VAIL SUCKS

[snoseek]

I made a vow to not buy beers in the bar this year and the whole thing has gone off splendidly. Parking lot beers are the best beers. I've saved so much money. Even the beers at cannon are ridiculously overpriced.

If ski areas sold beer at a somewhat reasonable price I would be onboard.

 

[Mum skier]

Now watching Vail attempt to bring some structure and order to the European typical lift queue chaos, now that could be very entertaining!

They need to buy a resort in Italy to really test themselves for that aspect.

 

[Zermatt]

They need to buy a resort in Italy to really test themselves for that aspect.

It's a crap show in Switzerland with lift lines too. No order, just get in there. Big difference in Italy vs Switzerland is no free bathrooms. When you board the trams at the top of Zermatt they even warn you about it.

I don't know about Andermatt but all other Swiss mountains are covered in independent on mountain hotels and restaurants. Like at the top of the mountain.

 

[elks]

I made a vow to not buy beers in the bar this year and the whole thing has gone off splendidly. Parking lot beers are the best beers. I've saved so much money. Even the beers at cannon are ridiculously overpriced.

If ski areas sold beer at a somewhat reasonable price I would be onboard.

If you ever ski Crotched, beware that local cops ticket regularly for open containers in the parking lot.

 

[Kingslug20]

Ate in an old restaurant on Zermatt...this guy is the true original soup nazi...very entertaining.

 

[ss20]

I made a vow to not buy beers in the bar this year and the whole thing has gone off splendidly. Parking lot beers are the best beers. I've saved so much money. Even the beers at cannon are ridiculously overpriced.

If ski areas sold beer at a somewhat reasonable price I would be onboard.

$10 pitchers of PBR at the Goldminer's Daughter. Never thought I'd find a resort post-2010 that had a full pitcher of beer for that cheap with a ski lift 100 feet away.

 

[Kingslug20]

GMD...my favorite place...
Hope it never changes..

 

[ss20]

GMD...my favorite place...
Hope it never changes..

The Peruvian is the locals favorite but I prefer the GMD. We did trivia in there one night. $5 cover for trivia, appetizer buffet, water/coffee/tea. $3 PBR tallboys. By the end of the night people were sitting at their tables making pyramids with the empty cans.... like... 10-15 cans high and equally wide at the base.

PBR was always my favorite of the cheap beers (before it was cool to like it!). Now that and the PUB Lager will remind me of Alta forever.... they're party staples 'round these parts.

 

[2Planker]

NE's PBR.
Although you can't overlook the fact that Fred Pabst Jr founded Bromley Mt in 1938, and ran it until he retired in 1971

 

[2Planker]

WTF ??? Have they even announced a closing date yet ? Prob this Sunday...???
Maybe it's an April Fools Day joke...

Attitash Report (from today, 4/1)​

Hello Skiers and Riders! Welcome to April; it is also the last Friday of the season.

 

[snoseek]

$10 pitchers of PBR at the Goldminer's Daughter. Never thought I'd find a resort post-2010 that had a full pitcher of beer for that cheap with a ski lift 100 feet away.

They say you can't get drunk in Utah lol.

 

[Kingslug20]

Oh..you can get falling down drunk...in Utah...state liquor stores sell everything...at a price...
Getting a decent old fashion....thats a stretch..

 

[ss20]

Oh..you can get falling down drunk...in Utah...state liquor stores sell everything...at a price...
Getting a decent old fashion....thats a stretch..

Wine isn't overly expensive. The hard stuff is all on-par with other places I've been. It's the beer that's a killer. Even the cheap stuff runs you 70-90 cents a can at bulk. It's the high-power stuff that SUCKS to buy. A decent double ipa is $2+ a can. They had a sale on some special 7.5% Founders Centennial double ipa.... $1.69 a can. Still a lot.

Some of the local rums/tequilas/vodkas are cheap. Like... cheaper than the big brands.

Interesting map.... I was spoiled being from CT/NY state line. Beer was pretty much the only cheap thing there

from CNBC iirc.

 

[Dickc]

WTF ??? Have they even announced a closing date yet ? Prob this Sunday...???
Maybe it's an April Fools Day joke...

Attitash Report (from today, 4/1)​

Hello Skiers and Riders! Welcome to April; it is also the last Friday of the season.

Online tickets are only available through April 3.

Edit to add that Sunapee tickets are also only available through the third.

 

[Mainer]

I’m pretty sure the attitash closing date has been the same for months, this Sunday. Its the opening date that always gets pushed back.

 

[snoseek]

Wine isn't overly expensive. The hard stuff is all on-par with other places I've been. It's the beer that's a killer. Even the cheap stuff runs you 70-90 cents a can at bulk. It's the high-power stuff that SUCKS to buy. A decent double ipa is $2+ a can. They had a sale on some special 7.5% Founders Centennial double ipa.... $1.69 a can. Still a lot.

Some of the local rums/tequilas/vodkas are cheap. Like... cheaper than the big brands.

Interesting map.... I was spoiled being from CT/NY state line. Beer was pretty much the only cheap thing there

from CNBC iirc.

At home I'm stictly a vodka guy...usually with just tonic. NH liquor stores have to be the cheapest Vodka prices ive seen anywhere. I spend more on the mixer

 

[Mainer]

wildcat is down to just the bobcat. They are probably done soon. They were supposed to make 2 more weeks. But it makes me glad I’m not buying epic next year because spring wildcat is my favorite part of that pass.

 

[JimG.]

So sad what has become of Wildcat.

 

[Kingslug20]

They ruined it...sux...for no reason...

 

[thetrailboss]

Online tickets are only available through April 3.

Edit to add that Sunapee tickets are also only available through the third.

I saw Sunapee closes tomorrrow