Nippolas.CageMy problem is not really with the change of vibe, I mean fuck, I've never even skied Park City. But fuck Vail, fuck them so much. They are a huge corporation that is ruining skiing and ski towns across America. Man, every time I see a slow sign or a no jumping sign on runs that are "black diamonds" it makes me sick. I'm tired of Vail resorts and other corporate entities sucking the soul out of skiing.
Yea there's the whole "if you don't like it get out" mentality, but what about the people who've been in these towns for 40 plus years watching their beloved mountains and towns turn into unsustainable, money making, environmental disasters? Fuck that shit man, fuck Vail and everything about it. Fuck the liability that comes with huge resorts (yes I know small ones have it too) and fuck that when I dislocate my shoulder the ski patrol, albeit capable, cannot relocate it and instead I have to sit in the ski patrol hut for 45 minutes with my shoulder out of its socket while they do an accident report only to then have my friend drive me to the ER 45 minutes away where I get charged out the ass even though it's in network.
Nothing can describe my hatred for the cash machine that is taking everything I love about this sport away so it can be more marketable to some rich fucks who can't take enough responsibility for their own actions to not sue the mountains or people on it.
There's a reason I've been making the shift to the backcountry and that as soon as I graduate I'm out of Colorado and off to some small mountain town; however, I feel that I should be able to ski without fear of having my pass pulled at a resort.
So again, fuck Vail. Fuck 'em left, right, up, down, and all around.
Preach!
To Breaking_Rad and eheath:
It's not that PCMR wasn't already a tourist spot, it's about Vail. I doubt PC will change that much, but like this guy said, fuck Vail.
It comes down to Vail being a corporation that's taking over skiing when they aren't concerned at all about skiing. They're concerned about money and profits, and will continue to keep buying ski areas (touche to the guy that said "Sherman Anti-Trust Act") to their wallets content because they can. When Vail originally opened, most of the residents were against it. Vail raised property prices and cost of living a ton without paying the residents well and lots of them couldn't afford to live there anymore.
It's not the $13 cheeseburgers, lattes, or crowds. PC had that all already (I'm guessing, I've never been there). It's not all of the on mountain amenities and lodges, although I do hate those aspects, because PC has those already. It's about Vail being a shitty company, a shitty employer, and a shitty representative of us, the skiers. Why do so many people love Henrik and hate on "the robots who train for competitions"? Because everyone thinks Henrik is who we want to represent us: always having the time of his life skiing and doing it for the love of the sport. Vail Resorts is the shitty equivalent to someone who isn't making decisions out of their love for skiing, but for money. And there might not be obvious impacts of this, because the Epic Pass IS awesome. But on the most basic level, this giant corporation taking over mountain after mountain because of money cannot possibly be good for our community and our sport that we all love so much.
Fuck Vail!
