Originally Posted by
amoeba
Everything in your post is so half-assed to suggest it is a joke. Nobody, but nobody, "plans" a trip for early December, especially coming from Colorado. 80% chance of having zilch skiable snow on your entire trip. Northstar will have nothing. Squaw will have near nothing, maybe a slim chance of a groomer shit show on the West's longest lift line at Shirley Lake. If Heavenly has anything, it will be limited to the Comet/Dipper chairs where they can make high snow. Kirkwood doesn't make high snow, so they will have nothing. If they do get a dump that time of year, there will be avalanche controls on the road and mountain, and a half-mile line of locals waiting to ski 10 minutes to trash their rock skis on thin cover. It won't "fill in", and even if it did, Vail Resorts won't have enough staff to open the whole mountain. In Colorado, only Beaver Creek's Birds of Prey run will have enough artificial snow/ice to run the World Cup which kicks off at that time; and if you ever watched it - most years; the rest of the mountain has more dirt than snow showing. Park City will have nothing worth skiing until mid January.
50% open best case scenario is highly unlikely. Maybe 15%, as in 2 lifts per mountain, would be optimistic. Refundable bookings will be superabundant, if you think you need them.
As to the remark that Lake Tahoe is pricey; that's wrong too; Tahoe is cheaper than dirt in almost every respect compared to Park City, and everywhere in Colorado, with the notable exception of the higher end hookers on the Nevada side (younger, sans tattoos). If that's what you and bro are really looking for (since your skiing chances are limited), dress well, spend big at the tables, and they will find you.
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