Vail Resorts RESERVED SKIING! It's gonna be EPIC!

[cravenmorhead]

PSA for 4&Under free passes
we didn't find anything in FAQs or other online info about how to secure $0 pass for little guy. And didn't want to show up day of (if get any reservations) and get screwed. Had to call and get it sorted manually. Were in a waiting room yesterday with 400 of our closest friends and didn't get in. Chat wasn't working and actually disappeared from web for a while. Finally reached someone on chat this morning ~7:00 Pacific who helped us out...but not before they tried to have us call back in to waiting room. Good luck.

oh and need to 'purchase' before 5th birthday which for us is soon.

Yeah, I had good luck with the chat function, but that was a month ago.

[summit]

Maybe Vail should have submitted their plan weeks ahead of opening instead of days ahead.... they've had half a year to work on it.

[Jah Praise]

I'm #969 in line for the Live Chat. Phone number just says use live chat and hangs up. What a mess.

[goldenboy]

I wasn't that worried about this whole reservation thing in Crested Butte, but if Vail can't open the Summit resorts because the cases are so bad there right now, but can open CB, it'll be a madhouse.

[MakersTeleMark]

987654

“We believe that there is more COVID-19 circulating in Colorado right now than there has been since the beginning of the pandemic,” said Dr. Rachel Herlihy, with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Herlihy said modeling estimates than one out of every 100 people in Colorado are contagious with coronavirus right now.

[SKIP IN7RO]

I wasn't that worried about this whole reservation thing in Crested Butte, but if Vail can't open the Summit resorts because the cases are so bad there right now, but can open CB, it'll be a madhouse.

Bitch about 285 thread coming soon. That would be rough from a skiing aspect, but the businesses would love it.

[Micol]

[SKIP IN7RO]

Ted Cameron is a great troll.

[Hacksaw]

[duffski]

joined the queue a couple minutes before 7:00am so that obviously opened earlier than they said it would and now I am 97,662 in the waiting room line. whatever fail.

[gregL]

joined the queue a couple minutes before 7:00am so that obviously opened earlier than they said it would and now I am 97,662 in the waiting room line. whatever fail.

Joined half an hour before opening, though they said the waiting room occupants would be assigned spots in the queue randomly. Clicked the link at 7:00 and found there were 20,122 people ahead of me, wait time "over an hour."

[South tahoe skier]

63,000 or so ahead of me when I got assigned.

My prediction: increased demand with decreased uphill capacity=20/21 season being a cluster.

If history has taught me anything it’s that snow brings out the crowds. A low snow season might not be so bad...

[optics]

This was pretty smooth for me - jumped on at 6:45 pacific, was like 4000th in line. Clicked over at 7:15 into the res page, got the days I wanted, no fuss and no glitches.

[Benny Profane]

So, what days are you guys reserving? Going for weeks, or weekends? And what mechanism is in place to prevent ghost reservations, or skiers just gobbling up days right now and not using them?

[gregL]

Got through in 42 minutes and booked our week in Whistler for March. Now we just need to get over the border.

[schindlerpiste]

That was easy. Did it while walking my dog. Consecutive Wednesdays beginning 12/16. Christmas Day

[cravenmorhead]

Pleasantly surprised. Went smooth when it was my turn, and I was able to book my 7 days.

As for strategy, I'm spending my 7 on time where I know family will be in town on high-volume times (Christmas, spring break).

Regarding "mechanisims," they've said they encourage you to cancel dates you can't use, and they'll suspend passes for "abuse," whatever that means. I expect if you blow off a reserved day or two it isn't a big deal, but with only the ability to reserve 7 days well in advance, there isn't much space for abuse.

Much more space for the rolling week-of days to be abused, and people snapping up everything they can. I expect that could get you banned if you're not utilizing the days.

[duffski]

well after an hour i am now 68,028 in line. processing 30k an hour so won't get in for over 2 more hours. maybe i should start over anyone know what the queue is if i join now?

[gimpy]

fuck if i know what days im gonna want to ride lifts at this point in the season

[schindlerpiste]

Whatever. I think that except for holidays, it's all hype. I expect to make a reservation the night before on most of my Epic days.
The reservation system is just an attempt by Vail to keep current in peoples' minds.

[cravenmorhead]

well after an hour i am now 68,028 in line. processing 30k an hour so won't get in for over 2 more hours. maybe i should start over anyone know what the queue is if i join now?

>100,000

[Benny Profane]

fuck if i know what days im gonna want to ride lifts at this point in the season

Yeah, right?

[efbride]

I got in through the 100,000. Now waiting on 2500 cause pass account messed up. All I wanna do is book my Sunday bump for peak resorts Vail empire. Can’t wait for the line as we wait to get our 200 feet of vert. Parking lot tail gate parties are gonna be epic.

[Blackbeard]

I logged in 5 min before the 7am MST start and was 62K in line. Was able to book a week at Vail in mid-February no issue.


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[t.odd]

130000ish now......fuck you vail