[SkaredShtles]

5 days...... come on. Why even be open at all?

Just a guess, but....................

$$$$$$$$$?

Do I win a cookie?

 

[Kntr]

They cant make enough money in 5 days. What if it rains or the lightening is bad those 5 days. What a waste of great terrain.

 

[TheInedibleHulk]

Well they are only open for their freeride festival thing. I suppose that could be marginally lucrative. They just need to take a hint from the other ski resorts and start selling 10 dollar cheeseburgers, 6 dollar slices of pizza, and 47 dollar domestic beers. Then the dough would come rolling in.

 

[SkaredShtles]

They cant make enough money in 5 days. What if it rains or the lightening is bad those 5 days. What a waste of great terrain.

Dude - if they weren't making "enough money" they wouldn't open even for those 5 days...............

They're not in this for the charity.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Well they are only open for their freeride festival thing. I suppose that could be marginally lucrative. They just need to take a hint from the other ski resorts and start selling 10 dollar cheeseburgers, 6 dollar slices of pizza, and 47 dollar domestic beers. Then the dough would come rolling in.

Bottom line:

It's expensive to run a lift. Liability insurance is expensive.

Silverton is a f*ck long ways from anywhere.

I'm actually surprised they're able to make the winter thing work.

 

[stevew]

speaking of gapers...

http://www.transworldsnowboarding.com/snow/videos/image/0,14376,1045808_1181654,00.html

sorry for the derail

That was visually disturbing.