MRGisevil
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Saw a girl learning to snowboard stay on the lift as it rounded and intentionally trip the break so the lift stopped. She did this because she was afraid she'd fall if she tried to get off normally.
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Turning down 2 girls at the same time on a business trip...I was engaged
drjeff
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On a similiar note of seeing stupid things.....watching POWDR trying to run Killington these past few months!
Look...
Killington hasn't even been open for skiing yet.
There must be a few people who are patient and interested enough to give them the chance to actually provide some skiing before calling them stupid.
Frankly, the only apparently stupid thing POWDR has done so far is to buy Killington and put up with everyone's abuse for the past 6 months.
drjeff
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When most of your press releases involve disclosure of shorter seasons, lift/trail/lodge closures mid-week, increased ski program costs, instead of how they plan to offer up an improved skiing experience, I'm sorry but especially in this competitve ski market where Killington is lagging behind in tangible off season improvements to the other former ASC resorts, their actions are lacking and seem to go directly against what the core customer that made Killington what it is wants, and bottom line its easier to retain a long term customer than create a long term customer.
Short version of your answer is that you are not patient and won't give them a chance.
And that's fine. And remember, I only stir the pot. I am not defending POWDR or Killington.
And I'm no Killington regular, nor am I a property owner there. I am blissfully ignorant of the feelings some are experiencing. But I know plenty of Killington regulars who do own there, some who just bought or upgraded. Some are my neighbors. And they do not think like you do. Not at all.
So I continue to wait to see the resort open to judge how it will be operated. And for the other shoe that may drop at the former ASC resorts you say are doing all these wonderful things. Because none of that really matters to me.
To me, it is ALL ABOUT THE SNOW AND THE SKIING. And so far nobody has blown me away with either of those 2 services.
hammer
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I've seen people hijack threads with discussions on ski ownership changes and their impacts...:razz::razz::razz:
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(runs and hides)
:wink:
(runs and hides)
No sir, do not run.
I am done.
I am done.
drjeff
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It just seems plan dumb to me that as a new owner that spent a bunch of $$ and bought an icon that just about anyone who's ever skied/riden in the East is aware of, including its reputation for 1st to open/last to close, and then one of the first thing you do is announce that one of the key elements that defined Killington and built its reputation is now gone.
Seriously, how good a move is it that Killington ISN'T in the mix right now for whose going to be open this weekend???? Especially with most skiers/riders not aware of all the changes in ownership this off season, all they'll see is the other ski areas that will be open this weekend advertising and wonder why the staple of Eastern early snow sliding isn't open yet.
Dumb move
Hawkshot99
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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?
drjeff
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even with all the weirdos on here
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.
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billski
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Driving in Massachusetts.....
drjeff
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Cool, I'll stand by my rambles of my posts above from 6 months ago!
Dr Skimeister
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One of my favorite, "I couldn't make this stuff up" moments.....
A couple of years ago a client of mine calls saying that he has a new cat that adopted him. He'd like to bring the cat in to be checked out. Mind you, I had known this fellow for years. A wonderfully nice guy, but sort on the, shall we say "simple" side?
I'm watching as the guy pulls up later in his car in front of my office. He parks at the farthest end of the parking lot from the office entrance. He gets out of his car with a cat carrier. He sets what turns out to be an empty cat carrier on end in a parking space two removed from where his car sits. He walks back over to the car, opens the back door of the sedan and grabs the cat that apparently rode outside of the carrier. Loosely holding the cat, he walks back to the carrier. Realizing that he didn't open the front door of the on-end carrier, he reaches down to try to open the door. The cats sees the opportunity to scram and does just that.
The cat winds up running to the opposite end of the parking lot and climbs a tree that sits behind the dumpster. Seeing this whole episode prompts me and two of my office staff to run outside to attemt to be of assistence. Four adults calling, pleading and attempting to coax the cat down from the tree are unrewarding. Finally, "Mr. Simple" decides that maybe if he shook the tree the cat would surrender and come down and possibly just walk into the office. The cat chose the "F-this" alternative and came shooting out of the tree only to disappear at warp speed into the wet-lands behind the office.
