Stowe Thread

[Vter]

Oh man, you read my year after year plan…see ya around, for smilez fer Sher, eh !

 

[NYDB]

hahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha. Fucking Epic.

 

[Kingslug20]

It's a big parking lot...too bad I get there very early..I'll be easy to spot..especially with my EPIC FAIL sticker...

 

[MidnightJester]

Screw inside truck camping. If I pay $30 for a spot can I set up a small tent within my parking spot now

 

[gittist]

But...how will they collect it?
How will they know if you have more than 2 people in the car?
Are they going to run around checking everyone's plate to see who paid...

They'll limit the access to the parking lot, put up a little shack on the entry lane, and someone will sit in it and collect the $ until quitting time.

 

[cdskier]

They'll limit the access to the parking lot, put up a little shack on the entry lane, and someone will sit in it and collect the $ until quitting time.

Not according to Stowe. This is direct from Stowe's parking information:

There will be no in-person, on-lot transactions or gates/checkpoints that slow down guest arrival.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Stowe's parking fees settled on $30 parking a day from Friday till Sunday

This sport is dangerously teetering on starting to absolutely suck.

 

[Kingslug20]

I'm not going to let it..

 

[skiur]

Stowe's going to be packed on the weekend regardless, they don't care if you go somewhere else

 

[Vter]

Checking who paid is the relatively easy part. But the part about how they know whether you had 4 or more people is what I still have no idea how they plan to validate since they continue to say it is free if you have at least 4 people.

Also...will they be ticketing people that don't pay? I'm assuming the answer is yes, but what if you don't pay the ticket?

VAIL JAIL !
It’s worse than real life, holiday hell !

 

[raisingarizona]

This sport is dangerously teetering on starting to absolutely suck.

At Epic properties it sure does. Jackson, Snowbird, Alta etc., yeah, all of the other places that everyone wants to be at, them too. I won't go to them anymore. I can't honestly. Maybe as a treat once every three or so years but not regularly. Not if I want nice things and to have nice things for my daughter.

Luckily there's still some off the radar places that aren't ruined yet.

 

[BenedictGomez]

At Epic properties it sure does. Jackson, Snowbird, Alta etc., yeah, all of the other places that everyone wants to be at, them too. I won't go to them anymore. I can't honestly. Maybe as a treat once every three or so years but not regularly. Not if I want nice things and to have nice things for my daughter.

It's really sad, but I'm pretty much nearly there. At this point I'd much rather go to a Magic, Plattekill, Smuggler's Notch, Loveland, Sundance, etc.... than the "famous" areas.

 

[Kingslug20]

I go where the snow is best that day..

 

[deadheadskier]

I go where the snow is best that day..

It's not that simple for me. I go where the experience is best for my tastes. As an example, I'd rather ski 8" at Bolton with minimal lift lines and fresh tracks late in the day vs skiing 16" at Stowe where I'm paying $30 to park, I'm waiting 15-20 minutes per chair and most of the place is tracked out by 10AM.

One of my best days last season was at Suicide Six using this logic.

 

[urungus]

At Epic properties it sure does. Jackson, Snowbird, Alta etc., yeah, all of the other places that everyone wants to be at, them too. I won't go to them anymore. I can't honestly. Maybe as a treat once every three or so years but not regularly. Not if I want nice things and to have nice things for my daughter.

Luckily there's still some off the radar places that aren't ruined yet.

 

[Kingslug20]

I get it if your stuck only dealing with weekends...it can suck. I do hate crowds but sometimes just have to deal with them since my wife can only ski on weekends.
Might have to explore other options this season such as Bolton.

 

[mbedle]

My guess is that when you purchase your parking pass you will have the option to enter the 3 other passengers pass numbers to validate 4 people in your vehicle. If any of them are going to purchase window tickets (or someone that is a non-skier), I would also guess that the person at a ticket window will be able to validate the 4 people.

 

[crystalmountainskier]

Almost certain this will be operated by Interstate Parking, the outfit that has a virtual monopoly on third party paid parking at ski areas. They manage paid parking at Alterra, Vail and other mountains. If anyone wants to know more about how it works, you can check any of their sites out.

Park Keystone - Keystone Resort Parking

Keystone Resort Parking, Parking locations in Keystone, Colorado

www.parkkeystone.com

Park Crystal Mountain, Washington | HOME

Park Crystal Homepage. Parking Information for Crystal Mountain in Washington.

www.parkcrystal.com

Breck Park | Parking Information for the Town of Breckenridge | Breckenridge, CO, USA

Breckenridge Parking, Parking information for the Town of Breckenridge, Colorado.

www.breckpark.com

Alta Parking | HOME

Alta Parking Homepage. Parking Information for Alta Ski Area in Utah.

www.altaparking.com

Park Northstar | HOME

Park Northstar Homepage. Parking Information for Northstar Resort in Truckee, California.

www.parknorthstar.com

Park Sundance Resort | HOME

Park Sundance Resort Homepage. Parking Information for Sundance Resort in Utah.

www.parksundanceresort.com

Park Solitude Home Page

Solitude Mountain Resort Parking, Parking at Solitude Resort, Utah

www.parksolitude.com

In fact they are already hiring for Stowe.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Even little Sundance is charging $20 to park now? = LOL

That's not even a, "we're sorry, but we need to do this because we have a real problem" thing, that's just a cash grab. I guess within 5 years every area will be doing this. If the frog doesn't complain as the h2o temperature gets turned up.........

 

[Tonyr]

I don't like paying for parking either but what else do you do to regulate weekend crowds? Limit the amount of skiers per day? I have a feeling that won't make people happy either. In any event the weekend lines at the gondola have been so long the last two seasons that I don't even ride it anymore unless it's towards the end of the day. Hopefully this new lift helps with the crowding as well.