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by Geoff
Jul 24th, '21, 07:53
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Real estate taxes are way up
Replies: 34
Views: 3008

Re: Real estate taxes are way up

Has anybody else given thought as to where they will end up after they retire. No Florida for me at this moment! West Portugal, Massholia. The boat slip is 0.7 miles. The beach is 1.0 miles. The mill rate is a bit below $10 per thousand. No tax on Social Security income. We have Avon CO to use in t...
by Geoff
Jul 23rd, '21, 13:33
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Real estate taxes are way up
Replies: 34
Views: 3008

Re: Real estate taxes are way up

It's a very good time to sell....... Yep. I just tossed the tax bill in the mail for the new owner. It went up significantly from last year. Even worse, it’s assessed at half of what I sold it for. Vermont is a 100% market value assessment state. When the town does their mandatory reassessment, the...
by Geoff
Jul 23rd, '21, 09:02
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Real estate taxes are way up
Replies: 34
Views: 3008

Re: Real estate taxes are way up

It's a very good time to sell....... Yep. I just tossed the tax bill in the mail for the new owner. It went up significantly from last year. Even worse, it’s assessed at half of what I sold it for. Vermont is a 100% market value assessment state. When the town does their mandatory reassessment, the...
by Geoff
Jun 17th, '21, 18:10
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Talk to me about Aspen / Snowmass
Replies: 17
Views: 1854

Re: Talk to me about Aspen / Snowmass

If you are an advanced skier, Highlands is the best of the bunch by far. Ajax skis much bigger than it's reported acreage, but the lift layout sucks Snowmass is meh in my opinion. Decent low angle trees, but that's about it. The little bit of steep terrain they have is very short on vertical with c...
by Geoff
Nov 22nd, '20, 07:01
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Closing Day Contest!
Replies: 23
Views: 2054

Re: Closing Day Contest!

Vail opened on Friday just like Killington. They also have a far bigger COVID-19 problem than Rutland County. It’s way easier for Killington to operate than Vail. Lots of parking with no shuttles needed. Only two gondolas and there are three alternatives to the K1. I’ll go with May 2. I doubt there ...
by Geoff
Nov 17th, '20, 19:57
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Anyone else ask for a season pass refund?
Replies: 38
Views: 4495

Re: Anyone else ask for a season pass refund?

I’m having the same thoughts, but I’m guessing the mountain will close before that happens. Why would the mountain need to close? The resorts have a viable plan to operate safely. The state has no reason to close the resorts. Tighten up quarantine enforcement, maybe. The businesses that line the ac...
by Geoff
Nov 17th, '20, 03:20
Forum: Chatter
Topic: What are your plans this year?
Replies: 5
Views: 1106

Re: What are your plans this year?

Meh. I’ll do the 7 day quarantine and test when the skiing is better than white ribbon of death and move up for the winter.
by Geoff
Nov 17th, '20, 03:13
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Anyone else ask for a season pass refund?
Replies: 38
Views: 4495

Re: Anyone else ask for a season pass refund?

At this point I'm figuring if my kids school goes full remote, I'll do the 7 day + test quarantine and move to Vermont for a few weeks and get all the value out of our passes during that time. I’m having the same thoughts, but I’m guessing the mountain will close before that happens. Why would the ...
by Geoff
Nov 14th, '20, 11:40
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Anyone else ask for a season pass refund?
Replies: 38
Views: 4495

Re: Anyone else ask for a season pass refund?

At this point I'm figuring if my kids school goes full remote, I'll do the 7 day + test quarantine and move to Vermont for a few weeks and get all the value out of our passes during that time. I’m having the same thoughts, but I’m guessing the mountain will close before that happens. Why would the ...
by Geoff
Nov 10th, '20, 08:41
Forum: Chatter
Topic: State Ski Area Guidance
Replies: 62
Views: 5689

Re: State Ski Area Guidance

Vermont can change the rules as appropriate. If they start seeing ski resort-related outbreaks, they can tighten quarantine compliance declarations and adopt stiff fines. If it’s $500/day like some other states have adopted with $20k fines for house parties exceeding the limit, an awful lot of peopl...
by Geoff
Nov 5th, '20, 08:02
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Travel restriction ethics & the (partial) ParkWhiz solution
Replies: 66
Views: 5978

Re: Travel restriction ethics & the (partial) ParkWhiz solution

It didn’t seem to slow anyone down in the summer or fall. Vermont has no fines for violating the quarantine order. An attorney probably wouldn’t sign it but most people will just lie. I haven’t been at Killington since March. I intend to do the quarantine and test thing and move up for the winter on...
by Geoff
Nov 3rd, '20, 10:43
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Ski Areas I Have Skied . . .
Replies: 50
Views: 3094

Re: Ski Areas I Have Skied . . .

New Zealand: Mount Hutt Ohau Ski Field Treble Cone The Remarkables Coronet Peak Chile: Valle Nevado (and interconnected La Parva and El Colorado) Termas de Chillan Europe: Kitzbuhel Innsbruck Cortina St Moritz Val d'Isere/Tignes BC Whistler/Blackcomb Monashee Powder Cats Big White WA Mount Baker CA ...
by Geoff
Oct 21st, '20, 06:50
Forum: Chatter
Topic: 20-21 k season pass
Replies: 32
Views: 3253

Re: 20-21 k season pass

Mine doesn’t have a photo on it. Is that true for everyone?
by Geoff
Oct 13th, '20, 04:46
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Vermont Skier Visits
Replies: 11
Views: 1315

Re: Vermont Skier Visits

Dickc wrote: Oct 12th, '20, 14:56 86-87 really stands out with 5.2 million. Kind of an outlier when compared with the rest. Wonder why.
People were blinded by the fluorescent ski clothing so a lot dropped out in 87-88?

DUI tightened from 0.1% to 0.08% with strict enforcement so all those skiers had suspended licenses?
by Geoff
Oct 9th, '20, 07:26
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Name that lift
Replies: 11
Views: 1403

Re: Name that lift

Isn’t that lift properly called the Moosecalator?