KUboarder Posted January 10, 2006 Report Posted January 10, 2006 (edited) Hey guys, im just wondering who else uses the off peak passes. Week after christmas blew so much . They had security escort about 10 of us off the mountain and there were a shitload of other people there. Anyone else pissed about how they treated us. They said its posted all over their site that we couldnt ride that week wen i talked to them. THey said there was nothing we could do, they said go spend more money and buy a 4 hr pass. THey showed no compassion. I was so pissed. Any of u guys deal wit it 2? Just super how they take better care of the people who buy a day pass once a year over those of us who buy passes each year. ... other than that its not bad. Cept the NO SNOW on the mountain lol. I was heelturnin the other day in the park all the way to the left(if ur lookin up the mountain) and i cut right into mud and leaves lol. But its got to get colder i guess. Peace Please watch the word choice Edited January 10, 2006 by skidude Quote
Papasteeze Posted January 10, 2006 Report Posted January 10, 2006 Uhhhh - I called ahead and asked if the off peak pass was good and they said yes, after 4 pm. We skied there the night of the open park forum. We also skied there Xmas eve and there was no consideration of a discount. I am not positive, but I believe it says that the off peak is not good for certain dates and that they are listed. Quote
RomeOp Posted January 10, 2006 Report Posted January 10, 2006 if you were out before four then you should've been escorted off. As far back as I can remember the only time you can't use the offpeak is before 4 on weekends and holidays. Thats why the pass is so cheap... but if it was after 4 and they gave you the boot you should work on getting some $$$ back if you were out before four then you should've been escorted off. As far back as I can remember the only time you can't use the offpeak is before 4 on weekends and holidays. Thats why the pass is so cheap... but if it was after 4 and they gave you the boot you should work on getting some $$$ back Quote
KUboarder Posted January 10, 2006 Author Report Posted January 10, 2006 if you were out before four then you should've been escorted off. As far back as I can remember the only time you can't use the offpeak is before 4 on weekends and holidays. Thats why the pass is so cheap... but if it was after 4 and they gave you the boot you should work on getting some $$$ back if you were out before four then you should've been escorted off. As far back as I can remember the only time you can't use the offpeak is before 4 on weekends and holidays. Thats why the pass is so cheap... but if it was after 4 and they gave you the boot you should work on getting some $$$ back see we drove an hour and a half since we go to skool there but live far. So it sux, the site said weekends and holidays afta 4. any other time. WEll Wednesday after christmas wasnt a god damn holiday!! thats y we went up. We go every wednesday and i work the other 6 days a week so it sucked. Wat i dont understand is they scanned our passes 4 times wen we went up the lift then on the fifth time after about 2 hours of riding they say oh u cant ride b4 4. I was like wtf, it worked wen u scanned it wats the problem. im just pissed mostly because of how they handled the situation. It was beat. THey didnt show that they cared at all. they just blew it off since im only a "college snowboarder" i dont matter apparently Quote
kragan Posted January 10, 2006 Report Posted January 10, 2006 As far back as I can remember the week between Christmas and New Years has always been a "Holiday" in the eyes of ski resorts. I knew that back when I started high school over 10 years ago. Right from BC's site ... "Holidays include 12/25/05-1/1/06, 1/16/06 and 2/20/06" Quote
KUboarder Posted January 10, 2006 Author Report Posted January 10, 2006 As far back as I can remember the week between Christmas and New Years has always been a "Holiday" in the eyes of ski resorts. I knew that back when I started high school over 10 years ago. Right from BC's site ... "Holidays include 12/25/05-1/1/06, 1/16/06 and 2/20/06" yea i understand that, but how hard did u have to look for that. Its not right there in the open. i found that too and i understand it. But its the principle. there were 2 hours till 4, i payed 170 bucks for the pass just cause i got it early bird special AND bought more than one at that time.i got me and 6 friends to buy together. Next year because they treated us like shit, there losing an entire dorm. Were goin to blue mountain man. At least blue mountain understands the concept of business. Where i work our work slogan is to provide the guest with the best possible experience. If a customer or guest has a problem, we deal wit it and FIX it the best and quickest way we can. Just cause were a good business and we dont wanna lose a single customer. They treated us like shit and just blew us off like we didnt matter, thats the only thing i didnt like about the whole situation. Quote
