Meanwhile, Vail has just unveiled this huge improvement at Crotched.....
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VAIL SUCKS
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Smellytele
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Umm ya…
jaytrem
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He already tried to quit, so they chained him to the wall.
You know that fuckers gone by March 1st right?
I love the comments on FB asking if he can make snow or load lifts!
And does anyone else think that there is a statue of Rob Katz inside that thing?
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Yep like that WSJ piece. As a subscriber I was very disappointed. But the comments on the story on WSJ.com told the real story.
Between this and the stowe sign at the top of the gondola I bet you see more selfie stuff. I can almost envision the meeting in my head. It comes off as tryhard imo. Run your fucking mountains on point...that'd be the best marketing strategy at this point.
jimmywilson69
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hey we just spent $3000 on a fake astronaut but we don't have enough people to run the chairs.
Good lord... Completely unaware.
Good lord... Completely unaware.
I forgot about that ridiculous photo. Who else thinks that he had visions of this shot while he was in business school?
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At Grand Targhee
jaytrem
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Nice Beaver!
I've got the 2020-2021 version of that sticker with the Beaver wearing a mask.....
Not Sure
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Think there's some symbolism with the chain?
abc
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the casual 7 day a year person is buying the Epic 7 day pass. Only the "more than casual" skiers would be buying a season pass.
Hawk
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Is that susposed to be Christa McAuliffe? Kind of odd.
An hour wait to get on a JF lift probably makes the slooooooow ride to the top bearable. The snow was nice yesterday at JF but my butt gets cold and tried long before my legs give out. I swear to god they need to put an announcement on the last tower before unloading to wake you up from napping on the way up.
And then they didn't take down the 'funnel fences" (I don't what they are really called) on one of the main lifts so you had to ski 25 yards or so past the lift and walk back up to the loading area. I understand them on the weekends but the longest line yesterday was two people and that was only because person #1 had to ask the liftie something.
Two visits there this year is enough!
I know, bitch bitch bitch. We love to hate Fail Vail
What is your point?
abc
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That's last season? Probably a Covid effect.
Sure, go west. But then, there's no advantage to have an Epic pass. An Ikon works just as well (or better, or not as good).
People forget the purpose of Vail buying all these NE mountain are to entice the "regular" NE skiers who frequent these mountains to get an Epic pass!
For those who only ski a weekend or 2 in the NE, but spent a fortune to ski a week out west (flight, hotel, rental car), the "cheap pass" really doesn't calculate. (they're actually better off buying a 7 day "Epic Day Pass" for their out west trip)
The whole point of Vail owning these NE mountains are to pretend people can ski locally and then, only then, they can visit Vail's flagship resorts out west. If their operation sucks in the NE, some will move on. Others may even assume their western resorts are equally poorly run and won't touch Park City or Breckenridge with a 12 foot pole!
