-
Welcome to AlpineZone, the largest online community of skiers and snowboarders in the Northeast!
You may have to REGISTER before you can post. Registering is FREE, gets rid of the majority of advertisements, and lets you participate in giveaways and other AlpineZone events!
2023/2024 Season Passes
- Thread starter urungus
- Start date
And this is why I love the prevalence of BYOB here in NJ...and think the people that keep advocating for "more/easier liquor licenses" for restaurants here are nuts...
I worked in fine dining operations for years and then sold meats for the highest end meat distributor in the country for several more. On the NH/ME/MA seacoast there is enough fine dining and other options to never get bored of the scene.....
...... except I've grown entirely bored with the restaurant scene everywhere in general.
I pretty much only eat out if I crave something I'm not particularly good at cooking, lack the proper equipment to cook or don't have easy access to particular ingredients. Or out of convenience.
Beyond those scenarios I've kinda just been underwhelmed by restaurants for at least five years. Seems even pre-pandemic the value became no longer there and service had gone downhill due to places being understaffed. Or it's just preparations I've had many times before. Because of this, I basically feel like I'm wasting money when I go out to eat even when I do have a great experience.
I kinda feel like 2000-2015 or so was the US Golden age of dining. Lots of innovation and refinement of cooking techniques with expanded ingredients. Tons of people interested in working in the industry because all of that innovation created excitement. That well has just kinda run dry though.
...... except I've grown entirely bored with the restaurant scene everywhere in general.
I pretty much only eat out if I crave something I'm not particularly good at cooking, lack the proper equipment to cook or don't have easy access to particular ingredients. Or out of convenience.
Beyond those scenarios I've kinda just been underwhelmed by restaurants for at least five years. Seems even pre-pandemic the value became no longer there and service had gone downhill due to places being understaffed. Or it's just preparations I've had many times before. Because of this, I basically feel like I'm wasting money when I go out to eat even when I do have a great experience.
I kinda feel like 2000-2015 or so was the US Golden age of dining. Lots of innovation and refinement of cooking techniques with expanded ingredients. Tons of people interested in working in the industry because all of that innovation created excitement. That well has just kinda run dry though.
Bostonian
Well-known member
I went a little overboard for this season...
Epic Pass Northeast, Ikon Base (plus Loon/Sunday River/Loaf Pass) and Gunstock... Gonna be a lot of skiing I hope!
Epic Pass Northeast, Ikon Base (plus Loon/Sunday River/Loaf Pass) and Gunstock... Gonna be a lot of skiing I hope!
4aprice
Well-known member
2 years snoseek. However the plan has been put in motion, destination selected, real estate bought. (working for us as a LTR till we make the move). My son has a condo in Lakewood close to Red Rocks CC so I have a bed there, but yes I have more options as to when to travel I-70
Ah BG, my son has been in Colorado several years and will tell you "Jersey Pizza" just doesn't exist out west. Good bagels are hard to find too. We like Beau Jo's in Idaho Springs for pizza but it's not Jersey pizza.
Just found out my Granby Ranch Pass added 3 comp Loveland days
Last edited:
BenedictGomez
Well-known member
Yeah, I'm mentally preparing myself for this. We did find a good bagel place in Heber City where the owner's from Long Island, so at least that's covered.
jimk
Well-known member
Tip for good Utah Bagels: In June of 2023 a buddy of mine (former Manhattanite) brought me some bagels that he said were the best in Utah. They came from The Bagel Den in Heber City: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaur...21-Reviews-The_Bagel_Den-Heber_City_Utah.html
Wow. I typed this suggestion while BG was typing his mention of it. Did I get the name right BG?
Wow. I typed this suggestion while BG was typing his mention of it. Did I get the name right BG?
BenedictGomez
Well-known member
Yup. That's the place. He must be doing okay, because while I was driving around the other day I discovered they opened a 2nd location in Provo.
Former Sunday Rivah Rat
Active member
- Joined
- Mar 26, 2020
- Messages
- 213
- Points
- 43
Anyone have any intel on the McCall, ID area? It's near Brundage and Tamarack. Traffic?
Last edited:
jaytrem
Well-known member
- Joined
- Oct 22, 2007
- Messages
- 2,112
- Points
- 113
Nice little town, been there twice in the winter. Seemed very sleepy weekdays. Like skier traffic or car traffic? Doubt you encounter any lift lines, or car lines. I do hear it's more crowded in the summer. I rented a very nice 3 bedroom house for a few days in the winter, dirt cheap. That was probably about 7 years ago though.
