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Tourism is killing skiing. I think.

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boo10159
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Lift tickets to every resort in park city is 100 dollars. Whistler is 100. Heavenly is 100. My grandma remembers skiing at Alta, which is 90, for ten dollars with gas charges. Tourism killing skiing? I think yes.
Mar 3 2013 1:10PM
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Ben.
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You are an idiot. There's really no way around it. Please do us all a favor and step away from the computer.
Mar 3 2013 1:12PM
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SFB
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you sir are a raging retard.
Mar 3 2013 1:13PM
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joshua
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Tourism brings money to skiing, so it probably isn't killing it. If places like Whistler relied on purely core skier visits, they would probably go out of business, seeing as most of those utopian resorts make their money from "gapers" who don't ski often,and go for fancy dinners, spend money at the resort, buy lessons, etc.
Mar 3 2013 1:14PM
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InfernoHits
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how about 'tourism is the only thing keeping the ski industry above water' Because... guess what? Resorts make close to shit from season pass holders. We dont buy tickets, we dont buy lunch, we dont buy lesson, we dont stay at hotels, etc etc etc.

You are fucking dumb
Mar 3 2013 1:14PM
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IDMT_BC024
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And what the fuck do you think tourists have to do with higher ticket prices? Resorts set ticket prices, and if they decide to raise prices to make more money off of tourists thats the resort's fault. Plus most ski areas need tourists to stay in business anyway.
Season passes are cheap, day passes are expensive.
Mar 3 2013 1:18PM
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hokkanee
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Mar 3 2013 1:31PM
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GuacamoleMane
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Do you know how much a house cost then, or a car? Relatively speaking it makes sense
Mar 3 2013 1:32PM
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BrewskiJr
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this.
Mar 3 2013 1:36PM
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lgbskier
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the prices in lift tickets have gone up from when your grandma was skiing because of inflation in the world. and those resorts can charge prices like that becasue they make fuck all from season pass holders and make it off the tourists and that gives them the money to put in sweet parks like whis!

Mar 3 2013 1:40PM
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Bateman
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bitch how the fuck do you think the resorts get funded to keep spinning around and getting your sad ass up the hill? I payed $844 for my season pass this season. It's still overpriced, but i'm happy as long as my lift is going strong and i can ski.


pussy.
Mar 3 2013 1:47PM
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fennjack
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If it wernt for tourism Resorts wouldnt make any money, and they would all run out of business. So if anything they are keeping it alive.
Mar 3 2013 2:03PM
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johnnyBuz
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see: inflation; depreciating dollar
Mar 3 2013 2:14PM
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smuggs
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alta is 90 ? pretty sure its 68 dollars after you buy your rfid card one time. if you are proving a point make sure to do some research

Mar 3 2013 2:23PM
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liftedresearcher
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insurance costs. thats why lift tickets are so expensive.
Mar 3 2013 2:23PM
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Otherside
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Tourism is ski resorts
Mar 3 2013 2:29PM
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skiEER
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really?  Ever heard of inflation.  Tourism is the only thing that keeps ski resorts alive.  If there were not tourists and oly locals all the mountains would close.

Mar 3 2013 2:35PM
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boo10159
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Apparently I have no idea what I'm talking about.
Mar 3 2013 2:38PM
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t_rob
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Let me cut and paste a post a made a few months ago.


