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Pissed of New York mom wrote a letter to vail about weed and here is what is read!

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cmo
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Dear Vail Resorts,

Let me explain to you why I will not be returning to this resort anytime in the near future and will indicate to other families on online forums that they should decline to come to Vail as well.

As you are aware, marijuana is now legal in Colorado. I have been visiting Vail and Beaver Creek for many years now with my family, and enjoyed all my years here with no real problems. We have a lot of memories here. Within the span of several days, my son and I were exposed to numerous conversations on buses, gondola rides and restaurants related to recreational drug use. The fact that people are restricted to smoking pot in the privacy of their room doesn’t mean that they won’t reek of pot on gondola rides, or that they won’t be talking about getting high with numerous other substances within earshot of numerous families. Within the span of two to three days, I had at least three to four separate occasions in public areas where I had to specifically ask people to not talk about their drug use. People were obviously put off by my asking them to stop, and I was furious to even be put in this situation.

I think the public debate on allowing pot to be sold is completely off. The people who live this type of lifestyle can’t afford to support resorts like Vail that frankly cater to a demographic more like my own, and candidly, you don’t get to be successful by engaging in this type of lifestyle. Why am I going to pay to come to a resort where my son is exposed to these sorts of things? I don’t want him skiing or going anywhere on his own — he is a teenager, and why should he be shaped by these types of conversations?

Not only this, but it’s a safety hazard. Do you think I want people speeding by me on the slopes who were high the evening before?

I really recommend you get this situation under control as quickly as possible because word will get out to families very quickly. At this point, I’m very much inclined to go to Utah for my vacations instead of Colorado. You can’t be a destination resort for high-earners and a pot-town at the same time — you have to choose.

Christine Arakelian

New York

Dec 30 2013 7:35PM
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TimRiley
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This really has nothing to do with Vail. Not all people use discretion about what they do in front of others. It's up to parents to teach their kids to make smart decisions, not shelter them from what's out there. I'm guessing how the mom handled it impacted the teenager more than what he heard about pot.
Dec 31 2013 12:35PM
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doGelyst
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'I'm an important figure"

"I had a terrible ski trip, there was too much snow, the kids wouldnt stop complaining and my husband (who does not wear the pants) was just drunk the whole time. I'm going to write this open letter complaining about Vail because I demand that the resort control other peoples conversations because it is always someone elses job to take care of my children growing up"

Dec 31 2013 12:38PM
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SkiTheYeast
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if you really want to smoke while you ski, just go take a break in your car and lite up. where your not exposing it to the public.
Dec 31 2013 12:42PM
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RonJeremiah
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You can tell this letter was written in anger because the statements she makes are total bullshit. For her to say that a person who smokes marijuana from time to time can't lead a productive lifestyle, is just the stereotypical kind of remark an ignorant person would make. To say that it's not okay for people to talk about smoking around her son... Yeah just shelter him a little longer why don't you. I think on her part it'd be better to educate him on the effects of recreational marijuana use, and let him make his own informed decision. But wait, she doesn't actually know shit about it, does she? Too much of anything is bad, but I know dozens of successful people who partake in smoking weed on occasion, who lead great lives. If you let a single thing consume you then it's no wonder you won't be successful. But damn, stupid fucking people man.
Dec 31 2013 12:55PM
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galardogod
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Most people i know who are pot heads are very likely to lead unproductive lifestyles. Just saying
Dec 31 2013 1:32PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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yeah but a pothead and an occasional smoker are 2 very different things.

The word pothead already implies all they do is sit and smoke weed.
Dec 31 2013 1:34PM
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CrotchKiller
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Move to Colorado, every small business owner I know smokes and all of them are doing well. Smoking at work makes me far more productive, less focus on the time and more on work
Dec 31 2013 1:34PM
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danbrown
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how old are you
Dec 31 2013 1:37PM
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ny300z
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must be a little kid

dont wanna turn this into a weed debate but that kids statement is so false. Ive been successful at a professional job for many years and smoke daily.

Also i know more people that smoke then dont smoke. Including the owner of my 100 million dollar company.


Dec 31 2013 1:47PM
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TheronGustafson
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wait till she finds out Utah legalized gay marriage. her son will be exposed and will in turn become gay.
Dec 31 2013 1:56PM
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Ribss.
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Exactly. Out here in Cali thats far from the truth. My Dad has a circle of golf buddies he plays gold with every other day and I know they toke up out on the course regularly. And these are very wealthy, high class, well spoken men. Normal people smoke weed.
Dec 31 2013 1:57PM
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CART.__.
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bitch needs to calm down
Dec 31 2013 2:24PM
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deleted5
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This was in the summit paper about a year ago, people always complain.
Dec 31 2013 2:34PM
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Toaster-Tony
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Wow so many things wrong with this.

