Maybe it's been said, but this could be an issue with their liquor license. Some states (like Utah) do not allow those under 21 to be in bars.
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21 and Older Pubs at Ski Areas During the Day?
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Maybe it's been said, but this could be an issue with their liquor license. Some states (like Utah) do not allow those under 21 to be in bars.
Cannonball
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^This.
I've also been annoyed that I couldn't bring my nephews into the bar there at the end of the day. But to consider it a bad business decision is missing the point. It's not like there are empty stools in there. It's packed!! They want to put people on those stools that are buying $7 beers and adult meals vs $2 cokes and chicken fingers.
dlague
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In another post I mention several NH ski areas that do not have that rule and they have bands playing Apres Ski. Thats ok Zoomer Bar it is! Just have to find it! :beer:
Puck it
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buellski
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I agree. The Gatehouse Lodge at Sugarbush is a great example. It's nice to be able to grab some food and a bottle of beer!
dlague
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Just look for the White FJ.
Will do!
dlague
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Out of curiosity - how many bring their own food and ADULT beverages and sit in the lodge and enjoy? This past weekend, we premixed some Bloody Caesars and packed a few Harpoon and sat in the Northview Base Lodge. While drinking my IPA my wife noticed the "No Alcohol" sign, but drank it anyhow. The lunch break would take too much time following their rules! I do not see it that often but I do see it which led me to say f' it!
On a warmer day the lot seems to be a way to go there - hence the Zoomer bar!
On a warmer day the lot seems to be a way to go there - hence the Zoomer bar!
SkiFanE
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I would never bring an adult beverage to a bar/lodge and drink it - that just sounds wrong. I don't think it gives any regard to the business and what they provide you to eat/drink (warm location, clean table, chairs, rest rooms...). Especially when I have a full tray of $20 lunch for kids and we can't find a place to sit with all the bag lunchers taking tables. But yet you bought a lift ticket, so I'm not saying it's "wrong", just not what I'd do. We bring lunch sometimes, buy sometimes...but we always end up buying a beer or snack for kids, husband has a mug...and since we're at our home mountain 95% of the time - it all works out. What REALLY bugs me are the groups that think they own a table all day long b/c some grandma/aunt/grandpa is not skiing and can hold it...some will lay out a tablecloth all day. AND then they eat their own food. There are no signs saying you are not welcome, no rules...BUT common courtesy should prevail when there are 20 tables for 100s of people and they're being hogs. Some people are just assholes, no way to change that...I'll grab a side of the table and push cloth aside if needed, I can be an ass back
Smellytele
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I would never bring an adult beverage to a bar/lodge and drink it - that just sounds wrong. I don't think it gives any regard to the business and what they provide you to eat/drink (warm location, clean table, chairs, rest rooms...). Especially when I have a full tray of $20 lunch for kids and we can't find a place to sit with all the bag lunchers taking tables. But yet you bought a lift ticket, so I'm not saying it's "wrong", just not what I'd do. We bring lunch sometimes, buy sometimes...but we always end up buying a beer or snack for kids, husband has a mug...and since we're at our home mountain 95% of the time - it all works out. What REALLY bugs me are the groups that think they own a table all day long b/c some grandma/aunt/grandpa is not skiing and can hold it...some will lay out a tablecloth all day. AND then they eat their own food. There are no signs saying you are not welcome, no rules...BUT common courtesy should prevail when there are 20 tables for 100s of people and they're being hogs. Some people are just assholes, no way to change that...I'll grab a side of the table and push cloth aside if needed, I can be an ass back
I have been to some ski areas where people bring crock pots and plug them in and leave them there all day...
Puck it
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Did you take a bowl? Free food you know.
steamboat1
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Very common in the lower level of the Pico base lodge.
I would never bring an adult beverage to a bar/lodge and drink it - that just sounds wrong. I don't think it gives any regard to the business and what they provide you to eat/drink (warm location, clean table, chairs, rest rooms...). Especially when I have a full tray of $20 lunch for kids and we can't find a place to sit with all the bag lunchers taking tables. But yet you bought a lift ticket, so I'm not saying it's "wrong", just not what I'd do. We bring lunch sometimes, buy sometimes...but we always end up buying a beer or snack for kids, husband has a mug...and since we're at our home mountain 95% of the time - it all works out. What REALLY bugs me are the groups that think they own a table all day long b/c some grandma/aunt/grandpa is not skiing and can hold it...some will lay out a tablecloth all day. AND then they eat their own food. There are no signs saying you are not welcome, no rules...BUT common courtesy should prevail when there are 20 tables for 100s of people and they're being hogs. Some people are just assholes, no way to change that...I'll grab a side of the table and push cloth aside if needed, I can be an ass back
I'm a firm believer every area needs to make adequate space complete with microwaves, hot water ect...for brown baggers and keep them away from areas where food/drinks are being sold. Simple concept, some areas do better than others at this. Loveland wins hands down
dlague
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I would never bring an adult beverage to a bar/lodge and drink it - that just sounds wrong. I don't think it gives any regard to the business and what they provide you to eat/drink (warm location, clean table, chairs, rest rooms...). Especially when I have a full tray of $20 lunch for kids and we can't find a place to sit with all the bag lunchers taking tables. But yet you bought a lift ticket, so I'm not saying it's "wrong", just not what I'd do. We bring lunch sometimes, buy sometimes...but we always end up buying a beer or snack for kids, husband has a mug...and since we're at our home mountain 95% of the time - it all works out. What REALLY bugs me are the groups that think they own a table all day long b/c some grandma/aunt/grandpa is not skiing and can hold it...some will lay out a tablecloth all day. AND then they eat their own food. There are no signs saying you are not welcome, no rules...BUT common courtesy should prevail when there are 20 tables for 100s of people and they're being hogs. Some people are just assholes, no way to change that...I'll grab a side of the table and push cloth aside if needed, I can be an ass back
This past weekend, people were putting their boot bags all across a table while they were out skiing! Where I see this happen often with non skiers is at Bretton Woods!
My sister-in-law did that one time we were skiing Ragged and there was a row of them not just hers! I know another family that brings a hotdog steamer. I stayed away from my sister-in-law and sat at a different table while we ate resort purchased food and drinks. It just seemed weird.
BTW - this was the first time we brought our own adult beverages - were not sure if much would be open. I do see quite a few people bringing their own which is due to the fact that few resorts have places where you can have a bagged lunch and order a drink/beer! If I come in the lodge to eat, I want to have a beer and eat lunch - not have lunch then go have a beer. I would never bring a bagged lunch into a place where you can order food likewise I would not bring my drinks into an area they sell beverages.
Ragged does a great job with that. Huge area for people who bring their own food and they can order drinks from the bar and drink them there. That does not seem to be an option in Northview or in Peabody.
Cannonball
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FYI it's "Notchview". I frequently bring my own food to the Peabody lodge and/or deck and eat it with a beer bought from the cafeteria or bar or deck (they sell in all 3 places). Notchview also sells beer (but prob isn't open yet).
steamboat1
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I rarely drink beer during lunch. Makes me want to pee.
Yellow dotted mountains when I'm done lunch
drjeff
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Not sure about NH - but in some states there are liquor laws where you can't bring outside booze into a venue where its sold - can potentially create issues with their overall liquor license
VTKilarney
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If there is only one restaurant at a ski area that allows families, and it has a bar, you should be respectful that it's a family restaurant and not your neighborhood pub.
Smellytele
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At the Peabody lodge they have tried to get the brown baggers into the basement which I can't stand sitting in a room that is like a cave. I remember when the bar was down stairs before they moved it into the middle of the lodge (before the addition). I hated that to.
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