Backlash Against Vail Resorts

[MakersTeleMark]

With all this Vail CEO talk, I gotta wonder how my relative that moved there in the early '80's is fairing with Vail. He seems to love the place and the culture of the place. I'm sure Nathan is feeling some of the pressure, but alas he's a rastaman and probably couldn't care less.

Anyone know my relative, Natron Smith at Vail?

I remember when he moved to Vail from Madison, Wisconsin and his Dad was really concerned with his "life" choices and smoking cannabis frequently.

Last time I saw him he was super haggard, injured, trying to sell art and highAF and drunk. That was probably 5 years ago and I can't imagine the pandemic treated him well. He's like a loud white washed up wannabe rasta.

https://www.vaildaily.com/news/nate-...ion-at-a-time/

“I’m a white guy doing Indian art, but it flows out of me like a river in the middle of the night. It’s like somebody’s there pushing my hand,” he said.

[mtnjam]

Last time I saw him he was super haggard, injured, trying to sell art and highAF and drunk. That was probably 5 years ago and I can't imagine the pandemic treated him well. He's like a loud white washed up wannabe rasta.

https://www.vaildaily.com/news/nate-...ion-at-a-time/

Yep, that's him. Last time I actually saw him in person was in Boston at our mutual cousins' wedding.

[Rideski]

If being an injured haggard artist was a crime I wouldn't still be among free living maggots.

[Shaaarrrp]

Driving thru CO in a few weeks and it's looking like I'm in for a day at Vail.

Is there any sort of discount out there for Vail so I can give them less of my $? Will be skiing on a Tuesday. TIA

[summit]

I think there is advanced purchase of find someone with a buddy pass or ski with a friend on their Epic? Those don't help much

[Elkhound Odin]

Discount for single day at Vail????!? Hahaha 🤣


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[m2711c]

You could take stand up like that on the road and make a fortune…





fact.

[Shaaarrrp]

I figured as much. Fwiw, I was able to get a day ticket to PCMR last year for around $140 day of. Peaks hotel sells some sort of ticket for charity but it makes sense Vail, CO aint playing that game.

[summit]

Ongoing, VR now wants the town to pay $1.2M in attorneys fees AND they are appealing the condemnation.

https://www.summitdaily.com/news/in-...attorney-fees/

[This End Up]

This is not as April Fool-zy as Unofficial thinks it is. Modern day Disney and VR would be a good match.


https://unofficialnetworks.com/2024/...-vail-resorts/

[Toadman]

This is not as April Fool-zy as Unofficial thinks it is. Modern day Disney and VR would be a good match.


https://unofficialnetworks.com/2024/...-vail-resorts/

It would be kind of cool to ride a roller coast up the hill instead of a chair lift.

[johnnyg82]

This is not as April Fool-zy as Unofficial thinks it is. Modern day Disney and VR would be a good match.


https://unofficialnetworks.com/2024/...-vail-resorts/

https://www.disneyfanatic.com/disney...ki-resort-lh1/

Apparently they planned to build a ski resort a long time ago.

[raisingarizona13]

https://www.disneyfanatic.com/disney...ki-resort-lh1/

Apparently they planned to build a ski resort a long time ago.

Walt financed Sugar Bowl Ski Areas development and helped Squaw secure it's Olympic bid in 1956.

I always thought the elevator lift to get into the tram at Squaw felt like a theatrical Disney ride experience. I wouldn't be surprised if Walt had something to do with that too.

https://www.sfgate.com/disneyland/ar...e-16372725.php

[fomofo]

Looks like the gloves are coming off.

Councilmember Tamara Wallace said, “I was willing to take a soft approach on the parking agreement in order to be a good partner on the annexation, but that was obviously not an approach that was amenable to Heavenly or Vail.”

She went on to propose canceling the parking agreement, enacting permit parking in the Heavenly neighborhood, and putting up parking barriers on Ski Run Boulevard during ski season, “Until they come back to the table with a letter of support for annexing, at this point, the whole mountain.”

https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/ne...ail-a-message/

[fomofo]

The global ski resort behemoth is cutting 14 percent of its corporate staff after a tough year. But will its new business strategy affect your ski experience?
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Despite the cost cutting and revenue woes, Vail Resorts continues to eye expansion and acquisition.

https://www.skimag.com/news/vail-resorts-layoffs

[TBS]

^^^Hopefully all of this means they won’t be interested in buying Mt Bachelor from Powdr. That would be going from one ring of hell to the next one