Keep Killington Open Longer

[deadheadskier]

Wonder how many K skiers would prefer if they reduced down to a Friday through Monday schedule starting now, but kept Bear and Needles open for the weekends.

Seems like a win - win to me. K gets to save some money, their customers get a much better ski experience during the time when the mountain actually stands to make some money.

 

[mondeo]

stock up at Costco. for the price of a K brownie you can probably get a huge box of them.

Have you ever had a fresh brownie at K? I'd rather have one of those than an entire box from Cosco. They are delicious.

 

[andyzee]

instead closed out the season at Magic where they actually care about the skiing (and the customers whose money they may have already collected). .

And that my friends is the Killington difference, they just don't care..

 

[mondeo]

Wonder how many K skiers would prefer if they reduced down to a Friday through Monday schedule starting now, but kept Bear and Needles open for the weekends.

Seems like a win - win to me. K gets to save some money, their customers get a much better ski experience during the time when the mountain actually stands to make some money.

I think a big chunk of it is all their South Americans are gone. They can move people around, but to increase service means they would actually have to hire some people.

But c'mon. Get Nyberg bumping chairs. Find a way to not piss of your most loyal customers, the ones who give you the best marketing bang for your buck.

 

[khjr]

This is also the first year they've had such outstanding coverage this late into April.

Exactly my point - "This is also the first year they've had such outstanding coverage this late into April," and they choose to shut down a significant number of lifts earlier than in previous years. That's just wrong, and they need to be sent a message. The most effective way of doing so is via a lawsuit. Complaing to them isn't going to do any good, as they already made a business decision to screw their customers.

 

[deadheadskier]

Have you ever had a fresh brownie at K? I'd rather have one of those than an entire box from Cosco. They are delicious.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/cocoa-brownies-recipe/index.html

Seriously, as good as Ks Brownies are, you can make a whole batch on your own that are even better for a fraction the cost.

Also, you could sell em' in the parking lot. Doubly screw POWDR

 

[mediamogul]

I love the mountain, the terrain and the snow. I disagree with many of the decisions being made by management. I have skied at K for many years and it is simply the best mountain within reasonable distance of me. Jay is too far, Stowe is too expensive and Sugarbush doesn't offer a pass in my price range (especially with the added 45 mins driving). I know K like the back of my hand. It's hard to just up and leave. I used to say with pride that I was a Killington skier. I think that skiers should be vocal regarding their mountain and to object to things they think are not beneficial to their mountain. I hear snowboarder's object to MRG not allowing snowboards (they should buy shares and get the policy changed if they really want it to) constantly why shouldn't K skiers protest half their mountain being closed? I think they should object loud and often. POWDR should have a thorn in their side.

 

[andyzee]

Exactly my point - "This is also the first year they've had such outstanding coverage this late into April," and they choose to shut down a significant number of lifts earlier than in previous years. That's just wrong, and they need to be sent a message. The most effective way of doing so is via a lawsuit. Complaing to them isn't going to do any good, as they already made a business decision to screw their customers.

No, in reality the most effective way of doing so is by taking your money elsewhere. Lawsuit is a waste of time and money. Even most blood sucking lawyers would probably tell you that.

 

[mondeo]

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/cocoa-brownies-recipe/index.html

Seriously, as good as Ks Brownies are, you can make a whole batch on your own that are even better for a fraction the cost.

Also, you could sell em' in the parking lot. Doubly screw POWDR

To be fair, I'd have to add the cost of my time to that. But mostly I'm just lazy.

 

[deadheadskier]

To be fair, I'd have to add the cost of my time to that. But mostly I'm just lazy.

For me, cooking is priceless.

You couldn't pay me to do it professionally anymore (even though I've been offered good money to do so), but I love cooking at home at night. Always got something in production; stocks, soups, charcuterie

wife does the baking though. Too much math involved, so I don't enjoy it. As engineer, you just might though.

 

[mondeo]

For me, cooking is priceless.

You couldn't pay me to do it professionally anymore (even though I've been offered good money to do so), but I love cooking at home at night. Always got something in production; stocks, soups, charcuterie

wife does the baking though. Too much math involved, so I don't enjoy it. As engineer, you just might though.

In all seriousness, I do enjoy it. Thinking of doing kebobs and Mississippi mud (basically a brownie with coconut and walnuts, topped with Fluff and chocolate frosting) for tailgating this weekend. Kebobs are standard beef and chicken, teryaki marinade with tomatoes, peppers, onion, as well as beef with mesquite marinade, peaches, pineapple, and orange. Nobody expects the fruit kebob.

