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VAIL SUCKS

Dickc

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Got my Epic pass in the mail Saturday. Surprised me a bit as I really did not expect them to mail it until they get the final payment in September.
 

snoseek

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Grocery store fried chicken if you are right there when it gets fried is the best thing going. King Soopers is on point and under 10 bucks for an eight piece.
 

PAabe

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McDonalds is good once in a while, and cheap, everything tastes pretty good, but they are so slow anymore. Better off stopping at like Sheetz or Wawa if you want it quick.

You can probably get faster service at your local diner or cafe than half of the McD's anymore.
 
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dblskifanatic

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Grocery store fried chicken if you are right there when it gets fried is the best thing going. King Soopers is on point and under 10 bucks for an eight piece.

My wife and I would go to King Soopers and get the fried chicken, Put it in the refrigerator over night and then throw some in our pack and go hiking - it is good for sure!
 

abc

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My wife and I would go to King Soopers and get the fried chicken, Put it in the refrigerator over night and then throw some in our pack and go hiking - it is good for sure!
Thawing meat in room temperature for hours is the surest way to encourage bacteria growth within the meat.
 

2Planker

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If I may interrupt this hamburger, chicken and pot discussion, Vail is raising prices after Labor Day: https://www.epicpass.com

I guess this means that the 20% reduction goes away, or at least it will be scaled back.
That happen every year around Labor day, definitely by "Indigenous Peoples Day" formerly known as Columbus Day.

 
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gittist

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no one should be complaining about threads staying completely on topic in august on a ski forum with ~20 active members.


I'd rather see no comments at all than to have to weed through all 'off topic' comments to find something actually relevant to Vail or ski/snowboarding.
 

abc

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I'd rather see no comments at all than to have to weed through all 'off topic' comments to find something actually relevant to Vail or ski/snowboarding.
That maybe your preference (mine too). But that's not the preference of the forum regulars.

Browse a bit further down on the list of topics. You'll find majority of them are multi-year long running threads that goes all over the place!

Once in the middle of the ski season, I asked a question about the condition of a particular mountain, got no response. I asked again, I was told to go to one of the long running threads, which at that particular point was busy arguing some obscured aspect of management!

I learned not to bother starting a new thread with relevant title any more. Just ask my questions at random thread that's most active at the moment. Because anyone who could answer my question would be browsing those few active threads.
 

thebigo

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The best approach would probably be an active members only chat subforum. Then a separate subforum for specific questions by less active members. Thing is though, nobody is making any money on this or most forums. Honestly, we are lucky it still exists. Dont like the banter? Go start your own forum. Some members have tried over the years but have never been successful in replicating the AZ traffic.
 
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