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Chester Bullock wrote:
I think that all the other stuff they added brought more people. Which in turn became part of the problem. More people != quality. Silverton is proving you can focus on the ski experience and make a go of it. But it will take several years for other places to figure this one out. Especially the publicly traded places, which are relying on real estate sales to boost numbers. Chester: Also in yesterdays "Post" was the I-70 write up. It wouldn't suprise me that many out of state visitors get a little sick of the I-70 parking lot. I guess it wouldn't hurt if a few out of staters would drop their opinion here I-70. Sam "I ski Loveland" Seiber |
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Sam Seiber wrote:
Chester Bullock wrote: I think that all the other stuff they added brought more people. Which in turn became part of the problem. More people != quality. Silverton is proving you can focus on the ski experience and make a go of it. But it will take several years for other places to figure this one out. Especially the publicly traded places, which are relying on real estate sales to boost numbers. Chester: Also in yesterdays "Post" was the I-70 write up. It wouldn't suprise me that many out of state visitors get a little sick of the I-70 parking lot. I guess it wouldn't hurt if a few out of staters would drop their opinion here I-70. Sam "I ski Loveland" Seiber I am not sure to what degree out-of-staters are impacted by the parking lot that is I-70. I'd be curious to find that one out. Sadly, we are many, many years away from a solution to that problem. -- Chester Bullock, Ethical, custom website hosting, design and programming Tenxible Solutions, http://www.tenxible.com Web Based Autoresponder and DRIP system, http://www.toolsre.com AIM: tenxible YahooIM: ccb247 |
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On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 at 20:06 GMT, Sam Seiber penned:
Chester: Also in yesterdays "Post" was the I-70 write up. It wouldn't suprise me that many out of state visitors get a little sick of the I-70 parking lot. I guess it wouldn't hurt if a few out of staters would drop their opinion here I-70. Do you have to be from out of state to hate I-70 gridlock? -- monique |
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Monique Y. Herman wrote:
I never understood all this resort hoopla. I'm there for the snow. If I've done it right, I'm too tired to go to a bar, dress up for a fancy meal, etc. Just crash early so that I'm ready for the next day ... It's about the destination skiers. The resorts started pricing locals out of the market with expensive tickets and passes and food. So the focus became even more heavy on the destination skier, the pot of gold at the end of the ski resort marketing rainbow. -- Chester Bullock, Ethical, custom website hosting, design and programming Tenxible Solutions, http://www.tenxible.com Web Based Autoresponder and DRIP system, http://www.toolsre.com AIM: tenxible YahooIM: ccb247 |
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Monique Y. Herman wrote:
On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 at 20:06 GMT, Sam Seiber penned: Chester: Also in yesterdays "Post" was the I-70 write up. It wouldn't suprise me that many out of state visitors get a little sick of the I-70 parking lot. I guess it wouldn't hurt if a few out of staters would drop their opinion here I-70. Do you have to be from out of state to hate I-70 gridlock? Speaking as a native - NO! -- Chester Bullock, Ethical, custom website hosting, design and programming Tenxible Solutions, http://www.tenxible.com Web Based Autoresponder and DRIP system, http://www.toolsre.com AIM: tenxible YahooIM: ccb247 |
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On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 at 20:21 GMT, Chester Bullock penned:
Monique Y. Herman wrote: It's about the destination skiers. The resorts started pricing locals out of the market with expensive tickets and passes and food. So the focus became even more heavy on the destination skier, the pot of gold at the end of the ski resort marketing rainbow. That seems backwards to me. If I can go skiing in amazing snow every weekend, I *might* think about doing something social. If I'm on my once-a-year ski vacation, there's no *way* I'm going to waste any time with non-skiing crap. Maybe I'm just weird. -- monique |
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Monique Y. Herman wrote:
Do you have to be from out of state to hate I-70 gridlock? No. Actually us Front Range residents get to hate it more because we attempt to _drive_(1) it more. I am just wondering if it has some impact on return out of state visitors. Us FR's will put up with it as we are trying to get our average daily cost of a few hundered dollar pass to less than $20 per day. (1) Drive vs. fine parking with a great view. Sam "Loveland, Thursday, be there! (Its my birthday (47))" Seiber |
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In rec.skiing.alpine Monique Y. Herman wrote:
If I've done it right, I'm too tired to go to a bar, dress up for a fancy meal, etc. That doesn't mean you're doing it right. That means you're not doing it enough. -klaus |
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On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 at 21:12 GMT, klaus penned:
In rec.skiing.alpine Monique Y. Herman wrote: If I've done it right, I'm too tired to go to a bar, dress up for a fancy meal, etc. That doesn't mean you're doing it right. That means you're not doing it enough. -klaus Interesting point. But I'd think that, in any sport, you could *always* put in a little more effort. So, as your skill level rises and your muscles adapt, you should be able to do more and more ... which will still get you exhausted =) I guess the level of effort that some people would have to apply to get themselves all tuckered out might no longer be fun to them, though. -- monique |
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Monique Y. Herman wrote:
On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 at 21:12 GMT, klaus penned: That doesn't mean you're doing it right. That means you're not doing it enough. -klaus Interesting point. But I'd think that, in any sport, you could *always* put in a little more effort. So, as your skill level rises and your muscles adapt, you should be able to do more and more ... which will still get you exhausted =) I guess the level of effort that some people would have to apply to get themselves all tuckered out might no longer be fun to them, though. Exactly. I think most get to a point where they pick and choose when and where they ski more carefully if they do it a lot. There's just no reason to ski a lot of days. And many days, conditions change, so you choose quality over quantity. And then go hit the bar. And if a ski area restaurant makes you dress up, they aren't worth going to. -klaus |
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