Melissa

No, thankfully for me! I have no idea how to ski moguls, but I plan to learn next season.

Okay, this is pretty hilarious. I was def. laughing silently to myself as I read this. Good work.

I have to say, I was impressed by the slush plunge. Honestly, I don't know how some of those kids hone their technique, but they were great! BTW, Project Get Skinny will be kicking into high gear so I can win the bikini race next year. Closing day was fun, and I wish I could have spent more time skiing this weekend. Oh, for the record, I did ski White Lightning TWICE! I would have skiied it more, but one of the friends who I was with couldn't go down it, and I didn't want her to be stuck doing Cannonball by herself for too long. I did not fall. The first time that I went down, I just went down slowly and kind of traversed back and forth, stopping occasionally. It was steep, but not hard. The second time that I went down, I started off traversing, but toward the end of the run, I skiied down like a "normal person."

So, who is going to this? My friend Sarah is sick and probably won't attend, and now I'm not sure if I want to go by myself.

My friend was Duffman for Halloween. Amazing costume. I'll try to find a picture, to add some flair to this thread (though it's basically off-topic).

Do you seriously think the lift attendants would notice? I don't usually advocate this sort of thing, but seriously, just wear the pass. Wouldn't Sno in theory want a bunch of people to show up to attend the festivities?

http://www.snomtn.com/ticketpricing/ If you come, don't forget to rock the college i.d.

Not gonna lie, when I first saw this post, I thought Taco Bell had added something new to the menu.

Sorry kids, I'd love to attend but I'll be skiing at Sno. If Camelback is still open next weekend though (which it is supposed to be), I'd probably be up for it! Have fun! Hug some orange fence for me.

OMG, I get sooooo much email from Stratton, and I never even won the free ticket! Yeah, an inside weekly email (or timely email) to the passholders would be awesome. I'd love to know what activities are going on, what the weekly specials will be in the Sno Grille, any special happy hourish type of things they are going on, giveaways, etc. That information is not available on Sno's website. It would be great for there to be general email announcements to people who subscribe and buy lift tickets--like for family night, those Wednesday discounts, etc. I can't help but think that if Sno had done a little bit of mass promotion, we'd have more skiers, and then we'd be open into April too.

I don't disagree with any of this, and I do think it's a good idea to hold off on some promotion until you can deliver. BUT, I get frustrated that Sno doesn't hype some of the great resources/events that they have. For example, this week was the first time that I, as a passholder, had received an email about the events going on at the mountain. I wish they would do more to communicate with their customers other than just posting stuff on their webpage--I know a lot of the time I have missed announcements because I navigate right to the conditions page, and not the home page. I'm pretty sure that having an email list is not expensive.

yeah, this is great news! I will def. go next weekend. Maybe Camelback surprise us and blow a little more snow....

Ah, I just got an email from Sno Mountain about the events going on this weekend (which, btw, was great--I'd love to get regular emails about stuff going on at the mountain, etc.). It also says that they close at 5pm on Sunday for the season. I'm hoping that they'll rethink their decision in some way, because they have a ton of snow. And I'd love to see people be able to use the 22 ft half pipe a bit more!

Great pics! I love how everyone's outfits really pop compared with the scenery in the background! BTW, pic #5 is my favorite.

It would be super if everyone could stop arguing. It's not like anyone is going to "win" this discussion. From what I can glean, we've only established that (1) some people like house shares, and some people do not; (2) some people rent their vacation homes, and some people do not; and (3) some people will room with strangers, and some people will not. What can we conclude from these? People have different preferences. The rest of this appears to be one upmanship, "you're wrong," "I've got something to prove," and bragging. To me, these kind of posts detract from some of the great posts on here. Additionally, I find these posts polarizing and unwelcoming. It would be nice if we could all practice some self-restraint instead of arguing til blue in the face. My two cents.

You can't beat a free ticket. I can objectively tell you that the conditions at Sno are a lot better than Camelback.

$10 on Sundays after noon for passholders... If I'm bored at work tomorrow (which occurs frequently), maybe I'll call them and try to talk to someone to see if there is anything else going on, like discounted or comp tickets for the weekend.

Well, I know that passholders elsewhere get a discounted ticket on Sundays. Let me look on the website and see what they might have...

Per the website: There

I wasn't trying to be a hater in my TR from yesterday, I was just giving my objective opinion of the mountain compared to what I know/have experienced.

I completely agree with you. I have NO marketing experience, but I do know how to throw and promote events. It isn't that tricky. New website that is updated with specials, conditions, and pictures. E-mail list with promo events and stuff like $5 off coupons. LOTS of advertising, especially in this area. Whenever I talk to people who live here, they tell me that they ski at Elk... um, great, but these people should be skiing at Sno (or rather, management should be trying to attract these people). Constant press releases, and media coverage... I don't remember reading anything in the paper about the Revolution Tour--was this promoted? Comp tickets to ski clubs and area people. There is even smaller-scale stuff that they could do. For example, people on here are forever posting their video edits of park stuff that they do... Sno could dedicate a team of people (riders/skiers) who could produce a video a week, and then get that around. Showcasing a cool park and cool riders/skiers who have skills I think would attract a lot of people. Finally, Sno needs to train its employees on effective customer service. Maybe Sno just realizes that they have a lot on their plate, and they might want to get everything up to par before they start promoting hard. Or maybe they just need to hire Lizzie Grubman (or me).

If you didn't get the email, lemme know and I'll forward it to you.

I'd check out Elk, but not for full price. If they had a discount on the weekends (even if it was just for the morning or something), I'd think about going there one day this weekend.

Have fun!! I tried all winter, but never got the free ticket! I must have some awful luck!

Wow, those pics are gorgeous, and the wild goats are cute--I didn't realize they were so plentiful! I do hope to get some hiking in. I hope I'm not too busy with wedding activities (actually in the wedding)!! I think things will be fairly laid back though--the bride and groom are super easy going.