Ikon Pass

[Ottime]

Bobo and sfb are grouchy Gus’s.
My goodness, always so serious.
I purchased the full boat IKON for next year. Unlimited at Solitude, thinking about spending a couple of months out there, any shops with a Wintersteiger Mercury and a good binding bench in the area? Can I crash at yer place sfb?
Take a lap, burnouts.

Lies. No way a shop rat can afford a full pass and taking a few months off in winter. Take a lap for being a shitty troll.

[buttahflake]

There’s a payment plan, guy. It’s new this year. You should look into it. Cool if I crash at yer place?

[Benny Profane]

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[bigdude2468]

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I know where a pair of these exact boots are.

[Eastern Sierra Skier]

Do any of the resorts on the ikon pass charge for a kid 4 & under? Noticed Ikon sells a $50 pass, but I have never seen a ski area charge for that age. At Big Sky they printed out a free pass last year for the kid. I wouldn't be surprised if Mammoth charged.

Don’t be a hater.

Mammoth
Lift Ticket Details
Kids 4 & Under / Seniors 80+ Ski Free

[Bunion 2020]

SX-91s were ok. I had 2-3 pairs.

The Force-9s were a great ski patrolling boot as were the Force-93s. By now I cannot see how the liners would be worth a shit.

Today at the really Big the Tram line was huge. Mostly Ikon passes. Chatted with several of them, they has all come up from JHMR and said the vibe down there was very aggro towards IKON.

[liv2ski]

^^^And if your kids are cool with it, June is free up to age 12.

[phatty]

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Other than retro style, what's the appeal for the SX91? I remember my dad had a pair a long time ago.

[Core Shot]

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Today at the really Big the Tram line was huge. Mostly Ikon passes. Chatted with several of them, they has all come up from JHMR and said the vibe down there was very aggro towards IKON.

You know what to do

Aggro bro
They expect it

[muted]

There's a rumor of a Black Ikon Pass coming that you can skip all the tram/chair lines anywhere. $5K.

[TahoeJ]

How can you tell if someone is using an Ikon pass or not? Isn't it tucked in your pocket and not visible? (that's the case at Squaw / Alpine / Mammoth / and even Niseko).

[singlecross]

Other than retro style, what's the appeal for the SX91? I remember my dad had a pair a long time ago.

I wouldn't count "retro style" as any type of positive for these boots... most everyone looks at me as if I farted in church when they see me in mine. They are comfortable, they are warm, they are easy to get on and off, and they don't hinder my skiing in any way. I don't ever notice them once up on the hill, even at the end of long days, they just disappear and I can focus on skiing. That's probably the best compliment I can give. Oh, and they are cheap...I paid $27 for my last pair.

[Benny Profane]

There's a rumor of a Black Ikon Pass coming that you can skip all the tram/chair lines anywhere. $5K.

Holy crap, JH locals will break out the guns.

[Core Shot]

Black ikon is a BBS deal
https://m.facebook.com/BlackIKONPass/

[muted]

Holy crap, JH locals will break out the guns.

I know. For the record though I totally made this up.

[Benny Profane]

They'll find another excuse to shoot a tourist.

[Core Shot]

Black ikon is a BBS deal
https://m.facebook.com/BlackIKONPass/

I know. For the record though I totally made this up.

not really
Black Ikon is a real thing
Don't be rayyciss

[Name Redacted]

JACKSON HOLE PENS OPEN LETTER ON RECORD SKIER VISITS:

https://www.tetongravity.com/story/c...6hnXoEHD8xC4WU


Just a reminder that I predicted 10%

[406]

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort recognized that we might not be able to survive as a stand-alone destination resort.

Crazy.

[Smoova]

Well ... likely true if "survive" = profit to an acceptable degree.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

I think the problem at all these major resorts is that "survive" means bringing home duffel bags of cash every season. The owners of these big mega hills have their own lifestyles to maintain and you can't "survive" when the wife can't have her beachfront in Malibu and the bungalow in Curaçao.

[Name Redacted]

I think the problem at all these major resorts is that "survive" means bringing home duffel bags of cash every season. The owners of these big mega hills have their own lifestyles to maintain and you can't "survive" when the wife can't have her beachfront in Malibu and the bungalow in Curaçao.

Maybe true, but would you invest in and run a multi million dollar resort for $60k a year? What would your threshold be?

[EWG]

I think another way to look at it involves anticipating the swings between a good year and a bad year. If you've got a million dollar business that swings 5% then that means you move $50,000 year to year. If you are a 85 million dollar business (last I saw that was Jackson Hole Resorts approx?) that means you move over $4 million year-to-year if you fluctuate 5%. And I think ski areas fluctuate more than that.

Therefore, if you want to shoot for break even you might lose or make $4 mill. Losing 4 mill can bankrupt most any company. Therefore, their idea of "survival" is probably to move that needle to aiming to make 10 mill each year (anticipating a 12% +/- swing or something like that), so that even in a bad year they at least break even. In a good year they make serious bank, yes, but if they can break even in a bad year than they won't ever hit a existential crisis point.

Kinda makes sense.

[Core Shot]

I think the problem at all these major resorts is that "survive" means bringing home duffel bags of cash every season. The owners of these big mega hills have their own lifestyles to maintain and you can't "survive" when the wife can't have her beachfront in Malibu and the bungalow in Curaçao.

Jay and the family sold the coal biz for $325 million back in the eighties

I don’t think they are hurting financially

Their foundation gave away 30 million and still has 50 left per wiki

But the guy is 81.
Wonder if they are looking for an exit strategy?

[Self Jupiter]

ya know,
i like when the ecrc ikoniks visit
but none have been e-cunts, so
they enjoy their time, ski fun lines
and say thanks afterwards