As we’ve well hit past midpoint in our ski season, let me admit that it’s been a great one so far, skiing-wise. What has made all the positive difference over last year and many of the previous past season was the abundant snow cover since opening day on November 16.
This said, the generous snow cover didn’t totally hide Vail Resorts (VR) shortcomings (the company owns and operates Park City Mountain) that are not as obvious as they exploded into view last year, but somehow still linger.
Lots of elements are still spoiling the experience. If we start with parking, the advent of the paid parking at the Park City side of the mountain has been bad for Park City residents, as public transportation has woefully failed to pick up the slack.
Parking at Canyon Village is okay if skiers come with the most rugged version of the Hummer, otherwise it’s just a matter of time before they’ll destroy their cars in the multitude of potholes that pepper the entire area.
The disappearance of tissues for skiers in the corrals is badly missed and while it save VR money, it says to its clients “We don’t care about you!” Same things for chairlifts seats that are not broomed on snowy days and get our asses wet for the rest of the day. The heated seats at OBX are a fast vanishing species.
Why are those not maintained in good order? Wait, this brings me to the lack of maintenance for the many Red Pine gondola cabins and their “Out of service sign”, the sheaves on chairlift that make funny noises and unlike Deer Valley’s denote a serious disregard maintenance.
Same thing for bush and tree care (lost of fallen trees waiting to impale skiers or widow making trees hanging precariously. Nothing is happening there as it should PRIOR to the season and the chronic traffic jam and long lines at Silverlode.
Will VR ever consider my proposal of upgrading MotherLode to help that situation? The unhappy stickers keep on multiplying and yet, VR doesn’t seem to care at all. Just money, money and more money.
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