Pay parking at Whistler
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Meanwhile, I ride for free, I ride to the trailhead, and I ride stuff as good as Whistler's alpine trails. Don't have to drive anywhere to get it either.
So I'm really bummed for y'all. Seriously. It's breakin' my heart!
Nobody pays to ride Whistler's trails.
You pay to ride the lift. The HIGH speed quad lift. Something that is very, very rare.
There seems to be some misconception here...the pay parking is being implemented by the Resort Municipality Of Whistler (the Whistler town council) not Whistler-Blackcomb / Intrawest (the operators of the bike park) so yes, it's a cash grab, but a cash grab by the municipality, not the resort.
To thank them for this I'm going to make sure I take my own lunch with me when I go to ride the park from now on, rather than buying it in the village. Means my costs either way are the same.
I just got back from riding the park and had no problem finding a spot in lot 4. The 'slog' up the hill wasn't even all that bad. It will be interesting to see what the situation is like on Friday
To thank them for this I'm going to make sure I take my own lunch with me when I go to ride the park from now on, rather than buying it in the village. Means my costs either way are the same.
I just got back from riding the park and had no problem finding a spot in lot 4. The 'slog' up the hill wasn't even all that bad. It will be interesting to see what the situation is like on Friday
Thursday will be even busier than Friday me thinks! Got up here about an hour ago, as soon as you were clear of the city the roads were great..unless you were heading to the sunshine coast on the ferry. Good luck, coastal crew guys stuck in the BB van!
I'm going to sun peaks and silverstar...yeah!
^^ I'm going opposite direction starting Monday. Have to miss Silver Star but catching up with some Calgary friends for Rio Escondido, Sun Peaks and then Whistler.
How did my analogy go so far over your head? I never said that they should sell the lift passes/merchandise for exactly what their cost is.
My point was that I could charge normal prices at my (fictitious) store but charge customers to park and make a killing. But why would I do such a ridiculous thing?
Paying to park is the definition of nickle-and-diming your customers. Again, it's not the cost but the fact that you're already spending money on a lift pass, food, merchandise, bike parts to support their resort/municipality.
By your reasoning, they should also charge every time you enter the bike park as a separate fee from the lift.
Silver Star, Panorama, Sun Peaks, and Fernie here I come.
The municpailty is trying to recoup some amberlamps costs.
You are indeed saying you are owed free parking.
Try again, please.
Didn't go over my head at all. I understood you perfectly. You believe you are owed free parking. You believe the lift pass covers free parking. You believe you know how the lift pass is priced.
And you're obviously very mistaken.
Sadly, the world isn't living in drkenan's Utopia. Whistler will charge what they can, and people will pay it. Why? Because Whistler's a "scene," and people love to be known as scenesters.
I know where my reasoning goes, and it doesn't go where you suggest. But thanks, very kindly, for your inglorious attempt at prediction.
Actually, given that most of the people at Whistler are far too lazy to pedal up and therefore are buying lift passes and expecting free parking -- what this whole thread is about, numbnuts! -- they are indeed paying to ride the trails.
This thread isn't about the people who pedal to Whistler, pedal up the hill, and ride down.
Is it?
No, it's not.
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Congrats slowitdown. Your silly arrogant babbling has forced me to use the ignore list for the 1st time in 8 years.....
That's still available? Gotta go find it.Congrats slowitdown. Your silly arrogant babbling has forced me to use the ignore list for the 1st time in 8 years.....
Amen...thanks.Congrats slowitdown. Your silly arrogant babbling has forced me to use the ignore list for the 1st time in 8 years.....
All this comes down to what is RIGHT, not what is owed or believed to be deserved from purchasing a lift ticket.
next up: charges for leakin'
wow... slowitdown went off the deep end. Do we have an Azz of the Month trophy or something? Dude just put on a show.
Pete? That you?
Indeed slow it down, you are right on all fronts of this discussion and your logic is flawless. I am sorry I attempted to express my opinion as it is invalid and porrly thought out. I am glad to know that you have such an overwhelming knowledge of Whistler's financial structure and how they channel their income.
You Win!
You Win!
well really, you don't, because mountain operations have nothing to do with the parking lot in question....as much as slow it down runs his mouth off, which he does....
There's hero dirt up here right now. Parking is the last thing on anyone's mind.
especially when you don't have a drivers license, let alone a car
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They did this for portions of N* and Squaw a couple years ago. Not all of the parking is for pay, but the majority is now. Its kind of a joke, and kind of makes me not go boarding on weekends. I can find free parking on the week days, so that's when I go.
A lot of people on here seem to think people are just lazy to pedal...but things is, on busy day both 4 AND 5 will be full and we'll be force to pay for parking.
Personally my biggest concerns on the topic are A ) Why the hell is it more in the summer when for at least 4 years now, summer has caught up with the winter season and is just as , if not even MORE profitable? and B) I thought the parking lots were on crowd land like the park and the resort had no rights to enforce their BS?
Personally my biggest concerns on the topic are A ) Why the hell is it more in the summer when for at least 4 years now, summer has caught up with the winter season and is just as , if not even MORE profitable? and B) I thought the parking lots were on crowd land like the park and the resort had no rights to enforce their BS?
you've seen reputable stats supporting this? hard to believe given the huge ski volume compared to bikes, and higher winter rates across the board.
still, factor in winter snow removal costs, and the higher summer rate does seem questionable.
Heard it before and also read that numerous times in different publications...Skiing may be huge but if you combine, tourism , golf and biking all together , it adds up real quick.
100% right about busy days. Imagine how many people are going to be forced to pay to park during the 10 days of crankworx alone when those lots are overflowing. It's going to be messy.
Has anyone paid to park yet, what are they using to verify you paid? A slip of paper, is it color coded for different days or does the attendant(stoned aussie) just write a date on a piece of paper or something? Pics of said piece of paper/parking pass?
It's electronic parking slips with pay kiosks, the same as most big cities.
I've already said this once before in this thread but it's not Whistler Blackcomb who are implementing or benefiting financially from the pay-parking. It's the Resort Municipality of Whistler. I have an issue of Pique here with a big 4 page spread on the pay parking from the RMOW stating that they expect the new pay parking lots to increase total pay parking revenue for the municipality to $2 million annually of which $500,000/pa minimum is to be reinvested into public transit improvements. The rest is all profit.
So be mad, but be mad at the right people; in this case the RMOW. Don't stress the winter either, Creekside will still be free parking.
Another perfect 7 hour day in the park with no lines. Parking, what?
Yep, the two furthest lots are free. You can tell by the empty lots near the lifts, obviously people are avoiding the pay parking. Haven't had any trouble getting a spot though, even showing up at mid-day during crankworx.
PS. Park is PRIMO right now after the rain last night and today!
PS. Park is PRIMO right now after the rain last night and today!
I was there last week and the park was beat.
Brian here is telling you that you can also park in the Blackcomb lot at Base2 for free.