Park City/Talisker-Vail Lawsuit

[VTKilarney]

Agreed. I did not mean to imply that there will be a deal. I merely meant to imply that the parties think that they can get it done. But lots of things fall apart when the devil is in the details.

 

[jimmywilson69]

Vail get's Killington in exchange for PCMR.

Powder would love to rid themselves of those pesky Killington diehards!!!

 

[thetrailboss]

Vail get's Killington in exchange for PCMR.

Powder would love to rid themselves of those pesky Killington diehards!!!

There you go! :lol:

 

[steamboat1]

Vail get's Killington in exchange for PCMR.

Powder would love to rid themselves of those pesky Killington diehards!!!

Those pesky diehards all buy season passes.

 

[thetrailboss]

Kicking the can down the road some more.....I bet that PCMR is dragging their feet to try to force another ski season.

 

[thetrailboss]

And don't worry about that fine print when buying your PCMR pass...I mean really it is a small detail. So small it is buried at the bottom of the page.....

Park City Mountain Resort plans to operate business as usual for the 2014-15 season. In the unlikely event the Resort is forced to close for the 2014-15 season, the Resort will refund the full season pass price paid by holders of 2014-2015 season passes. If the Resort is forced to close for a portion of the 2014-2015 season, the Resort will prorate the refund based on the period the Resort is closed.

 

[jimmywilson69]

Those pesky diehards all buy season passes.

it was sarcasm...

 

[thetrailboss]

The latest: mum's the word

http://www.parkrecord.com/park_city-news/ci_26454037/resorts-mum-mediation

 

[skiNEwhere]

Vail get's Killington in exchange for PCMR.

Powder would love to rid themselves of those pesky Killington diehards!!!

If that happened, VR would have the resort open from November 15th-April 10th

 

[Domeskier]

If that happened, VR would have the resort open from November 15th-April 10th

and move the BMMC to Superstar!

 

[AdironRider]

If that happened, VR would have the resort open from November 15th-April 10th

I know its a different setup and more of a partnership, but the Epic Pass runs at ABasin till July and VR hasn't pulled the plug.

 

[skiNEwhere]

I know its a different setup and more of a partnership, but the Epic Pass runs at ABasin till July and VR hasn't pulled the plug.

It is a partnership. I don't know all the specifics, but a-basin does have their own operations and makes their decisions on when to make snow, how long to run the season, etc, independent of Vail Resorts corporate office.

 

[skiadikt]

If that happened, VR would have the resort open from November 15th-April 10th

thought of that as well. like woodsrider says the situation w/ a-basin is different but keystone is opening october 31 so perhaps there is some wiggle room under the vail corporate umbrella. hoping they'd be smart enough let k have some autonomy and let mike continue to run the place. imagine the win if the epic pass included killington. $729 season pass and you get all those western areas. no brainer. bet k gets back into a million skier day territory in a hurry. of course we're getting way ahead of ourselves here ...

 

[mbedle]

Does anyone know if A-basin has electronic lift tickets? Just wondering how that works with the epic pass. Also, A-Basin was owned by Vail but they had to sell it, due to monopoly conditions in Summit County.

 

[skiNEwhere]

They don't use RFID and have to be hand scanned

 

[ss20]

thought of that as well. like woodsrider says the situation w/ a-basin is different but keystone is opening october 31 so perhaps there is some wiggle room under the vail corporate umbrella. hoping they'd be smart enough let k have some autonomy and let mike continue to run the place. imagine the win if the epic pass included killington. $729 season pass and you get all those western areas. no brainer. bet k gets back into a million skier day territory in a hurry. of course we're getting way ahead of ourselves here ...

Are we? Vail executives would be doing cartwheels if they could enter the Northeast market. As you said, people would come in droves to whatever mountain was now "Epic", not just for the cheap pass, but the ability to go out west with free tickets. Or in Vail Resort terms, having a monopoly in the Northeast with tens of thousands of new Epic pass holders paying $700 each, with some dropping another $1,500 on Vail-owned restaurants, shops, and hotels out west.

They already own some smaller resorts in the midwest as "feeder hills" to Colorado. Why wouldn't they try to own a bigger hill over here with the much larger market of NYC and Boston?

 

[VTKilarney]

Agreed. Vail would exchange Park City for Killington in a nanosecond.

 

[Highway Star]

Agreed. Vail would exchange Park City for Killington in a nanosecond.

You're an idiot. Still. Haven't you been reading any of this thread....?

 

[skiNEwhere]

You're an idiot. Still. Haven't you been reading any of this thread....?

You need to add to your insults repertoire

 

[VTKilarney]

You're an idiot. Still. Haven't you been reading any of this thread....?

I am well aware of what the lawsuit is about - and that it is not about Killington. I trusted that you were intelligent enough to understand that the discussion had gone beyond the scope of the pending lawsuit. My apologies for not clarifying that for you. I also understand that you've been seeking an excuse to be belligerent and didn't have the patience to wait for a good opportunity.