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JacheOReally
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I realized this the other day at Loons last day open while I killed my bases and wobbled on rails.  Our closing days have a base layar of 2 inches and the jumps melted down to 3 feet.  I have to hand it too the mountains for doing their best to stay open as long as they can, its a great thing.  Meanwhile, I watch edits of closing days in utah, tahoe, and colorado and wonder, why the hell are they closing?  It makes me think how long they would stay open on eastern standards.  After last week in Utah, I would imagine they could stay open 'till July!

Apr 11 2010 7:46PM
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Malcolm
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they probably could, but im pretty sure they have lease that ends on the closing day. so even if theres tons of snow left they still have to close
Apr 11 2010 7:49PM
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Funnel
Posts: 7815 - Karma: 1,531
Lifts use lots of power, snowcats use lots of fuel, and employees require paychecks. Out West, mid March a lot of people stop skiing and the second they begin losing money, there is no point in staying open. After all, they are a business.
Apr 11 2010 7:55PM
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baaangthat
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in CO all resorts are on national forest service land, which on permits them to be open to a certain date. 
Apr 11 2010 7:56PM
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JacheOReally
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I completely understand what your saying.  But to the point of my thread, the fact that people stop skiing in march (obviously of snow quality) shows how spoiled you guys are.  I've skied on the shittiest day in utah apparently and it was 10x better than New Hampshire.

Apr 11 2010 7:58PM
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GayWolf420
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same goes for utah. Snowbird, Alta, Solitude and Brigthon are all in the Wasatch Ntl. forrest. they  all have land permits and they close a certain date the forrest bueura wants them to. Park city is open till next weekend and the canyons and deer valley closed today.
Apr 11 2010 8:00PM
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BandeezyBandanas
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Everything in the okanagan in bc just closed down today. It was snowing today as well, we could have stayed open till July for sure.
Apr 11 2010 8:03PM
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Darth_Veeder
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I would keep on skiing for sure!!! But they're required to close, but that doesn't mean that we dont hike and do some small sessions with a couple of friends alot.
Apr 11 2010 8:05PM
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Blurst
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That really sucks. I would feel even worse about my season ending if there was still a wicked park and lots of snow.
Apr 11 2010 8:10PM
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dangerdad
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Jackson has a set closing date because of elk migration.
Apr 11 2010 8:14PM
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triebby
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Most of the season pass owners are hardcore skiers would love to keep skiing and have the resorts open longer. But due to the fact that most mountains lease forest land and make most of their money from tourists who stop coming around the start of April, the close pretty early considering the snow cover. That is why you buy a Bird spring pass and/or hike/skin for your turns.
Apr 11 2010 8:26PM
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Sklar
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Is it legal to hike/skin a resort after they close? If they are on a USFS lease that ends on closing day?
Apr 11 2010 8:31PM
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PacificRimJob
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Many tahoe resorts are closing today... 18" will have fallen by tomorrow...

I repeat... they are closing the day before a 18" powder day...

least your resorts close at appropriate times! haha.
Apr 11 2010 8:35PM
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Funnel
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100% legal. USFS land is basically just government protected land, in the big scheme of things, otherwise you can do basically whatever you want as long as it's not destroying/harming/altering the environment.
Apr 11 2010 8:37PM
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207
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If you get their permission I'm sure.

I know some mountains that I've gone to that have like 300 feet vertical but an ill park (not waleback but similar) and I've asked their person in charge and they were fine with me paying like 5 bucks and not taking the lift and just hiking the park.
Apr 11 2010 8:38PM
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Drail
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don't know why it would be illegal. that's like saying it's illegal to go hike in the mountains in the summer. maybe in like china they would try to pull that shit.




our hill closed last weekend, but we're still skiing some of the best pow of the season, and will be for quite some time. we'll be able to find snow till late june, granted - it won't be pow pow by late june, but whatev's.
Apr 11 2010 8:38PM
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YoungJah
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My local closed to today as well. Not because there isn't any snow left. The numbers have went down in the last month and some of the full time staff are moving onto there summer jobs. So there isn't any point staying open and losing money, when most people are finished skiing/boarding for the season. 

For me winter 2009/2010 isn't finished yet. I'm now into the late/summer touring season and i'll be out skiing, until the snow has melted out.
Apr 11 2010 9:26PM
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Mike.Steezze
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Unlucky for you. The ski hills in the Canadian rockies are open till May 24th usually, and whistler is open year round for skiing if you feel the need.
Apr 11 2010 9:48PM
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STAUSS
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we hike after the mountains close.  shit stays legit for a while, but its not up to the mountains as to how long they can stay open. 
Apr 11 2010 10:16PM
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skiminnesota
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pff ide kill to have the mtns (ill repeat mtns) that the east has.

my season ended a month ago.

school is hell when i cant go skiing every weekend. i actually have to figure out what to do. shit sucks.
Apr 11 2010 10:24PM
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Brenner
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AKA you should ski the west instead of skiing the east ! haha

And in case anyone was wondering... Mt. Hood is open thru august hahaha. And spring passes go thru may! and they have legit parks... hell yes
Apr 11 2010 10:27PM
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Ben.
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the problem is west coast mountains dont make money if its not from tourists. and tourists really only come from january to march.

not to mention frequently the forest land they are on has weird rules as to when stuff can be run.
Apr 11 2010 10:31PM
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B-runge
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local mtn closed today, im guessing it could have stayed open at least anothr month
other home mountain is open weekend till "AT LEAST" april 26th but im guessing they close mid or even the end of may which shall be fun, and theres always hiking and jump building and rail hitting to be done
just no lifts
Apr 11 2010 10:36PM
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Jenser
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Whistler Blackcomb stays open til the end of July... Im sorry im so spoiled to live out west.

You should move here, or shut up.

Apr 11 2010 10:50PM
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jason...
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Don't call out every westerner on being a spoiled shit. I'm sorry I was born in this geographical location, should I move out east so I can complain about other people who live in the west. I skied through till the end of July last season so you can fuck off on saying I've wasted snow.

Besides, resorts don't make money when nobody goes, so whats the point in staying open?
Apr 11 2010 11:14PM
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cfox
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samesis with washington, stevens pass. Right now we have the biggest depth all season. I skied the winters best pow last weekend. And it closes next weekend..its fucked.
Apr 11 2010 11:29PM
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Drail
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no, you should move to some third world country where they not only don't have winter, they also don't have water to drink, or food to eat.


i mean seriously, what are you thinking? living in such a nice corner of the world? you should be ashamed of yourself.
Apr 12 2010 12:12AM
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thelizards
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you should come to the midwest
Apr 12 2010 12:17AM
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-ROY-
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^exactly
Apr 12 2010 12:28AM
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bernierosow
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almost all of the Mammoth crew is from the east coast.  You wonder why we moved out here.  2+ feet tonight, more on the way later this week, and we're open till July 4th.
Apr 12 2010 1:59AM
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Piste.Off
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I actually stopped in January because of snow quality. The 10ft+ we get in February and March sucks because its too wet.
Apr 12 2010 2:07AM
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doyle.
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I love whistler. but ya resorts Start closing early because the only people that go are the people that have seasons passes, so they don't make that much more money
Apr 12 2010 2:08AM
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