Gore Mountain Conditions

[raisingarizona]

lol I skied K yesterday and I tried to join a group of 3 on an open-air quad and was told in no uncertain terms that I was not welcomed to join the trio even though the lift line ops told me to join them. This pandemic is certainly useful to separate the assholes from everyone else!

I’m ok with that. Some people may have close family members with compromised immunities. Or, who knows? I don’t feel bothered if they are uncomfortable being around outsiders.

 

[raisingarizona]

You are not entitled to hold up the line and get your own chair. Imagine if you got on a plane and tried to take a whole row to yourself. You'd get kicked off.

Thats incredibly insensitive to others. If lines are that bad to the point you become this aggressive you probably are skiing at the wrong place.

 

[tirolski]

I Iove Gore's topography, four mountains... When you have multiple peaks, you're going to have traverses in between.

To be fully open, Gore has six traverses, depending on how you count....Think of how much snow making that requires.

Thought this anonymous response to yer blog was funny. It wasn’t me, it was before my time here.

Anonymous says:
July 11, 2011 at 6:43 pm
Whiteface has the greatest vertical in the east, but Gore has the most horizontal.

 

[snoloco]

I’m ok with that. Some people may have close family members with compromised immunities. Or, who knows? I don’t feel bothered if they are uncomfortable being around outsiders.

If you're uncomfortable riding an open air quad with other people, then don't ski on a holiday weekend. No one forced you to.

 

[raisingarizona]

If you're uncomfortable riding an open air quad with other people, then don't ski on a holiday weekend. No one forced you to.

Well, if a couple of open seats were bothering me that much I imagine the crowds must have been pretty intense. I wouldn’t ski somewhere like that or once I was having those feelings l would know it was time for me to go home.

I’m starting to understand some posts better on these forums though. I get that if you drive pretty far to ski or buy a day ticket it’s pretty easy to get chapped when things aren’t as good as you’d like. That sort of skiing is expensive and makes one feel obligated to get the most of their day. That’s why I’ve always lived somewhere with a home mountain. If things suck it’s really easy for me to bail, give zero F’s and go home. I get to also go up for say, the last three hours on a Sunday afternoon while the majority of the weekend Phoenix crowd is packing up their gear and driving home. This week, I’ll probably get up to the ski area an hour before it opens in order to be way ahead of traffic, we’ll ski for two, maybe three hours and leave before the afternoon traffic jam develops.

So I get it but…..I still stand by my comments though, if you’re feeling angry and pissed off while spending a day skiing you might want to rethink your whole program.

PS. The Christmas morning shift is a damn fine way to escape the crowds.

 

[snoloco]

Well, if a couple of open seats were bothering me that much I imagine the crowds must have been pretty intense. I wouldn’t ski somewhere like that or once I was having those feelings l would know it was time for me to go home.

So if you're boarding a plane and you throw your bag on the seat next to you to block it, is that something you're cool with? Same situation here. Not sure why you're siding with the assholes who rudely blocked a single rider from entering and then started arguing with the lifties about it.

Gore's website says this about lift capacity, and it's the same at Whiteface and Belleayre:
"Gondola and chairlifts will be loaded based on demand. Expect to ride with others. If you have concerns riding the gondola, please use open-air chairlifts."

This is what Killington's site says:
"Masks will not be required in lift lines or on lifts, and lifts will be loaded to full capacity with mixed groups."

This is what Stratton's site says:
"There are no capacity restrictions on our lifts or in our lift lines."

In all cases, it's pretty clear what the expectation is.

 

[raisingarizona]

So if you're boarding a plane and you throw your bag on the seat next to you to block it, is that something you're cool with? Same situation here. Not sure why you're siding with the assholes who rudely blocked a single rider from entering and then started arguing with the lifties about it.

Gore's website says this about lift capacity, and it's the same at Whiteface and Belleayre:
"Gondola and chairlifts will be loaded based on demand. Expect to ride with others. If you have concerns riding the gondola, please use open-air chairlifts."

This is what Killington's site says:
"Masks will not be required in lift lines or on lifts, and lifts will be loaded to full capacity with mixed groups."

This is what Stratton's site says:
"There are no capacity restrictions on our lifts or in our lift lines."

In all cases, it's pretty clear what the expectation is.

Ahh, I see your point but I wouldn’t let it bother me. If it really has that much impact on your ski day I’d suggest finding a different place to ski or skipping busy periods all together. There’s definitely a negative impact on people’s overall behavior when they are in overly crowded places and situations. Personally I don’t think humans are meant to live like that. I know I’m definitely not meant to be around it.

Snowbowl is loading chairs but if a group asks to be on their own the lifties respect that here. I don’t mind, barely anyone has been making those requests and as I’ve mentioned, if it’s the kind of busy where I don’t think it’s fun any longer I leave.

 

[Brownski]

Stoicism, Sno. Look it up. It will help

 

[Doghouse]

I try to look at the bright side of reduced lift loading which is less trail congestion - especially early season. What’s the impact on lift wait time - maybe 5-10 minutes , tops? Less crowded trails = a better skiing experience - IMO.

 

[Tjf1967]

So if you're boarding a plane and you throw your bag on the seat next to you to block it, is that something you're cool with? Same situation here. Not sure why you're siding with the assholes who rudely blocked a single rider from entering and then started arguing with the lifties about it.

Gore's website says this about lift capacity, and it's the same at Whiteface and Belleayre:
"Gondola and chairlifts will be loaded based on demand. Expect to ride with others. If you have concerns riding the gondola, please use open-air chairlifts."

This is what Killington's site says:
"Masks will not be required in lift lines or on lifts, and lifts will be loaded to full capacity with mixed groups."

This is what Stratton's site says:
"There are no capacity restrictions on our lifts or in our lift lines."

In all cases, it's pretty clear what the expectation is.

Planes have a finite number is seats. Lifts just keep spinning.
You're not wrong but it's not all about you.