The bigger issue was that they didn’t notify folks when they bought their season passes….
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So Who is Behind Powder Mountain?
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BenedictGomez
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It should be 3. Vail calls their policy of 4 being free, family friendly, as if it's unthinkable to only have one child, or to be a single parent with 2 kids.
kingslug
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Yup..4 in the car is bs.
Looks like they are throwing a bone to their season passholders......
www.sltrib.com
This Utah resort plans to limit who can ski there in February
Reed Hastings and Powder Mountain just unveiled a change that will further disrupt the ski industry.
Edd
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Pretty wild summary. Some interesting investments in the mountain but things are really gonna change. Glad I went a few years ago.
Is this the Peaks Review video? He didn’t hold back. He also doesn’t understand that Reed Hastings doesn’t GAF about what the 99% care about. He and his billionaire friends want that mountain. It really sucks. The writing was on the wall in 2012 when Summit came in. Us common folk got 12 years of borrowed time. Now that the starting act is over, the main act is here and it’s not pretty.
skef
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Yeah, I thought about posting a link to it here, too. Here’s the Peak Rankings post: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/is-powder-mountain-actively-destroying-itself
Edd
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It is the Peaks one, posted two days ago. I couldn’t get the link to render properly.
KustyTheKlown
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peak rankings almost as bad as unofficial networks.
He always says “dullars” and not “dollars” and it drives me nuts.
KustyTheKlown
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they are like opposite ends of the spectrum but the whole spectrum is bad. unofficial networks flunked out of 5th grade and cannot write. peak has a liberal arts degree from colgate or something and overcompensates which is its own flavor of bad writing.
His "Best of Vermont" rankings last year was complete B.S. They pretty much focused on the areas that were on his passes, and not others. He reasoned that it was not worth putting any focus on Magic, for example, reasoning that it was closed midweek. And then he completely dismissed Burke as a "small locals area" despite it being open everyday and has over 2,000 foot vertical. Lame.
And the way he pronounces certain words drives me nuts.
That said, some of his "rankings" and observations here in Utah are pretty good IMHO. I am always interested in hearing different perspectives.Getting back to Powder, my sense is that he took a break from Vail bashing to bash Powder Mountain. He did another 20 minute video on Park City and the strike and I think it kind of went off the rails. As to PowMow, their decisions are pretty fucking stupid. But I have to wonder if he is venting about not being able to ski there now because it is not on his Indy Pass.
Apparently he is also doing "ski meet ups" and expanding his business. It does not sound like he will be doing trips to Vail's areas or PowMow though.
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Edd
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I enjoy the Peaks vids myself.His "Best of Vermont" rankings last year was complete B.S. They pretty much focused on the areas that were on his passes, and not others. He reasoned that it was not worth putting any focus on Magic, for example, reasoning that it was closed midweek. And then he completely dismissed Burke as a "small locals area" despite it being open everyday and has over 2,000 foot vertical. Lame.
And the way he pronounces certain words drives me nuts.
Getting back to Powder, my sense is that he took a break from Vail bashing to bash Powder Mountain. He did another 20 minute video on Park City and the strike and I think it kind of went off the rails. As to PowMow, their decisions are pretty fucking stupid. But I have to wonder if he is venting about not being able to ski there now because it is not on his Indy Pass.
Apparently he is also doing "ski meet ups" and expanding his business. It does not sound like he will be doing trips to Vail's areas or PowMow though.
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Me too. I like "touring" places I've never been to.
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His "Best of Vermont" rankings last year was complete B.S. They pretty much focused on the areas that were on his passes, and not others. He reasoned that it was not worth putting any focus on Magic, for example, reasoning that it was closed midweek. And then he completely dismissed Burke as a "small locals area" despite it being open everyday and has over 2,000 foot vertical. Lame.
And the way he pronounces certain words drives me nuts.
Getting back to Powder, my sense is that he took a break from Vail bashing to bash Powder Mountain. He did another 20 minute video on Park City and the strike and I think it kind of went off the rails. As to PowMow, their decisions are pretty fucking stupid. But I have to wonder if he is venting about not being able to ski there now because it is not on his Indy Pass.
Apparently he is also doing "ski meet ups" and expanding his business. It does not sound like he will be doing trips to Vail's areas or PowMow though.
I don't know, its hard to consider either Magic or Burke a major player for precisely those reasons.
His voice is quite annoying. I read somewhere that most youtubers end up with a very odd cadence to their speaking as it apparently helps with the algorithm. Wild if true.
Reed breaks his silence to....the Times of London. Because all of the common folks in Utah read that I'm sure......
www.thetimes.com
And how generous of him to be sure to make PowMow more affordable . One does not need to build a $3 million house, but a $2 million lot PLUS the cost of a house. And the initial fee is not $400,000, but $200,000. Phew, I was really worried. And finally, the annual dues are not $40,000 as with Yellowstone, but only $30,000 up to $100,000. So affordable!
The Netflix tycoon ‘saving’ a ski resort — by wooing the elite
Reed Hastings says creating a private members’ club out of Powder Mountain will help locals. Not everyone is convinced
And how generous of him to be sure to make PowMow more affordable . One does not need to build a $3 million house, but a $2 million lot PLUS the cost of a house. And the initial fee is not $400,000, but $200,000. Phew, I was really worried. And finally, the annual dues are not $40,000 as with Yellowstone, but only $30,000 up to $100,000. So affordable!
This guy is so out of touch with reality.
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Look at it this way...these private clubs are perfect for keeping these rich douchebags out of the way so they don't screw up our ski days.
KustyTheKlown
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Pow mow is lame. Let them have it