Ski2LiveLive2Ski
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I don't think it makes sense viewing NH and VT as discrete markets. There is more distance between Stowe and Snow or between Wildcat and Crotched than there is between Snow and Crotched for example. I think driving time matters to more people than whether or not a drive crosses a river.There is no real threat to Vail in NH. Now if iKon picked up say Bretton Woods and Waterville, maybe it would force Vail to try harder at their NH properties. But as is, if people who are committed to primarily skiing NH because of convenience are forced to choose between Loon and a combination of Crotched, Sunapee, Attitash and Wildcat; the choice is pretty obvious even if Vail runs their NH mountains like crap.
Contrast that to VT where you have Stratton, Killington and Sugarbush vs Mt. Snow, Okemo and Stowe. Vail has to try harder in VT or they will lose business to iKon. Hence why you see far fewer complaints about Vail in VT. The ones you do see are concerning crowding and not piss poor snowmaking.