Recent content by raisingarizona

I have some old 193 Kendo's I use for groomer days. F those things are fast but pretty sketchy for free ride skiing.

Yeah, I think you have to think outside of the box these days to find your own personal skiing nirvana. I'm not attracted to the big, popular destinations any longer. If I were thinking Colorado I'd be looking at the West slope spots.

Me too honestly.

Quit your job, sell everything and move out west.

It costs roughly between $380.00 to $580.00 per acre just for a thinning project which is where a lot of the current demand is for USFS employees workload. Shoot, they blow millions every year just fighting lawsuits filed by environmentalist groups. A company like Vail is providing millions of...

F if I know but I can tell you from my experience that most branches are extremely underfunded and understaffed for the workload that is expected of them.

A branch of, yes. USFS.

It’s done now though right?

They’re greasing the paws of their underfunded landlords. I think the benefits in that are obvious.

reads like a commercial with a happy ending supporting the ski area

Some, sure but haven't a lot of employers had a tough go at finding good employees the last bunch of years since Covid? I'm no economist but everywhere I go it seems like the service industry has gone to shiit.

The mega pass ski areas are mostly very successful now and can afford to pay their staff better wages. Ski patrolling is a serious job that help injured patrons and keep people safe from hazards while often putting themselves in extreme dangers as well as handling explosives. They should be...

Just fly them in up and down with helicopters. Actually scratch that idea, it could be much, MUCH worse.

Clean fall lines that are aesthetically pleasing. It's great on a powder day.

I'd get a Plattekill pass for weekends and powder days. The Bell pass gives you triple citizenship no? That sounds way better than Hunter imho.