It sounds like this bitch has a problem with the legalization itself rather than Vail resorts. It's not not Vail's fault weed was legalized and people choose to smoke/talk about it in Colorado. Plus, there are way too many generalizations in her letter to even be considered close to a valid argument. What does she want? Vail resorts to clip passes for even talking about pot? Good luck with that one, lady.

Also, I couldn't help but read the entire letter in the rich snobby housewife voice.
Dec 31 2013 2:35PM
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deleted5
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Implying people that live in breckenridge/vail area, and go skiing don't smoke weed everyday.
Dec 31 2013 2:39PM
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tommyp1ckles
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"successful" people who smoke usually dont talk about it as openly because of the stigma attached to it.
Dec 31 2013 3:17PM
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cmo
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and your definition of a productive lifestyle is? every pothead i know is a college graduate and has a fulltime job, and pays taxes. i dont know what can be more productive than that dude. if your talking about homeless people thats one thing, dont generalize due to your friends being douchers
Dec 31 2013 3:24PM
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DeRizzo
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Holy...
Dec 31 2013 8:13PM
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ErryB
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it stays in your bloodstream for 72 hours on average for an average human and an average "sesh" but the effects only last for a couple of hours
Dec 31 2013 9:21PM
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Backyard.Skier
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lawls
Dec 31 2013 9:25PM
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ErryB
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it's like anything, if there is parents around restrict your "drug talk". But the bitch is an idiot with her stereotypes of what a stoner is and who should ski where. And if your kid skis then he probably looks up to tanner hall, henrik, b dog and they're all massive stoners
Dec 31 2013 9:35PM
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galardogod
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This is very very true sorry for my ignorance
Dec 31 2013 11:08PM
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BBurt
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Just because people who smoke pot are usually 100% correct about the topic they're talking about doesn't make them ignorant..
Jan 1 2014 1:34PM
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notspoicey
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hmmm, if you google her name, she may or may not be the CEO of a prominent pharmaceutical distributor. effectively making her nothing more than an above board drug dealer. maybe she’s just mad about the increased competition in CO
Jan 1 2014 5:26PM
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notspoicey
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and wait until she figures out vail owns the canyons in utah hahaha
Jan 1 2014 5:39PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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i can show you some canyons ;)





































like my butt
Jan 1 2014 5:40PM
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WaffleMaster
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Reference to "worst thing to happen to skiing" thread.

The problem is, the resorts DO cater the these fucking types of people.

These fucking people are THE worst part of skiing.
Jan 1 2014 7:36PM
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-benedetto
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Googling her name showed she was CEO of a fashion brand of some sort. I wanted to believe your allegation because it would of been pretty funny..
Jan 1 2014 8:02PM
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lamppost
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fuck her, this is goddamn america. part of the first amendment is defending the freedom of speech. the reason why she's being whiny is probably because she was a loser growing up and was never invited to the good parties where people got high.





USA



Jan 2 2014 8:07PM
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207
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This bitch seems a little conceited considering someone posted her lawsuit and she had a salary of $155,000. That's pretty pathetic for someone who says: "The people who live this type of lifestyle can’t afford to support resorts like Vail that frankly cater to a demographic more like my own, and candidly, you don’t get to be successful by engaging in this type of lifestyle."

Please, maybe if you were sitting on a few mil a year but you ain't even make $200k and are saying that the people who live this type of lifestyle can't afford Vail which caters to a demographic more like her own. I know people who would put this bitch in her place laughing at the minuscule amount of money she makes while claiming to be some type of posh Vail type. Like not only is her point wrong but her attempts to brag are pathetic she has nothing to brag about she's not even in the highest tax bracket
Jan 2 2014 8:42PM
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Jpurd
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People talk about drugs everywhere... not just where its legal
Jan 2 2014 11:18PM
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FerrisBueller
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this shit is clearly the best quote:

"Do you think I want people speeding by me on the slopes who were high the evening before?"


