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  1. #1276
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    ^^^ All very true.

    Except for the crowding. It is night and day over last season.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alect47 View Post
    I may be wrong about some of these and I haven't skied most of them but:
    Mt. Rose
    Sugarbowl
    Silver Mt.
    Schweitzer
    Monarch
    Bachelor
    Baker
    Powmow
    White Pass
    Mt Hood Meadows
    Mission Ridge
    Pajarito (questionable snow)
    Whitefish
    Isn’t Pajarito on the same pass as AZ snowbowl, Purgatory, and Sipapu ( they’re all owned by the same guy). Also isn’t that place tiny?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Shred Baron View Post
    Isn’t Pajarito on the same pass as AZ snowbowl, Purgatory, and Sipapu ( they’re all owned by the same guy). Also isn’t that place tiny?


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    I think it is and yeah its not very big, 700 acres 1400 vertical, but I had a fun day there earlier this year so I figured it was worth a mention. Although I did also ski there after a pretty anomalous storm (30") so my judgement might be skewed

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    A lot of people complaining on the hill and and online, but I wonder how much the powers that be hear it. Probably not all that much.

    Back in early December I rode the lift with the new Alta GM and he probably used the phrase “skier experience” 10 times when I asked him about Grizzly Gulch. I’d love to ride with him again and pass on my opinion of Ikon.

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    andriah@alta.com

    Good a place to start as any.

    I just sent an e-mail to the Big Sky GM as well as a link to this thread.

    See if he responds but I will not post his response here as a quote.

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    Funny how the Utards on this thread are complaining about how LCC is overrun. Solitude has gone from a small manageable hill to a total shitshow in one season, and everyone knows it's because of Ikon.

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    How is funny we are complaining of crowds where we ski, isn't that what you are doing?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Not bunion View Post
    andriah@alta.com

    Good a place to start as any.

    I just sent an e-mail to the Big Sky GM as well as a link to this thread.

    See if he responds but I will not post his response here as a quote.
    Thanks for that email link. I just sent an email. I'm fully expecting a canned response from a PR guy. Prove me wrong Alta.
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    Ikon Pass

    Quote Originally Posted by BobMc View Post
    How is funny we are complaining of crowds where we ski, isn't that what you are doing?
    Nah, just saying Solitude is way worse than Alta or the Bird this year in terms of overcrowding, is all.

    And we miss ya Bob.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alect47 View Post
    I may be wrong about some of these and I haven't skied most of them but:
    Mt. Rose
    Sugarbowl
    Silver Mt.
    Schweitzer
    Monarch
    Bachelor
    Baker
    Powmow
    White Pass
    Mt Hood Meadows
    Mission Ridge
    Pajarito (questionable snow)
    Whitefish
    Isn't PowMow owned by a bunch of douchey tech bros? I think I'd take Vail over that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Not bunion View Post
    andriah@alta.com

    Good a place to start as any.

    I just sent an e-mail to the Big Sky GM as well as a link to this thread.

    See if he responds but I will not post his response here as a quote.
    I dunno, I think you just need to put an anti-Ikon sticker on yer skis, it would change everything by next season.

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    My question is are all these Ikon pass holders "new skiers" in the sense that Ikon is turning more people onto skiing, or are they simply regular skiers who are taken advantage of not being locked into a home mountain anymore?

    Yeah, the increased crowds are undeniable, and becoming unbearable what with car traffic, parking, lift lines, tracked out trails, etc... by the time I've made it to my first lift, I'm fucking stressed man. I've never seen it so crowded, nor have I heard so many others lamenting the same. Where were all these people skiing before?

    I'm an Ikon pass holder, and clearly part of the crowd/problem. It's enabled me to affordably chase powder instead of being stuck on one mountain. In this respect, I think Ikon benefits everyone, but at the expense of everyone. The blessing and the cruse.

    As someone alluded to previously in this thread, with crowds being what they are now, powder days are quickly becoming powder hours... just like Squaw Valley two days ago. Ouch!

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    After reading the article in another thread (link below) about Vail Resorts' stock price taking its biggest hit ever last week, it's pretty clear to what the passes are all about: it's a war between Alta Terra and Vail for the season pass. If single day passes are too expensive, and only make up a small percentage (10-12%) of the revenue, the real game is in the season passes of which Vail sold 950,000!

    Most people will only buy one season pass and I suspect the average person would opt for the pass with the most options spread out across the country... basically hedging their bet against all the weather variables.

