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09-18-2020, 10:46 AM #3051AF
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09-18-2020, 10:53 AM #3052
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09-18-2020, 11:18 AM #3053
SLC showing of TGR's "Make Believe" will be at The Redwood Drive In Sept 24 6-1030P
$30 for a car and the first two people.
$10 bucks a ticket for additional bros.
Anyone wanna carpool?
https://www.tetongravity.com/films/m...y-make-believeBunny Don't Surf
Have you seen a one armed man around here?
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09-18-2020, 11:23 AM #3054AF
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On days they run out of parking reservations UTA will have 20 people on every bus and I can see plenty of soccer moms on a busy Saturday running van loads of kids up the mountain.
With the 20 person limit I wonder if UTA will add buses?
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09-18-2020, 11:41 AM #3055Registered User
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That was my inclination as well, so I sent an email to Dave and a few other folks this am about how disappointed I was they were trying to use this backdoor reservation system. But his response (below) actually made some sense.
He seems to recognize the existence of these loopholes (Bus, uber, soccer moms, etc) and now that I think about it, its probably okay or even good that these exist. By limiting parking to ppl with FCFS reservations, already you're selecting for the passholders that want it the most (and will be at their computers compulsively hitting refresh). And then the existence of other work arounds will let those that are most desperate to ski get up there, while (hopefully) deterring the majority of other less dedicated / manic skiers.
The truth is we don’t have the technology to manage lift access given the variety of passes we honor at Snowbird (Snowbird, AltaBird, Ikon, Mtn. Collective, Ski Utah Gold, NSAA Gold, Super Pass, 5th Grade Passport, etc). That is a technological mine field to make a set amount of passes amongst that landscape valid by day at the resort, which will vary given the number of lifts we have open. Parking was the only realistic way to try to manage the number of people we can have on the mountain given social distancing requirements and expectations.
There are a ton of loopholes given how much highway parking we have, drop-offs, Ubers, etc. But our goal is to get open and stay open and if we are over-crowded we feel that could end the season for everyone.
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09-18-2020, 12:02 PM #3056Registered User
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This ignores the fact that Jackson, Big Sky, and A Basin are limiting non-passholders with reservations but are allowing passholders to still ski whenever.
A season pass is an "unlimited" ticket and I don't really care what the fuck they say, this is limiting season pass holders.
Also, I'm unsure about how much parking will really limit the number of people, because a parking spot could be used by a 7 person suburban or a single person in their impreza. This smells an awful lot like "fuck the passholders, first come first served."
I'm also really worried about how this is implemented, because I feel like for Ikon holders, they will have to make parking reservations available ahead of time, right? Like if you're coming here on vacation, you're gonna want to know you have a parking spot ahead of time, meaning they would have to let you reserve shit well ahead of the day or evening before the day.
At any rate, there are a lot of unknowns, but I think ignoring how JHMR and others are doing it (keeping season passes unlimited) is a) typical snowbird and b) pretty fucked.
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09-18-2020, 03:29 PM #3057Registered User
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09-18-2020, 03:33 PM #3058
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09-18-2020, 03:41 PM #3059Registered User
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09-18-2020, 03:46 PM #3060
HTFB, the lady and I are going, should be a fun time.
"If we can't bring the mountain to the party, let's bring the PARTY to the MOUNTAIN!"
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09-18-2020, 06:53 PM #3061Time spent skiing cannot be deducted from one's life.
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09-18-2020, 07:27 PM #3062Registered User
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I don't understand all the whining.
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09-18-2020, 07:58 PM #3063
Not sure I understand the question but I will be skiing the same resort I always do and your welcome to join us and others
Sent from my iPhone using TGR ForumsI need to go to Utah.
Utah?
Yeah, Utah. It's wedged in between Wyoming and Nevada. You've seen pictures of it, right?
So after 15 years we finally made it to Utah.....
Thanks BCSAR and POWMOW Ski Patrol for rescues
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09-18-2020, 08:08 PM #3064
were goin to the drive in
to see the tgrz movie again
i aint sure ifin its the jackpot but im gittin up at 5am to pull levers and crunch base depth and new snowfall numbers for what'll be a decade now of silver passes again"When the child was a child it waited patiently for the first snow and it still does"- Van "The Man" Morrison
"I find I have already had my reward, in the doing of the thing" - Buzz Holmstrom
"THIS IS WHAT WE DO"-AML -ski on in eternal peace
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09-18-2020, 08:12 PM #3065
Got it. I appreciate the translation. I will be at the flick and up early at the mow to avoid the rentals who can’t handle the 16% road grade on pow days
Sent from my iPhone using TGR ForumsI need to go to Utah.
Utah?
Yeah, Utah. It's wedged in between Wyoming and Nevada. You've seen pictures of it, right?
So after 15 years we finally made it to Utah.....
Thanks BCSAR and POWMOW Ski Patrol for rescues
8, 17, 13, 18, 16, 18, 20, 19, 16, 24, 32, 35
2021/2022 (13/15)
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09-19-2020, 02:06 PM #3066
Snowbird seems poised to cancel preferred parking and refund those who already got it. Jeez, parking is rarely an issue during the week except powder days and the preferred spaces are a tiny fraction of the total parking slots anyway. So why not just limit the preferred parking to just weekdays? I told them so on their feedback page. Am I missing something?
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09-20-2020, 03:37 PM #3067
It is almost as if Snowbird is asking you not to spend the day there if you are alone and not utilizing public transportation. Usually, when I ski Snowbird, I drive 40 mins and am by myself. I don't see myself driving to a bus stop.
“How does it feel to be the greatest guitarist in the world? I don’t know, go ask Rory Gallagher”. — Jimi Hendrix
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09-20-2020, 06:39 PM #3068Registered User
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Does anyone know if this language is new? Obviously for resorts to operate, they need people to boot up, warm up, eat, etc. in their cars.
From what I could tell from his email (pasted below), the parking restriction is the only way [technology-wise], they can make a capacity restriction. However, this is really the worst way to do it. They need less people, but all of those people to be able to park (and eat and chill) in their cars.
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09-20-2020, 06:52 PM #3069Registered User
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ALSO - given the parking restrictions, I def need to meet more people that are skiing up at LCC this year. I have a AWD '08 sienna with snow tires and all of 2 friends in the city (new to UT) so would be down to carpool with anyone from here skiing alta/snowbird.
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09-20-2020, 08:11 PM #3070
Just ordered tickets for the drive-in, should be a good time.
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09-20-2020, 08:55 PM #3071Registered User
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09-20-2020, 09:47 PM #3072
If Snowbird cancels and refunds my parking pass I certainly hope they’re doing the same with the black pass holders? But, I’m gonna bet giving back $329 is a lot easier than 17k.
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09-21-2020, 07:30 AM #3073Registered User
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Lol yea that's not happening. I had emailed some folks about access to the Base Camp program (7summits lite) and they had indicated that they are running it this year but there is a substantial wait list. Given that some of those families shell out 10s of thousands year after year, they will throw us to the dogs before pissing them off.
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09-21-2020, 08:45 AM #3074Registered User
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09-21-2020, 09:50 AM #3075
TGR tickets purchased.... Ill be the really hot chick in a blue dress and wedges looking devilish....
You took too much man, too much, too much
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