VAIL SUCKS

[RichT]

I'd call today a pretty great spring skiing day weather-wise (and compounded by the fact that the mountain was almost eerily empty.) But you don't get more than a couple of those days without losing a lot of terrain if you're not sitting on a ton of base that's been banked. Which..well, If the next 24 hours brings a great big pissing rainstorm as forecast, things are going to bleed out quick.

All the snow is gone by my house (7 mi from Hunter)......getting ready to rain for the next couple hours.

 

[FBGM]

So I’m trying to contact Jack Frost/Big Boulder. (Vail). They are replacing 3 lifts and I’m interested in buying one of the ones coming out. It’s impossible to get a human on the phone, leave a message or get an email. I tried emailed their GM direct but the message came back to my inbox (it’s the correct email, I’m assuming they have some filter to not have people email him to complain).

Does anyone have a contact down there? Phone or email?

 

[2Planker]

So I’m trying to contact Jack Frost/Big Boulder. (Vail). They are replacing 3 lifts and I’m interested in buying one of the ones coming out. It’s impossible to get a human on the phone, leave a message or get an email. I tried emailed their GM direct but the message came back to my inbox (it’s the correct email, I’m assuming they have some filter to not have people email him to complain).

Does anyone have a contact down there? Phone or email?

Nah, More like they just don't give a shit and have bailed on this season already

 

[ThatGuy]

Just announced that Mt. Snow is shooting for the 24th of April. I’ll be impressed if they make it. Regardless of whether they do its such a slap in the face to NH the amount of effort thats gone to Vails VT resorts compared to their NH counterparts.

 

[hardscrabble]

Just announced that Mt. Snow is shooting for the 24th of April. I’ll be impressed if they make it. Regardless of whether they do its such a slap in the face to NH the amount of effort thats gone to Vails VT resorts compared to their NH counterparts.

If they actually had any intention of doing this, they'd announce it a lot further down the road, not to mention once it's clear that there'd be enough snow to ride it out that long. Announcing it this early is a pure PR move so when they inevitably don't make it they can play the "oh well, see, at least we tried" card.

 

[icecoast1]

Just announced that Mt. Snow is shooting for the 24th of April. I’ll be impressed if they make it. Regardless of whether they do its such a slap in the face to NH the amount of effort thats gone to Vails VT resorts compared to their NH counterparts.

The weather will probably curtail those plans. The way this spring is trending, unless there's a magical cold and snowy march, things are gonna end pretty early

 

[icecoast1]

If they actually had any intention of doing this, they'd announce it a lot further down the road, not to mention once it's clear that there'd be enough snow to ride it out that long. Announcing it this early is a pure PR move so when they inevitably don't make it they can play the "oh well, see, at least we tried" card.

Yup, probably an announcement on passes coming soon too. Total PR move

 

[RichT]

Just announced that Mt. Snow is shooting for the 24th of April. I’ll be impressed if they make it. Regardless of whether they do its such a slap in the face to NH the amount of effort thats gone to Vails VT resorts compared to their NH counterparts.

Ha Ha 24th? They may be open but not for skiing!

 

[RichT]

Just announced that Mt. Snow is shooting for the 24th of April. I’ll be impressed if they make it. Regardless of whether they do its such a slap in the face to NH the amount of effort thats gone to Vails VT resorts compared to their NH counterparts.

Hunter says April 10th Ha Ha Ha.................

 

[Zand]

I love how they're all proud of April 10th. I mean...mom and pop hills are sometimes open till April 10th. Ikon has 3 resorts that are perennially open until May. But woo...April 10th.

 

[tumbler]

So I’m trying to contact Jack Frost/Big Boulder. (Vail). They are replacing 3 lifts and I’m interested in buying one of the ones coming out. It’s impossible to get a human on the phone, leave a message or get an email. I tried emailed their GM direct but the message came back to my inbox (it’s the correct email, I’m assuming they have some filter to not have people email him to complain).

Does anyone have a contact down there? Phone or email?