    Also in the article, the Vail executive mentioned in their shareholder meeting that even though this year got off to a great start weather-wise, it didn't matter because people were playing it safe, staying home, and not taking advantage of the early snowfall. So they play it safe and all pack in for January-February so they don't get burned.

    Hedging bets geographically, and starting late for optimal weather, basically describes myself and everyone I know who bought the Ikon pass. At least the big resorts understand the forces driving our decisions.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Not bunion View Post
    That makes so much fucking money it is unbelievable. Well run, pretty happy employees many of which have been there forever.



    Seems to be a very well run foundation that could be a model for some pipe dreams I have heard about many a time in this forum.

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    Some of you people have to set the alarm an hour or two earlier if crowds are your problem.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tri-Ungulate View Post
    Nah, just saying Solitude is way worse than Alta or the Bird this year in terms of overcrowding, is all.

    And we miss ya Bob.
    I’ve thought about coming back but now it’s overrun!

    Tried to go there last Wednesday and arrived at a completely road parked resort, had to pay cash and go to Brighton. (Where we barely got a spot.)

    Went there Monday and it was actually fairly quiet. Small lines at terrain openings and walk on everywhere else.

    We waited in a 25 minute lift line at Zoomer last weekend. Tram ops said they were running a 10 boat wait on MLK weekend. This weekend oughta be interesting.

    I still have one day of my Wasatch benefits left, I’ll be there LDS for sure.

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    Or stay home and.. wasn't it...clean the fridge?
    Last edited by PNWbrit; 02-13-2019 at 06:54 PM. Reason: [QUOTE=Benny Profane;5593180]Some of you people have to set the alarm an hour or two earlier if crowds are your problem.[/QUOTE]
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    loveland pass = $400 US

    https://skiloveland.com/tickets-passes/season-passes/
    Membership to Powder Alliance (20+ resorts alone)
    PLUS:
    3 Free Days at Purgatory
    3 Free Days at Monarch Mountain
    3 Free Days at Powderhorn Mountain Resort
    3 Free Days at Powder Mountain
    3 Free Days at Grand Targhee Resort with lodging (See Details Below)
    3 Free Days at Whitefish Mountain Resort
    3 Free Days at Snow King Resort
    3 Free Days at Red Lodge Mountain (New for 2018/19)
    3 Free Days at Homewood Mountain Resort (New for 2018/19)
    3 Free Days at Ski Cooper (New for 2018/19)
    3 Free Days at Sunlight Mountain Resort (New for 2018/19)
    3 Free Days at Brundage Mountain (New for 2018/19)
    3 Free Days at each (Sipapu, Pajarito Mountain, Ski Hesperus and Arizona Snowbowl)


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    Quote Originally Posted by Benny Profane View Post
    Some of you people have to set the alarm an hour or two earlier if crowds are your problem.
    That would be an excellent solution if I were the only one to do that. But now that most of the bay area has caught on, gonna have to start showing up in the dark.
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    Maybe if they just started running lifts 24-7 they could spread people out better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mntlion View Post
    loveland pass = $400 US

    https://skiloveland.com/tickets-passes/season-passes/
    Membership to Powder Alliance (20+ resorts alone)
    PLUS:
    3 Free Days at Purgatory
    3 Free Days at Monarch Mountain
    3 Free Days at Powderhorn Mountain Resort
    3 Free Days at Powder Mountain
    3 Free Days at Grand Targhee Resort with lodging (See Details Below)
    3 Free Days at Whitefish Mountain Resort
    3 Free Days at Snow King Resort
    3 Free Days at Red Lodge Mountain (New for 2018/19)
    3 Free Days at Homewood Mountain Resort (New for 2018/19)
    3 Free Days at Ski Cooper (New for 2018/19)
    3 Free Days at Sunlight Mountain Resort (New for 2018/19)
    3 Free Days at Brundage Mountain (New for 2018/19)
    3 Free Days at each (Sipapu, Pajarito Mountain, Ski Hesperus and Arizona Snowbowl)
    sshhhhhhh

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    Quote Originally Posted by AdironRider View Post
    Isn't PowMow owned by a bunch of douchey tech bros? I think I'd take Vail over that.
    Might be, I'm not sure. But its still a lot of fun

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    Quote Originally Posted by shredgnar View Post
    Maybe if they just started running lifts 24-7 they could spread people out better.
    I saw that at Perfect North in Indiana back in the 90’s.

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    Part of the problem is that there are no more “secrets”... for the most part. The internet has made everybody a powder chaser and information that used to be hard to find is now being monetized.

    Also... fat skis and Vail
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    Oh... and instagram
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