Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 Ski2Live will buy Epic passes instead of Peak if Blue is bought before he buys Peak passes, but that may happen Saturday. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 1 minute ago, Ski2Live Live2Ski said: Ski2Live will buy Epic passes instead of Peak if Blue is bought before he buys Peak passes, but that may happen Saturday. Are you talking about yourself in the third person? 1 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 Would cool IMO. Their Epic local passes aren't a bad deal. Plus perks at their other resorts. Blue would get classed up. No more tent city lower lodge. Maybe they figure out grooming. IDK. Could be alright. 1 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 Ski2Live will buy Epic passes instead of Peak if Blue is bought before he buys Peak passes, but that may happen Saturday.Aint happening soon. Purchase your peak passes Quote
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 Glades were pretty nice yesterday Quote
JFskiDan Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Schif said: As an actual fan of Jimmy Buffett I'm going to have to ask you to stfu Good call. Quote
JFskiDan Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 59 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said: Would cool IMO. Their Epic local passes aren't a bad deal. Plus perks at their other resorts. Blue would get classed up. No more tent city lower lodge. Maybe they figure out grooming. IDK. Could be alright. Not that i think this will happen, most of this is a conversation Jlaw and i had........but..... no more parking lot shenanigans...or we would probably be banished to some muddy shithole way in the back lot. Classing up the lodge and parking lot will take money they will need. Its unlikely they will just swoop in with their big bag of cash and just start throwing money at the place. The lifts need to be classed up way before the lower lodge, and i still dont get why any of us care about the lower lodge. The top lodge is cool, been there once when we had lunch last year on a pow day. I have said it before, Blue is kinda fucked up sometimes, but it is our kind of fucked up. If you are really on board with Vail buying the place, make sure you are on board with paying more for skiing there, whether its an Epic pass or just a Blue pass, no complaining from you guys. Personally, i would gladly pay more for my pass, if it cut down on crowds. But i dont think im on the Vail boat thus far. 4 Quote
Schif Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 I'm curious as to what makes Blue worth Vail's time/money. They would have to be buying it almost to flip it because the amount of money they would need to put in to make it "Vail quality" would be tremendous. Wouldn't they be more interested in buying Bear Creek, classing it up just a tad more and slapping their logo on it? I didn't think Vail was in the rehab business. 1 Quote
saltyant Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 I would gladly pay extra for a pass if it included access to big time western resorts. But not so much if the pass included small NE and Ohio mountains like the Peak Pass. 2 Quote
trackbiker Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Schif said: I'm curious as to what makes Blue worth Vail's time/money. They would have to be buying it almost to flip it because the amount of money they would need to put in to make it "Vail quality" would be tremendous. Wouldn't they be more interested in buying Bear Creek, classing it up just a tad more and slapping their logo on it? I didn't think Vail was in the rehab business. Vail bought a few smaller ski areas in the midwest a few years ago. They would buy Blue for the same reason; to get people to buy the Epic Pass then travel to their destination resorts out west and rent hotels and condos, buy lessons, buy meals etc. They buy feeder hills and then raise the day ticket prices to entice people to buy the Epic Pass. If they did buy Blue a day ticket would likely be in the $90.00 range. Edited March 11, 2019 by trackbiker 2 Quote
toast21602 Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 @AtomicSkier text Barb and find out so we can stop this stupid speculation or continue the banter. 4 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 50 minutes ago, Schif said: I'm curious as to what makes Blue worth Vail's time/money. They would have to be buying it almost to flip it because the amount of money they would need to put in to make it "Vail quality" would be tremendous. Wouldn't they be more interested in buying Bear Creek, classing it up just a tad more and slapping their logo on it? I didn't think Vail was in the rehab business. Vail likes to buy smaller regional resorts because they use them as feeder hills to get people to visit their flagship resorts. Vail owns Afton Alps in Minnesota, Afton Alps Michigan, Wilmot Wisconsin and even Okemo. Blue is also within 100 miles from the wealthiest area in the country..namely the state of New Jersey, NYC and the philly suburbs. 