VAIL SUCKS

[deadheadskier]

1dog, please try and keep your participation in these discussions skiing focus. A very high percentage of your posts are about crowbarring in your political views.

We let some politics slide if it has some relation to skiing, but these comments you are making here have nothing to do with the sport.

 

[1dog]

1dog, please try and keep your participation in these discussions skiing focus. A very high percentage of your posts are about crowbarring in your political views.

We let some politics slide if it has some relation to skiing, but these comments you are making here have nothing to do with the sport.

Got it. Hard to separate it from life/leisure/etc. but will try to keep hands in front. Appreciate your efforts.

 

[skimagic]

It's 9:30 here at Sundance Express, which is not running yet because the crew just showed up to sweep every chair and haul away the snow that they sweep off on little shovels. I will say they do four chairs at a time which is pretty efficient?? Estimated wait time 35-45 minutes.

 

[jaytrem]

It's 9:30 here at Sundance Express, which is not running yet because the crew just showed up to sweep every chair and haul away the snow that they sweep off on little shovels. I will say they do four chairs at a time which is pretty efficient?? Estimated wait time 35-45 minutes.

To be fair to Vail, Mount Snow has always been pretty slow at getting chairs open after snow/ice. Stratton, with bascially the same weather, has been kicking our ass for a long long time in that department. Other than the use of parking rails, I'm not sure why that is.

 

[thetrailboss]

You should see his house at the Yellowstone club...

There are no small or cheap houses at the Yellowstone Club......

 

[icecoast1]

To be fair to Vail, Mount Snow has always been pretty slow at getting chairs open after snow/ice. Stratton, with bascially the same weather, has been kicking our ass for a long long time in that department. Other than the use of parking rails, I'm not sure why that is.

there's really no excuse for it either, seeing as the bulk of strattons lifts are detaches

 

[thetrailboss]

there's really no excuse for it either, seeing as the bulk of strattons lifts are detaches

Let me ask this in regards to icing: Stratton locals, does their Lift Ops run their lifts afterhours to prevent icing? In other words, pay staff overtime to sit and run the lifts overnight? Places USED to do this for detachable lifts. I don't know if they still do. That costs money but saves lengthy delays to de-ice.

Similarly, does Stratton have Lift Ops come in EARLIER to clear snow off the lifts so as to meet demand?

 

[urungus]

You should see his house at the Yellowstone club...

I believe you are referring to the house of James J Dolan of Federated Investors, not Knicks owner James L Dolan ?

James J. Dolan

CEO

www.gordonpointe.com

Magnificence in Montana - Pittsburgh Quarterly

When his six boys were young, Jim Dolan and his wife Patty took the family every spring break on a ski trip, each time to a different location. They went to Aspen, Vail, Steamboat, Jackson Hole—you name it. Each year, the boys said, “This is great, let’s come back here next year.” And each …...

pittsburghquarterly.com

 

[Kingslug20]

When I was there poaching pretty much right near some huge houses..my local guide said that's Dolans...that's Gates...
All I knew was the pow was awesome..
Didn't care...they did have a lot of chimneys

 

[NYDB]

Let me ask this in regards to icing: Stratton locals, does their Lift Ops run their lifts afterhours to prevent icing? In other words, pay staff overtime to sit and run the lifts overnight? Places USED to do this for detachable lifts. I don't know if they still do. That costs money but saves lengthy delays to de-ice.

Similarly, does Stratton have Lift Ops come in EARLIER to clear snow off the lifts so as to meet demand?

my BIL was up at stratton today. 2 lifts were delayed for icing and one was just broke so stratton wasn't doing any better today.

 

[jaytrem]

my BIL was up at stratton today. 2 lifts were delayed for icing and one was just broke so stratton wasn't doing any better today.

MS has everything except for Bluebird and the learning center delayed. 2 delayed and 1 broken sounds delightful.

 

[Kingslug20]

Sounds. EPIC...

 

[abc]

Sounds. EPIC...

Stratton isn’t part of Vail.

 

[Kingslug20]

Still sounds..epic...

 

[ColdRain&Snow]

had i continued working at that firm for the past 10 years, i could only imagine the mindfuck that would occur as i stroll into madison square garden on a headful of lsd with underpants full of drugs and liquor for a phish show, to then be yoinked out of line because skynet figured out who i was.

you boof everything in the mens room across the street at the Blarney Stone

 

[drjeff]

Let me ask this in regards to icing: Stratton locals, does their Lift Ops run their lifts afterhours to prevent icing? In other words, pay staff overtime to sit and run the lifts overnight? Places USED to do this for detachable lifts. I don't know if they still do. That costs money but saves lengthy delays to de-ice.

Similarly, does Stratton have Lift Ops come in EARLIER to clear snow off the lifts so as to meet demand?

As I understand it, that really isn't a thing anymore. The grips can still ice up doing that, which then still have to be dealt with before the lift can operate. Plus it just puts extra hours on the lift.

Additionally from an overall safety issue for lift mechanics, it's definitely safer to have them up on icy towers banging the ice away in the daylight than in the dark

 

[SLyardsale]

As I understand it, that really isn't a thing anymore. The grips can still ice up doing that, which then still have to be dealt with before the lift can operate. Plus it just puts extra hours on the lift.

Additionally from an overall safety issue for lift mechanics, it's definitely safer to have them up on icy towers banging the ice away in the daylight than in the dark

but when did they start this morning?. at first light? it wasn't a surprise - it was in and out freezing shit starting at 5pm yesterday afternoon. its not like they didn't know.

 

[catskillman]

seriously = would you go climb an icy tower for s$$$ wages in the variable weather, definitely cold and wet.... so I could ski earlier??? I love to ski and have 40 days in so far, but I understand the life of a ski mountain employee and I would not do lift mantenace or snow makeing myself. It is way to dangerous and not worth the risk for s$$$ wages and my life

 

[SLyardsale]

 

[SLyardsale]

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