Ski1027 Posted January 10, 2006 Report Posted January 10, 2006 yea i understand that, but how hard did u have to look for that. Its not right there in the open. i found that too and i understand it. But its the principle. there were 2 hours till 4, i payed 170 bucks for the pass just cause i got it early bird special AND bought more than one at that time.i got me and 6 friends to buy together. Next year because they treated us like shit, there losing an entire dorm. Were goin to blue mountain man. At least blue mountain understands the concept of business. Where i work our work slogan is to provide the guest with the best possible experience. If a customer or guest has a problem, we deal wit it and FIX it the best and quickest way we can. Just cause were a good business and we dont wanna lose a single customer. They treated us like shit and just blew us off like we didnt matter, thats the only thing i didnt like about the whole situation. Every ski area in the U.S. and Europe have considered the week between Christmas and New Years a holiday for as long as holiday rates have been around. This is common knowledge to most people. MLK day and President's week are also considered holidays, so don't try to ski before 4:00pm on those days. I'm sure the situation could have been handeld better by the Bear Creek staff, but they had every right to tell you to either leave or by a ticket. Think about it, why would they lose their job because you didn't know the rules, which are clearly stated on the website and when you buy the pass. Did you not look at the times you could ski when buying the pass? There is a new generation out there who are skiing and riding, but are not taking the time to learn the rules, and yes, there are rules. They are called, "Skiers/Boarders Etiquette." These rules have been around for years and are simple, common sense rules to make everyone's experience better. Those learning to ski and board should be made aware of these rules and take them seriously. Is it that difficult to stop on the side of the trail, instead of the middle, where everyone else is skiing? Is it that difficult to look up the hill before beginning down, to see if someone is coming down and you don't cut them off? I'm not saying you and your friends don't know or use these rules, but it made me think about how less enjoyable skiing has been since people do whatever they want and don't take the time to think about the others on the mountain. Quote
Papasteeze Posted January 10, 2006 Report Posted January 10, 2006 There is a new generation out there who are skiing and riding, but are not taking the time to learn the rules, and yes, there are rules. They are called, "Skiers/Boarders Etiquette." These rules have been around for years and are simple, common sense rules to make everyone's experience better......... I hate, to hate and do the silly generation thing.. but it is so frustrating with my own kids, just to get them to read directions or rules or whatever.. The majority of the complaints about parks are due to a lack of respect or knowledge of the rules.. no doubt...... I will concede one thing about that Christmas week, I called ahead and fully expected to not be allowed to use my off peak pass by the way it was stated on the website. So I called, I got a friendly answer that said my off-peak season pass was good after 4pm. Quote
NightRider Posted January 10, 2006 Report Posted January 10, 2006 Sounds like some people were peeved but the bottom line is this: the policies are not new and have not changed in a long time... The week between xmas and new years is considered a holiday, as is 1/16 and 2/20 (please see the bottom of http://www.skibearcreek.com/rates/season_passes.cfm). I hate it too since at work, things are slow and I can bail out early... But instead I wait until 4p. Keep in mind this is vastly superior to my former mountain, JF+BB. Their policy was offpeak meant weekdays only. None of this after-4p stuff. Keep in mind also, the offpeak passes pre-season/multi discount is quite good. I am sure opinions may vary, but once I was in the realm of old-enough-to-pay-full-price, their deals were vastly superior to paying well into the $200's up at JF+BB... Just my $0.02... Quote
Schif Posted January 10, 2006 Report Posted January 10, 2006 I noticed at Montage too that they are now concidering Friday as part of the weekend. Quote
SkiNaziSockboy Posted January 10, 2006 Report Posted January 10, 2006 KUboarder, why would you buy ANYTHING without first reading the "fine-print"? Actually it was pretty clear on the website. But yeah it kinda sux Quote
KUboarder Posted January 10, 2006 Author Report Posted January 10, 2006 yea, my boy bought the tickets. hes not all there sometimes. Its our first time ever buying passes and we plan to buy em for years to come. its our first year in college so... long story short, i just needed to vent. I understand all the other rules of the mountain though. waiting on the sides and shit. I hate wen everyones waiting to call their drop in patiently and people just come flyin around not carin about all the people waiting. Quote
EAZY-Emuntz Posted January 11, 2006 Report Posted January 11, 2006 i thought i was gonna get screwed ovr by that so i got the discount on the normal season pass for my school Quote
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