VAIL SUCKS

[gittist]

EPIC this year....




See https://unofficialnetworks.com/2022/02/25/chelsea-handler-skiing-naked-birthday/ for Epic next year. Sorry ladies, nothing for you..yet

 

[Kingslug20]

So..ive been at Sun Valley all week and while they do take the epic pass..they are not owned by vail. But this would be apparent if you came here. Blowing snow all week..lots of ambassadors all over the place..no big lines. Nice place. Hope they never...ever...sell to Vail.

 

[jaytrem]

Looks like they sold off most of the company but kept the ski areas. Wasn't sure what was going to happen after Earl Holding passed away. Guess his wife wanted to keep them. Hopefully they don't sell out once she's gone.

Kingslug, did you make it over to Dollar for any turns?

Sun Valley’s owner Sinclair strikes deal to sell most of its assets. SEC filing sheds light on resort’s status

The Sun Valley Resort’s parent company could soon be part of a new, larger, publicly-traded company. But SEC filings note the resort and sister properties aren’t part of the deal. [ Sun Valley opens new terrain on Bald Mountain] HollyFrontier of Dallas, TX announced it would acquire Sinclair...

boisedev.com

 

[Kingslug20]

Nope..looked a bit easy. We had to sesrch for hard stuff..but we found some. A lot of good stuff is closed and baked.
Good trip though...snowed way more than predicted
King slug effect

 

[thetrailboss]

So..ive been at Sun Valley all week and while they do take the epic pass..they are not owned by vail. But this would be apparent if you came here. Blowing snow all week..lots of ambassadors all over the place..no big lines. Nice place. Hope they never...ever...sell to Vail.

As somebody else posted here, much to my surprise, the family sold the oil company but kept the hotels and ski areas. Looks like they’re going to stay in the ski and hotel business for the long run. Admittedly Earl‘s first business was a gas station and a small hotel. The only thing that I’m still scratching my head on is why they are not opening up a Grand America or Little America at Snowbasin and instead having a Club Med hotel come in. That seems weird.

 

[thetrailboss]

Looks like they sold off most of the company but kept the ski areas. Wasn't sure what was going to happen after Earl Holding passed away. Guess his wife wanted to keep them. Hopefully they don't sell out once she's gone.

Kingslug, did you make it over to Dollar for any turns?

Sun Valley’s owner Sinclair strikes deal to sell most of its assets. SEC filing sheds light on resort’s status

The Sun Valley Resort’s parent company could soon be part of a new, larger, publicly-traded company. But SEC filings note the resort and sister properties aren’t part of the deal. [ Sun Valley opens new terrain on Bald Mountain] HollyFrontier of Dallas, TX announced it would acquire Sinclair...

boisedev.com

Dollar is very small, relatively speaking.

 

[thetrailboss]

"It's just not adding up" council tells Park City Mountain COO - TownLift, Park City News

PARK CITY, Utah — Park City Mountain Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mike Goar gave a mid-season update to the Park City Council on Thursday evening.

townlift.com

 

[Kingslug20]

Vail...everythings fine.
Everyone else....say what?

 

[catskillman]

and today F lift is only loading every other chair. Broke down yesterday afternoon. Any faith in that lift?? I did not get on it....

 

[thetrailboss]

Vail...everythings fine.
Everyone else....say what?

Didn't you love his comment that most of his feedback has been positive?

 

[ThatGuy]

Didn't you love his comment that most of his feedback has been positive?

If you ignore everyone but sycophants then its always positive

 

[Edd]

Didn't you love his comment that most of his feedback has been positive?

I believe they've stated similar in NH ski area press releases. Complete horseshit.

 

[FBGM]

Going to Hunter Thursday. I can’t believe I’m paying Vail. It’s worth it to ski with my buddy and his wife as I don’t see them a ton.

I’d bring an industry letter but not sure if Vail does anything with them? My name might also be black listed in their system….

 

[thetrailboss]

I believe they've stated similar in NH ski area press releases. Complete horseshit.

The only thing I can think of is this:

 

[Kingslug20]

Yup..that sums it up..

 

[catskillman]

Going to Hunter Thursday. I can’t believe I’m paying Vail. It’s worth it to ski with my buddy and his wife as I don’t see them a ton.

I’d bring an industry letter but not sure if Vail does anything with them? My name might also be black listed in their system….

i would not count on getting anything free from vail....

But, hopefully mid week you should not have terrible crowds, but you never know what trails and lifts will be running.

This mornings ski report had Lower K open and groomed. There has not been snow on it all season!! And the non existant terrain park on drop off has not been there for years, but it has been open on the website for a while. Drop off noted as a terrain park honestly is not an issue, as long as the trail is open it helps...

 

[RichT]

I heard that someone fell off a lift at Hunter today?

 

[catskillman]

I heard that someone fell off a lift at Hunter today?

yes, unfortunatly. C lift at Hunter 1. Hurt quite bad I understand.

 

[gittist]

EPIC Mix Stats: Has anyone else noticed that the EPIC Mix app stops tracking your vertical a long time before you stop skiing? Not that it means anything unless you’re competing with others to see who buys the beer at the end of the day but I noticed today that if you expand the “lift’s today” it stopped tracking me right before lunch, on another day about an hour and a half into the day... Before anyone says anything I would rather them spend $ on snow making and lift operations than making sure EPIC mix works...

 

[kendo]

Walmart has billboards up in PA near Vail's Jack Frost & Big Boulder resorts...

Walmart starting pay up to $28.70/hr for the local distribution center. 3-4 day week.

Warehouse Worker Up To $28.70 Job in Tobyhanna, PA

Job DescriptionJOIN THE LARGEST RETAILER IN THE WORLD AT:WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER #6080 , TOBYHANNA PAAs an Associate with Walmart, you will receive competitive wages on a progressive pay scale (plus shift differentials and incentives), 3-4 days off per week, and eligibility for a variety of ...

www.adzuna.com

Good luck attacking folks to work outside for Vail minimums...