AMBR
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My husband sent me an email at work today that just said, "Whatever you do, don't look at the Killington webcams." Of course I did. Dammit, now I can't get anything done.
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Keep Killington Open Longer
- Thread starter andyzee
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Saying not to do something always results in doing that one thing.
Don't think of a brown cow. What are you thinking of?
mediamogul
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Anybody have the specifics about transportation out of Bear for the weekend. Saw it posted on the Facebook page. How much is it per ride? How many people can fit in the van at a time?
"Leon's Transportation will be running at K as long as the mountain is open! Call if you need a ride from "anywhere" Fri/Sat/Sun in the Killington region ;-) 802-345-6917."
"Top of OL has cell service. You can txt us from top of Superstar on your way to other points on the mtn.. Also, we will be traveling all the access roads on a regular basis picking up people in need."
Would love one more run down OL. Willing to pay a few bucks for it.
"Leon's Transportation will be running at K as long as the mountain is open! Call if you need a ride from "anywhere" Fri/Sat/Sun in the Killington region ;-) 802-345-6917."
"Top of OL has cell service. You can txt us from top of Superstar on your way to other points on the mtn.. Also, we will be traveling all the access roads on a regular basis picking up people in need."
Would love one more run down OL. Willing to pay a few bucks for it.
andyzee
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You could try calling the number above
But here you go:
Leons Transportation We are charging $20, unlimited for the day or $5 per run. Txt the number above if you need to be picked up somewhere on Sat/Sun.
That is awesome.
You could try calling the number above
But here you go:
Leons Transportation We are charging $20, unlimited for the day or $5 per run. Txt the number above if you need to be picked up somewhere on Sat/Sun.
andyzee
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Less than 4 day, have over 400 likes, not bad..:razz:
o3jeff
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How many more do you need before they stay open longer?
20k
andyzee
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drjeff
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How many likes will show up this weekend, and next weekend, and the weekend after that and spend $$ in the form of lift tickets and F & B???? Facebook likes are one thing, but healthy positive revenue on the books speaks much louder - so get off FB and get out on the hill, buy a burger and a beer and really show the folks at K what you want!
roark
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But closing the best spring terrain early is exactly why I won't be spending any $$ there! :dunce:How many likes will show up this weekend, and next weekend, and the weekend after that and spend $$ in the form of lift tickets and F & B???? Facebook likes are one thing, but healthy positive revenue on the books speaks much louder - so get off FB and get out on the hill, buy a burger and a beer and really show the folks at K what you want!
WWF-VT
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How many likes will show up this weekend, and next weekend, and the weekend after that and spend $$ in the form of lift tickets and F & B???? Facebook likes are one thing, but healthy positive revenue on the books speaks much louder - so get off FB and get out on the hill, buy a burger and a beer and really show the folks at K what you want!
Now you are just being silly with suggesting that people actually go to Killington. Don't you know that season pass holders are "entitled" to have the mountain stay open without any consideration for the financial impact of extending the season to June ?
andyzee
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Don't you know that if they kept the mountain open longer they might sell more season passes?
drjeff
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Well maybe if you spent more money there (and brought a few friends with you who also spent some money there) the demand will be there to keep more terrain open longer.
drjeff
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I'm sure that Powdr received the season pass data from ASC in the deal, and I'm guessing that if they saw the financial gain was likely to be great from doing so that they would. Since while many may disagree with Powdr's operations model, I think that the most will agree that the product that their delivering is superior(some of which you can likely attribute to their operations model - less people = less "trauma" to the on-hill product)
andyzee
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I agree whole heartedly , Powdr has done an exceptional job this year of delivering the goods But with regards to data concerning season pass sales, I have to disagree. Do not believe that to be easily measurable. Making a name for yourself, a reputation, can take time. But in my opinion, that is something that they should do to set themselves apart from the rest.
roark
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See, the funny part is the time when I would be interested in doing so is exactly when they close... as I stated earlier - no interest in K mid-season - it's really only spring when I want to go there. But closing the part of the hill that's the best in the spring first (esp am) is a great way to make me look elsewhere :idea:
abc
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Some already paid their money in season pass.Just take your money to the places that want it ....
But if the mountain is closed, they can't even show their friends what a great mountain it is.
Anyone in the business can tell me once a season pass is paid for, how much the mountain still gets out of the passholder in the form of their buddies who will buy day ticket to ski there?
The reason I ask is, I'm not a pass holder, but about half of my skiing is with people who does. So WHERE they have a pass is where I end up skiing. And I'm talking about me buying day tickets!!!
In that light, mountain that gives "buddy discount" of any sort also make their passholder "better friend" of mine
nashuaskibum
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I was at Killington today... I don't think I took a single lift where at least part of the ride didn't involve someone complaining about bear not being open. Even more so since they had Canyon spinning, when they could of allocated those lift operators to spin Skye Express and added a large amount to the terrain. I mean even if they had to offer "Resort Services" from bear base, they could of thrown up a tent with a ticket printer, keg, and grill and been more the profitable for the day.
If I'm reading your post as sarcasm, then I consider it somewhat misplaced. By similar argument POWDR could, for example, elect to close the mountain at noon on any day that they don’t sell enough tickets in the morning, or close the mountain on November 26th so that the season pass holder fees would go entirely to profit!
Season pass holders, such as myself, bought the pass with an expectation that POWDR would make reasonable efforts to honor the contract by providing the services that we paid for.
If the weather hadn’t supported remaining open, then one could argue that to be an act of god, or force majeure – POWDR clearly couldn’t honor the season pass contract then. The weather has been cooperating, however, as evidenced by the recent snowfall and base depth metrics. Regardless of whether the weather will support remaining open into May, they have already elected to close roughly half of the mountain EARLY. They’ve elected not to honor the balance of our contract because it is unattractive for them to do so.
I’m encouraging discussion amongst season pass holders in an effort to arouse interest of any class-action lawsuit attorneys that we may be connected to. I understand that many of these attorneys make a solid living from their portion of the settlement. It doesn’t matter whether or not our share of that claim amounts to pennies. We need to send a message to POWDR that they shall honor their season pass contracts even when it may be inconvenient to do so. Otherwise, next year they may elect to close in March.
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