- Cherry Peak, Utah is listed for sale with an asking price of $22.5 million.
- Glen Eden, Ontario to replace the Ridge quad with a new one in 2027.
- Sommet Saint-Sauveur, Quebec will replace Côte 71 with a six pack in ’27.
- Rock City, Georgia continues making the case for a sightseeing gondola.
- Bluewood, Washington receives lift parts delayed over a year due to an ongoing lawsuit.
- A decision on Park City’s proposed Eagle and Silverlode replacements could come in the next few weeks after four years of limbo.
- The Chief of the Forest Service considers giving more control of National Forests to states (speaking at Deer Valley Resort, one of the few large western resorts not on Forest Service land.)
- The President threatens new tariffs on Canadian goods due to wildfire smoke.
- Vail Resorts vows to improve the guest experience at its resorts.
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The whole Vail trying to improve its guest service reads like a joke, “butcher blend burgers on a brioche bun” and concierge private ski lessons will only go so far. What Vail needs to be doing is investing in infrastructure such as new lifts and managing skier flow as those two things will impact the skier experience 100x more than whatever they are proposing in their new plan.
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Seconded. Vail Resorts is where the unwilling meet the unable.
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In my opinion, Alterra and other companies are doing just as poorly. They just don’t have as much reputational damage control to do.
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Seems like the strategy is to start pricing out the everyday skier. You don’t need to upgrade capacity when you can pivot to a much wealthier clientele.
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I’d prefer Vail focus on the basics first, like cleaner bathrooms and basic cosmetic maintenance like repainting lifts before they are visibly beat up.
My favorite example is Payday at Park City, which has looked like this for a decade or more: https://liftblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_29302.jpg?w=1320
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like Canada can control the direction their wildfire smoke blows. 🤦♂️
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Zackly. And given how much wildfire smoke is upstream, some of that could be from Utah, or Oregon, or Alaska, or Siberia. SMH.
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Anyone surprised Cherry Peak is for sale?
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