Skiing is dying, but how fast?

NotaskibumVail sold 2.1M passes this year, "skiing" isn't dying.

BrightFrogCome to Beaver Creek the Jerrys haven’t discovered it yet

ericformanIt’s been a complete shit show in CO this year. I’ve never had a worse time with such an epic storm cycle. They desperately need a more aggressive and enforced traction law. Just driving around ski towns is straight up a nightmare now. The stoke is also at an all low. So many people who can’t ski just complaining and taking up space.

franticguysthe streets are free

MaimHelpGot super fucking bummed out today after skiing tremblant a touristic resort I thought was the shit a couple years ago.


they had like 2 rails up when they used to have like at least 15 plus rails, and trust me they got enough snow to have some more fun parks.

tourism and rich ass boomers are ruining the sport and In the pay 3 years I’ve noticed it way more than before. Vail and other corps keep buying resorts, milking them for money, and not putting their money into what people like.

it’s been really irritating me, had my old home resort bought by vail (big boulder) which was absolutely fucked over, heard 7 springs just got bought by vail a few weeks ago, and it seems to just be happening faster and faster

no park funding and crowded ass lift lines making me real bummed

hoodratz47Rising insurance. Companies taking a Disney approach to running a ski hill. Park rats are not dropping money for 5 family members.. they are buying pbrs and look bindings

franticguysthe streets are free

franticguysthe streets are free

franticguysthe streets are free

MaimHelpWhat real skiers call skiing is dying

NotaskibumVail sold 2.1M passes this year, "skiing" isn't dying. But maybe your idealized version of skiing is waning or evolving.

**This post was edited on Dec 29th 2021 at 6:28:55pm

sexyjulianIdk man.. my hills the best it’s ever been. 3 parks, both free ride zones open, 68 inches of snow already and hardly any tourists this year

Abomber22fix up the spare room, packing

hoodratz47Rising insurance. Companies taking a Disney approach to running a ski hill. Park rats are not dropping money for 5 family members.. they are buying pbrs and look bindings

Abomber22There are companies that specialize in building playgrounds.
Instead of the PTA trying to do it, they hire pros.

Is there anything out there like that for parks?
Somma yous should funnel your trust funds into a startup, go national, and build parks errywhere.

PeteMahnSo for big comps SPT is the big dog. They build the park for X games and used to for Dew Tour. I'm not sure if they did Dew Tour this year; I know they helped but Woodward was involved with them.
https://snowparktech.com/about-us-3/action-sport-events/

https://snowparktech.com/

Abomber22Ok
Was thinking smaller, for local areas, but business plans are a bitch

SessionDolan skis there...too late.

partyandBSInsurance is actually significantly cheaper for a ski resort than an amusement park thanks to the skier safety act which includes terrain parks. Its awesome! America is thirsty to sue people so having this act is huge for the industry.

franticguysthe streets are free

NotaskibumVail sold 2.1M passes this year, "skiing" isn't dying. But maybe your idealized version of skiing is waning or evolving.

**This post was edited on Dec 29th 2021 at 6:28:55pm

MaimHelpWhat real skiers call skiing is dying

hi_vis360dude I've never actually been there but I've always heard wack things about tremblant, of course they would do something like this. That might be skewing your perspective

hoodratz47Skier safety act? Never heard of that..

ReturnToMonkeyTfw I see dozens and dozens of good spots in the Denver area every day but it's dry as my sex life

partyandBS

i mean it started in CO in 1979 but utah didnt adopt it until 2012 and idk if others still dont have it so its not as unreasonable for someone whos been on NS for 17 years to not be aware as I originally thought lol.

In CO the liability a resort has is extremely low as skiing accidents are covered under the act an their are inherent risks associated with skiing and it was revised to include terrain parks too.

hoodratz47It's not a thing in Oregon. Fuck we don't have to have safety bars on chairs

BradFiAusNzCoCaLooks like you’re getting sex this weekend then

ReturnToMonkeyOoh who wants to hit urban w me on New Years Eve

The.FishIdk ive noticed the park scene growing at the midwest resorts around here. Sure some of the resorts are shrinking the parks, but we have a massive wave of 13-18 year olds who are getting very good very quickly.

MaimHelpYeah I’ve noticed that too from insta edits, so many cold kids popping up everywhere there

MaimHelpGot super fucking bummed out today after skiing tremblant a touristic resort I thought was the shit a couple years ago.


they had like 2 rails up when they used to have like at least 15 plus rails, and trust me they got enough snow to have some more fun parks.

tourism and rich ass boomers are ruining the sport and In the pay 3 years I’ve noticed it way more than before. Vail and other corps keep buying resorts, milking them for money, and not putting their money into what people like.

it’s been really irritating me, had my old home resort bought by vail (big boulder) which was absolutely fucked over, heard 7 springs just got bought by vail a few weeks ago, and it seems to just be happening faster and faster

no park funding and crowded ass lift lines making me real bummed

DesertStixGoogle is tight