Cuban Carving Gooding Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 Vail Resorts went shopping. Added Triple Peaks , the parent company of Okemo Mountain, Mount Sunapee and Crested Butte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted June 5, 2018 Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 Pat Moore will be gutted. Probably means no more NASTAR at Okemo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dw3 Posted June 5, 2018 Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 Oh no! Not created butte!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmorita Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 Goodbye $5 brownie. Hello $11 brownie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamifumi Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 wow, they are getting bigger and bigger like Amazon of ski areas...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE Posted June 7, 2018 Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 I hope they don't buy Loveland. I like that all of the EPIC pass holders drive right by Loveland on their way to Summit County. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 On 6/7/2018 at 7:11 AM, JohnE said: I hope they don't buy Loveland. I like that all of the EPIC pass holders drive right by Loveland on their way to Summit County. SSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Actually, I think the secrets out on the few and far between pow days we have been getting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekempmeister Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 On June 7, 2018 at 9:11 AM, JohnE said: I hope they don't buy Loveland. I like that all of the EPIC pass holders drive right by Loveland on their way to Summit County. I guess I am the one Epic pass buyer who doesn't drive past? I agree with you - I hope Vail has no interest. Seems unlikely given that there is no fake "euro village" to exploit. All respect to those in real euro villages, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvin' Marvin Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 I think it's a good thing. Epic passers need to be spread out more and VR has the capital to actually improve their areas. If you have a season pass and don't eat on the mountain it's great. If you need a brownie then get ready to pony up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSurfer Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 There's certainly there's some good that comes with the bad. Here at our precious little bump, Afton Alps, the Vail take-over has led to many much-need improvements. The small, mom-and-pop feel is all but gone, though that has been happening for years. The days of $24 lifties is a distant memory. Ditto with $6 a burger. The snow making is better, the facilities have been updated, grooming has improved, and lots more. Personally, I'd rather pay $13 for a rather decent burger and fries, that half that for the garbage that once was being served. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWBrian Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Vail also bought Stevens Pass in Washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 I used to LOVE skiing at Vail. However, in recent years I have boarded there a few times and I've grown to hate it. Lots of entitled tourists, crowds, expensive parking, just some feeling of always being watched to ensure that you do things their way. Don't need the "improvements". One thing that I love about Loveland is that it has changed relatively little since I started skiing there 50 years ago. Still feels like home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 (edited) On 6/4/2018 at 10:26 PM, SunSurfer said: Pat Moore will be gutted. Probably means no more NASTAR at Okemo. Too early to know for sure but in all of Vail's recent acquisitions NASTAR is still in place. NASTAR has operated continuously at Okemo for 44 years. I'm cautiously optimistic it will continue. Interesting side note: Jim Remy, Okemo's Director of Golf, was the first NASTAR pacesetter at Okemo in 1974. In 2010, he was President of the PGA of America and President of the Ryder Cup. Three years ago he got back into ski racing and is once again very fast! Edited June 12, 2018 by patmoore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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