sibhusky Posted October 15, 2012 Report Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) Just got my issue. Whistler Blackcomb, BC Deer Valley, UT Vail, CO Park City, UT Telluride, CO Jackson Hole, WY Sun Valley, ID Snowmass, CO Beaver Creek, CO Canyons, UT Whitefish, MT Aspen, CO Steamboat, CO Breckenridge, CO Crested Butte, CO 16 Aspen Highlands, CO Snowbird, UT Mammoth, CA Taos, NM Copper Mountain, CO Brighton, UT Solitude, UT Big Sky, MT Winter Park, CO Alta, UT Keystone, CO Northstar, CA Heavenly, CA Squaw Valley, CA Snowbasin, UT Edited October 15, 2012 by sibhusky Quote
sibhusky Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) Our leap was so huge that I'm wondering how they weed out people answering the survey multiple times. It just doesn't seem possible for us to have gotten to number 11, above some of those other resorts. I guess they put a lot of weight on the Value aspect. I'm wondering if the same folks who got us to win the Native Eyewear Locals Only Project had a hand in this. Edited October 15, 2012 by sibhusky Quote
sibhusky Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Posted October 15, 2012 Congrats Sib!!!! 11th is huge....#winning It depends on how many gapers decide to come here whether this is a win or not. After all, our weather was apparently voted #46. You have to be pretty hard core to ski here. Quote
sibhusky Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Posted October 15, 2012 One of the top vert guys occasionally wears TWO!!! LOL! Quote
AngryHugo Posted October 16, 2012 Report Posted October 16, 2012 One of the top vert guys occasionally wears TWO!!! LOL! One for each cheek? It's cool Whitefish made the list. The jaded jerk in me always thinks these lists are formulated largely by how much each resort spends on ad space in the magazine. 2 Quote
poconoceancity Posted October 16, 2012 Report Posted October 16, 2012 I thought they usually throw a New England resort on the list? Quote
toast21602 Posted October 16, 2012 Report Posted October 16, 2012 I thought they usually throw a New England resort on the list? not after last season... Quote
jordan Posted October 16, 2012 Report Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) It just doesn't seem possible for us to have gotten to number 11, above some of those other resorts. I guess they put a lot of weight on the Value aspect. please...Deer Valley got #2 and vail got #3. that right there should tell you that the whole ranking system is bullshit. Edited October 16, 2012 by jordan 1 Quote
Johnny Law Posted October 16, 2012 Report Posted October 16, 2012 Theme song of whatever tool puts this shit together every year....not that there is anything wrong with that of course. Quote
Ride Delaware ? Posted October 16, 2012 Report Posted October 16, 2012 And for those of us in the Northeast: 1. Mont Tremblant 2. Sunday River 3. Smuggler's Notch 4. Sugarloaf, Maine 5. Stowe 6. Holiday Valley 7. Killington 8. Whiteface 9. Loon 10. Jay Peak Solid lineup, but Stowe at 5? Really? No Sugarbush? No Stratton? Holiday Valley at 6? Quote
sibhusky Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Posted October 16, 2012 One for each cheek? It's cool Whitefish made the list. The jaded jerk in me always thinks these lists are formulated largely by how much each resort spends on ad space in the magazine. I doubt if it's the ads we buy. For one thing, how big could our advertising budget be, given Vail gets 1,600,000 a year compared to our 290,000. More likely to be some kind of function of the way they get the surveys filled in. Personally, I haven't seen a survey in over 20 years. But...I get the sense that at some point it can be filled out online if you're watching for it. Does anyone know? Once it's online of course it can be jimmied. Not necessarily by the resort, but enthusiastic supporters. Quote
jordan Posted October 16, 2012 Report Posted October 16, 2012 I doubt if it's the ads we buy. For one thing, how big could our advertising budget be, given Vail gets 1,600,000 a year compared to our 290,000. More likely to be some kind of function of the way they get the surveys filled in. Personally, I haven't seen a survey in over 20 years. But...I get the sense that at some point it can be filled out online if you're watching for it. Does anyone know? Once it's online of course it can be jimmied. Not necessarily by the resort, but enthusiastic supporters. Its not about the ads or rigged voting. Vail and Deer Valley get the most votes because they both give subscriptions to ski magazine to their season pass holders. Obviously if you take a poll of Deer Valley season pass holders, they are going to say that Deer Valley is their favorite ski resort. Quote
sibhusky Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Posted October 16, 2012 Hmmm...I got mine for going to a Warren Miller movie, certainly doesn't come with the pass. At one point I had three copies coming because of NASTAR, the movie and my own subscription, but once NASTAR left, the issues gradually disappeared. It might be that for DV and Vail, but just our visit numbers should tell you that our 11 spot jump is sort of weird. Quote
Johnny Law Posted October 16, 2012 Report Posted October 16, 2012 Its not about the ads or rigged voting. Vail and Deer Valley get the most votes because they both give subscriptions to ski magazine to their season pass holders. Obviously if you take a poll of Deer Valley season pass holders, they are going to say that Deer Valley is their favorite ski resort. This, plus they weigh terrain equally with the off hill services like daycare and whatnot. For many people that is not a equal conversion but that's why DV scores so high....they do have very nice off hill shit and when it snows your fighting like 10 peeps for snow. Still small flat hill with alot of attitude. Quote
AngryHugo Posted October 16, 2012 Report Posted October 16, 2012 Its not about the ads or rigged voting. I doubt if it's the ads we buy. I've obviously worked in the bicycle industry for too long. haha This poll is definitely geared toward the paid subscribers of Ski Magazine. The off-hill stuff gets as much coverage as the on-hill. That's exactly what some folks like to get out of the ski experience. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Different strokes, they say. Powder Magazine will have a completely different list for their demo. Quote
AngryHugo Posted October 16, 2012 Report Posted October 16, 2012 *edit* oh nevermind. It's a reader's poll. I'm sleepy...... Quote
sibhusky Posted October 17, 2012 Author Report Posted October 17, 2012 I've obviously worked in the bicycle industry for too long. haha This poll is definitely geared toward the paid subscribers of Ski Magazine. The off-hill stuff gets as much coverage as the on-hill. That's exactly what some folks like to get out of the ski experience. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Different strokes, they say. Powder Magazine will have a completely different list for their demo. If this post over on Epic is what it appears to be, a re-typing of the Powder list, along with the poster's comments, then we are pretty consistent: http://www.epicski.com/t/113869/best-resort-to-ski-powder/180#post_1494570 Quote
AngryHugo Posted October 18, 2012 Report Posted October 18, 2012 If this post over on Epic is what it appears to be, a re-typing of the Powder list, along with the poster's comments, then we are pretty consistent: http://www.epicski.c...80#post_1494570 I saw that on Epic, too, and it's great for Whitefish. Your pics all last season were pretty amazing. Hopefully we can make it out there once the girls are old enough. Powder's list kind of cheesed out by picking locations rather than specific resorts. Um, this area with really big mountains? It's really good. Quote
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