Single Day Lift Ticket at Jackson Hole to Cost $85
It’s going to be too expensive for even those wealthy Canadians with their solid gold Looney coins to head to Jackson Hole for a weekend of skiing. Jackson just released their rates for the coming season, and a day lift ticket is going to run $85. What the hell? Do they all come with a night in the Jackson Motel? This is the price you get to charge when you’re the only game in town. Colorado is still running the $400 super pass, but hey, there’s a lot of competition. Those Republicans might be onto something with that competitive market—of course, if we were socialist like the Canadians and had the state owning these things I’m sure rates would be more reasonable (plus all the ski bums would have healthcare).
via Backcountry Blog
- rockythompson
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July 31st, 2008 at 9:38 am
Ah yes, Jackson Hole is no longer the sleepy ski town I grew up with. Some bastard has turned the place into little more than a play ground for those rich capitalist pigs. My kids really enjoyed it last time we were there though. But hey there’s always White Pine Resort (http://www.whitepineski.com) for those poor bums who can’t afford to play first class.
And now that Rocky is no longer a closet socialist I’d challenge him to show us an example in the history of the world where the cool “theory” of socialism has worked in actual application that didn’t lead to the untimely death of hundreds of thousands of “citizens”.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:11 am
Were those untimely deaths caused by socialism or communism? There is a difference– just ask Stalin.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:15 am
Is there any instance in which a large group of humans got together and DIDN”T kill/abuse/enslave or at least take advantage of lots more human beans? Bean mash salad. From the get-go.
What’s left to ponder?
At least we GET to ski.
High-five.
July 31st, 2008 at 2:24 pm
I thought lift ticket prices at my home mountain, Mammoth was high.
Competition is a good thing. Keeps prices down.
Eff you JH.
July 31st, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Quit your whinging, we pay more than that in Australia to ski on a sheet of ice with random rocks sticking out.
July 31st, 2008 at 7:47 pm
jesus j-rhino, calm the fuck down. and just so we are all on the same page, everyone knows that a j-hole ticket cost nothing more than a green pass. hell, i think they invented the thing. raise the prices, keep people out = good. j-hole is a prize for sure, just ask indiana jones.
ps - what’s healthcare?
August 3rd, 2008 at 8:04 am
I think they should charge one hundred fifty american dollars for a day at “The Big One”. This’ll keep the gapers out of the chutes and corbut’s. Fuckin’ riff raff. Let ‘em ski the king. If you’re too much of a fuckin’ pussy to sack up and shell out the stewage, then you’re too much of a fuckin’ pussy to ski JH. Fuck all ! Pricks.