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 32 minutes ago, trackbiker said: Vail bought a few smaller ski areas in the midwest a few years ago. They would buy Blue for the same reason; to get people to buy the Epic Pass then travel to their destination resorts out west and rent hotels and condos, buy lessons, buy meals etc. They buy feeder hills and then raise the day ticket prices to entice people to buy the Epic Pass. If they did buy Blue a day ticket would likely be in the $90.00 range. $90 sounds good to me and most of the day ticket folks can afford that seeing all the $100,000 SUVs Quote
toast21602 Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 Just now, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: $90 sounds good to me and most of the day ticket folks can afford that seeing all the $100,000 SUVs Most? lololol on them all driving 100k SUVs. Are you parking in the same lot as the rest of us? 2 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, toast21602 said: Most? lololol on them all driving 100k SUVs. Are you parking in the same lot as the rest of us? There’s Mercedes and Lexus SUVs galore on every weekend day.. Edited March 11, 2019 by GrilledSteezeSandwich Quote
RootDKJ Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 I heard that the people from Vail were only consultants to recommend improving lift lines, on mountain traffic flow, park stuff, etc... The new queue at the Quad for example... 1 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 I know it shouldn't matter and doesn't in the grand scheme of things since I'm rarely in the lodge, but I think the place needs a bit of a facelift. IMO Bear Creek and Camelback have no business having nicer facilities since they're shittier mountains. It's stupid I know but something that irks me for whatever dumb reason. Ambiance and all that is kinda cool. That said, I would no doubt prioritize snowmaking, grooming and lifts before any of that stuff. Quote
RootDKJ Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 1 minute ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: There’s Mercedes and Lexus SUVs galore on every weekend day.. Yeah, but most of them are not $100K. $75K at best. 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 Just now, RootDKJ said: I heard that the people from Vail were only consultants to recommend improving lift lines, on mountain traffic flow, park stuff, etc... The new queue at the Quad for example... Thanks Root I was getting tired of all the speculation at least you bring solid anecdotal evidence to the table. The new queue set up is MSY. Mad steezy yo. 1 1 1 Quote
indiggio Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: There’s Mercedes and Lexus SUVs galore on every weekend day.. Not to mention Masaratis and high-end BMWs... Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 1 minute ago, RootDKJ said: Yeah, but most of them are not $100K. $75K at best. Fucking poors. 1 1 Quote
indiggio Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said: I know it shouldn't matter and doesn't in the grand scheme of things since I'm rarely in the lodge, but I think the place needs a bit of a facelift. IMO Bear Creek and Camelback have no business having nicer facilities since they're shittier mountains. It's stupid I know but something that irks me for whatever dumb reason. Ambiance and all that is kinda cool. That said, I would no doubt prioritize snowmaking, grooming and lifts before any of that stuff. We don't need no stinkin' ambiance in the valley. If you want ambiance, take it to the summit lodge! 1 2 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said: I know it shouldn't matter and doesn't in the grand scheme of things since I'm rarely in the lodge, but I think the place needs a bit of a facelift. IMO Bear Creek and Camelback have no business having nicer facilities since they're shittier mountains. It's stupid I know but something that irks me for whatever dumb reason. Ambiance and all that is kinda cool. That said, I would no doubt prioritize snowmaking, grooming and lifts before any of that stuff. Would be nice to see a high speed lift replace the Burma and Main Street chairs..about time for the quad to be replaced as well. 2 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 Just now, indiggio said: We don't need no stinkin' ambiance in the valley. If you want ambiance, take it to the summit lodge! What’s the deal with the cinderblock lodge and tent city?? They don’t even have ski racks anymore outside the bathroom entrance. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, indiggio said: Not to mention Masaratis and high-end BMWs... Yup Nazareth Jays BMW was there a few weeks ago and that’s way over $100k Quote
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