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A few minutes in I knew this guy was divorced.

Looks like it's over, for now. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/ski-patrollers-reach-deal-to-end-strike-at-utahs-park-city-mountain-resort/

Loveland.

I meant with these poor folks who scheduled a trip and just want to ski. Some can afford the window.

Deer Valley and Snowbasin must be crowded.

Uh, corporate lacky spokesperson for Oligarchs had a bad trip to Park City with his family. He had no clue this was happening. Boy, is this bad PR. The CNBC audience is your classic Vail Inc customer. https://www.powder.com/news/cnbc-angry-vail-resorts-park-city-strike

Looks like a cool series of articles, of which this is number one. https://mountaintimes.info/2025/01/02/killington-and-okemo-are-ahead-of-the-pack/

https://snowbrains.com/vail-resorts-faces-backlash-from-ski-patrol-unions-over-patrol-support-team/

https://snowbrains.com/vail-resorts-faces-backlash-from-ski-patrol-unions-over-patrol-support-team/

I don't know about that. Something tells me the CEO and all the other top executives of Vail Inc are doing just peachy these days. Betcha they live in really nice houses. And they decided to get into a "recreational field".

You try standing on a corner surrounded by snow covered ground everywhere with the sun shining and no shades.

https://snowbrains.com/park-city-mountain-resort-ut-not-selling-lift-tickets-today-as-patrol-strike-appears-to-impact-operations/

That one day pass is close to a week at some Euro mega resorts. And the food is better.

https://denvergazette.com/news/colorado-ski-resort-prices-lift-tickets-300-plus/article_74a73590-c3af-11ef-986f-abd5409e0cb4.html

https://townlift.com/2024/12/park-city-mountain-operates-at-17-capacity-during-patrollers-strike/

Wow. Are they operating normally on Xmas week?

This is pretty important, actually. Reduce you basic expenses. Lose that desire for nice new cars or trucks. Scour the Internet for gear, it's out there. Airbnb is you friend, but only long term, month plus. Get rid of that big house with the big bills.

It's almost directly related to the lack of friends thing. Tell me how else to meet people?

The last point is important. In retirement, you have a lot more time to work out and get into great shape. And that sitting all day in a cube side effects are gone. My old accountant was a triathalon guy, and, at age 58 or so, would complain about the 70ish competitors kicking his butt. They had...

Can't say anything has "surprised" me after ten years. Maybe the worrying drop in savings, but, that's on me, and it afforded me a lot of travel, including multi month trips out west skiing and month long trips to Italy. I did it all as cheap as I could, but, well, you know. Just remember, your...