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Killington Will Open Tomorrow
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steamboat1
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Good move allowing season/express pass holders only. They are charging express pass holders $25 so they are selling tickets. If they were to sell tickets to the general public what would they charge? I'd think $35-$40 the most for only one trail, lets make it $50 for the sake of express pass holders paying $25. Don't forget there are a boat load of early season 2 for 1 tickets circulating. Heck if you didn't have a 2 for 1 already you could still get one on line right now & print it out (see skiing on the cheap thread). The place would likely be a mob scene that couldn't be handled by one trail & one narrow stairway.
On one hand they are getting great publicity & creating good will with their pass holders opening up tomorrow but at the same time seem to be alienating others. I'm not sure how that will work out in the long run. I think they're doing the right thing. Give them some time to open up more terrain & lifts before allowing the masses in. By the time they do other areas will have opened alleviating the stress of only one area/one trail for the whole NE to ski.
On one hand they are getting great publicity & creating good will with their pass holders opening up tomorrow but at the same time seem to be alienating others. I'm not sure how that will work out in the long run. I think they're doing the right thing. Give them some time to open up more terrain & lifts before allowing the masses in. By the time they do other areas will have opened alleviating the stress of only one area/one trail for the whole NE to ski.
steamboat1
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I thought the same thing at one time but it actually does make sense for them to name some trails upper, middle & lower. Often they only open one section of a trail at a time. If they were to list a trail not broken up into sections as open you would think the whole trail is open but that is often not the case & would be misleading. It allows them to give a more accurate trail report & us a better understanding of exactly what is open.
Last few years Killington early season has been very good about reporting trail counts. Typically you'd see a report that says "ten trails open, skis like four." They also report acreage open, and in fact, the trail count once 150, is down a bit to something like 142.
riverc0il
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Not an issue at all. That happened when they opened last year: long lift lines for a single trail. Congestion is synonymous with Killington early season, demand always exceeds availability on weekends in October.
They're not open until skiersleft says they're open.
By the criteria set out by one of K's biggest fans two weeks ago or so, this would not count! :lol:
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If K opens before Sunday River today, they opened before SR regardless of whether they close on Sunday. However, if they close Sunday or today - and given the forecast I assume they will - they cannot claim the days in between when they close and whenever they open again as days towards their longest season claim. Thus spoke Skiersleft.
And Mister Moose's silence is more deafening than ever. I'm waiting for you to admit defeat at the hands of the all mighty Weather God also known as Skiersleft.
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My thoughts exactly. On both accounts.
riverc0il
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I appreciate your internal consistency in incorrectly referring to longest season when actually meaning highest total days.
Yes, but if Sunday River was doing this, you'd be singing a different tune my friend.
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I appreciate your internal consistency in incorrectly referring to longest season when actually meaning highest total days.
I've always believed that being right is overrated. It's consistency that counts. Turns out, however, that I'm both right and consisten in this matter. Consistently right I would say! :grin:
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Of course not, mon ami. Riv just said it. If there's something I am, it's consistent!
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Tisk Tisk ... how are the conditions in Utah today?
We hear it's kinda dry out there right now ...
We hear it's kinda dry out there right now ...
You hear wrong. I was at Brian Head yesterday and they had just received 4-5 inches. The snowcam at Snowbird shows 4 inches of new snow. Life is good man. Thanks for asking.
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stilll...gonna need 4-5 feet to make it real.
Buddies in JH are done fighting forest fires.
Snow King almost got wiped out.
You'll get yours .. make a Ullr offering :beer:
Buddies in JH are done fighting forest fires.
Snow King almost got wiped out.
You'll get yours .. make a Ullr offering :beer:
K wins, whatever that really means.
And in my opinion making these very early turns a season pass holder or express passholder only event is pure genius.
And in my opinion making these very early turns a season pass holder or express passholder only event is pure genius.
So who went? How was it?
skiNEwhere
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How many trails does K really have? I've heard 200 many times but I think that is including Pico. Is it like 142?
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