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Damn, I wish somewhere near me had this. I would be on it in a heartbeat.
Query whether this is a good move though, or whether it merely forces local competition to follow suit, basically losing everyone about 50% of their season pass income from people in that age range who would've bought season passes anyway? I am not sure the increase in passholders who otherwise WOULDN'T have bought season passes would make up for it - though there are other factors; ie more people spending money at the hill on overpriced burgers etc.
great post steve.
id get on this pass in a heart beat if sugarbush was a bit closer for me.
i honestly hope more mountains follow suit because im one of those people that could benefit from this and would definitely pony up the money for it.
however, if all else fails, i can still pass for 18 and get the young adult ticket :)
I would if I lived in the east.
Obviously I would much rather pay 675 to ski Mammoth, but I moved out west for college, so I don't have to make the choice. If you have not been able to get away from the east coast, this is a great deal.
I don't think that is really the point.
The mountains in Colorado are FAR better than anything back east, that is a fact. No reasonable person would prefer Sugarbush to those places, all other things being equal. People live on the east coast, and love the skiing they have, I respect that. But no reasonable person would say that Sugarbush is better than the big Colorado mountains. Someone might prefer living in Vermont to Colorado, but it is not for the quality of the skiing.
And for the record, I did grow up back east.
You asked it not to be an east versus west thread.
My point, was that it was not Subaru who cunted the thread up. He was merely making an accurate point, that it would be tough to pay that much for Sugar when you can get all of those great mountains in Colorado. It makes the deal seem a bit less sweet, even though it is a moot point based on geography.
His point is accurate, and very fair. It is perfectly reasonable for someone to feel that way. The response, from someone else, not you, was an illogical, emotional response. That is the problem I have.
I did not imply that you said anything about east being superior to west. My point was that this is NOT east coast/west coast bickering, but logical/illogical bickering, which is annoying. My post was not really directed at you, I only sought to point out that it was an absurd statement which started this, and that it was not simply east/west conflict. You did not make such a statement, someone else did.
I probably should have quoted a different post, I just wanted to point out that there is a logical side to this argument, and an irrational one. I don't even think Subaru is putting down east coast skiing, he is only saying Colorado is indisputedly better. That is not an opinion, it's a fact.
So no, your response did not imply that the east was superior, and I'm sorry if you thought that is what I was saying. I just don't think this was as simple as east vs. west, more like one person making an emotional statement, and another one making a rational one. When one person argues that 2+2 is 4, and another one argues that it is 5, it really gets tiresome.
Had the poster said something to the tune of I have a special place in my heart for Sugar, so that is why I would prefer skiing there" that would be different. But no rational person would prefer skiing the mountains of Vermont to those in Colorado, and I certainly did not feel that you said otherwise. Sorry if my post came off that way. As I said before, I probably should have quoted a different post, I just wanted to point out that it is not as simple as east vs. west.
Dude you post this stupid shit constantly your Brolorado shizz is lame
I get 30 days all the resorts in Utah for free
wanna touch me?
Many thanks for the kind words and for sharing my picture of JenBen on Ripcord last December. By the way, first turns in the MRV last year were on October 16th ... that's only seven weeks away.
For those wondering why we did this, it's because there is a tremendous drop-off of season pass holders in their twenties, not because we are better than another mountain range's ski areas. Every ski state has something awesome ... we like our thick air, generally safer snowpack and cliffs with no runouts. ;) Nice shot of the Church!
To keep the stoke flowing, here is a vid from last season's hike-opening of Castlerock with John and Willie Egan, Matt Groom and his boys and many other friends. Enjoy!
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZwR_dy8We4
Also, mountain biking is still happening for another six weeks. Gravity knows no season.
John
^^^ strong post noobs. way to start er out right
Keep being a proud brolorado douche its gettin you the karmaz and mad respect dawg
BRO
pm me when you post a 14teener tr KID
