VAIL SUCKS

[Edd]

Long time lurker, first time caller.

- Okemo before Christmas was graded a "C" in my book. Kids lesson confirmation/process was a mess. One magic carpet at Jackson Gore during the weekend.

- Crotched on Sunday was a "C". Gnarly little hill for what it is, a complete dump of a warehouse/base lodge. Would respect if indy but Vail? Come on.

- Sunapee Tuesday was an "A".

-Onsite staff doing best at all, seem to be fighting Corporate.

- Looked up some SWAF tix for Stowe Presidents day week and they were more than regular online rate - Classic.

Crotched base lodge….the aesthetic could be more cozy I suppose but the functionality is excellent.

 

[thetrailboss]

Crotched base lodge….the aesthetic could be more cozy I suppose but the functionality is excellent.

...and was built by Peaks Resorts back in 2003 or so.

 

[jaytrem]

- Looked up some SWAF tix for Stowe Presidents day week and they were more than regular online rate - Classic.

Maybe good for SWAE.

 

[deadheadskier]

two people who joined our little northeastern ski forum solely to spew covid disinformation can drop dead for all i care.

While I agree it's kinda lame for those types of drive by members who only wish to contribute by crowbarring their politics. Let's keep the death wishes out of it. We don't want that kinda language and threatening posts on this forum either.

 

[Mainer]

Wishing death on someone because you don’t like their politics is gross. People like you are screwing up this country. More people would get vaccinated if assholes like you would shut up and mind there own business. The nice thing about this thread is we all are coming together with our mutual hate of vail.

 

[Geoff]

The nice thing about this thread is we all are coming together with our mutual hate of vail.

I don’t hate Vail. I lived through this at Killington. Laying off the full timers and converting almost everyone to part time seasonal with no benefits. It sucked for 5 years. Western resort people don’t understand eastern skiing. Layer on top of that a reality that Vail probably doesn’t even want the North Conway ski areas or Crotched.

In my opinion, if Vail is going to sell cheap passes, they have to limit the number of days per mountain. If you want more than that, buy the more expensive pass.

 

[MogulMonsters]

Let's wish disassembly on the Attitash triple. Conway Daily Sun makes it seem like Vail is "considering" replacing the lift. What can we do, collectively, to push them harder to actually move Vail from "consideration" to "action?" https://www.conwaydailysun.com/busi...YE1hVQqJ2x3ddBnWQL80OrmYhA7p0nJ1UT_ItzO1PC6QQ

 

[Keelhauled]

Let's wish disassembly on the Attitash triple. Conway Daily Sun makes it seem like Vail is "considering" replacing the lift. What can we do, collectively, to push them harder to actually move Vail from "consideration" to "action?" https://www.conwaydailysun.com/busi...YE1hVQqJ2x3ddBnWQL80OrmYhA7p0nJ1UT_ItzO1PC6QQ

I prescribe acetylene + oxygen, applied to base of tower.

 

[icecoast1]

I prescribe acetylene + oxygen, applied to base of tower.

That's fixable, needs to be something more catastrophic

 

[gittist]

That's fixable, needs to be something more catastrophic

It wouldn't work. Fail (Vail) would do simply do an insurance claim based on vandalism and then use the proceeds to give the upper management in Bloomfied a really big bonus. The following year they would get another bonus based on the lower labor and maintenance costs.

 

[snoseek]

A quick update on the progress of Lynx snowmaking...yeah there is no Lynx snowmaking

 

[deadheadskier]

A quick update on the progress of Lynx snowmaking...yeah there is no Lynx snowmaking

Arguably the premier cruising run in the state. It's really unbelievable

 

[thetrailboss]

Vail Stock down to $287.84.

 

[Mainer]

When I skied Shawnee the other day every snowmaking trail was open. When I skied cranmore today, Tons of snowmaking going on. No snowmaking at wildcat for weeks now. When my friend skied attitash on mlk day, huge line at bear. Illusion and morning star were theopen. Two trails off the yankee. Triple was broken or wind hold. He rode singles line all day, everybody he rode with was bitching about limited terrain. He said if he wasn’t ducking ropes he would have left immediately. It’s crazy how bad epic is this year, made last year look good.
My plan is probably the Shawnee/ Sunday River pass next year. I’m kinda afraid of the crowds there if all the epic pass holders move on.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

Vail Stock down to $287.84.

i'd love to actually attribute this to their operational woes but the whole market is taking a beatdown the past couple weeks and bigly today

 

[JimG.]

i'd love to actually attribute this to their operational woes but the whole market is taking a beatdown the past couple weeks and bigly today

Time to clear out the suckers and create buying opportunities again. Everyone knows the market needs a correction.

 

[2Planker]

It wouldn't work. Fail (Vail) would do simply do an insurance claim based on vandalism and then use the proceeds to give the upper management in Bloomfied a really big bonus. The following year they would get another bonus based on the lower labor and maintenance costs.

Vail already paid out 6 figure bonuses to upper mgmnt in Dec...
"take the money & run"

 

[pinion]

When I skied Shawnee the other day every snowmaking trail was open. When I skied cranmore today, Tons of snowmaking going on. No snowmaking at wildcat for weeks now. When my friend skied attitash on mlk day, huge line at bear. Illusion and morning star were theopen. Two trails off the yankee. Triple was broken or wind hold. He rode singles line all day, everybody he rode with was bitching about limited terrain. He said if he wasn’t ducking ropes he would have left immediately. It’s crazy how bad epic is this year, made last year look good.
My plan is probably the Shawnee/ Sunday River pass next year. I’m kinda afraid of the crowds there if all the epic pass holders move on.

Been skiing Cranmore more than I'd like this year. Honestly, they are doing a great job.

Hit Attitash yesterday (after it was obvious WC wasn't coming off wind hold) and had a blast but only because Moat was opened au naturel and Avenger over on Bear - though closed - was worth a few trips through the crusty powder. At least patrol isn't penalizing ducking ropes... yet...

I'll be at Wildcat Sat/Sun and hoping for some remaining coverage down the middle. We'll see.

 

[Tin Woodsman]

ding ding ding! vail decided to mandate an experimental, now obsolete (against omicron) vaccine on their employees, instead of waiting for the supreme court to strike it down.

fortunately there were plenty of other ski areas that didn't do this to their employees and they're looking pretty good now. interesting that the areas that didn't force the vaccine mandate have close to normal snowmaking coverage and crews, while the corporate areas who fired or pressured their employees to resign now have skeleton crews and little snowmaking terrain open. karma?

Oh, we have an anti-vaxxer. Good time to take the Ignore feature out for a test drive.

 

[machski]

Oh boy, Fail is finally failing on something at Mount Snow. I get they didn't sign for the EB-5's, but they bought that as the package.

Vail Resorts is threatening immigration status of foreign investors in Mount Snow project, Vermont regulators allege

Vermont regulators this month issued a cease-and-desist order to Vail Resorts, alleging that the Colorado-based ski giant is reneging on an agreement with roughly 30 immigrant investors that could …

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