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04-13-2021, 05:12 PM #1726
Haysman, sorry to change subjects, but do you know if they are going to re-open/re-build Sticks and Stonesand Lower Sticks And Stones? By far my favorite descent on the mountain. It’s ‘almost’ Colorado chunk, which we don’t get much of here.
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04-13-2021, 07:20 PM #1727Registered User
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Hopefully it shouldn’t be a huge undertaking after the massive cleanup from the Logging operation late last fall. But Damn, the skiing in there was a hoot this winter with the new glades... and yes, hands down some of the most funnerest trail
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04-14-2021, 10:25 AM #1728
I'm a fan of the expansion personally. But Targhee needs to figure out their base area infrastructure to handle the increased load. From there being lines for the shitter each weekend morning to the lack of parking, they need to make some upgrades there. And no, some crappy bus from Ace hardware isn't the solution.
That being said, I never waited more than 15 minutes for a lift at the Ghee this season over 35ish full weekend days, most of them with new snow reported. Yet if you listened to my coworker, the typical NIMBY holier than thou type, it was impossible to park, worse to ski, and lines were hours long, and the expansion wouldn't alleviate these issues, only make them worse, despite doubling the amount of useable lifts. What is it about skiers that make them completely unrealistic about complaints sometimes?Live Free or Die
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04-14-2021, 10:39 AM #1729
This. Parking full by 0830 on powder days is pretty much the norm anymore. Trying to weave an emergency vehicle through backed up traffic all the way to the S turns is a lot of fun. I will give props to Geordie for going big on Employee housing, the new units going into Gemstone should be real helpful in staffing seasonal folks. At the last housing authority meeting we calculated that there were 842 short term rentals in the county that paid lodging taxes, likely a few more that evaded it. 20% of households in the short term category doesn't bode well for the working class. I'd hate to own a business here and try to staff it.
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04-14-2021, 10:54 AM #1730
It seems like it would make a whole lot of sense for the county to charge a lodging tax on STRs in the way that the city of Driggs taxes STRs. At a minimum, revenue could be used for code enforcement of STRs (occupancy limits, noise ordinances, etc) and for infrastructure upkeep to offset the indirect costs of tourism.
So many STRs off ski hill road are in unincorporated Teton County ID where lodging taxes aren't currently collected.
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04-14-2021, 11:00 AM #1731
Out in the county, most subdivisions are responsible for their own road maintenance, are on septic and wells, and the highways are maintained/funded by the State.
I'm not opposed to taxing STR's a penny or two, but we should be real about where that money is going.
I vote rec center personally.Live Free or Die
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04-14-2021, 11:06 AM #1732
Would something like Ketchum's 3% tax on STR's be prohibitive? I would guess folks would just build it into their pricing structure and tourists would hardly balk at it? Put it back into employee housing programs etc? Truckee has a grant program that awards $3000 to folks for converting their STR to at least a year lease for a local employee.
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04-14-2021, 11:23 AM #1733
Yep- lodging taxes get billed to the customer. I'd wager there is fairly inelastic demand for STR lodging in Teton County, meaning that if all Teton County STRs have their prices increase proportionally because of a lodging tax that tourists would just pay a couple percent more to stay here. Like Snapt said, they wouldn't balk at it.
There are very real indirect costs of tourism- increased traffic, increased costs of emergency services, increased demand for housing, etc, etc. It is illegal under Idaho law for counties and municipalities to prohibit STRs. Taxation is the only means to address these issues.
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04-14-2021, 11:32 AM #1734
Yep, the Idaho statute is short and clear. Some places require owner occupancy 70% of time on the property which the state hasn’t struck down, yet.
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04-14-2021, 12:20 PM #1735Registered User
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No offense to Kevo but I do chuckle when Colorado peeps talk about how it's not that crowded after leaving a crowded place and contributing to crowding a new place. And yes I know overcrowding is due to a multitude of factors.
