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Thread: Ikon Pass
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03-01-2018, 03:12 PM #376
Park City is quickly becoming the Boulder I left. Directional Trails, No dog areas, people cutting in lift lines and in general acting like they are more important than the other 100 people around.
That said, their are a ton of lines you can hike and possibly be the only person to hit them in a winter, For every 30 year old sorority girl land rover driving mom judging everyone, there are still great friends and great people.
There are tons of places in the Uintas that we backpack and fish and rarely see another person. The schools remain a place where public schools are still a viable choice.
I wish Talisker and Vail hadn't happened, and outside of outrageous food prices, the mountain experience is still mostly positive for me and my kids. We bitch about the traffic, but it is nothing compared to the parking lot commutes to and from the mountains we experienced in Colorado 15 years ago. I think Ikon will be a positive here in town. It will allow us to hit the bird early and transition over when Deer Valley opens. It also might change the silver fox vibe at Deer Valley which for me would be a net positive.
Ultimately, when you chose a tourist / resort town, you have to live with the tourists.
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03-01-2018, 03:27 PM #377
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03-01-2018, 03:39 PM #378Rope->Dope
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03-01-2018, 03:59 PM #379
It speaks to the growth. They were never a thing until so many people were out that constant dismounts and possible collisions made them the alternative.
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03-01-2018, 04:51 PM #380Registered User
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If you had to choose... Ikon, Mountain collective, Epic?
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03-01-2018, 04:56 PM #381
Ikon base pass now includes mammoth with black outs. Getting that now
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03-01-2018, 05:45 PM #382Banned
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Uintas.... #nuffsaid Hell even the swell down south there are tons of slots where you'll see no one. Skiing is limited by available resorts, hiking/camping/biking seems endless and easy to escape crowds in Oootah.
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03-01-2018, 06:14 PM #383Registered User
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Thanks for the heads up on the Mammoth deal!
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03-01-2018, 08:38 PM #384
My second year living in Tahoe I deeply hated the tourists. I was so hardcore then.
I'm a Mammoth weekender now. A couple of years ago I was on top of Hemlock. I had hiked up and was putting my skis on. A young kid was hiking past the summit while someone had stopped in the path to put his skis on. It was not really necessary to put the skis on right there, but not a big deal. The young local walked around the guy and yelled "go back to LA" as he kept going down the path. As the local passed me I told him not to worry, that I was going back to Orange County on Sunday. He had not been talking to me, but when I said that he said "why don't you stay there." I replied that I would be back probably the next weekend to contribute to the local economy which allowed him to have a (I'm assuming) service job. He flipped me off as he walked down the ridge. It really is funny being on the other side of things."Have you ever seen a monk get wildly fucked by a bunch of teenage girls?" "No" "Then forget the monastery."
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03-01-2018, 08:58 PM #385
Imo, unless your family has been somewhere for at least three generations or you are an indigenous person, you don't get to claim local status. Moving to mammoth or Tahoe and then claiming you're a local is a kook move.
I see so many wealthy transplants move to California or Hawaii and then complain about visitors as if they weren't one a couple years ago.
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03-01-2018, 09:58 PM #386
Ikon Pass
^^ That sounds like a pretty hardcore Hawaii-ish interpretation. If you’re not local where you’re born then where are you from?
Anyway, in my town the “locals” have shot down a lot of shit over the past 15-40 years that would have ruined the place. Seems local enough to me in terms of protectionism.I ski 135 degree chutes switch to the road.
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03-01-2018, 10:07 PM #387
I meant it more as people should have some sort of generational relationship to a place before claiming local status and complaining about others enjoying the area.
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03-01-2018, 11:38 PM #388Chowder Lover
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“Local” is based on where you live, stop trying be an elitist dick. If I move somewhere I become a local of that general area, second homes can be debated. Now I’ll agree with you in regards to having the right to bitch about people moving/visiting there. Actually no one really has any place bitching about other Americans moving to your “local” area within America, it’s everyone’s freedom to live where ever they want within this great nation. I will however bitch about our policies in regards to properly preparing our infrastructure for the inevitable population growth and one day just might excersise my right to GTFO of here and move somewhere that the “locals” will bitch about me coming. And the world goes around and around.
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03-02-2018, 01:18 AM #389
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03-02-2018, 06:28 AM #390
I manage my expectations. I always go skiing with a good attitude. Alot of times, I don't go skiing.
Take tomorrow for example, If I left my house at 8am it would probably take me 30mins when it usually takes 15 to get to the Jane. Parking would be tight. it will be about 10 degrees out, it hasn't snowed in a week and the week has raked. I would have to stand in lift lines and listen do #coolguydenverskier bitch about conditions, lines, etc. It is not my scene so I won't go.
What I will probably do is bust out some office work and bid some jobs in the morning then head up to the ski area after lunch with my life. I might txt some patroller buddies and ski if I can get a sled ride out to the Cirque etc. or I will head over to the park side and ski Rettas, 'Rigger and Bash in the Sun. I will try and catch up with some friends, apres at Peps. I will finish up my day by talking my dog for a walk at sunset.
I promise I will have an awesome day. I have just had to change now I do things based on everyone else. I don't hold it against anyone for wanting to come enjoy what I enjoy. Get it?
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03-02-2018, 09:49 AM #391
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03-02-2018, 09:57 AM #392Galibier Designcrafting technology in service of music
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03-02-2018, 10:00 AM #393
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03-02-2018, 09:50 PM #394I ski because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things.
"This deep snow makes my skis stupid!"
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03-02-2018, 10:09 PM #395
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03-03-2018, 08:46 AM #396Chowder Lover
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Got this email yesterday, Vail’s final answer to the IKON or will more slowly roll out? I haven’t been to Japan so I’m not sure what terrain this one offers.
The Epic Pass and Epic Local Pass now include 5 consecutive days in Hakuba Valley, Japan, for the 2018/19 winter season with no restrictions!
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03-03-2018, 09:02 AM #397
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03-03-2018, 09:15 AM #398
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03-03-2018, 09:24 AM #399Banned
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Alta isn't having any issues. DV is an "image" thing. It caters to the 1%er. Fancy food, kiss ass staff, and smooth groomers. Terrain is overall good they just need to shift marketing strategy to get some duct tapers skiing over there more often.
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03-03-2018, 09:47 AM #400Registered User
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