Ragged gets a new GM

[Edd]

I dont have an answer but am curious what you plan on running for a pass quiver. I'm just not sure at this point but the cannon + indy and a ragged pass checks alot of boxes for me. Cannon instate vet pass is silly cheap and indy add on is also a killer deal. We didnt make turns this year and that bums me out!

That is strange that we didn’t meet; I blame Vail squarely.

I think I’ve decided on Ragged w/ Indy add on and a Cannon/BW pass. It’ll be a weird season that way but Ragged covers an easy day trip, I have friends who get Cannon/BW and I’ll get good use out of an Indy. If Wildcat gets better I’ll go back the following season.

 

[thebigo]

That is strange that we didn’t meet; I blame Vail squarely.

I think I’ve decided on Ragged w/ Indy add on and a Cannon/BW pass. It’ll be a weird season that way but Ragged covers an easy day trip, I have friends who get Cannon/BW and I’ll get good use out of an Indy. If Wildcat gets better I’ll go back the following season.

Spent 7 hours blasting bumps at k today and it is 420, not sure if I am reading this incorrect - ragged is not on indy.

 

[Smellytele]

That is strange that we didn’t meet; I blame Vail squarely.

I think I’ve decided on Ragged w/ Indy add on and a Cannon/BW pass. It’ll be a weird season that way but Ragged covers an easy day trip, I have friends who get Cannon/BW and I’ll get good use out of an Indy. If Wildcat gets better I’ll go back the following season.

Ragged is on the Indy pass?

 

[Edd]

Spent 7 hours blasting bumps at k today and it is 420, not sure if I am reading this incorrect - ragged is not on indy.

Well shit. That’s another $100+ than I thought then. Don't know how that got in my head. I’ll get the Indy anyway. I wish I’d gotten the Ragged prior to April 4th but I couldn't decide that fast.

 

[Smellytele]

Well shit. That’s another $100+ than I thought then. Don't know how that got in my head. I’ll get the Indy anyway. I wish I’d gotten the Ragged prior to April 4th but I couldn't decide that fast.

You can get an add on with a cannon pass

 

[Newpylong]

Ragged is on the Indy pass?

No.

 

[Edd]

You can get an add on with a cannon pass

I like where your head’s at but looks like the add wont work with the Bold/Beautiful Pass. I end up going to BW more for multiple reasons.

 

[thebigo]

Imagine if vail wasn't an absolute cluster of fucks?

I get edd's current thought process, been there. Solve the problem of optimizing NH skiing without giving the Broomfield assholes another penny.

 

[Newpylong]

Yep. Plenty of "affordable" just as good skiing elsewhere. Have a clean conscious to boot lol.

 

[Abubob]

For the season pass, the next price raise isn’t until Sep 5th. Did they limit pass sales last year? Considering how long to hold off buying one.

They don’t limit sales but the deadline for the cheapest passes gets earlier and earlier. This year it was $380 only until April 5 which is the earliest deadline I‘ve seen.

 

[Newpylong]

It does seem early but the deadline for "Mission Affordable passes was 4/5 prior to COVID. The last two seasons they tacked another month or more onto the deadline. I certainly wasn't ready to shell out the coin yet.

 

[Dickc]

That is strange that we didn’t meet; I blame Vail squarely.

I think I’ve decided on Ragged w/ Indy add on and a Cannon/BW pass. It’ll be a weird season that way but Ragged covers an easy day trip, I have friends who get Cannon/BW and I’ll get good use out of an Indy. If Wildcat gets better I’ll go back the following season.

Pats Peak is another easy drive and it IS on the Indy pass so you can get the discounted Indy Pass on. They have reciprocity with Ragged so you get discounted day tickets to Ragged. I got the Pats pass, and plan on a day or three at Ragged. I've never been to Ragged before, so....

 

[Edd]

Podcast #84: Ragged Mountain General Manager Erik Barnes

"Skiing needs to be affordable."

www.stormskiing.com

 

[Newpylong]

Bad news from Danbury. Al Wickstrom, Ragged's Operations Director has left for Loon in a VP position. Ragged is a tough place for a middle-upper management person in the industry because of their small budget (and no real expansion aspirations). Boyne is spending money like a drunken sailor.

Big loss for the mountain, and I hope Colby (the snowmaking manager and now his replacement) can succeed.

 

[deadheadskier]

Bad news from Danbury. Al Wickstrom, Ragged's Operations Director has left for Loon in a VP position. Ragged is a tough place for a middle-upper management person in the industry because of their small budget (and no real expansion aspirations). Boyne is spending money like a drunken sailor.

Big loss for the mountain, and I hope Colby (the snowmaking manager and now his replacement) can succeed.

That's a bummer

So I take it that means Pinnacle Peak is dead for good?

 

[Newpylong]

His departure wasn't necessarily attributed to any one thing, but consecutive GMs have been pretty clear that Pinnacle is not happening anytime soon. Not dead but certainly on the back burner.

 

[thebigo]

 

[Newpylong]

That be him.

 

[Abubob]

That's a bummer

So I take it that means Pinnacle Peak is dead for good?

 

[thebigo]

Near term upgrades mentioned were hardscaping, deck off the bar, snowmaking on both mountains and parking. Next I would imagine easy winder and sweepstakes for upgrade. Sweepstakes to get the racers off yankee and easy winder to take the load off cardigan. Will also need to look at barnyard in the near future. Then maybe in 10 - 20 years look at pinnacle if vail continues to send sunapee and crotched passholders your way?