hahahahahahhahahahahahaahahahahahaha does she not know what we all do while we ski????
Jan 2 2014 11:21PM
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shocker611
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haha she's in for a real bad time if she comes to brighton. Every other lift ride you're either gonna get offered up or gonna be behind someone smoking. So much for her "I'll just go to Utah bs".
Jan 2 2014 11:49PM
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STEEZUS_CHRI5T
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who gives a fuck.
Jan 3 2014 12:19AM
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Shoey-Ski
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umm tell him to shut his ears off there problem solved...
Jan 3 2014 12:33PM
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207
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Yeah, I guess Barack Obama, Bob Marley, Allen Ginsberg, Willie Nelson, Carl Sagan among others lived very unsuccessful lives.
Jan 3 2014 12:51PM
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STwoops
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blow it in her stupid face so it shuts
Jan 3 2014 2:53PM
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ReignMan
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She represents the pharmaceutical companies interests. Where would she work if people self medicated with marijuanas.

I hope her son sells him self for crack because he overheard a drug related conversation.
Jan 3 2014 3:10PM
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AT-AT
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Perfecto
Jan 3 2014 7:25PM
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rememberscott
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Vail's response to this situation - Continue to buy out Utah
Jan 3 2014 7:28PM
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californiagrown
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yes, but its common courtesy to conform to certain societal standards of decency. Generally, if you don think the majority of people would feel comfortable talking about a subject at thanksgiving dinner then its probly not very polite to have a loud conversation about it in public with families around.

16 is too old for her to still be sheltering her son though.

And from my experiences being around the people that have a C and an O in their job title, those people partied hard in the past, and still party hard now when a situation presents itself. Ski vacations are a prime time for those guys and gals to relieve their youth, and let it hang out a bit.

She is way off base IMO, but her views represent the views of a LARGE portion of our country.
Jan 3 2014 9:53PM
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popadonna
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inb4 her son turns into a meth head...
Jan 3 2014 10:48PM
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Dr.Dealgood
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I find it ironic that she's seemingly clueless how COMMON it is for waiters/waitresses/bartenders to be hounded by men (& women) of her income bracket  looking to get some herb in Vail Village.

It never ceases to amaze me, the gigantic size of blinders that wealth affords.
Jan 3 2014 11:02PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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haha I skied Beaver Creek for a day last year with my family, and happened to wear my rasta beanie. 3 separate upper class-appearing people asked me where to buy on the chairlift, not realizing I was sitting next to my aunt and uncle.
Jan 4 2014 6:19AM
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sober_sadface
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this lady makes me want to relapse in her face.
Oct 7 2014 5:55PM
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Mr_Mistur
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"I don’t want him skiing or going anywhere on his own — he is a teenager, and why should he be shaped by these types of conversations?"

HAHAHA, bitch please.
Oct 7 2014 7:17PM
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bighomieflock
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sober_sadfacethis lady makes me want to relapse in her face.


Threads have dates on them you know...
Oct 7 2014 7:26PM
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Lucas
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KravtZTalking to a pot smoker about why pot is bad or should be illegal is like talking to a boston sports fan aka the wall.


Ha, please tell me why it should be illegal.

Is it because wasting money and ruining life's trying to fight it is a good idea? Or is it because it is related to domestic violence and major health risks like alcohol and cigs? (Hint- it's not.) Or MAYBE it's because its been illegal so long that there must be some reasoning behind it? Right?

Keeping drugs (all drugs not just weed) illegal keeps tax revenue from the state while also funding cartels. In addition, the costs of fighting the war on drugs is huge (Think 15Bil huge) yet we barely put a dent into the amount of drugs floating around on the street.

Wouldn't you much rather live in a society where ALL drugs were legalized, taxed, and regulated in a way that the users could be guaranteed a pure dosage that had been tested and proven to be a certain strength than have billions of dollars fund illegal cartels which are responsible for thousands and thousands of deaths each year?

Sorry, for the rant but please tell me why weed should be illegal. No doubt that inhaling hot air can cause lung and throat irritation but there really haven't been any medical studies that show permanent damage to fully developed people.
Oct 7 2014 7:36PM
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B.Ryan
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Who cares? If your that overprotective over your son I can guarentee you once he leaves home he's gonna be doing things she dosent like anyways. Bitch needs to realize it's life and you cannot control your kids forever.

Side note: why does she have to be from my state...... I swear NY amazes me sometimes with the rich stuck up people from downstate. Oh well maybe I'll run into her on the slope some day lol, that should be fun
Oct 7 2014 9:27PM
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3r1k
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cmoAt this point, I’m very much inclined to go to Utah for my vacations instead of Colorado.


Please don't.
Oct 7 2014 10:19PM
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