It's too crowded, no one goes there anymore

[123ski]

As part of the "elite" ,any pass pricing that makes skiing unaffordable for more people or gives people special access like special lift lines, early access, or the privilege of skiing powder if they're willing to pay is offensive and un American. T

It actually sounds very American, if anything it sound “un-socialist”



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[Conundrum]

Multi resort passes are too cheap. Relative to inflation skiing is 33% of the price it was in 1999 if you buy a multi resort pass today.

Depends on how much and where you ski.

This thread is amazing. Sweat, dollars, pow, time, access...lot of different currencies people are mingling.

[baron]

Skiing has become the cool adventure sport rad thing to do for all of the college graduates who re-locate to SLC and Denver. How can you show your loved ones back home how your life is awesome?

Go skiing 5 days a year and get some nasty ill sick Instagram stories. The people who all ski 5-10 days per year almost always go at the same time.

Guess what, it was 70F in Denver last week, everyone stayed in the Front Range. Now it's a super gnar sick storm weekend and everyone MUST go skiing!

Yuppies Paying up, too , is killing some aspects of Skiing. LCC is so packed, I passed on a pass this season, .. they added more busses (supposedly) but there are still FAR To Few parking spots at the Bus stops. lol.. So day tickets are up to 115$ + at places I used to pay 56$ only 15 years ago>>> I sure don't make 55%-100% more income in that time.

F'kn Yuppies pay up for everything...and have no concept on smart shopping tactics .

[SB]

Skied yesterday at A resort on the ikon pass, no real lift lines to speak of.

[old goat]

It actually sounds very American, if anything it sound “un-socialist”



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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Pow."

[skifishbum]

Why not ski over to check them out?

because old dirtbag ski bums just ski
and millennial dumbfucks use e-devices to prevent fomo
and theoretically enhance their sad lives

[Benny Profane]

Skied yesterday at A resort on the ikon pass, no real lift lines to speak of.

Blackouts this weekend. Maybe not yesterday, but discourages travel.

[123ski]

Blackouts this weekend. Maybe not yesterday, but discourages travel.

Blackout at Snowbird today was great


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[123ski]

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Pow."

If you actually believe the framers of the constitution meant that there would be no social stratification in America then you are truly delusional


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[TBS]

^^^Methinks your sarcasm meter needs calibration

[123ski]

^^^Methinks your sarcasm meter needs calibration

Sarcasm has no place on the internet


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[old goat]

^^^Methinks your sarcasm meter needs calibration

Sarcasm is outlawed in the state constitution of Utah.

[Mr_Lahey]

Tram line this afternoon at the bird.

Pretty sad these days when the busiest ski weekends of the year are now the quietest weekends thanks to ikonic blackouts.


#fucktheikonpass
#LCCikonfree

[123ski]

Tram line this afternoon at the bird.

Pretty sad these days when the busiest ski weekends of the year are now the quietest weekends thanks to ikonic blackouts.


#fucktheikonpass
#LCCikonfree

This is why we need more blackouts! Today was great


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[ChaseBrooklyn]

Delete.

[ChaseBrooklyn]

Tram line this afternoon at the bird.

Pretty sad these days when the busiest ski weekends of the year are now the quietest weekends thanks to ikonic blackouts.


#fucktheikonpass
#LCCikonfree

That photo was taken at 3:25pm.

[ill-advised strategy]

Blackout at Snowbird today was great


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From the little you remember of it?

[jables]

Got first chair on Pali at A-basin yesterday (Saturday) on accident. Skied from my free parking spot in the early riser lot to Pali around 8:10 because I didn't have any more coffee to drink. Loaded first just before 8:30. It was a bluebird day. Sure, not a "powder day" but last Saturday (day of massive Vail lines that made the news) we showed up at 8:15 and almost didn't get a parking spot anywhere, and skipped a massive pali line because of the 100 year snow storm Summit got. (MORE THAN FOUR FEET IN FOR DAYS, OH MY GAWD WHERE ARE MY POW-SKIS!) That's the only "crowd" we've seen in 5 weeks at A-Basin, and there is plenty of great terrain and skiing there, especially for summit county :

Skiing is supposed to be fun and the price of entry to skiing is absurd, truly absurd if you're trying to get kids/family on skis. If you're funding your own skiing pursuits then STFU as you're able to enjoy cheap passes, amazing skis/bind/gear and cheap outerwear because so many "fucking yuppies form the big cities love to take pictures of themselves skiing". I'd also venture to say that a good number of mags got hooked skiing because our parents dropped a few weeks pay to take us skiing one week or the year and/or committed lots of time and money to going skiing as a family locally. Be glad that more people are getting exposed to skiing and the gear and the sport will advance faster because of it.

Don't forget, you can always go tele and then everyone will know you're a purist and we're all just posers getting in your way...free your heel and the rest will follow.

[brutah]

This is why we need more blackouts! Today was great

I'm sure the 3" of snow they received over the last week had nothing to do with it.....

[Buster Highmen]

It actually sounds very American, if anything it sound “un-socialist”

Didn't the Declaration of Independence say something about certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, not affordable opportunity?

As far as blackouts go, I think those that promote them should be the first to experience them.

[Jong Lafitte]

That's another fascinating business model. Well, not really business, non profit. Very well run, favoring locals at reasonable prices.

You pay 22 dollars and you CANT EVEN SKI THE WHOLE FUCKING MOUNTAIN?!?!? they should be ASHAMED!! ASHAMED!!!

Tell them to ‘watch what they’re selling!!’


https://youtu.be/sH-2f4n92Qw

[skifishbum]

The reason you need a beacon to ride that lift is if the shit hits the fan
they want to not have to ski over your dead body the rest of the season
or chopper in back hoes to do a excavation in multiple feat of debris searching for bodies

[Bunion 2020]

As far as blackouts go, I think those that promote them should be the first to experience them.

If I wanted to I could buy a lower level pass that includes blackouts. I choose not to do that.

How about raising the price of an IKON pass to the same price $ 1550.00 and then lets see it the problems with overcrowding on big days continues?

You pay 22 dollars and you CANT EVEN SKI THE WHOLE FUCKING MOUNTAIN?!?!? they should be ASHAMED!! ASHAMED!!!

Tell them to ‘watch what they’re selling!!’


https://youtu.be/sH-2f4n92Qw

That guy was a douche.

BB does participate in certain pass aggregation programs, for example, a Loveland Season Pass gets you 3 days free at BB.

[ill-advised strategy]

The reason you need a beacon to ride that lift is if the shit hits the fan
they want to not have to ski over your dead body the rest of the season
or chopper in back hoes to do a excavation in multiple feat of debris searching for bodies

When I win the lotto, we gonna be chopperin’ hoes all over this joint.

[dump]

Visited the Alf Engen Ski Museum yesterday at the Olympic Training Center in Park City. A good thing to do on an off day. Anyhoo, the "Father of Utah Skiing" Joe Quinney strived to ensure skiing "was not a rich man's sport." And Alf Engen always liked to remind people in the lift line that "We are the luckiest people in the world."

Just some thoughts to keep in mind. Go out and have some fun. If you can't find it at the resorts, then learn to backcountry or do something else that puts a smile on your face.

Bonus photo of Alan Engen (Alf's son) slaying the Alta pow