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PC=Never Ending Season

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Reptar.
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We are currently being bombarded with fluffy stuff, and we are like 6 days from closing.


yay.
Apr 7 2008 11:41AM
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triebby
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yea dude, so crazy, it is april 7th and while there isn't a lot of snow yet, it is dumping and w will prob have a pow day tomorrow. its unreal.
Apr 7 2008 11:50AM
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michael_bc
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wow EXACTLY the same story here in Laax.

I can't believe they will close on sunday :(
Apr 7 2008 1:14PM
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EMK
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wow, I didn't realize these places closed so soon. in Scotland where i live ski resorts are open for skiing so long as there is enough snow to ski on at all, like even if just one run is open and you have to pick your way round the stones and exposed stuff that aint snow.
Apr 7 2008 1:19PM
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Treestman
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wow, they close that early? mountains on the east stay open as late or longer...
Apr 7 2008 1:25PM
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Literature
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This seems to be the thing everywhere. Tons of snow, and chairlifts that aren't spinning.

I don't even think it ever melted out and turned into corn at Big Mtn, there was so much pow.
Apr 7 2008 1:57PM
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DudeAbides
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17 inches at alta
Apr 7 2008 2:51PM
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ParkCity
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Upper mountain is goood today.  The storm that is supposed to move in Wednesday-Thursday is supposed to be stronger than this one
Apr 7 2008 4:04PM
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eheath
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I wish i would have known that at 9 this morning, not 1pm. Fack.
Apr 7 2008 4:15PM
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blakroc
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ya my hill is gunna close soon but the sick thing is there making a huge park with all the snow so we can just hike n jam
Apr 7 2008 4:33PM
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Alex_G
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At squaw last year closing day we had about a foot.
Apr 7 2008 6:06PM
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dave44
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we've had like a foot overnight, base is 200" + , yet we're closing this sunday



Apr 7 2008 6:09PM
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skiwoj
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with the amount of snow that park city has they should do that
Apr 7 2008 6:11PM
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jason...
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grouse (my local hill) just got 32 cm overnight and is closing on sunday with a 572cm base
Apr 7 2008 6:12PM
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sirskizalot
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we just closed yesterday with close to the highest snowpack of the season
Apr 7 2008 7:28PM
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Reptar.
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legally are we allowed to hike and hit jibs? do you guys care?
Apr 7 2008 7:35PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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big white closed yesterday and it was dumping all day. we didn't have a day of true spring skiing all year and never any slush. fuck.
Apr 7 2008 7:40PM
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*Nefarious*
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ya, still haven't had one slushy, warm spring day yet. it's still freezing and dumping every other day. can't believe they close mountains when there's so much snow left...
Apr 7 2008 8:17PM
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constpapa
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Chumps, here in Quebec most hills stay open so long as there is snow to ski on. They will even transplant snow from one run to another with a bulldozer just to keep the season going!
Apr 7 2008 8:23PM
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ParkCity
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Well, technically no.  For insurance reasons.  There is going to be alot of film and photo shoots after the season and if people came up and hiked those features after we've finished grooming them and we came in the next day and it was rutted and such it's not cool.  All the jibs go to the boneyard when we are done with them.
Apr 7 2008 8:26PM
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djty111
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there had to be at least 20 intches at the Bird today...
Apr 7 2008 8:30PM
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Nico_G
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Damn thats so dumb you guys close on sunday in tahoe they stay open till there isnt enough snow to ski on. Im guessing we will be open till may for sure.
Apr 7 2008 8:52PM
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Alex_thedroog
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I don't think that brighton will get an actual spring day..it will be great snow and then BAM..no more skiing, sorry guys
Apr 7 2008 8:53PM
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SteevJee
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so then if we don't mess with your film shoot stuff then........
Apr 7 2008 9:16PM
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tjski
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yeah our mountain closed sunday...it was a pow weekend and one of the better snow years up there...bastards
Apr 7 2008 9:25PM
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huckaberry
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mt.hood never ending season
jeeeeaaaa
Apr 7 2008 9:29PM
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kristie
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yeah today was pretty sick but i wouldn't mind a few slushy park days
Apr 7 2008 9:46PM
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imbeezy
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anyone know what that giant ass quarter pipe looking thingy near pick and shovel and the pipe is??
Apr 7 2008 9:59PM
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jKutcher
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it is a quarter pipe...  built for tanner i believe
Apr 7 2008 10:00PM
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Alex_thedroog
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I need some slushy days