We gave up on trying to find the cat after hours of searching through some foul muck. Mr. Simple returned with treats, open cans of cat food, sardines and stuff that I'd rather not know what it was for several days, calling and pleading with the cat to come out of the swamp. No luck. I'm sure Mrs. Simple, who has her own story was part of his inspiration for the continued hunt.
A happy ending ensued. Some three-plus weeks later, the cat was discovered on The Simple's back porch, which is some 5-6 miles distant from my office.
A couple of years ago a client of mine calls saying that he has a new cat that adopted him. He'd like to bring the cat in to be checked out. Mind you, I had known this fellow for years. A wonderfully nice guy, but sort on the, shall we say "simple" side?
I'm watching as the guy pulls up later in his car in front of my office. He parks at the farthest end of the parking lot from the office entrance. He gets out of his car with a cat carrier. He sets what turns out to be an empty cat carrier on end in a parking space two removed from where his car sits. He walks back over to the car, opens the back door of the sedan and grabs the cat that apparently rode outside of the carrier. Loosely holding the cat, he walks back to the carrier. Realizing that he didn't open the front door of the on-end carrier, he reaches down to try to open the door. The cats sees the opportunity to scram and does just that.
The cat winds up running to the opposite end of the parking lot and climbs a tree that sits behind the dumpster. Seeing this whole episode prompts me and two of my office staff to run outside to attemt to be of assistence. Four adults calling, pleading and attempting to coax the cat down from the tree are unrewarding. Finally, "Mr. Simple" decides that maybe if he shook the tree the cat would surrender and come down and possibly just walk into the office. The cat chose the "F-this" alternative and came shooting out of the tree only to disappear at warp speed into the wet-lands behind the office.
We gave up on trying to find the cat after hours of searching through some foul muck. Mr. Simple returned with treats, open cans of cat food, sardines and stuff that I'd rather not know what it was for several days, calling and pleading with the cat to come out of the swamp. No luck. I'm sure Mrs. Simple, who has her own story was part of his inspiration for the continued hunt.
A happy ending ensued. Some three-plus weeks later, the cat was discovered on The Simple's back porch, which is some 5-6 miles distant from my office.
billski
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Welcome to the "my memory is going" club
I now hang my keys, cash and card around my neck. Next year, the photo ID goes on me, along with a "if found, return me to xxx or call xyz" badge.......I've:
- forgotten to close the roof racks and watches how badly skis fly unassisted at 65mph
- left my poles in the snowbank next to the car
- dropped my keys on the floor of the Mansfield lodge after crawling in the lodge to rest from a wicked morning run. Didn't notice until a half hour later.
You would think I would learn. When I was in college, I learned to hang glide. The fourth week, I went to the cliffs on a Sunday and everyone was pretty glum. Turned out that one of the pilots was so excited to get airborne that he neglected to clip in, ran off the cliff with the kite. Kite went up, he went down. Didn't make it. Triple-checking your equipment, no matter the activity became an obsession. But I still lose my keys....
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Last month at Sugarloaf I leaned my poles against my car while I put my skis in and then drove off forgetting all about the poles.
Found a good deal for new poles on Ebay though.
Mapnut
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A long time ago, giving my car an oil change, I poured all 4 quarts of oil right through the engine before I realized I hadn't put the drain nut back. Can't remember how I got to the store to buy more oil. Maybe I put the old oil back.
A couple of years ago, I used to go and stay at my buddies house in Stowe and travel around for a week going to the different hills. I decided that I wanted to go to NH to ski as I have never been. Got up early and headed over. I think it took about an hour and twenty minutes to get there. I got all stoked. Opened the thully and got my skiis. Went and flipped open the back of the truck only to realize I left my ski bag at his house. Still have not been skiing on any hills in NH.
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