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The PA liquor control board does not allow bars to sell any alcohol below cost so they can sell domestic drafts for $1 but can't sell Guinness draft for $1 as a bars cost is about $1.50ish per pint on Guinness. Selling $2 IPAs is smart..some people will end up ordering more expensive mixed drinks or shots or food...

It's lemonade stand economics. It's so simple. I truly think they would have sold at least 50% more tickets today at $39 vs $52 and since skiing is a service and there aren't any additional marginal costs for more skiers and riders coming the goal is to pack in more people. Each extra person could potentially have to rent, need a lesson, buy food or maybe buy something they forgot like gloves or a face mask. Back to the numbers if Blue sold 100 tickets during the daytime today at $52 each I'd be surprised and that's $5200 in revenue. If they charged $39 a ticket and even sold 150 tickets that's $5850 and im being very conservative with my figures I think the difference between $52 and $39 is just so psychologically huge. $39 is a great early season price point. Over $50 seems expensive especially with just the loser lifts running.

OMG that reminded me of Root as well..I'm laughing so hard..thanks for that..your friend Skifreak

What about Root??? I actually don't drink any more. I don't drink any less either..yuk yuk yuk

That's gotta be the closest skiing to Reverand Runs house who's house??? runs house lol

That is huge!!! Camelback is only staying a few steps behind Blue mountain. Way to get after it camel.

I think it's dumb that Blue was charging full price today...I really think they'd make more revenue selling tickets at $39 a piece vs $52 that they were charging. It's only a $13 difference but psychologically it seems more. People on their FB page were complaining about the price and they said that they always go to full price when lazy mile opens. Just because it's the way it's always been doesn't make it right and they made it seem like they were doing people a big favor only charging $39 on shitshow Sunday.

Is Camelback even open during the week yet? Elk and Montage aren't even open yet and I'm feeling farty.

Blue is doing well. I figured big Boulder would be near 100% by now and they only have three runs open.

Guns will be going nonstop until Sunday wooooooo. Tuts lane looks ready.

I'll be arriving at the upper lot a little before 7pm probably ski till 9pm then have a beer or two in the lot.

New terrain for Saturday when the six pack opens. Enjoy your holiday party.

I doubt that..but what's open is good.

Well if she gave you her blessing than go!!!

Nice I miss seeing your reports.

Yeah 4-5 times. I never want to give up a day at JH for targhee as targhee is much mellower and a longer drive. ZZSlope are you coming to Jackson hole this season??

How long have you been retired for? You sound a little like my dad

I'm doing both skiing and karaoke. YOLO

Good afternoon, I'm back from day 8 at Blue mountain the true mountain. I had to do a little mental math to figure out what time to leave this morning and the drive took about 3 minutes longer due to some moderate traffic on Root 22. I arrived at the upper lot around 732am and it was desolate. The combination of it being a Tuesday and Blue only announcing that they were reopening today late yesterday morning led to an eerily quiet mountain. Temperature was just just above freezing to start..guns were off and a few flakes and rain droplets in the air and very moist out. At the rope drop was just me and an 8-9 year old kid and one other guy..first run on vista to midway to lower Main Street was a carpet. Reminded me why I have to ditch work more often. Come around was amazing cord and Lazy mile was super good a little spicy around the second corner it's just narrower and some skeet spots. After two runs shadows was at the top the top and I skied with him the next two hours. We skied lazy mile and comaround to midway the most. Upper Main Street while a lot better than Sunday still had some small cookies but wasn't too bad could get mad steezy speed. They groomed a path of snow to the Burma lift and the Burma lift was running initially but was shut off sometime during my session. As the morning progresses the snow transformed from mid winter cord to almost the beginning of apple sauce..I would expect spring conditions this afternoon as more people descend on Blue mountain as word is getting out that they're open today and tonight snow should be fast. I quit at 10:45 skied either 15 or 16 runs..had a beer with shadows in the lot and soft pretzel. Was gonna have a beer in slopeside with shadows but he got screwed on the mug club so left Blue and went back to the mean streets..almost all the natural snow from the other day is now melted it didn't last long as it was so fluffy. People did manage to ski chute and under the Main Street chair below Come around above chute on Sunday skied right down to the dirt. I'll probably be out next tomorrow night for first night session of the season then likely not till the weekend. Ski everybody later.

It's a Tuesday was empty. No lines.

The main streets were mad steezy both of them.

18 days so far. Impressive.

What did you do for a living? That's a lot of hours

Had a fun session with Shadows..nice having empty runs. I'll post a report a little later.

I'm the only one here. I feel like I'm the griswalds at wallyworld only the lights are on.