Help - Brother wants to visit and ski Vail
My brother and I are planning a family vacation. We live in Longmont
and mostly ski Copper, WP, and Eldora and single days elsewhere when my daughter has a race at some other resort. He lives in Florida. Here's the deal, he (my brother) has his heart set on Vail. I don't want to buy a 3 out of 5 day pass at Vail when I can have a season pass for about the same price at Copper or WP (Rocky Mountain Pass) or the Colorado Pass (A-Basin, Keystone, Breck plus limited days at Vail and Beaver Creek). Plus, we're planning on being in Summit county for 5 days! I don't want to just ski 3 days when I could ski 5. A 5 out of 7 day pass at Vail is way more than either the Rocky Mountain Pass or the Colorado Pass. He's concerned about transportation. We'll have two vehicles up there and Frisco has free public transportation to Copper (and other resorts too from what I recall). Other than what I've stated above (which should be enough), how else can I convice him that Vail is NOT the way to go? -- Marty |
Help - Brother wants to visit and ski Vail
Marty wrote:
Here's the deal, he (my brother) has his heart set on Vail. Other than what I've stated above (which should be enough), how else can I convice him that Vail is NOT the way to go? Tell him about the 90 minute lift lines. And the Texans w/ Bogners. That should do it. //Walt |
Help - Brother wants to visit and ski Vail
On Aug 6, 11:30 am, Marty wrote:
My brother and I are planning a family vacation. We live in Longmont and mostly ski Copper, WP, and Eldora and single days elsewhere when my daughter has a race at some other resort. He lives in Florida. Here's the deal, he (my brother) has his heart set on Vail. I don't want to buy a 3 out of 5 day pass at Vail when I can have a season pass for about the same price at Copper or WP (Rocky Mountain Pass) or the Colorado Pass (A-Basin, Keystone, Breck plus limited days at Vail and Beaver Creek). Plus, we're planning on being in Summit county for 5 days! I don't want to just ski 3 days when I could ski 5. A 5 out of 7 day pass at Vail is way more than either the Rocky Mountain Pass or the Colorado Pass. He's concerned about transportation. We'll have two vehicles up there and Frisco has free public transportation to Copper (and other resorts too from what I recall). Other than what I've stated above (which should be enough), how else can I convice him that Vail is NOT the way to go? You will get little help here. It is the unofficial (but often stated) position of RSA that as many people as possible should ski at Vail*. So by all means encourage your brother and as many of your family as possible to spend every available day at Vail, no matter the cost. *That keeps them away from the good ski areas. |
Help - Brother wants to visit and ski Vail
Marty wrote:
My brother and I are planning a family vacation. We live in Longmont and mostly ski Copper, WP, and Eldora and single days elsewhere when my daughter has a race at some other resort. He lives in Florida. Here's the deal, he (my brother) has his heart set on Vail. I don't want to buy a 3 out of 5 day pass at Vail when I can have a season pass for about the same price at Copper or WP (Rocky Mountain Pass) or the Colorado Pass (A-Basin, Keystone, Breck plus limited days at Vail and Beaver Creek). Plus, we're planning on being in Summit county for 5 days! I don't want to just ski 3 days when I could ski 5. A 5 out of 7 day pass at Vail is way more than either the Rocky Mountain Pass or the Colorado Pass. He's concerned about transportation. We'll have two vehicles up there and Frisco has free public transportation to Copper (and other resorts too from what I recall). Other than what I've stated above (which should be enough), how else can I convice him that Vail is NOT the way to go? -- Marty Let him go to Vail via a day pass. The rest of you go where you want. He obviously "needs" the Vail experience. Vail-are you experienced? |
Help - Brother wants to visit and ski Vail
On Aug 6, 2:30 pm, Marty wrote:
My brother and I are planning a family vacation. We live in Longmont and mostly ski Copper, WP, and Eldora and single days elsewhere when my daughter has a race at some other resort. He lives in Florida. Here's the deal, he (my brother) has his heart set on Vail. I don't want to buy a 3 out of 5 day pass at Vail when I can have a season pass for about the same price at Copper or WP (Rocky Mountain Pass) or the Colorado Pass (A-Basin, Keystone, Breck plus limited days at Vail and Beaver Creek). Plus, we're planning on being in Summit county for 5 days! I don't want to just ski 3 days when I could ski 5. A 5 out of 7 day pass at Vail is way more than either the Rocky Mountain Pass or the Colorado Pass. He's concerned