Unfortunately, as a local, resident and season pass holder at a major - very major - ski resort which shall remain nameless, the IKON Pass seems also to allow holders to:
-Ignore the niceties of local etiquette, not alternating in line or filling chairs but allowing them to go up half empty on busy days, skiing across others’ skis, (& not just in line!), & colliding with or knocking fellow skiers down without stopping
-Throw trash onto the slopes from the lift rather than in the receptacles at lift stations, or
litter anywhere & everywhere.
-Tip stingily because, “Do you know how expensive it is here?”
(Trust me, they DO. They live here & have to eat & pay rent.)
- Not returning, or responding to, a friendly greeting, a smile, “Where are
you from?”, or even, “Have a Great Day”!
Perhaps it’s because it’s relatively cheap, or maybe because IKON skiers feel no loyalty, affection or responsibility to the multiple resorts they visit on their IKON passes. But whatever the cause, these visitors are a very different animal with very different habits than we have EVER experienced before! It is extremely difficult the extend the warm (state) welcome for which we’re famous to folks who extend no common courtesy in return.
Clearly this does not pertain to every pass holder, but enough qualify to have made this a somewhat unpleasant season despite stellar conditions.