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re: Industry expert says one third of U.S. ski resorts to shutter
Posted on 2/25/17 at 11:50 am to BigD13
Posted on 2/25/17 at 11:50 am to BigD13
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took the wife and 4 kids to Crested Butte for a week between Christmas and New Years. First time anyone of us ever been and wanted to experience it. The cost for 6 people to rent equipment, 2 days of ski school, plus lift tickets was outrageous. Total trip cost 15k and I will never ever go back.
In my opinion if they would make it cheaper for people learning... (not even using the lift tickets) more people would learn to ski and they would get way more repeat costumers.
Our ski area is owned by the city and it's much less expensive than the mega resorts. I think most private small areas are struggling to compete with the larger areas right now which is a shame. There are quite a few that have great terrain and no lines. I think people pay more for the megaresorts based solely on name recognition. A little research can save you money and avoid the crowds.
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Posted on 2/25/17 at 12:19 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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A little research can save you money and avoid the crowds.
Believe me I did loads of research and found much better ski prices in Banff and other areas but getting a family of 6 round trip to other areas was 4 times more than round trip to Denver from New Orleans
Posted on 2/25/17 at 3:16 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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A little research can save you money and avoid the crowds.
The problem is that those small private areas don't make research easy. My husband likes to ski but I don't. I've tried researching different areas but I don't know much about skiing so I don't know what makes an area good or not.
What I don't want is to rent some crappy condo off 5 crappy photos online. There's no centralized place to sort through properties based on price, accommodations and other entertainment options for non-skiing visitors like spas, wine tasting, etc. Resorts are easier bc you can book a class of room and there are plenty of entertainment options. But the prices are ridiculous for what we would consider an "extra" quick vacation.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 5:44 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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A little research can save you money and avoid the crowds.
Ski clubs can get pretty decent pricing as well (and the club doesn't necessarily need to be anywhere near you). If you like Western trips, check out any reasonably local clubs you can find.
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