If it wasn’t for Vail and Alterra, the majority of ski resorts wouldn’t exist at all anymore. Covid would have killed most of them off, just due to the closures alone. Being distributed across the planet allows them to distribute the losses as well. And they’re a huge proponent of fighting against global warming.

And no clue where you’re buying day passes, but it’s absolutely no where near $800, what a bunch of bs. I haven’t bought a season pass in years and I went up earlier this year and spent $150 total for four days. There’s no parking fee (where in the world are you skiing that requires paying a parking fee???), getting my board waxed was like $20 and an entire meal another $20.

Don’t fucking rent in the mountains, that’s not even a hard thing to understand, rent down at Christy’s and it’s also like $20-30. Here’s Park Meadows rates for this Saturday.

And for sources on the big massive companies actually saving resorts?

https://www.outsideonline.com/2367016/keep-skiing-weird

https://coloradosun.com/2020/12/11/vail-resorts-earnings-covid-ski-season/

What an absolute load of crock from the author.

Edit: might have been three days, not four. And also might have been 2022. Time makes no sense anymore.