Tvan
Angel Diva
...about Multi-Mountain Passes, with quotes from a couple of divas!
Was good to meet you at Big Sky! You are definitely adventurous to drive solo from JH to Big Sky.I've actually been a diva for a few years
I've actually been a diva for a few years
The next time you plan an impromptu Mammoth adventure, we should bait her to join us.HI!! I sure hope I get to Ski with you, thanks for including me! (mecharles :-)
The logistics of that shot were pretty funny. We didn't plan the outfits' colors but they look great together, and Lynn did an awesome job.@teppaz did a great job on the article. We've been talking about the pass products for a while and how they impact groups like ours when we plan our annual gatherings.
It was quite the logistical process to get the NYT photographer (Lynn Donaldson) lined up just right to take the picture of us on the lift.
Man we had great snow that week. Elisabeth didn't want to leave all that snow.
Maybe YOU didn't plan the colors but we did.The logistics of that shot were pretty funny. We didn't plan the outfits' colors but they look great together, and Lynn did an awesome job.
The logistics of that shot were pretty funny. We didn't plan the outfits' colors but they look great together, and Lynn did an awesome job.
Just thinking about this again, I remember thinking that the guys wearing black needed to frame the color, so we put them on the ends.Maybe YOU didn't plan the colors but we did.
We do enough photo shoots for ski testing that we tend to strategize for visibility
I really think that Alterra is doing a much better job at creating a multi resort pass product that doesn't overwhelm than the Epic product, but only time will tell.Good article. After 50 years of skiing, I sprung for an Ikon pass, mainly as I'm planning to be at JH. It's controversial around here with some local Utahns, as BCC and LCC canyons are experiencing crowds beyond their capacity to manage them and what used to be a 15 minute drive up the canyon to Brighton can take 2 hours when some yoyo slides off.
I do worry that I will miss my Brighton-centric focus: my locker, seeing so many/friends/family whenever I ski. (sort of like "Cheers" where everone knows your name).
That said, I will use the pass at JH, Big Sky, and other local resorts.
I agree the traffic on BCC and LCC roads was hideous last season, and overall there's been a lot of grumbling from locals that passholders were creating crowd issues. But I've talked to quite a few resorts about this and they all say that they'd seen increased visits from locals (who often have, let's not forget, either season or multi-resort passes). The real issue was a banner year for snow, compounded by the increased popularity of apps like OpenSnow, which encourage powder frenzy. I'd bet that locals check OpenSnow and rush up the mountain in greater numbers when there's a chance for powder — but I don't see anybody putting up stickers complaining about OpenSnow! (I use it too, by the way.)Good article. After 50 years of skiing, I sprung for an Ikon pass, mainly as I'm planning to be at JH. It's controversial around here with some local Utahns, as BCC and LCC canyons are experiencing crowds beyond their capacity to manage them and what used to be a 15 minute drive up the canyon to Brighton can take 2 hours when some yoyo slides off.
I do worry that I will miss my Brighton-centric focus: my locker, seeing so many/friends/family whenever I ski. (sort of like "Cheers" where everone knows your name).
That said, I will use the pass at JH, Big Sky, and other local resorts.
Agree with this.I agree the traffic on BCC and LCC roads was hideous last season, and overall there's been a lot of grumbling from locals that passholders were creating crowd issues. But I've talked to quite a few resorts about this and they all say that they'd seen increased visits from locals (who often have, let's not forget, either season or multi-resort passes). The real issue was a banner year for snow, compounded by the increased popularity of apps like OpenSnow, which encourage powder frenzy. I'd bet that locals check OpenSnow and rush up the mountain in greater numbers when there's a chance for powder — but I don't see anybody putting up stickers complaining about OpenSnow! (I use it too, by the way.)
Several new developments have been built or are being built right now around Reno because its growing so incredibly fast, being 7 miles from the California border and 30 minutes from places like Squaw, Northstar, MT Rose...Don't forget the massive growth of western cities, plus the booming travel industry. SLC/Utah has been one of the fastest growing places in the US, yes? And people are traveling like crazy--so many places are over capacity. Combine that with a great snow year and passes that make skiing less expensive and encourage travel, and you are going to have crowded slopes.
As I ski Crystal this year, it will be hard to sort out if any increased crowds are due to IKON, or the bazillion new people that have moved here. It might be easier to blame Epic if I find Sun Valley more crowded in early January than usual as that is not a very populous or rapidly growing area.
It would be interesting to see visitor numbers/percent increase for resorts on multi passes, and those that aren't.
Hmmmm, that's great information.@SnowHot I'm not exactly sure what SF>Portland move you are talking about, but while Portland is growing it isn't growing all that fast compared to other cities, and doesn't have that big a share of the tech jobs (maybe you saw this recent article https://www.wsj.com/articles/five-c...f-growth-in-tech-jobs-study-finds-11575867660 that shows nearly all the tech jobs are going to Seattle, SF, San Jose, San Diego and Boston). Still, they are gaining new people so I'm sure that does affect their ski areas.