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Mister Moose wrote:

deadheadskier wrote:For the life of me, I can't understand so many of you wanting to see K return to the glory days of 1 million skier visits.

Why? June skiing is back or at least a solid effort at it every year. They still make more snow than anyone else, have more terrain than anyone else and a bigger party scene than anyone else.

It's almost like it's a Richard waving competition with some of you like Highwaystar talking about his 191cm skis he probably can't even ski properly.

Does a nicer K Peak base lodge really matter that much to you? A HSQ on Snowden to faster lap some of the flatter terrain on the mountain really appeal to you? The dream of some cheesy Faux ski village with $500K 1100 sqft apartments you won't use, but you will trade in your parking spot for a shuttle ride to the mountain instead? Do you want vastly more traffic on the trails and crappier snow conditions?

It's the oddest thing to me. The equivalent would be me thinking, yeah, I'd like to spend 30 more minutes a day commuting into Boston and park further away for more money, but hey, there's a few more nicer restaurants to wait in line to get into.

Seems to me K is pretty much as good as it's ever been right now other than South ridge lift being gone.

I could go for a KBL rebuild at some point, meh, I go in there once or twice a year...and lifts that stop less, no doubt,,,but yeah, my most favorite DHS post ever.

deadheadskier wrote:For the life of me, I can't understand so many of you wanting to see K return to the glory days of 1 million skier visits.

Why? June skiing is back or at least a solid effort at it every year. They still make more snow than anyone else, have more terrain than anyone else and a bigger party scene than anyone else.

It's almost like it's a Richard waving competition with some of you like Highwaystar talking about his 191cm skis he probably can't even ski properly.

Does a nicer K Peak base lodge really matter that much to you? A HSQ on Snowden to faster lap some of the flatter terrain on the mountain really appeal to you? The dream of some cheesy Faux ski village with $500K 1100 sqft apartments you won't use, but you will trade in your parking spot for a shuttle ride to the mountain instead? Do you want vastly more traffic on the trails and crappier snow conditions?

It's the oddest thing to me. The equivalent would be me thinking, yeah, I'd like to spend 30 more minutes a day commuting into Boston and park further away for more money, but hey, there's a few more nicer restaurants to wait in line to get into.

Seems to me K is pretty much as good as it's ever been right now other than South ridge lift being gone.

hillbangin wrote:

deadheadskier wrote:For the life of me, I can't understand so many of you wanting to see K return to the glory days of 1 million skier visits.

Why? June skiing is back or at least a solid effort at it every year. They still make more snow than anyone else, have more terrain than anyone else and a bigger party scene than anyone else.

It's almost like it's a Richard waving competition with some of you like Highwaystar talking about his 191cm skis he probably can't even ski properly.

Does a nicer K Peak base lodge really matter that much to you? A HSQ on Snowden to faster lap some of the flatter terrain on the mountain really appeal to you? The dream of some cheesy Faux ski village with $500K 1100 sqft apartments you won't use, but you will trade in your parking spot for a shuttle ride to the mountain instead? Do you want vastly more traffic on the trails and crappier snow conditions?

It's the oddest thing to me. The equivalent would be me thinking, yeah, I'd like to spend 30 more minutes a day commuting into Boston and park further away for more money, but hey, there's a few more nicer restaurants to wait in line to get into.

Seems to me K is pretty much as good as it's ever been right now other than South ridge lift being gone.

Bingo - but the march to 1M visits has started - unfortunately

Money is abound!

People actually skied last Sunday. The lots are full of brand new 80K SUVs. On Sunday night last weekend at 8PM - there was not a bar seat to be had at The Lookout, Sushi, Foundry, or Casey's. 4 years ago those places were empty on the same weekend. Lots of new clothes and skiis too.

Anyone else notice that the 20 somethings are back hanging out and spending money?

I miss 2008 already ( only from a skiing perspective ).

Butt - if real estate picks up a little it's good for everyone in VT.

If the weather gets better and the tourons all get their 5 days in ( at window walkup rates ) - I'm expecting a big announcement in the spring on a major improvement beyond a slow crappy chair on the south fridge to coincide with the last year of the World Cup.

f.a.s.t. wrote: Sounds like Killington and America are winning again. I wonder why?

Coydog wrote:

f.a.s.t. wrote: Sounds like Killington and America are winning again. I wonder why?

Resiliency in the face of adversity.

madhatter wrote:

Coydog wrote:

f.a.s.t. wrote: Sounds like Killington and America are winning again. I wonder why?

Resiliency in the face of adversity.

yeah that's it...