Ski resort capacity

-Alpha2- · 2013-11-11 22:01:42

Is there such a thing? Will they ever turn you away?

bakerpunk

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i don't think any ski area would turn people away. they want that moneeeeyyyyy.

Nov 11 2013 10:31PM

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PeterNorth

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silverton colorado does all the time. i think only 120 can ski a day there. SAVE THE POWWWW

Nov 11 2013 10:32PM

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shredsticks

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Christmas-ish last year pretty sure Bush / Mad river in VT had to turn people away because there was literally nowhere left to park.

Probably alot of other places in that boat as well during that stretch.

Nov 11 2013 10:36PM

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Breck turns people away, especially on the weekends and holidays. There are absolutely no lines, locals only, it's great.

Squaw is starting to learn this great trick too.

Nov 11 2013 10:41PM

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-Alpha2-

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So theoretically if i went to killington in like a week or so, i should be okay?

Nov 11 2013 10:43PM

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No.Quarter

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I heard they are only going to open peak 6 on three randomly selected weekdays too! Things are looking good for this season.

Nov 11 2013 10:44PM

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last_tango

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you will be. Kmart needs them dolla bills.

Nov 11 2013 10:47PM

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TopherRitz

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This is true. silverton only allows that many to save the freshies, but that jacks up ticket cost by a ton.

Nov 11 2013 10:50PM

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Goku

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Nov 11 2013 10:55PM

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PeterNorth

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it is totally worth the price to go ski silveron. been there 3 times with a guide and it is epic. so much fun and always a party.

Nov 11 2013 11:24PM

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perryhunter

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I don't think Ski Resort would thrown people away not unless if their rooms were fully booked. But, I am sure that resorts has lots of options for their costumers so they would not turn away.

Nov 11 2013 11:39PM

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TOAST.

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yes I have heard of resorts turning people away. ski whitetail in pa has.

Nov 12 2013 7:51AM

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.squirrely.

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one day this year at wachusett they stopped selling tickets around 11 cause the lots were full and it was the biggest clusterfuck shitshow ive ever seen

Nov 12 2013 8:03AM

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Many ski resorts will turn people away. Not out of money issues but more along the mine of public safety and liability. They will pack as many people onto a run as they can until safety becomes a factor. To many people will also reduce the enjoyment factor for the paying public. If I spend $85 for a day pass and i spend a total of three hours in lift lines that is not a good deal. Not only do you have one pissed off consumer but you also have that customer telling all his friends that its not worth the value.

Nov 12 2013 10:20AM

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Ankilla

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Yes. Two years ago, my local mountain (Perfect North in Southern Indiana) had to turn people away because there was no parking space available. It was over Martin Luther King day and there was mass asians there with Ramens. So they had to turn people away. Since then, we commemorate that day as Asian Invasion

Nov 12 2013 10:30AM

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John18_6

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MLK day is like a day hell for ski resorts. Minnesota does it right though, I was skiing in -26°F on MLK weekend last year at giants ridge.

Nov 12 2013 11:54AM

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first_rodeo

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ive seen mountains restrict uphill transport and lengthen the period before you can take a second lap.

they probally just wanted you to go inside and spend money........

Nov 12 2013 12:09PM

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Dr.Dickless

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At Sierra At tahoe on extra busy weekends the parking lots fill and the road in fills and they have to turn people away because there is nowhere to park

Nov 12 2013 12:54PM

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a_burger

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that shit was fucking insane and it happened like 3 times last year too, 35 minute waits for like a 30 second run.

Nov 12 2013 3:42PM

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lamppost

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one day during christmas week last year. my mountain sold about 1000+ day passes and if you factor in the amount of people who own a season pass thats like 1500 people

Nov 12 2013 4:37PM

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lamppost

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plus my mountain is only 3600 vertical feet

Nov 12 2013 4:38PM

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.squirrely.

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only

Nov 12 2013 4:59PM

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kung_powpow

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Still over 5x the vertical of my home mountain

Nov 12 2013 5:18PM

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Duck_Sauce

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home ''mountain" is only 200 vert feet and its only 25 mins north of boston and some days in late January we have to stop selling tickets because our lots only so big

Nov 12 2013 6:49PM

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