Speedzilla Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 ...to Vail Resorts, Inc. Should be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trent Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 sweet! that means my season pass works at all their resorts, right? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott.Creer Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 I think we will see lots of cross promotion, and finally new snow making equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 This is part of Vail Resorts expansion into "urban resorts." Now I work for two multinational corporations. I have as many details as the rest of you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedzilla Posted December 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 sweet! that means my season pass works at all their resorts, right? ;) According to what I have heard that will be the case next season. It's epic yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 This year you can get a 25% discount off the walk up rate. I wouldn't book any flights or lodging based on free skiing out west. Also remember, Vail Resorts isn't going to borrow from the Chinese for "Afton Stimulus." Someone is going to pay for it. The market here is very different than out west. You don't see very many families in jeans or Carhartt's from Iowa skiing at the other vail resorts. That family will spend $500-1000 for their big weekend of skiing, a large portion of which is spent on lift tickets, rentals, lessons, and resort dining. These are the customers that make money for the midwestern resorts. They are price sensitive; what is the balance between the experience and price? It will be interesting to see. The season pass holders make sure that the they can pay for the electricity to make snow and run the lifts and hire a few employees, because that cash is collected before the start of the season. I'd like to see some improvements, but you have to know your customer. Believe it or not, we are not the target demographic for midwestern resorts. Oh yeah, Standard disclaimer: just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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