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Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will limit the number of lift tickets sold each day and cap its number of season passes next winter to 10% fewer than were sold for the 2020-21 season. where he described the decision as the next “major step to preserve the culture and vibe” of Summit County’s oldest ski area.
“COVID forced us to learn in a few months what probably would have taken us five years to learn otherwise,” Henceroth wrote in the blog post.
Henceroth said as part of the 1,428-acre ski area’s ticketing change, all tickets must be purchased online and in advance as no lift tickets will be sold on site. As a result, the COO said the ski area anticipates selling out of weekend lift tickets on a regular basis. A-Basin spokesperson Katherine Fuller said in an email Friday that when tickets are sold out, “they are sold out.”
John LaConte photo.
On March 14, 2020, when Vail Resorts announced it would be closing its North American ski resorts for a week, some started to wonder if the ski areas would reopen at all.
A few days later, when Vail Resorts announced its mountains would remain closed, some started to wonder if the ski areas could even pull off this season. The fight to open for 2020-21 began right then and there, and it was an uphill battle the whole way.
Kyle Miner was working for Vail Resorts as a shop supervisor at the time, it was his first season in Vail. The 23-year-old came to the area hoping for an opportunity to start a new life out West. He picked the wrong year.
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Vermont Business Magazine Vail Resorts, Inc (NYSE: MTN), the owner of Mount Snow, Okemo and Stowe Mountain resorts in Vermont, has reported results for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 ended January 31, 2021 and provided the Company s ski season-to-date metrics through March 7, 2021, both of which were negatively impacted by COVID-19 and related limitations and restrictions. Revenues across the board were down, especially in the retail/rental segment, but overall skier visits and lift revenue overall down less than 9 percent. Separate resort information was not available.
Vail still has $1.4 billion of cash on hand. Total net revenue decreased $240.0 million, or 26.0%, to $684.6 million for the three months ended January 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in the prior year. Investment in Okemo will include upgrading the Quantum lift from a four-person to a six-person high speed chairlift and relocating the existing four-person Quant
Dearest Park City,
Today I am writing you a love letter. I have had some things on my mind and feel the need to get them down on paper, so you know how I feel about you. This has been an incredibly challenging year, made slightly more challenging because last week I had a terrifying ski accident (in Montana don’t worry it didn’t happen on your terrain), and am scheduled for surgery (my second in less than two years) in two weeks. I know, so far this doesn’t read like a love letter, but I’m getting there.