So much potential. I guess we now know that Vail is dysfunctional.
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VAIL SUCKS
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Probably got spanked by the mothership for going off script and getting quoted in the Conway Daily Sun article. Wildcat resignation in 3 . . . 2 . . . ??
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Heard they are just gonna take Wildcat's quad and move it to Attitash!
pinion
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That Q&A article was sanctioned via Vail's regional comms director. Likely just had it with the company. If you're a local and living in MWV and everyone likes you but hates the company you work for that's gotta take a toll eventually, right?
PCMR's COO spoke to the local NPR affiliate yesterday about the operation issues. It is a 17-minute interview for those that are interested:
www.kpcw.org
Park City Mountain COO Mike Goar - January 6, 2022
Park City Mountain COO Mike Goar explains the challenges the resort has faced over the busy holiday weekend and the outlook for getting the mountain and restaurants open.
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and if you read that they are already planning for a December opening in winter 2022.
W....T.....F.....
pinion
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? Attitash almost always opens in Dec.
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i thought they were good for late Nov most years. My bad then.
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I understand the trepidation though. Wildcat is usually the early opener.
My feeling is that - short of future banner snow years - Wildcat is not going to be first/last in NH to open/close anymore. *Maybe* the snowpack on Bobcat will be deep enough this year to ride into May, but that means reliably running the Bobcat triple
My fingers are crossed that this isn't the case. Will be up there tomorrow and looking forward to making some early turns before the crowds hit.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
I don't know if it has been posted, but here is the Conway Sun article on Vail's issues. BTW some of the Wildcat issues were identified by folks in here a while back...
www.conwaydailysun.com
Vail managers: 'We share in the frustration'
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — The Sun on Jan. 3 sent a set of questions to Vail Resorts' Adam White, senior manager of resort communications, Northeast Region, and received the following responses
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Roger that got them flipped for a minute.I understand the trepidation though. Wildcat is usually the early opener.
My feeling is that - short of future banner snow years - Wildcat is not going to be first/last in NH to open/close anymore. *Maybe* the snowpack on Bobcat will be deep enough this year to ride into May, but that means reliably running the Bobcat triple
My fingers are crossed that this isn't the case. Will be up there tomorrow and looking forward to making some early turns before the crowds hit.
I don't think any vail mountains will open in November in the future without a huge hand from mother nature.
I'll be a at Sunapee with my daughter tomorrow early, hopefully the lines will be better than last week with the other lift open on the bottom of the main mountain.
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I remember driving from Killington to Attitash with my then girlfriend one Thanksgiving because Killington was lousy and friends reported that Attitash had blown a lot of snow. Doug Flutie hit a miracle pass against Miami we watched apres ski so November 24, 1984. That’s as current as I have about Attitash November skiing. LOL
I understand the trepidation though. Wildcat is usually the early opener.
My feeling is that - short of future banner snow years - Wildcat is not going to be first/last in NH to open/close anymore. *Maybe* the snowpack on Bobcat will be deep enough this year to ride into May, but that means reliably running the Bobcat triple
My fingers are crossed that this isn't the case. Will be up there tomorrow and looking forward to making some early turns before the crowds hit.
Late April or May turns at Wildcat are done under Vail. They already published closing dates. Everything in the East is done by second weekend in April save for Stowe, which goes one more weekend.
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Last year they announced an extension to the season (4/18) but only made it to the 11th. I'm not going to completely give up hope that they'd run until May if the snow was good enough. Perhaps I am too optimistic. Not promising for this year for sure though.
I don't have any skin in the game. I pulled the plug on Wildcat due to Vail sucking. I hope for those who have stayed skiing there that you are right.
abc
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For those who aren't stuck with Vail for next season, there's always the easy option of taking advantage of Ikon pass's spring benefit. Get the pass for next season and ski the Alterra resorts this spring (till whenever they close).
Nope. The lift application was for the Summit Triple.
