shortski wrote:mcgrantham wrote:skifaster wrote:ok, listen or read again what I stated. For K to start charging everyone for parking is ridiculous. The preferred parking area is ridiculous also, it should be first come first served.
I guess all you guys will have no problem, good for you. I personally think its ridiculous, and ridiculous on your part to think its ok to have to pay for parking.
It's all part of your lift ticket.
I agree, I've never paid for parking at a ski resort.
My gut feeling is once they improve the on mountain infrastructure, lifts, base lodges, trail layout, improve skier traffic around KBL and the once the building of the Village starts you will be looking at paid parking.
As part of a vacation package you more than likely will be able to park at your lodging for free but day trippers will more than likely have to pay to park as well as be shuttled to the hill.
Don't forget that they still have all the parking at the defunct Sunrise Area. There is a huge parking lot in front of the old lodge as well as on the other side of RT 100. They own additional land in that area that can be made into parking lots. Also don't forget the parking at the Skyship as well as expansion possibilities on Rt 4 for additional parking. In the future 5-7 years, or once the village is started and becomes operational day trippers will be relegated to these remote parking sites and be shuttled to the hill. At a destination resort the idea is to get you out and away from your car and then empty your pockets. If they provide a first class experience and the first class amenities they can even empty your pockets and have you feel good after. Just my $.02
Well, let's continue on these thoughts....
First phase plans, which remain fluid, include a commercial village hub with shops and restaurants, 150 condominiums and single-family homes and condominiums in the Rams Head area.
That's phase 1, supposedly. I think eventually it's going to include Snowshed and Vale lots.....either condos, houses or more commercial space.
That leaves:
- KBL lot....maybe they plan to make this all pay parking? Or a garage?
- Parking on the upper access road by superstar
- Bear lot (huge, and maybe some room to expand)
- Skyeship (decently sized, with tons of room to expand)
- Pico (eventually, when connected)
Then, potentially:
- Lots on the access road, between Killington and the Basin Ski shop - phase 2 of the interconnect will run a lift down here
- Sunrise, either as some sort of very remote lot, or if they put in a lift again.
They have TONS of parking.....I don't see how all of it is going to be pay.
Worst case senario, all of KBL lot is pay parking on the weekend, and some of it on weekdays...I can deal with that. Maybe part of Bear lot on weekends too. But that's about as bad as I can possibly see it getting. So, you'll have to be bused on weekends if you don't get up there early....pretty similar to how it is now. I don't think it will be that bad....it's workable, the only way it would really suck is if they made it suck.....
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