VAIL SUCKS

[ThatGuy]

You folks feeling ok?
I come to this forum pretty much soley for this thread.
Has it really been 2 weeks since Vail last sucked?

They’re back and better (at sucking) than ever.

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[eatskisleep]

Jay peak just had it longest season?! Wildcat and Attitrash their shortest!

 

[snoseek]

They’re back and better (at sucking) than ever.

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So no live verification? Sounds like theres no way to verify the the carpool thing. If thats the case theres your way in

 

[cdskier]

They’re back and better (at sucking) than ever.

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Maybe this is a silly question...but if there are no gates/checkpoints and no in person transactions/interactions, how do they know who has 4 or more people in their car?

 

[chuckstah]

So no live verification? Sounds like theres no way to verify the the carpool thing. If thats the case theres your way in

It sounds just like at Mt Snow this season. We were told to park wherever you want except the front couple of rows where they occasionally checked. Employees just laughed and said you can pay if you want..... could change this season I'd guess if they have more staffing.

 

[thetrailboss]

They’re back and better (at sucking) than ever.

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Whether you’re traveling by plane, car, train or shuttle Stowe Mountain Resort is easy to get to and around.

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Yeah I saw the parking fees. If they were replacing the Toll House Double with the six-pack then I would not feel as badly if I were a passholder because I could park there fore free and use that lift to get to where I want. But that double is pretty slow and I imagine the lines there will now be longer due to the free parking.

 

[ss20]

It sounds just like at Mt Snow this season. We were told to park wherever you want except the front couple of rows where they occasionally checked. Employees just laughed and said you can pay if you want..... could change this season I'd guess if they have more staffing.

Yikes!

Alta had a private company in charge of the parking reservations. Worked well as it was really enforced and managed by people who knew what they were doing. At least once a weekend I'd see a ticket on someone's car walking back to my own.

 

[snoseek]

Yikes!

Alta had a private company in charge of the parking reservations. Worked well as it was really enforced and managed by people who knew what they were doing. At least once a weekend I'd see a ticket on someone's car walking back to my own.

How did this work for the employees that commuted into the lodges not owned by alta? Where did the rustler/snowpine commuters park?

 

[chuckstah]

Yikes!

Alta had a private company in charge of the parking reservations. Worked well as it was really enforced and managed by people who knew what they were doing. At least once a weekend I'd see a ticket on someone's car walking back to my own.

I did see a handful of tickets in one occasion this season at Mount Snow, but as we were told they were only on the cars in the first row of Carinthia right on the snow. We were parked next row from the snow, no tickets on any cars. Noone near us that we spoke with had paid.

 

[ss20]

How did this work for the employees that commuted into the lodges not owned by alta? Where did the rustler/snowpine commuters park?

Not sure. The town did maintain control of some of the parking, I'm ASSuming those lodges worked out a deal with them for the few "natives" that work up there.

 

[Kingslug20]

30 bucks...wow...new level of sucking.

 

[drjeff]

I did see a handful of tickets in one occasion this season at Mount Snow, but as we were told they were only on the cars in the first row of Carinthia right on the snow. We were parked next row from the snow, no tickets on any cars. Noone near us that we spoke with had paid.

I know from seeing them firsthand on the windshields of cars near where mine was parked in the lot out behind the main base lodge, that they were ticketing cars that hadn't paid in that lot regularly during the majority of the season. And that was both midweek and weekends. Tapered off though after roughly Presidents Week from what I saw.

 

[Kingslug20]

And how would they know if you have more than 2 people in the car?
Stowes lot is packed on weekends

 

[drjeff]

And how would they know if you have more than 2 people in the car?
Stowes lot is packed on weekends

I am sure that they will have developed the double super secret flux capacitor full vehicluar scanner that will either deploy road spikes to stop ones underfilled non paid vehicle or something similar to scan one's credit card or Epic pass at that moment

 

[ThatGuy]

Get three of these babies and I’ll be rolling into Stowe for free

 

[Kingslug20]

This all sounds like..a bad plan...

 

[Kingslug20]

At JH the paid lot had a system like a parking garage..pay to get out..since carpooling will be free..thats a no go...

 

[RH29]

Vail still sucks, but my family plans on getting a two day Epic Day Pass for next season. Why?

-70$/35$ for kids a day is a great deal.
-As far as trip planning goes, it's a nice complement to our Indy passes. My guess is that I'll use it on an early season daytrip to Mount Snow (The Indies took their time opening up this year) and a day at either Attitash or Wildcat during an Indy trip to Waterville Valley.
-Not going to spend money, aside from maybe lunch, at their resorts. No onsite hotels, no gear or rentals, no onsite restaurants.

 

[Kingslug20]

And we will be at SB a little more now..
Good plan Vail....

 

[chuckstah]

I know from seeing them firsthand on the windshields of cars near where mine was parked in the lot out behind the main base lodge, that they were ticketing cars that hadn't paid in that lot regularly during the majority of the season. And that was both midweek and weekends. Tapered off though after roughly Presidents Week from what I saw.

Makes sense that they check that lot with limited resources, as I believe you're talking about the lot that's been paid premium parking for years. My crew parked exclusively in the upper Carinthia lot without issue. A lot less days than you as well.