Poll: Parking at Ski Areas

[raisingarizona]

Colorado towns and resorts figured out how to do that quite a while ago. Steamboat, Aspen, Telluride, and the bus options in Summit County are the best examples.

SLC and UTA are a mess these days.

As I understand it, the town of Stowe and the former owners before Vail Resorts didn't exactly work together on public transit planning.

Each region has different histories when it comes to ski resorts and the ski industry in general.

I-70 is a disaster.

 

[Benny Profane]

Yeah, when I lived in Summit, I'd drive to somewhere on Main St. In Frisco and hop on a Copper bus, which dropped you off a walk to two different lifts. Free. Abasin needs more of that.

 

[Benny Profane]

I-70 is a disaster.

She's talking local. I70 busses won't work because they'll be stuck in the same jam. They need Star trek transporters to fix that.

 

[D.B. Cooper]

The least likely to happen is limiting ticket sales, this due to the varying demand. You wouldn't have such price volatility unless it was for a specific period, e.g. Christmas week.
Public transit is also highly unlikely due to the capital cost, unless it's funded elsewhere but managed by the resort.
Limiting ticket sales could work, but it has an air of exclusivity that only a few places could pull off.
Any options analysis should include status quo, no matter how undesirable. I think it could be a community problem, of which the resort would be a major stakeholder in mitigating.

 

[Benny Profane]

The 50's car culture shaped the way we travel in the country. We f-d up.

Imagine driving up a lot of access roads in a 57 BelAir.

 

[raisingarizona]

Imagine driving up a lot of access roads in a 57 BelAir.

Steel is real

 

[Drz1050]

Trains would be awesome, but that's a FAR way away from any reality in the foreseeable future for this country.

Would take a massive infrastructure investment and eminent domain use, the type we haven't seen anything remotely close to since I-95 was built.

Reality? Agree with showing up early, other than that: Incentives for carpooling, and more lots with shuttles, but not paved ones.

 

[Campgottagopee]

I always park in the loading zone

 

[Harvey]

I always park in the loading zone

Trax?

 

[JTG]

I voted for all of the options. There is no one size fits all answer. Some mountains have restraints that others don’t.

I don’t like paid parking unless I CHOOSE it for the convenience. I don’t think I’ve been anywhere where it couldn’t be avoided.

Agree, the best solution is to show up early….assuming there isn’t some kind of reservation system in place.

Reservation systems combined with limited ticket sales has merit, guaranteeing parking and keeping crowds in check.