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Help us annoy Vail/Afton Alps into giving us a bonus weekend/last call

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Dlonetti
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This last weekend marked the closing of Afton Alps for the season, even though they still have a ton of snow left. All the locals having been blowing up the comments on the Instagram post begging for at least another weekend or last call event, so if you’re local and haven’t yet go comment, and even if you’re not go comment too why not. Afton probably won’t do anything about it, but at least they’re gonna see it

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvaRQjgnmgE/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=16miz1gpqgerk
Mar 26 2019 9:09AM
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50Kal
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Done and bump.
Mar 26 2019 9:43AM
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goldlion
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man i was there sunday, it was beauuuutiful. troll is open this weekend, i'm planning on just hitting that.
Mar 26 2019 4:49PM
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Dlonetti
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goldlionman i was there sunday, it was beauuuutiful. troll is open this weekend, i'm planning on just hitting that.


They totally could be open which sucks. I wish they were more like troll who just tries to squeeze every last day out of the season
Mar 26 2019 8:14PM
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theabortionator
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DlonettiThey totally could be open which sucks. I wish they were more like troll who just tries to squeeze every last day out of the season


I've never ridden there but a lot of places close earlier than they could because people stop buying lift tickets. The only people, if there's even many at all are generally pass holders.

In the fall, people will pay high prices to ski the white ribbon of death. In the spring people stop giving a fuck about skiing and pull out the golf clubs, take the boat out of storage etc.

It's weird that people will pay $$ even if conditions are shit on one open trail crowded as fuck, but a mountain could be 100% open with killer conditions in april and be a ghost town.

I feel you though. Hopefully you can get another weekend. Def a bummer when your local hill closes up for the season.
Mar 26 2019 8:19PM
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dubmasterskanka
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theabortionatorI've never ridden there but a lot of places close earlier than they could because people stop buying lift tickets. The only people, if there's even many at all are generally pass holders.

In the fall, people will pay high prices to ski the white ribbon of death. In the spring people stop giving a fuck about skiing and pull out the golf clubs, take the boat out of storage etc.

It's weird that people will pay $$ even if conditions are shit on one open trail crowded as fuck, but a mountain could be 100% open with killer conditions in april and be a ghost town.

I feel you though. Hopefully you can get another weekend. Def a bummer when your local hill closes up for the season.


Wish ski resorts could have portable tow ropes and set up a little park and dump some snow from the rest of the mountain and charge 25 bucks a ticket.
Mar 26 2019 8:22PM
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Dlonetti
Posts: 1927 - Karma: 20,334
theabortionatorI've never ridden there but a lot of places close earlier than they could because people stop buying lift tickets. The only people, if there's even many at all are generally pass holders.

In the fall, people will pay high prices to ski the white ribbon of death. In the spring people stop giving a fuck about skiing and pull out the golf clubs, take the boat out of storage etc.

It's weird that people will pay $$ even if conditions are shit on one open trail crowded as fuck, but a mountain could be 100% open with killer conditions in april and be a ghost town.

I feel you though. Hopefully you can get another weekend. Def a bummer when your local hill closes up for the season.


Yeah I understand it from a business stand point, we’re all park rats with season passes who bring their own food so vail doesn’t make shit off us, but still it be nice to get some extra spring weekends, or in past years aftons stockpiled snow and had a day in May with a hike park which is a ton of fun
Mar 26 2019 8:26PM
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