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Vail Buying The Continent Of Australia?

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theabortionator
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https://www.afr.com/real-estate/vail-resorts-to-buy-mount-hotham-falls-creek-ski-fields-for-about-120-million-20181220-h19bbk


Well close enough. Hoping it goes through as Id like to be work for VR down there and Perisher might be tough to get into. Been hired for Thredbo in the past so that was second option but falls creek and hotham both seem to put out decent parks.
Dec 20 2018 6:49PM
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AndrewGravesSV
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How many resorts do they own there? The article is hidden behind a pay wall
Dec 21 2018 10:24AM
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SkiBum.
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Gross.

Stock in the red. Hope it drops enough to be a wash for the year.
Dec 21 2018 10:31AM
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theabortionator
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AndrewGravesSVHow many resorts do they own there? The article is hidden behind a pay wall


Oh shit.

Theve owned Perisher for a few years, looking at buying hotham and falls creek.

That's 3 out of the 7? Ish ski areas there.
Dec 21 2018 12:34PM
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theabortionator
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/unofficialnetworks.com/2018/12/20/vail-resorts-to-acquire-more-australian-ski-areas/amp/
Dec 21 2018 12:35PM
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AndrewGravesSV
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Thats crazy. I wonder how much more they can acquire with their stock dropping so much. Someone has some deep pockets
Dec 21 2018 4:21PM
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BMit
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Could mean great things for these hills as they are currently the bastard children of an amusement company that got stuck with them when buying a bunch of other attractions in Aus.
Dec 22 2018 1:11AM
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theabortionator
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BMitCould mean great things for these hills as they are currently the bastard children of an amusement company that got stuck with them when buying a bunch of other attractions in Aus.


Are you still working down yonder?
Dec 22 2018 7:18AM
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BMit
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theabortionatorAre you still working down yonder?


Not too sure! Always have to play it by ear with the foreign work.
Dec 23 2018 1:29AM
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SchlossAdler
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If you're looking at Falls or Hotham, I'd recommend Falls for park. Hotham stepped it up the last couple of years but their park is on the summit and gets really bad weather exposure. I didn't even get to ski it when I was there this year since it was too windy, then icy, then bad vis. I've never hit Falls, but I've only ever heard good things about their park setup, the mountain is a bit flatter than Buller and Hotham so they put more effort into the park from what I gather.

I don't really know what this means to local Aussie skiers tbh, Perisher hasn't really changed since it's been bought other than its outrageous day ticket prices, so that might be a bummer for Aussies wanting to check them out.
Dec 23 2018 5:55PM
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skierman
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AndrewGravesSVThats crazy. I wonder how much more they can acquire with their stock dropping so much. Someone has some deep pockets

Its called the corporate debt bubble. Get educated.
Dec 24 2018 9:29AM
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AndrewGravesSV
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skiermanIts called the corporate debt bubble. Get educated.


I guess a better phrasing would be how much they will rather than can. Just cause you can run up debt doesn't help with your stock
Dec 24 2018 11:28AM
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AndrewGravesSV
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The referenced post has been removed.


I'm for sure out of my depth here but this was my original point that got muddled by phrasing
Dec 24 2018 1:22PM
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theabortionator
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Well looks like that shit done went through. I sent in Apps to both this last week. Still hoping to land a jerb at Thedbo though
Feb 22 2019 5:16PM
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theabortionator
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Ikon just picked up Buller to go with Thredbo.

Aus is all bought up
Apr 15 2019 6:14PM
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