I totally looked like a fool on sunday with it snowing and all..but hey, oh well

it is still way fun
Apr 7 2008 10:14PM
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jKutcher
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did you see us?  we had a hesher day.  it was awesome
Apr 7 2008 10:15PM
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Alex_thedroog
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I'm sad to say no...I was at brighton

but it might as well been hesher/gaper day for me, I had 2 different out fits in flow
Apr 7 2008 10:18PM
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ParkCity
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You'll just get asked to leave if someone sees you bringing your own jibs to the mountain.  Summer ops open may 28th so there will be people on the mountain pretty much from winter close to summer open.  Since payday runs year round the only time to do the maintanence on it and/or the projects they have planned for it is the short turnaround from winter to spring and like last fall when they put a new haul rope on between summer close and winter open. 

I'm hoping the higher elevations, uintahs keep snow well.  Skinning until july would be great.
Apr 7 2008 10:23PM
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ParkCity
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It's a quarter built for a japanese rider that was in town, and tanner hit it for a bit before he left for Alaska.
Apr 7 2008 10:25PM
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comeatmebro
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jesus my mountain in PA will be open longer than that!! i mean not really open, but on weekends the park is for hiking...

i never understood why these places out west closed so early!!
Apr 7 2008 10:26PM
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readiculous
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Yeah my hills still got 130 in. and closing day is this sunday.
Some one said they're closing early "due to lack of skier interest"
Apr 7 2008 10:33PM
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ParkCity
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Well there's two different types of
Apr 7 2008 10:34PM
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JustSkiBumps
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Whatever happened to global warming this year? Kind of seems like its staying colder longer.
Apr 7 2008 10:37PM
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wintersway
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is tanner trying to break the record just to shove it in simons face that he can boost too?
Apr 7 2008 10:41PM
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ThaLetterM.
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thats what global warming wants you to think...
Apr 7 2008 10:41PM
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dave_euler
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you shoulda been there it was the sickest day since january!
Apr 7 2008 10:43PM
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Adrenaline
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Well there's two different types of resorts.  The one's that live off the local skier traffic and the one's that are tourist draws.  When the sun comes out and it gets warm, people really do forget about the mountains.  In the last two weeks I've had 4 different occasions where the person I was having a conversation with said "you're still skiing?"  or "they're still open?"  and even on resorts that are just there drawing off locals it still has the same effect.  People would rather golf or bike or work in their garden.  There is a small number of people that would actually ski (small number looking at the big picture.  If a resort gets 4000 skier visits a day and only 300-400 in the spring it isn't going to be profitable very long).  Look at how my former resort (when I paid for my seasons pass and went up whenever I could get out of work), Mt Hood Meadows does it in the spring.  I'm sure they've started the discussion up in their blog already (which is very interesting to read, it's on my recommended reading list...).  They give people an ultimatum.  If we get a certain number of skier visits this weekend, we will be open next weekend.  If not, then we shut down for the season.  And they have alot of snow this year, but the interest in being on the snow really takes a dive after...  I want to say late april but I'm pulling that out of the hat...  for them. 

As well, you need to look at what a resort has financially budgeted for the season.  Lets take the grooming department.  Sometimes you go over your budget for the season at the end of march.  If the resort was to stay open, you would need to make enough to pay for the gas, operators, maintenance and such.  Same with every department.  If you start eating into the bottom line then you can't do the improvements a resort may or may not want to do over the summer for the next season.

I hope my rambling may have answered anything?
Apr 7 2008 10:45PM
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Adrenaline
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No records broken on this thing
Apr 7 2008 10:47PM
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Alex_thedroog
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you can't forget the guardsmans rails

those are always good
Apr 7 2008 10:48PM
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Markus13
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will it ever open?
Apr 7 2008 10:57PM
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Adrenaline
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lets do this...  I will be online for at least a half hour due to slowly downloading episodes of Top Gear...  So if anyone wants to head over to the parkcity cult forum i'll be answering any questions you ever wanted to ask a cat herder.
Apr 7 2008 10:57PM
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Adrenaline
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I'll be truthful... at this point in the season I really don't see it opening to public...
Apr 7 2008 10:58PM
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Alex_thedroog
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but there is like a WHOLE 6 days left!
Apr 7 2008 11:03PM
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