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michelle
Posts: 6290 - Karma: 428
So I normally don't buy food at the mountain, it was always too expensive.

But now, holy shit!! It is absolutely completely and utterly out of hand. 16 bucks for a chicken finger and gatorade at sunday river, and TWENTY SEVEN DOLLARS for a chicken finger, brownie, and drink at waterville.

These are things I keep hearing, now sure if it's true or not, but shit! Is this only happening around the east coast mountains, or everywhere?
Dec 18 2007 3:47PM
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ijibgoremtn
Posts: 4221 - Karma: 13
yeah its weak its $4 for one piece of pizza at my mtn.
Dec 18 2007 3:48PM
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brenker
Posts: 3188 - Karma: 71
i bring my own lunches. solves my finiancial problems a little.
Dec 18 2007 3:50PM
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jKutcher
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its like that over here in utah as well
Dec 18 2007 3:52PM
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Elijah.
Posts: 9322 - Karma: 76
Bring a cup-o-noodles from your local cosco (like a case of 36) for 5$, get a case of gatorade, and then your lunch is set.
Dec 18 2007 3:52PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
That shit is fucked up.  I eat McDeez on the way up then ski fromlike 9-3, then eat a snack/lunch that I brought, and maybe buy a mssive tub of curly fries for like $4-$5 and then if I leave the mtn. from 7-10 I stop at like Taco Bell on the way home sometimes and spend like $4-$5 there and get a LOT of food.
Dec 18 2007 3:52PM
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tsmack
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bring roman noodles and steal their hot water
Dec 18 2007 3:53PM
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deezy.
Posts: 2538 - Karma: 26

that is EXACTLY what i do

Dec 18 2007 3:56PM
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michelle
Posts: 6290 - Karma: 428
Haha, that's exactly what I do! And I bring my own gatorade and tons of granola bars

But still, cmon. These prices are sky high for shitty food!
Dec 18 2007 4:00PM
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R-Bertsch
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yeah i remember paying 30 dollars for like a burger fries drink and a cookie at vail. its a brilliant scheme if you think about it, everyone who ski's is pretty well off, plus when you're cold and have been skiing for a few hours and you walk into a mountain top cafeteria and smell the food you just give in. haha
Dec 18 2007 4:07PM
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brenker
Posts: 3188 - Karma: 71
vail shmail.
Dec 18 2007 4:09PM
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396222687862
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so rediculous, i bring bagged lunch, ham n cheese sandwhiches with redbulls and cokes, with a giant bag of sunchips.
Dec 18 2007 4:15PM
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currentwestman
Posts: 3292 - Karma: 330
to be honest, i find resort food to be sooooooooooo amazingly appetizing. i heart resort food
Dec 18 2007 4:17PM
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TheMajesticLife
Posts: 940 - Karma: 495
theres a cheap pizza place across the street from my mountain mad cheap lunch

Dec 18 2007 4:17PM
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brenker
Posts: 3188 - Karma: 71
sundown does have dankity food. never had a bad day there.
Dec 18 2007 4:17PM
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snwbrdmilf
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I always bring a bag lunch. And you should make time to prepare something decent. Because Ramen Noodles and Cup-o-noodles is really bad for you. So much damn sodium. You're better off with a sandwich and some chips or something.

And yes, the prices at my mountain have skyrocketed.
Dec 18 2007 4:19PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
when the price gets that high i just steal the food.
Dec 18 2007 4:26PM
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skiminnesota
Posts: 9093 - Karma: 429
yep i cant afford to eat a meal at a mtn..  pb and j is where its at and, big 56oz mtn dews from kwik trip.
Dec 18 2007 4:28PM
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eastAR5
Posts: 15084 - Karma: 730
ive never  bought food at a ski resort... ever

its either oyster crackers

steal some rice crispys

or eat later   i dont really need to have lunch...
Dec 18 2007 4:42PM
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carbon.pulse
Posts: 3348 - Karma: 22

snowpark  nz is pretty much the oposite to what you guys have. It mint. They have amazingly good wedges that are like $6NZ for a big bowl that would easily do you for lunch. And they have a mean bar and resturant in there to chill in.

Dec 18 2007 4:42PM
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Download-My-Apps
Posts: 5069 - Karma: 1,017
something like 7 bones fora hotdog at lake louise I was not impressed
Dec 18 2007 4:46PM
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JstHuckIt
Posts: 422 - Karma: 16
Yeah its like 12 for small pop, chicken strip, and fries...I get employee discount...3.50...I still think thats expensive, so we whip out the grill behind the instructor lodge and cook some dogs...
Dec 18 2007 4:52PM
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joly.sp
Posts: 2305 - Karma: 585
At my hill its like 4$ brownies, 5$ for some spicy fries. I like the pizza place there its so good but like 3.50 for a slice.
Dec 18 2007 4:59PM
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GetPitted
Posts: 3443 - Karma: 2,299
I starve myself and then slay Wendy's after
Dec 18 2007 5:01PM
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no_steeze_in_NY
Posts: 225 - Karma: 13

$5 for a single bottle of coke at bellayre mountain

Dec 18 2007 5:05PM
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xcjamie
Posts: 416 - Karma: 20
yea some of the prices are ridiculous... i just bring stuff
Dec 18 2007 5:06PM
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BobYohan
Posts: 3001 - Karma: 375
TRUE
and... lunch is for pussies
Dec 18 2007 5:33PM
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987321654hgfd
Posts: 5133 - Karma: 5,447
My mountains food sucks but its a lot cheaper then most mountains and when im hungry the taste really doesn't matter
Dec 18 2007 5:43PM
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SkierX
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If it's a slow day, I'll just make a sandwhich at my car. I keep a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter, and a bottle of honey in it at all times, great lunch.

