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I guess I should clarify. I'm not certain what Vail's internal systems are, but we chatted with Bobby Murphy (G.M. at Stowe) and he said that he is responsible for the bottom line at Stowe, including any capital expenditures. In other words, any new lifts, snowmaking improvements, etc. hit his...

I couldn't agree more, but as I indicated, Alterra and Vail seem to be doing it right when it comes to wages and recruiting of their seasonal staff. Quite honestly, to see five lifties at the bottom of a fixed grip chair day after day made us wonder how they are doing it. Based upon the...

Greek Peak needs to pay a livable wage. We have been all over the place skiing this winter and the Ikon and Epic resorts are having no visible staffing issues. Even some of the tiny ski areas we've been to have 4-5 people working the lifts/lift lines. The $20 an hour to start seems to be...

I wonder if they feel the same about their neighbor. :)

I assume you are referring to Gene? That's great that they finally gave him a lifetime pass. He's the nicest guy.

Are you going to start that nonsense again?

We decided to pass on Greek Peak this year, but just decided to hop on the blog to see what is occurring. I'm pretty impressed with the improvements they made this year. They undertook quite a few projects. Hopefully, the new upgrades to their snowmaking is proving productive during this...

I have no idea if $2.9M is a fair price or not, but I wonder how much equipment is remaining, as I know that Greek Peak took some of the snow-making equipment and vehicles from Togg. I'm guessing that Peter did the same for Lab and Song. It looks like Togg is assessed for $926,600, so I hope...

Did you previously have an Epic pass and did not renew?

So do we think they are going to still cut another trail between 4 & 5, as Electra will require some work to bring it back to life?

Is this the new beginner trail between chairs 4 and 5 they announced? It was an intermediate trail when it used to be a marked trail.

Stu's spreadsheet certainly helps, but it's just odd that each ski area has its own blackout nuances. There is little consistency. For example, it looks like Cannon is the only Indy that blackouts the weekends. Then there are those that blackout X-mas, while yet others blackout all three major...

With numerous blackout dates depending upon the ski area, and now the allied resorts, the Indy Pass is getting a bit too confusing. It's as if they want to grow their product, but will allow just about any stipulation a participating ski area wants.

Thank you for posting the video. We just spent fifty minutes of Mother's Day watching it. It was fascinating.

I saw this article last month: https://denver.cbslocal.com/2022/03/09/vail-police-fraud-ski-passes/

Nice sleuth work! So it will begin at the top of chair 5, which means that you will have to ski all of upper Mars to access it.

I too am wondering where exactly it will be cut. My guess is that it will be accessed via Upper Mars after Electra (the powerline) and then somehow wrap back into Poseidon or cross Poseidon. I hope it is getting snowmaking. It might also begin at the top of chair five and run below Poseidon...

Campgottagopee, did you make it out on the snowmobile today? It looked like a nice day to play outside.

HaHa!

Three trails will get new snowmaking lines – Hercules, Zephyr and Lower Pollux. A brand-new family-style ski trail will go in between Chairs 4 and 5 for next ski season. The trail, nearly 2,000 feet long with 300 feet of vertical, will feature high berm turns with rollers and beginner glades on...