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FirstLight

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1. I don't know much about the sport ...but Vail

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 07:06 PM

Jan 12

Has ruined Tahoe...

And their safety standards are shit. We've had several incidences over the last couple years of failures with chair lifts falling apart and one person who was stranded overnight in the gondola 🚠 in sun freezing temps.

Not to mention the horrible parking and traffic and overcrowded conditions that spill over to a city not built for this many people...

But then again, ever since covid it seems like there's tens of thousands more people visiting here all year round. We are so over touristed its awful 😞

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How the Ski Business Got Too Big for Its Boots [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 12 OP

I don't know much about the sport ...but Vail FirstLight Jan 12 #1

Oh how i love Tahoe JustAnotherGen Jan 12 #5

Saw this happening in Stowe, VT - cancerous growth killing the experience erronis Jan 12 #2

Terrible snowybirdie Jan 12 #3

I remember when skiing, while expensive, was "doable..." at least with resident season passes and hlthe2b Jan 12 #4

The outrageous costs associated with downhill skiing... WestMichRad Jan 12 #6

A lift ticket at Vail, purchased at the day of skiing, is $250. surfered Jan 12 #7

When jobs came with rooms GreatGazoo Jan 12 #8