killington Refugee shirts are great.. And in the corner of the picture of all the people..I catch a glimpse of the steezy skier sitting at the top of the steps..wow the base at Sugarbush is so much different than when I skied there in college..

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GrilledSteezeSandwich Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,743	Win scanned my pass at Sugarbush last Monday...wow..he didn't seem like a typical liftee

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mister moose Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 25	It was a great day. This shirt must have struck a common thread with people as the whole thing kept growing legs all by itself. Many more photos can be seen here: http://www.killingtonzone.com/forums...ic.php?t=22697