Ski Resorts
Canadian Ski Resort Improvement Roundup: Post 601 and Counting
First, big ups to Josh for holding down the fort while I was out of town on business travel the past couple of weeks. He put up some great articles that stirred up some interesting discussion. I’m really pleased to have Josh on board!
(He was also responsible for post number 600!)
I wanted to post a quickie this morning: an article that recaps improvements coming this season to major Canadian ski resorts. Whistler, Tremblant, Revelstoke, Blue Mountain and more are all covered. Unfortunately, much of the improvements are stuff like “we’ve added more restaurants!” or “check out our new hotels!” but there’s a terrain improvement or two in there… somewhere.
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What kinds of improvements do you want to see and hear about?
Hey Michelle,
That’s a great question. To me, I always look at “on mountain” improvements – and basically, that means new/improved runs and lifts to me – as paramount. I mean, I think if you frequent the same ski hills every year and they continually roll out “improvements” that are basically new hotels in order to maximize revenues, what you’re actually seeing is a degradation and service. By attracting more people but not investing in capacity, ski areas make more money while clogging the hills every time. I don’t mind seeing things like new hotels sprout up alongside improved runs and new lifts, but most ski areas seem concerned with the former only.
Cheers
adam