 

[2knees]

In all seriousness, I do enjoy it. Thinking of doing kebobs and Mississippi mud (basically a brownie with coconut and walnuts, topped with Fluff and chocolate frosting) for tailgating this weekend. Kebobs are standard beef and chicken, teryaki marinade with tomatoes, peppers, onion, as well as beef with mesquite marinade, peaches, pineapple, and orange. Nobody expects the fruit kebob.

kebobs are my specialty. Red onion, red, green, yellow and orange peppers, squash, some boomers and sirloin tips marinated in balsamic vinagarette overnight.

**** the chicken, the yellow meal is for cheap wedding plates.

 

[deadheadskier]

In all seriousness, I do enjoy it. Thinking of doing kebobs and Mississippi mud (basically a brownie with coconut and walnuts, topped with Fluff and chocolate frosting) for tailgating this weekend. Kebobs are standard beef and chicken, teryaki marinade with tomatoes, peppers, onion, as well as beef with mesquite marinade, peaches, pineapple, and orange. Nobody expects the fruit kebob.

I have grilled peaches and pineapple, but not oranges. I'll check it out

My wife has a steak tip marinade passed down from her great grandmother. Not sure of the exact ratios as she makes it, but it's veg oil, molasses, soy sauce, minced garlic, ground ginger, salt and pepper. rules

believe it or not, one of the more award winning restaurants in Northern New England does a 2 day marinade on their Hanger Steak with equal parts Coffee, Coca Cola and Soy Sauce. So simple. Yet, the number one selling item on their menu for past 4 years. Kick ass house steak sauce has a lot to do with it, but I was shocked when he told me his marinade.

 

[powhunter]

Ive cooked salmon with a similar marinade..Banging

steveo

 

[Black Phantom]

Well maybe everyone who enjoys Killington and wants them to stay open should take their money and go some where else if I don't like a company then I don't shop their,you could all invest in Magic and then they be able to put on more better conditions or buy your own hill in a snow belt and run it how you want

When r U coming up 2 the Institution little fella?

 

[khjr]

No, in reality the most effective way of doing so is by taking your money elsewhere. Lawsuit is a waste of time and money. Even most blood sucking lawyers would probably tell you that.

I’m not sure that taking our money elsewhere will communicate the message of our dissatisfaction more effectively. I don’t disagree outright, as that’s how markets are supposed to work, don’t believe that it’s necessarily the most effective solution.

For instance, it’ll take quite a while for our dissatisfaction to have a financial impact on POWDR, and, even then, it’ll be somewhat unclear to them why they’re selling fewer season passes. “Could it be the new deadline for pass purchase, or the weather, or the economy, or their competitive attributes, or shifting demographics, etc. etc.” All unclear, and extremely difficult for them to quantify, especially when they evidence the typical business obsession with current year financial performance.

Lawsuits are a waste of time and money for most plaintiffs who expect to derive some monetary benefit, and the class action lawsuit is frequently referred to as the mechanism by which the legal industry funds itself - each plaintiff typically gets a pittance (over the years many of us have gotten those tiny checks in the mail...) while the legal teams take their share for services rendered. As noted earlier though, in this instance we don't care about the remuneration, we want POWDR to modify their business model so that it better accounts for the potential costs of buyer dissatisfaction. Even the threat of a lawsuit is sufficient to do that.

 

[WWF-VT]

As noted earlier though, in this instance we don't care about the remuneration, we want POWDR to modify their business model so that it better accounts for the potential costs of buyer dissatisfaction. Even the threat of a lawsuit is sufficient to do that.

I can't wait for the Harvard Business Review case study that examines how POWDR modifies its business model based upon the threat of a lawsuit from bitching season pass holders.

 

[Black Phantom]

I can't wait for the Harvard Business Review case study that examines how POWDR modifies it's business model based upon the threat of a lawsuit from bitching season pass holders.

What makes you think that HBR would bother with something this small and insignificant? Are the editors scratching for cases?

You coming up or are you staying at home?

 

[drjeff]

Has there ever been a season where the atleast some K regulars DON'T find something to b$tch about, and then take that b$tching to the nth degree??

 

[mondeo]

Has there ever been a season where the atleast some K regulars DON'T find something to b$tch about, and then take that b$tching to the nth degree??

The ones before POWDR?