"If Vail cut ticket prices by $2.66 last year and held everything else constant, they would have lost money. Last year Vail resort's made $16.391 million through all of their ventures. This is a huge company. They own 7 of the biggest and most well known resorts in the US. Vail's "Mountain Revenue" which includes revenues from tickets, ski school, food, retail, etc was $766.608 million. There were 6.144 million skier visits which is 12% of all skier visits nationally."
Mar 3 2013 2:45PM
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GayWolf420
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If anything, tourism is keeping resorts alive. Sorry to say but resorts don't give 2 shits about the die-hard locals that clock in 70+ days a year at the resort. It's just how it is. We're not shelling out 2g's worth of money for tickets and condos and food for the week.
Mar 3 2013 3:53PM
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stickski
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Mar 3 2013 3:55PM
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GEORGEzimmerman
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brings resorts money, kills the vibe.
Mar 3 2013 4:02PM
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Bogs
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op is clearly one of the "tourists" he complains so much about.
Mar 3 2013 4:03PM
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GEORGEzimmerman
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btw if u live in san francicso but drive to tahoe ur a fucking tourist. get out.
Mar 3 2013 4:08PM
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TOAST.
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Those prices are probably fair. It costs a lot to run a resort. Plus its a business so there needs to be some profit.
Mar 3 2013 4:10PM
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Stickity
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there have been numerous threads about this and all of them reach the conclusion that resorts have a ridiculously slim profit margin, meaning the prices are the minimum they can charge without going out of business
Mar 3 2013 4:10PM
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SkiBum.
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You are correct. You have no idea what you are talking about.


Mar 3 2013 4:10PM
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SFB
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prices at a minimum my ass its like 15 fucking dollars for a hamburger.
Mar 3 2013 10:44PM
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Stickity
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not saying i like it haha i paid 13 for a chicken tender meal yesterday
Mar 3 2013 10:49PM
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Plankton
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op seems a little unsure of himself in the title
Mar 3 2013 10:50PM
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No.Quarter
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Places like vail can charge $100 a pop for a reason, as stated before running a ski resort cost a fuckton of money. For example Vail has a fleet of 40 or so snow cats. Those things cost at least 250,000 for just a small one x40 = 10 million just in the price of the cats not including paying drivers, diesel, maintenence, etc.
Mar 3 2013 10:50PM
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*ninja*
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no there are no more than 10 touring skiers at my resort a day usually less and i ski in washington where we get hammered with snow. 10 inches today made for a very nice day. maybe in 10 years your conclusion could be true but not right now...
Mar 3 2013 10:54PM
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SkiTheYeast
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Inflation/thread
Mar 3 2013 10:56PM
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03gade
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this guy probably misses 5 cent coke bottles
Mar 3 2013 10:57PM
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theabortionator
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You're 12, you're grandma is fake, and your thread fucking sucks.
Mar 3 2013 10:57PM
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Stickity
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not only did you use both you're and your correctly, you also managed to mix them up. do not pass go. do not collect $200.
Mar 3 2013 11:00PM
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theabortionator
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I've been drinking all night. Sweet jesus if it isn't the grammar/ grandma police.


It's the internet DEAL WITH IT BRO


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Mar 3 2013 11:06PM
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Stickity
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hahahahahha grandma police
Mar 3 2013 11:32PM
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Parks.
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Oh hai
Mar 3 2013 11:36PM
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eheath
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I sure hope this is a troll, I can't live on this planet anymore if the new generation of kids are this idiotic.
Mar 3 2013 11:38PM
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CrotchKiller
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troll or top 5 dumbest NS'er ever
Mar 3 2013 11:57PM
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Karma_Police
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Says the guy living in Cameron Park. This guy lives in SF...

Mar 4 2013 12:14AM
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VersaceCockring
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OP is a dildo
Mar 4 2013 12:29AM
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jblaski
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And Gas prices are up 106% since Obama took office.

OP, what is your point?
Mar 4 2013 1:18AM
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Stickity
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implying the economic crisis was nonexistent prior to him taking office.
Mar 4 2013 1:20AM
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Bateman
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bam
Mar 4 2013 1:47AM
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.Hugo.
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Maybe i'm just taking his post the wrong way but I think that was his point. He was being sarcastic by posting a similar statement to OP
Mar 4 2013 1:50AM
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Stickity
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i thought he was implying that obama caused prices in general to rise.
but i fucking hate politics and economics and my meter's probably in need of a tune up so
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Mar 4 2013 1:57AM
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_Garagely_
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No politics please
Mar 4 2013 1:57AM
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joshua
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Kind of a sidenote, but is it true that the new gondola at Vail cost $80,000 per chair?
Mar 4 2013 9:09AM
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Stadtski
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get a fucking season pass
Mar 4 2013 9:16AM
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