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Being able to fully load lifts will be a big factor this year (if they allow that). I think that part got really underestimated last year. If you were only using 50% of your lift capacity last year, you can double the # of skiers you carry this year.

I spoke to some people who know what they are talking about with these lifts - it seems the issue with the North Face lifts is that because the base at North Face has no way to ski out of it (you have to take a lift to get out of there) there is some state/insurance/something requirement that...

Crotched and Wildcat GMs gone, "left the company". Positions posted. . . .

This is the correct take. I am in the same boat. I got it but I am not judging others who chose not to. I am less concerned about being around unvaccinated people than you are but I am the same as you - I'm not getting that close to you (hugging, sharing food, etc) if I don't know if...

I'm in the same boat, but it's been a lot longer than 5 yrs since I had KFC. Used to love it as a kid/teenager. But as an adult I always found that after eating KFC about a 1/2 hr later I'd be drinking water like man at an oasis in the desert. Just sooo much salt in it that it literally...

BG - I've been trying to figure this out and I thought it would be easy to find. But I am struggling. Not sure why. Maybe you know? When they are noting people who are considered "unvaccinated", are they including people who had CV19? I am assuming yes, but wanted to confirm. And...

That rumor would be accurate. They are addressing 2 problems with this move - what to do with Snow Lake Lodge and add'l employee housing. It would need a lot of fixing up if you were going to charge customers to stay there (or at least have a place that people would be willing to pay to...

Just announced - Snow Lake Lodge will be 100% employee housing this season. Room for about 200 ppl. Additionally, the housing located near Carinthia will be employee housing as well. Should be a huge assist to staffing the operation this winter as housing availability and housing cost...

For Vail, it's all about the "package" of mountains that VR can offer Epic Pass holders in a geographic area. So they are looking at their package of northeast mountains and if there are enough and they are spread around the northeast. I could see them unloading 1 of the 2 mountains that...

It's not all a Vail project. It took them a while to work out the insurance payout from the fire. Most of the $ for the project is coming from that but VR is adding more $ to the project to increase its size. When completed the 1st floor will be fleet ops/snow cat maintenance, building...

Today was the opposite of suck. North Face is holding up well. 6+ inches of mashed potatoes is the only way to ski Ripcord (and have it be good/fun). Gonna get really skinny before closing on 4/18 but I hope they keep it loose until then. Dodging the brown spots is part of the fun this...

Good lord you are a fraud. Does "consistency" mean nothing to you? You say this just hours after you replied to my post that in a major acquisition there may come a time where you have to "tear the bandaid off" and if people aren't assimilating to the new company and its ways - it's time to...

We're both assuming that "retention after transition" is the goal. But if we are taking a cold hearted business approach to an acquisition/transition then there may be a "tear the bandaid off" aspect of this. If you are a major corporation managing a large acquisition you want the cultural...

Meh on this point: Cannon = a state run mountain with very, very minimal infrastructure and staffing did better in this environment. Not surprising. An additional point all of you have missed - The cultural transition from Peaks to VR was significant in its impact on turnover. Peaks was...

I said the turmoil related to the sale/transition. If you've ever been around a major corporate acquisition (I have, and not just VR/Peaks) then you would know it takes YEARS before the disruptions fully subside. And your schedule/calendar is off. All aspects of the financial transition...

Possibly. But my best guess is they underestimated the mobility of the workforce and a lot of those people literally disappeared when they got furloughed. And most ski areas are not exactly based in areas of high population density anytway. If I were going by the stats - they are probably...

Really? "None" of the other areas had any of these same issues? Come on. If you just want to sh1t on VR, fine - have at it. But at least be honest in your hate. But I am telling you from what I saw, 1st hand, and you are responding with what "you read". And I didn't even include...

You are all waaay too cynical. I have some intel as I'll just say that I took a job at one of the VR ski mtns this year, but I am not a homer. It wasn't a financial decision that caused the snow making and grooming problems. The problems with snowmaking early in the season were related to...

I think SnowRock has it right here. I am surprised that on this forum of experienced skiers there isn't more recognition of the impact of CV19 lift loading restrictions had on lift lines this year. Most areas were lucky if they were hitting 50% capacity on their lifts even on weekends. In...

Great pics and TR. Amazing to have all of that skiing available in late November. Sooo jealous. . .