1-800-EAT-SHIT

 

[gittist]

So I’m trying to contact Jack Frost/Big Boulder. (Vail). They are replacing 3 lifts and I’m interested in buying one of the ones coming out. It’s impossible to get a human on the phone, leave a message or get an email. I tried emailed their GM direct but the message came back to my inbox (it’s the correct email, I’m assuming they have some filter to not have people email him to complain).

Does anyone have a contact down there? Phone or email?

I called Phone: (570) 443-8425 a few times earlier in the year and they answered. You might want to try around 8 or 9 in the morning. With this weather they're probably upstairs in the bar having a meeting

 

[SkiingInABlueDream]

Yup, probably an announcement on passes coming soon too. Total PR move

I agree this is a nothing more than a PR move. And sadly, I think it will work.

 

[SLyardsale]

Just announced that Mt. Snow is shooting for the 24th of April. I’ll be impressed if they make it. Regardless of whether they do its such a slap in the face to NH the amount of effort thats gone to Vails VT resorts compared to their NH counterparts.

Sounds like a save face when they close down everything else early and blame it on the new lift construction.

 

[ss20]

Just announced that Mt. Snow is shooting for the 24th of April. I’ll be impressed if they make it. Regardless of whether they do its such a slap in the face to NH the amount of effort thats gone to Vails VT resorts compared to their NH counterparts.

I looked on NESH and Mount Snow last went beyond the 24th in '07-08 when they made it to the 27th.

As much as people love to rag on "Mt. Blow" they are in a pretty good snow belt and can usually eek out more than Stratton, Okemo, and Magic. The big caveat being temperatures. I can remember a lot of years with good natural snow and "normal" temperature springs Mount Snow could go far. Much of their natural terrain is also narrow/shady. This is all compared to their competition...Okemo/Stratton.

 

[Pez]

How much rain did my snow get? April 24th is a joke in SVT

 

[Pez]

Also If you look on the website it says Carinthia specifically.

 

[drjeff]

Also If you look on the website it says Carinthia specifically.

Just as an FYI, last season they closed with Carinthia only the last atleast 1, if not 2 weekends. And there have been 1 or 2 other seasons over the last decade where it was Carinthia only at the end of the season.

Also when it's Carinthia only at the end of the season, the vast majority of the jumps and platforms the features are installed on have been pushed out to keep a continuous snow surface so it's much more of a skiing/riding experience than a park experience.

Honestly as a Mount Snow regular, when this announcement was made yesterday, there sure seemed to be way more hoopla and complaining from the online ski forum crummudgeons than from the text threads with my Mount Snow friends who are far more likely to actually be there whenever closing day is.

And I will fully agree with the sentiment that unless Mother nature goes cold and snowy in the near future for a few weeks, that April 24th will be tough to make it too. And if mother nature stays in this once a week warm Monsoon pattern with only moderate cold air and little snow pattern, then it will be challenging to make April 24th, regardless of all the snow they made last week

 

[jaytrem]

Just as an FYI, last season they closed with Carinthia only the last atleast 1, if not 2 weekends. And there have been 1 or 2 other seasons over the last decade where it was Carinthia only at the end of the season.

I think it was just the very last day for Carinthia only last year. Pretty sure the day before was a perfect North Face day with everything melting super fast. Last day was ugly weather when the clouds rolled in.

The planned season extension is nice, and I do appreciate it. But I'll be at Whistler for those last 2 weekends if all goes as planned.

 

[drjeff]

I think it was just the very last day for Carinthia only last year. Pretty sure the day before was a perfect North Face day with everything melting super fast. Last day was ugly weather when the clouds rolled in.

The planned season extension is nice, and I do appreciate it. But I'll be at Whistler for those last 2 weekends if all goes as planned.

Nope, that was the weekend before on the Northface.

The last weekend last year was Carinthia only, 100% certain of that, and that last weekend it finally snowed an apperciable amount for the 1st time in probably over a month, with some nice powder on Saturday that tuned into sticky snow by Sunday