LonghornSkier
Active member
Not bagels-but there is also a really great Kolache place in Heber City if you like that particular Czech/Texan creation.
BenedictGomez
Well-known member
It doesn't look like any of the "little passes" include Sundance in an affordable manner.
@jimk @thetrailboss or anyone else know of an cheap'ish way to add some days there? I really love that place & it's going to be quite close to new home, but a season pass there is pretty expensive for just one hill. I might just do it anyway though, but was wondering if anyone's stumbled on other options that include the place.
@jimk @thetrailboss or anyone else know of an cheap'ish way to add some days there? I really love that place & it's going to be quite close to new home, but a season pass there is pretty expensive for just one hill. I might just do it anyway though, but was wondering if anyone's stumbled on other options that include the place.
jaytrem
Well-known member
- Joined
- Oct 22, 2007
- Messages
- 2,112
- Points
- 113
If you want some variety, you could buy a Yeti pass. Only gets you one day at each place. For the price you might be better off with an Ikon in addition to your Epic. It works best once your kids are in 4th 5th or 6th grade. A couple of the places also gave 1 free or discounted adult ticket with the kids passport last year. Powder was one of the freebies. Looks like I deleted the emails with the details, didn't really need them since I had the Yeti/Epic/Indy.
As for Sundance. The upper lift actually had the longest line on our trip. It was a weekend powder day before it warmed up. Once it mushed up the line disappeared. They had a good crowd that day, they were kind enough to add an extra hour of skiing and keep the parking lot lift running all day.
Ski Utah Yeti Pass
Explore all of Utah's ski resorts this winter, 1 ticket to 15 Utah resorts for around $50 a day!
www.skiutah.com
They used to sell tickets at Costco for a reasonable discount. But I have not seen them lately.
2planks2coasts
Active member
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2017
- Messages
- 407
- Points
- 43
You're probably already aware of their "S Card"....
$69 weekday tix (22-23) Not a screaming deal, but not awful for such a nice mountain.
Naturalsnow
New member
- Joined
- Jun 25, 2017
- Messages
- 14
- Points
- 3
I believe the Ski Cooper season pass includes 3 days at Sundance (and many other areas).
2planks2coasts
Active member
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2017
- Messages
- 407
- Points
- 43
You are correct. Sundance hasn't released all the details about their 23-24 reciprocals yet, but the 22-23 list includes the MCP mountains in addition to Cooper and Snow King. Not sure the MCP resorts will be there this year.
Looks like Indy is not happy with Ski Cooper.
www.saminfo.com
Indy Pass Restricts Partners’ Reciprocals with Ski Cooper, Operators W
THIS REPORT WAS UPDATED ON AUG. 14 SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., Aug. 4—The role and impact of reciprocal pass agreements has been put in the spotlight as
We visited in August 2020. Neat area. Remote to say the least. Brundage is the established ski area. When we visited in the summer it reminded me a bit of the main mountain at Grand Targhee--one main HSQ serving a decent vertical drop and good terrain with fixed grips serving portions of the mountain (and one separate area). The town is nice. The lake is beautiful.
Tamarack was a "go-go 2000's" upstart that went under. Cascade is pretty small and does not have much. The resort is odd in that there are some expensive buildings, some decent lifts (one that was removed by a creditor has been replaced) but the roads are all dirt and it's clear that the resort was half-built. When we were there in 2020 there were literally half-built highrise buildings sitting there vacant. Very odd. That said, it is still undiscovered so it is pretty quiet. A lot of folks like it for the sidecountry options. Do not expect much in terms of amenities.
Been to each mountain twice. Brundage skis alot like an Eastern Mountain with awesome tree skiing and good groomers to cruise on. Hidden Valley is really fun but not alot of vert. Tamarack feels alot larger and the lift setup allows you to lap the summit (I got something like 30 runs in one day vs ~15 at Brundage). Lots of sidecountry options and more challenging terrain as well. Overall I enojoy Tamarack more but Brundage has its strengths (can park right at the lifts, better lodge and easier to navigate the mountain). McCall is a nicer town than Cascade and has alot more going on.
Similar threads