about transportation. We'll have two vehicles up there and Frisco has free public transportation to Copper (and other resorts too from what I recall). Other than what I've stated above (which should be enough), how else can I convice him that Vail is NOT the way to go? -- Marty Hi Marty, Hope your summer is going well. Seems to me that he needs to go to Vail to see his vacation as a success. How about driving him to Summit County via Loveland Pass? That way he gets a fairly close up view of ABasin. Get the Colorado Pass and let him see the splendor/ horror that is Vail then take him to ABasin the next day. That should be enough for him to reassess his desires from a much different point of view. Three more days and five options for him to pick from.... should be interesting to see what his preference turns out to be. Heh heh..... maybe get him to agree to pay for parking too..... free at the Basin, how much will it be next season at Vail? |
Help - Brother wants to visit and ski Vail
On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:08:48 -0400, VtSkier
wrote: Marty wrote: My brother and I are planning a family vacation. We live in Longmont and mostly ski Copper, WP, and Eldora and single days elsewhere when my daughter has a race at some other resort. He lives in Florida. Here's the deal, he (my brother) has his heart set on Vail. I don't want to buy a 3 out of 5 day pass at Vail when I can have a season pass for about the same price at Copper or WP (Rocky Mountain Pass) or the Colorado Pass (A-Basin, Keystone, Breck plus limited days at Vail and Beaver Creek). Plus, we're planning on being in Summit county for 5 days! I don't want to just ski 3 days when I could ski 5. A 5 out of 7 day pass at Vail is way more than either the Rocky Mountain Pass or the Colorado Pass. He's concerned about transportation. We'll have two vehicles up there and Frisco has free public transportation to Copper (and other resorts too from what I recall). Other than what I've stated above (which should be enough), how else can I convice him that Vail is NOT the way to go? -- Marty Let him go to Vail via a day pass. The rest of you go where you want. He obviously "needs" the Vail experience. Yep. No reason to knock yourself out trying to convince him, just let him do a day at Vail and then take him somewhere else. Let the mountains do the talking. bw |
Help - Brother wants to visit and ski Vail
On Aug 6, 12:30 pm, Marty wrote:
Other than what I've stated above (which should be enough), how else can I convice him that Vail is NOT the way to go? Thanks for the replies. Summer is going well, thanks foir asking Chris. I'm familiar with these Texans, but what is Bogners? Well, I think I have him convinced. We're set to book a place in Frisco. From there, we can ski anywhere. I'm leaning towards Rocky Mountain passes again for the girls and I. Not sure what he wants to do yet. He's got a 5th grader, so, she'll be skiing with the 5th grade pass. Maybe the rest can use our friends and family discount tickets from our pass purchase. Then, maybe, I'll head west from Frisco for a day at Vail, and yes, I'll make him pay for parking. Is there not free parking with shuttle service there? Thanks again for the input. -- Marty |
Help - Brother wants to visit and ski Vail
Marty wrote:
I'm familiar with these Texans, but what is Bogners? A Bogner is an expensive clown suit that the Ski Patrol mandates for beginners and Texans. It warns other skiers to stay out of the way because this person is out of control. See this collection: http://www.fluorescentrompersuits.co.uk/pics1.html Not all genuine Bogners, but you get the idea. //Walt |
Help - Brother wants to visit and ski Vail
On Aug 7, 2:14 pm, Walt wrote:
Marty wrote: I'm familiar with these Texans, but what is Bogners? A Bogner is an expensive clown suit that the Ski Patrol mandates for beginners and Texans. It warns other skiers to stay out of the way because this person is out of control. See this collection: http://www.fluorescentrompersuits.co.uk/pics1.html Not all genuine Bogners, but you get the idea. //Walt Ah! Thanks for clearing that up for me. :-) -- Marty |
Help - Brother wants to visit and ski Vail
Walt wrote:
Marty wrote: I'm familiar with these Texans, but what is Bogners? A Bogner is an expensive clown suit that the Ski Patrol mandates for beginners and Texans. It warns other skiers to stay out of the way because this person is out of control. I"'ve seen some quite nice Bogner outfits, very sleek and understated. You only know they're Bogner because of the tiny little logo, sometimes just on the buttons. -- ant Don't try to reply to my email addy: I'm borrowing that of the latest scammer/spammer |
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