Ski Area Food

On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 13:41:22 GMT, Jeff wrote:

Is it just me or does all ski area food suck?

Must just be you. Or your region. Even some of the little Midwest
molehills have upgraded beyond the grade-school cafeteria menu they
used to serve. Out west, I haven't found any on-mountain food I
would call bad, and most of it ranges from pretty good to genuinely
great. And then there's Europe.....

bw

Sunday River in Bethel has excellent food. I don't think I've ever had
a bad meal there. I do brown bag a lot however as I don't budget for
$8.50 cheeseburgers on a regular basis.

Shawnee peak in bridgton is the usual bland soggy fare. But half the
price of suday river.


George

Horseshoe_George wrote:
Sunday River in Bethel has excellent food. I don't think I've ever had
a bad meal there.

WHAT??? I sure have. I loved paying $2.25 for a lousy cookie too.

On-mountain food in the East SUCKS, period. I've never gone to one of
those table service places (and never would), as far as the cafeterias
go, it mostly bad. And insultingly overpriced.

The one place I like is the Mexican food at the bottom of the Cannon tram.

Dave

Jeff wrote:
Is it just me or does all ski area food suck?

I recall skiing in Courcheval 15 years ago, skiing along a ridge top between
one ski area (town) and another and coming up on a nice french cottage on
top of the ridge. It was sunny and tons of snow. "What the hell" we said,
popped bindings, left 'em on the ground and walked inside. We had a French
meal that is near the top of all meals ever, smack in the middle of nowhere,
in the mountains. No sign, just the cottage. Wasn't cheap but didn't matter
(Franc was 5.1 to the dollar then, rather bad). That simply ain't gonna
happen in the U.S. of A.

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I'm Gumby dammit!

Was at Kirkwood last year on a beautiful day after a major snow. Best day
of skiing in my life, food was fine and not overpriced. Enjoyed "off the
wall skiing" for those who have been there. Also remember eating at
Whistler and getting food on the slopes that was great. Think a plate of
Mexican food and drink went for about $10 Canadian.


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Gumby wrote:
Jeff wrote:
Is it just me or does all ski area food suck?


This is an east coast thing. Out west, most major resorts have pretty
decent
food. The burgers/chicken bar-b-que'd outside is usually excellent.
Killington has a decent deli at the bottom of Bear. Some of the other
VT
mountains have made some strides toward on-hill food improvement but
they
have a ways to go to catch up to the west.



I like the grill on the backside at Kirkwood. It's in a beautiful
location and if it's nice and sunny, it makes for a great place to meet
up with friends.

Martha

On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 13:41:22 GMT, Jeff
wrote:

Is it just me or does all ski area food suck? I'm not talking about
the resort area; I'm talking about the crap they serve at the bottom
of the mountain. Now granted I avoid celebrity hot spots like botulism
poisoning (hint: celebs carry in their facial skin), but it seems most
areas could serve something better than heat-lamp pizza, bland chilli
and cold french fries. Last weekend I had re-heated frozen pizza, a
small cup of crappy coffee and a granola bar. I held my hands high when
the cashier told me it $9.50. Beyond my experience in VT, NY, PA and AZ
friends have relayed similar stories from other areas. From my vantage,
it looks like a trend. Is it?

Jeff
Agreed, most ski hills (in the east anyway) are certainly
not culinary destinations. McDonalds would be a step up in
most cases, which is why we always pack lunches, along with
beer, wine and a shot or two of Sambuca!
Best bet for lunch: sandwiches, fruit, powerbars, water,
etc.


"I am Homer of Borg. You will be assim...ooooohhh, donut"!

"Horseshoe_George" wrote in message
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Sunday River in Bethel has excellent food. I don't think I've ever had
a bad meal there. I do brown bag a lot however as I don't budget for
$8.50 cheeseburgers on a regular basis.

Shawnee peak in bridgton is the usual bland soggy fare. But half the
price of suday river.


George


Was at Snowbasin in UT last week. Unbelievable lodges thanks to the
Olympics - nicer than Deer Valley even! Especially for day lodges. Nicer
restrooms than most people's homes. Food was great and not too expensive
with options on top of the mountain as well as the base.

Tim

"Jeff" wrote in message
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Is it just me or does all ski area food suck? I'm not talking about
the resort area; I'm talking about the crap they serve at the bottom
of the mountain. Now granted I avoid celebrity hot spots like botulism
poisoning (hint: celebs carry in their facial skin), but it seems most
areas could serve something better than heat-lamp pizza, bland chilli
and cold french fries. Last weekend I had re-heated frozen pizza, a
small cup of crappy coffee and a granola bar. I held my hands high when
the cashier told me it $9.50. Beyond my experience in VT, NY, PA and AZ
friends have relayed similar stories from other areas. From my vantage,
it looks like a trend. Is it?

Jeff

The Canyons has a great selection of Kit Kats, Hershey bars, and Snickers.
The other stuff is horrible. Nothing like seeing a big ol' pile of
pre-fried burgers sitting in a pan to be re-heated ineffectively when you
order.

In message , Gumby
writes
Jeff wrote:
Is it just me or does all ski area food suck?

I recall skiing in Courcheval 15 years ago, skiing along a ridge top between
one ski area (town) and another and coming up on a nice french cottage on
top of the ridge. It was sunny and tons of snow. "What the hell" we said,
popped bindings, left 'em on the ground and walked inside. We had a French
meal that is near the top of all meals ever, smack in the middle of nowhere,
in the mountains. No sign, just the cottage. Wasn't cheap but didn't matter
(Franc was 5.1 to the dollar then, rather bad). That simply ain't gonna
happen in the U.S. of A.


It's different in Europe. We're on holiday, we don't expect to eat
survival food or worse.

Besides, in a skiable area big enough to keep us entertained for a week,
there'll be 20-30 restaurants and bars on the mountains, plus several
more in each village and hamlet[1]. If one of them charges too much or
the food isn't good, the word gets round and we stop somewhere else.

[1] Except the hamlet of Findeln, near Zermatt, where every quaint
little stone-and-wood farm building is a restaurant.

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Sue ]3(p

At the last annual count, Britain had 544 breweries and rising.

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BTW, the phrase "hidden fall line" doesn't occur once in the Google
index of the entire World Wide Web.

Not once.

The problem is not that they were hidden but that there were 2 of
them on every run. Trunky wouldn't know what to do with a falline if
he did find one though.