VAIL SUCKS

[machski]

The truck was SOP for a number of years, rumor was insurance shut it down. One year I uploaded on the K1 and rode the truck down to the glades triple.

I am sure they have a contingency plan, they would probably ask people to walk to the six.

I had heard a skier that may have had a few too many actually fell off the back of the truck. That would surely cause insurance to shut that down. I always liked that option though. Got you straight to the snow and off it. A beefed up bus seemed like it would work with the Canyon Quad set up, I'm sure that is the likely backup to the K1. But I do like the current stair setup too, nice to walk back up for lunch and a brew early season, especially when Great Northern to get into NR is in play.

 

[Kingslug20]

As far as im concerned..skiing is a risky enevour..especialy in the bigger mountains..shit happens..weather happens...you have to be ready for whatever happens. Its not disney world...

 

[abc]

Its not disney world...

But it is.

Not only the so called "big mountain" of the east is Disney World. Even Mt Everest is just... Disney World!

 

[raisingarizona]

I wouldn’t mind alot of mountains removing some glades from their maps.

This generally means that they don’t want to maintain them anymore. After x amount of years and a few good wind events they may not ski so great any longer.

 

[asnowmobiler]

it sure is a great way to trigger assholes that voted for Biden

 

[raisingarizona]

As far as im concerned..skiing is a risky enevour..especialy in the bigger mountains..shit happens..weather happens...you have to be ready for whatever happens. Its not disney world...

Yeah, I’d call this a first world “problem” for sure.

 

[raisingarizona]

Anyone that still buys into identity politics is an idiot.

 

[snoseek]

Just going by the webcams I don't see any snowmaking going on at Attitash or Wildcat.

 

[2Planker]

Just going by the webcams I don't see any snowmaking going on at Attitash or Wildcat.

Don't have enough guys to run both day/nite shifts.

Some of them will also have to cover Attitash...
They have some serious work to do if they're really planning to Open this fri

 

[thetrailboss]

Don't have enough guys to run both day/nite shifts.

Some of them will also have to cover Attitash...
They have some serious work to do if they're really planning to Open this fri

De ja vu all over again.

 

[snoseek]

De ja vu all over again.

I was gonna say its a carbon copy of last year.

 

[Edd]

Last year I didn’t hit Wildcat until early January, which is weird, kinda being my home hill. Did a combo of Sunapee, Gunstock, Bretton Woods for a month before finally going.

 

[Dickc]

Was at Sunapee Sunday and an employee told me he thought some of the Sunapee snowmakers were on loan to Okemo, but would be back in a week or two so as to expand Sunapee then.

 

[raisingarizona]

On the TGR Tahoe forum the posters are saying that Vail doesn’t give a damn about Kirkwood either. The epic corporate ski model is starting to really show its shortcomings.

 

[deadheadskier]

On the TGR Tahoe forum the posters are saying that Vail doesn’t give a damn about Kirkwood either. The epic corporate ski model is starting to really show its shortcomings.

Not as big of a deal at a place with 500" annual natural snowfall. Here in the East, austerity measures have a much larger impact on operations. Their failures compared to the local competition in NH are glaring again this year.

 

[eatskisleep]

Not as big of a deal at a place with 500" annual natural snowfall. Here in the East, austerity measures have a much larger impact on operations. Their failures compared to the local competition in NH are glaring again this year.

Yet I know plenty of people who said Wildcat and Vail sucked last year, yet they still bought and Epic pass this year, expecting something different... you can’t fix stupid

 

[snoseek]

On the TGR Tahoe forum the posters are saying that Vail doesn’t give a damn about Kirkwood either. The epic corporate ski model is starting to really show its shortcomings.

I was unlucky enough to be there for the years during and after vail acquired kirkwood. It was pretty bad but honestly this is a whole other level.

 

[snoseek]

Yet I know plenty of people who said Wildcat and Vail sucked last year, yet they still bought and Epic pass this year, expecting something different... you can’t fix stupid

I'm that person but I hedge with a cannon pass and ski alot in the winter. I'll easily get my money worth it's more of an moral dilemma supporting them which is ongoing for me. I would rather see them figure it out than go under but apparently that's not gonna happen

 

[deadheadskier]

Yet I know plenty of people who said Wildcat and Vail sucked last year, yet they still bought and Epic pass this year, expecting something different... you can’t fix stupid

I think their gamble is that people will continue to look past their incompetence provided the pass remains cheap.

I would not be one of those people. I'm someone who would pay more if they delivered a more premium product.

 

[snoseek]

I think their gamble is that people will continue to look past their incompetence provided the pass remains cheap.

I would not be one of those people. I'm someone who would pay more if they delivered a more premium product.

Assuming it stays the same I'll be moving on for sure this time. I've got alot of midweek time so it's a compelling list of.mountains and hard to pass up.
If I was skiing mostly weekends then not a chance in hell I would buy anything epic