VAIL SUCKS

[njdiver85]

Tried to buy a ticket for someone for two weeks out. Vail wants to charge me $5 more to ship it to me. There is no option to "not ship" it and simply pick up at window.

 

[snoseek]

April 11th is the last day so I'm told.

I believe the latest Vail is going in the East this year is 4/18 at Stowe.

I wish they would just open later and go as deep into the spring as possible. Bring back a lift that serves the top and you could give killington a run for their money

 

[drjeff]

Tried to buy a ticket for someone for two weeks out. Vail wants to charge me $5 more to ship it to me. There is no option to "not ship" it and simply pick up at window.

If you've seen, or heard about, the lines at the ticket windows of some Vail properties this season, that $5 to ship it to you may literally translate into an extra 30+ minutes on the slopes depending on the day/resort

 

[FBGM]

Somehow skied Vail City today and longest I waited in a line was 5 min. I saw pics and horror stories from yesterday and today but didn’t find it.

Vail still sucks, don’t get me wrong.

 

[thetrailboss]

Somehow skied Vail City today and longest I waited in a line was 5 min. I saw pics and horror stories from yesterday and today but didn’t find it.

Vail still sucks, don’t get me wrong.

Talked to some friends who skied Park City last weekend. "It was the worst skiing we've seen this season."

 

[thetrailboss]

I wish they would just open later and go as deep into the spring as possible. Bring back a lift that serves the top and you could give killington a run for their money

Wall Street doesn't like that anymore. Close on April 15th or whatever it is, tally your $$$, and call it good enough is their attitude. I agree that it sucks. It would be a great way to encourage people to renew their Epic passes.....

 

[FBGM]

Talked to some friends who skied Park City last weekend. "It was the worst skiing we've seen this season."

No shit. Well 15” +\- must have went a long way. It was decent.

 

[thetrailboss]

No shit. Well 15” +\- must have went a long way. It was decent.

Amazing what happens when it snows......

 

[thetrailboss]

And regarding trail maps, looks like someone is trying to start a business selling them.

Ski Resort Trail Maps

SkiMaps

skimaps.store

 

[machski]

None of the chairs on Sunday River’s webcams are spinning, which makes their lift status report inaccurate. They’re the worst with wind, and I enjoy busting their chops about it. I’m mostly posting because I’m impressed with SR‘s webcam clarity.

BW and Cranmore are nearly windproof compared to the others. I’ve often wondered if some lifts are built unnecessarily tall, exposing them to wind more. Can’t say that about Wildcat’s HSQ though. That thing hugs the ground like BW lifts do.

Not sure when you looked at Cam's/Status page but the App just got an upgrade and it was spot on with what I saw actually on hill. They did a great job running most lifts until 11osh when the winds suddenly cranked to hellacious and stayed there.

 

[LonghornSkier]

Skied Snowbasin today courtesy of my Epic Pass and it was amazing how much better the customer service, experience, etc was compared to what I get at Vail in NY/New England.

Best of all, they’re loading chairs with four people so longest I waited all day was 7 minutes! On a powder day!

 

[abc]

Best of all, they’re loading chairs with four people so longest I waited all day was 7 minutes! On a powder day!

I know which mountain I won't go then. Thanks for the 1st hand report

 

[kingslug]

Was wondering about Snowbasin..and Powder mountain. Ide be there if LCC and BCC where a shitshow. Had some deep days there.

 

[LonghornSkier]

I know which mountain I won't go then. Thanks for the 1st hand report

You can request to ride alone. Some were doing so and there was no issue.

I’m just saying that it was nice on a busy day to not have to wait in excessive lines.

 

[2planks2coasts]

Was wondering about Snowbasin..and Powder mountain. Ide be there if LCC and BCC where a shitshow. Had some deep days there.

PowMow/ Snowbasin over the Cottonwoods/ PC any day. Unfortunately Snowbasin went Epic, but it's not managed by MTN.

 

[slatham]

FYI Vail skier visits through Jan 3 down 16.6% YOY. Ticket revenue down 20.9%. Ski School Revenue -52.6%, Dinning -66.2%, retail/rental - 39.2%. Not a surprise. Commentary was visits are as high as they are due to more local skier visits - drive to vs fly to.

 

[snoseek]

Dear wildcat this is your closest competition right now and they are fucking destroying you this year.

 

[LonghornSkier]

PowMow/ Snowbasin over the Cottonwoods/ PC any day. Unfortunately Snowbasin went Epic, but it's not managed by MTN.

Eh Snowbasin is limited epic.. two days on the local, seven on the full. The vast majority of passes I saw out there were snowbasin not epic.

 

[gittist]

Ok, I have to ask since I made lodging reservations and used most of my priority days to ski at Wildcat.

For Monday Jan 25th, Wildcat is reporting 3 of 5 lifts open, 91% of the terrain is open, and 44 of 48 trails are open.

Did they get their act together or ??

 

[Mainer]

It snowed. Wildcat has blown snow on just 3 trails. Their natural terrain would not be open at most other places. Expect the trail count to go down this week. Bobcat is still broken. No snowmaking going on