If it's a day where I'm charging all day, I just skip lunch altogether. If I'm really active, I won't even notice until about an hour after I've stopped running around.

Mountain food prices are ridiculous, but they have you by the balls, unless there's another restaurant right there across the street or within easy reach.
Dec 18 2007 5:50PM
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SHREDDY
Posts: 675 - Karma: 37
Usually ill make some tuna to bring to the mountain and on the rare occasion I don't I usually wait til I leave the mountain to get food.  Also, I don't mind justifying to spend the money on clam chowder in a bread bowl at waterville every now and then because it comes to $7.30 after taxes and it really does fill you up and tastes amazing. Other that the clam chowder in a bread bowl, i would never buy anything else from them!
Dec 18 2007 5:53PM
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Tucks
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BYOL
Dec 18 2007 6:20PM
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fillup
Posts: 4904 - Karma: 568
its like 9 bucks for a soda and chicken fingers that come with fries at alta
not bad and at albion i ocasionally get the hookup
Dec 18 2007 6:23PM
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hWard
Posts: 26 - Karma: 10
its nuts up here too man, but theres like food for thought and dvzs not too far off, so its just a quick trip for some good food. id rather drop $6 on two slices and fries than $18, so its worthgoing out of the way for sure.
Dec 18 2007 6:38PM
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GGreene
Posts: 993 - Karma: 42
try living in aspen
everything is that expensive
it sucks
Dec 18 2007 6:48PM
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MobileMayhem
Posts: 50 - Karma: 10
SR blows for food prices.

I usually bring a shopping bag full of food, chips, cookies, crackers, candy, and drinks, half of which goes in my bag I ski with, so I can eat in between runs.

No need to dick around in the lodge.  
Dec 18 2007 7:04PM
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UNREAL
Posts: 3989 - Karma: 23
Surprisingly my mountain is not bad at all. Like a decent meal for 9 bucks. Its kinda pricy but not to bad.
Dec 18 2007 7:14PM
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skiwoj
Posts: 2286 - Karma: 52
I usually bring bread and something to put on it in the car and then bring water or something and then you can even eat on the way up the lift
Dec 18 2007 7:14PM
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Billy_B
Posts: 1019 - Karma: 185
yea its like that at my mountain too
Dec 18 2007 7:18PM
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asfffffffffdd
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saltines and pickel relish...... yum
Dec 18 2007 7:42PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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6.50$ for a big thing of fries and a drink at big white. but burgers and shit are unreal expensive. like 16$ for a burger and fries.
Dec 18 2007 7:42PM
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KeithB.
Posts: 608 - Karma: 12
I paid $20 for a CUP of soup and a budweiser at the sundeck (lodge on the top of aspen mountain). That is pretty comparible to the prices in town though. On the plus side it was a darn good cup of soup and I got all the crackers I could stomach at no extra charge.
Dec 18 2007 7:47PM
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duckets.
Posts: 1168 - Karma: 41
it's like 17.50 at stratton for a wrap and a drink
and like 25 if you spring for some soup... it's ridiculous
Dec 18 2007 7:54PM
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jibmaster_josh
Posts: 2369 - Karma: 23
yeah its rediculous.... 3 bucks for a poutine WHAT THE EFF???? hot dogs 2.30 :) one of the bonuses of riding at a 150 ft bump. cheap fewd.
Dec 18 2007 7:59PM
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deezy.
Posts: 2538 - Karma: 26
yeah when i forget lunch i eat oyster crackers and sip from the fountain of youth
Dec 18 2007 8:02PM
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P.J.S.
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I always bring my own lunch, couple cans of pop, bottled water and a few beers. Lunch is usually a sandwich, made with lunch meat and some colby jack cheese. Beef jerky and crackers and cheese also make good additions to the sandwich. I never ever go into the lodge, I think I did once all of last season. If you are actually buying food at a mountain, you deserve to pay the price. Be smart, bring your own damn food.
Dec 18 2007 8:04PM
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TheMoostafian
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haha when i saw the prices went up on these asian wraps at my lodge i was like "WHAT THE EEEFFF DAVID BLAAAIIINE"

Dec 18 2007 8:06PM
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alev
Posts: 7819 - Karma: 410
most mountain's revenue comes from food and non skiing related profits

i NEVER Buy lunch. i bring sandwiches from home, or at school, i get a bag lunch with a sandwich, cookies, drink, chips...all for a swipe of my meal card. even when i was at home i would still make a sandwich to bring.
Dec 18 2007 8:11PM
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DJSTEVEINNIAMIXX
Posts: 1859 - Karma: 1,659
after haveing cup-a-soups for almost everytime i go to the ski hill for the past 3 years i have sort of gotten sick of them but i dont think im ever goin to bring enything else.
Dec 18 2007 8:24PM
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Daver_BC
Posts: 1256 - Karma: 307
shoot. at this small place in Washington called loup loop. its like super cheap.

hole pizza for 12 bucks. feeds like 4 homies. haha
Dec 18 2007 9:14PM
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calebski.
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yeah it 4.95 for a peice of pizza at bachelor
Dec 18 2007 9:44PM
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