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04-14-2021, 01:36 PM #1736
I always laugh when I talk to friends and they bitch about how crowded Targhee is. I would say Targhee is busy but not crowded, terminology is up for debate. This year the lift lines have been a bit longer than normal due to the COVID deal but things hopefully will be back to normal next year. People spread out on the mountain. The biggest issue is the parking, same with just about every resort out there, look at big and little cottonwood for example. As targhee expands they need to figure out parking because right now it sucks, you either have to get up at 8-8:30 or come up at 1, I like the 1 option.
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04-14-2021, 02:36 PM #1737
Super interesting, thanks for sharing. I'd like to learn more about the housing situation here and what the housing authority is working on. Let's grab a drink or go MTBing sometime- I'll be fully vaccinated next week.
And yes LifeLinkSplit, by existing in Teton Valley I'm definitely part of the housing problem and a member of the crowd at Targhee. There's no denying that.
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04-14-2021, 02:48 PM #1738
And advocating for new taxes, that's like a new transplant Yahtzee!
I kid, I kid. (Seriously I'm with ya on the STR thing but that was low hanging fruit)Live Free or Die
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04-14-2021, 02:52 PM #1739
Subscribe to the Teton Valley News. Follow them on Facebook. They cover this sort of stuff, a lot. Unfollow Buckrail and subscribe to the JH N+G while you're at it too. Halberg does good Idaho reporting, and their problems always end up being our problems down the road.
It's the best way to stay up to date with what's happening in your community. TVN is edited by a skier who cares a whole lot about this place and the people that live in it.
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04-14-2021, 03:51 PM #1740
Sounds good, the public can zoom into the monthly housing authority meetings, links are on the City of Driggs website. TVN editor is good people!
It pretty wild, Mono County (Mammoth) has a Transient Occupancy Tax on rentals less than 31 days of 13%! Pays for some workforce housing, roads, plowing, etc. I'll bet it hasn't hurt demand at all.
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04-14-2021, 06:31 PM #1741
STR here is 14.5%. A bit too much, but renters have to pay.
The ghee needs better parking if they keep expanding.
Maybe a gondola down to below the road switchbacks? That would be sweet. I’m sure it’s not in the permit, and that lands expensive
But could be hella base lodge expanded lodging etc. . .
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04-15-2021, 11:59 AM #1742Registered User
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04-15-2021, 03:25 PM #1743Registered User
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You do know Buckrail is owned by JHN+G? They are operated out of the same building by the same people?
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04-15-2021, 04:11 PM #1744
I'm aware that Buckrail was acquired by the N+G's parent company last year. Buckrail's staff, and as far as I can tell, their general lack of interest in doing good local journalism, stayed the same through that transition.
At the management level, sure it's the same people. But the people writing the stories are not the people writing the N+G's stories, and it only takes a brief perusal of the website or their social media to see that what they cover, and how they choose to present that coverage is radically different. I'm disappointed that the N+G didn't just kill Buckrail off when their parent company acquired them, but it doesn't change my conviction that N+G makes this community better, and Buckrail does its best to make it worse.
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04-17-2021, 05:50 PM #1745Registered User
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Asking a big favor.. would any Jackson mags be able to facilitate a bike exchange between myself and Hoff’s?
I fucked up and misread their hours. Thought they closed at 6 tonight but they actually closed at 5 and I wasn’t able to dip out of my work-for-free-on-saturdays job early enough to make the drop.
Wondering if anyone can take the bike from me tomorrow and drop off on Monday - getting the frame wrapped FWIW.
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04-17-2021, 10:53 PM #1746
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04-17-2021, 11:18 PM #1747
I can help as well if you strike out. My Instinct was the first frame Tim wrapped, (a few years ago) he did a fantastic job. But he has serious experience with snowmobile wraps.
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04-18-2021, 08:35 AM #1748Registered User
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PM sent, thanks!
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04-20-2021, 04:49 PM #1749Registered User
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[QUOTE=haysman16;6291550] It's official. Peaked six pack.
https://liftblog.com/2021/04/20/gran...aked-mountain/
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04-20-2021, 04:58 PM #1750
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