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marcg Addict
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 944 City: Salt Lake City
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Posted: Apr 22, 2005 6:35 am Post subject: Whats the deal with April closures vs. 100"+ bases???? |
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Only time I go to the mountains is in the dead of Winter so I have no idea on this.
I was wondering what is up with the April closures when there is still 100-150" bases at some resorts??? (eg: Cali, Utah).
Is it just a matter of it being not profitable enough to run operations this late in the season?? (eg: not enough visitors/tourists there buying those day tickets)
Or are conditions that bad with the higher temps??? |
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jryoung Ladies Man
Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 7664 City: Man Jose
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Posted: Apr 22, 2005 6:51 am Post subject: |
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When it gets warm people lose interest, their "winter" activity season is over so they move on. It sucks for those that would still ride, but when it's not profitable to operate it's not the best decision to do so. Especially when you're dependent on Ma Nature for future seasons. _________________
Quote: | You don't meet many old vegans. It's mostly young priviliged kids trying to figure out where they stand in the world. | - Steve Rinella |
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chavez Ladies Man
Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 27375 City: Roseville
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Posted: Apr 22, 2005 7:02 am Post subject: |
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Squaw is operating through Memorial Day weekend.
Other than that, pretty much what jryoung said. I got about 30 days in this year, and my knees were fried, so I stopped and geared up for the summer season.
I can honestly say that this was either the best season I have ever had or pretty damn close to it. I feel that I went out on top, and am perfectly happy with it! _________________
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RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006 |
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billyjodonjimbob Soul Rider
Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 280 City: Seattle
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Posted: Apr 22, 2005 11:19 am Post subject: |
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I don't know about California and Utah, but in Colorado the moutains have to close by a certain date becuase the resort land is leased from the National Forest Service. From what I understand, by Contract the resorts can only make money off the land over a certain time frame in the year; hence they have to close when there is plenty of snow on the mountians. |
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Beaver Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 1236 City: Nanaimo
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Posted: Apr 22, 2005 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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A combination of loss of interest and there is a almost extinct animal that lives on our mountain so we have to slose for that and whatbillyjodonjimbob, said. |
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Liquidmx Addict
Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 755 City: San Jose
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Posted: Apr 23, 2005 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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Yup I know Sierra closed due to its land leasing problem. I rode their the last weekend it was open and can safely say that the conditions sucked. It was like riding in oatmeal, lean to far forward and you could tuck the nose of your board right into the snow(Super slow too). The park crew had a horrrid job trying to keep up with the ever falling apart run ins and hits, my hats off to them, they did a great job with what they had to work with. _________________ Hold up....Wait a minute.... Let me put some pimpin in it! mmmmph |
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chavez Ladies Man
Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 27375 City: Roseville
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Posted: Apr 28, 2005 7:48 am Post subject: |
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To add insult to injury, some resorts reported that they got 9 inches since yesterday, with snow still coming down.... _________________
Quote: | That's Mr. Gingermex to you a$$hole. |
RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006 |
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Bethany Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1983 City: Bend
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Posted: Apr 28, 2005 8:42 am Post subject: |
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Mammoth "might" be open till July 4. |
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cwaker4 Soul Rider
Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 465 City: Gilroy
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Posted: Apr 28, 2005 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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another big reason they close now is because all the workers leave. all the lifties and lodge workers, etc. are only contracted through a certain time. and in tahoe the majority of the workers are form australia or brazil or somewhere else in the southern hemeshpere and they go home to enjoy their own winters. so there is no one to work at resort. the only two places in tahoe that are staying open past around this weekend are alpine and squaw. |
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Elevation Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 2748 City: Clarendon Hills
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Posted: Apr 28, 2005 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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Bethany, right on.
if you want to do some mid summer snowboarding head out to Summit County in Colorado. A basin is open til July 4th _________________
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Jay Dutton Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1059 City: Park City, UT
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Posted: Apr 28, 2005 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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In UT it's all about the $$. We closed down on April 15th, from April 10-15th we lost money every day. When all the tourists leave town, it's just season pass holders up on the hill. It costs something like $5000 just to run our Gondola. The PC reosrts could stay open as long as they wanted.
Snowbird is still open and they still have a ton of snow! They'll probably get another foot or so out of this current storm. I think I'm going to have to hit it a few more times. In the next week or so they are only going to be open on weekends. |
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marcg Addict
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 944 City: Salt Lake City
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Posted: Apr 29, 2005 10:54 am Post subject: |
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Jay..is backcountry/grizzly gulch and all that pretty popular in the late season when everything closes??? |
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Jay Dutton Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1059 City: Park City, UT
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Posted: Apr 29, 2005 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, for some peeps. I'm over snowboarding now and am in wakeboard mode though. They do a bit of filming up there around this time. Chad's Gap is up at Grizzley Gulch too, Grizzley is right above Alta. |
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Method9455 Outlaw
Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Posts: 111
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Posted: May 08, 2005 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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what pisses me off is that this year the mountain closed - but usually the park guys leave up the park until the snow is GONE like 100% and we can hit the jumps for a month after closing with like 3' wide ramps of snow, but this year managment made them take down all the rails and flatten the jumps on the last day for liabality reasons |
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chavez Ladies Man
Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 27375 City: Roseville
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Posted: May 09, 2005 7:43 am Post subject: |
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This should kick you all in the balls some more:
NWS wrote: | OCCASIONAL SNOW THIS MORNING WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH UP TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET BY THIS
EVENING. AT LAKE LEVEL...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BY
THIS EVENING. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGES...WHERE WINDS WILL GUST AROUND 60
MPH.
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RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006 |
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cezza Addict
Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 549 City: Hamilton, New Zealand
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Posted: May 09, 2005 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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solve all your problems just come to New Zealand and ride when your seasons over, we got some of the best terrain in the world! if your a park monkey come check out snowpark. _________________ eNMesh clothing
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als132 Soul Rider
Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 462 City: shoreline
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Posted: May 15, 2005 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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we have to close every year on April 11th or so, no matter the snow conditions, because we are owned by the forest park service, and we cant open until november 20th or so again |
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jryoung Ladies Man
Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 7664 City: Man Jose
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Posted: May 16, 2005 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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als132 wrote: | we have to close every year on April 11th or so, no matter the snow conditions, because we are owned by the forest park service, and we cant open until november 20th or so again |
Who's owned by the forest service? _________________
Quote: | You don't meet many old vegans. It's mostly young priviliged kids trying to figure out where they stand in the world. | - Steve Rinella |
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