![]() ![]() Mountain Collective will likely grow for a different reason – the Ikon Pass is getting very expensive. If even a quarter of the 12 percent of Epic/Epic Local defectors picked up an Indy Pass, that would add tens of thousands of passholders – a pretty big deal for a coalition that logged just 125,000 redemptions last season. So long as Indy can hang onto its alphas – Powder Mountain, Meadows, Tamarack, Brundage, Granite Peak, Lutsen, Nub’s Nob, Jay Peak, Waterville Valley, Cannon – and add a few more, this pass should go nuclear in 2023. Crystal is great but it’s crowded as hell – why not snag two days each at White Pass and Mission Ridge, then plan a roadie west through 49 Degrees North, Silver, Brundage, and Tamarack? The roving radbrahs who realized they rarely cash in more than a couple Epic or Ikon days on any given resort will actually look at the stats and realize Indy delivers big time in the Pacific Northwest, Northern Rockies, Upper Midwest, and New England. Indy is right there waiting, with a coast-to-coast footprint that now has few true gaps – Tahoe, New Mexico, maybe the Lower Midwest if you care (you don’t). The big western destinations are as full as they can get, and many Epic and Ikon pioneers may be ready to sacrifice high-speed lift rides for a lot less company on the hill. Great for OPB, rougher on the rest of us. But after you asked OPB why he spent nine times his annual income on a week of skiing when he could have just bought an Epic Pass, he became a convert. Your ski buddies might have one, but Office Party Bob still bought lift tickets when he took his annual family voyage to Park City. Not so long ago, Epic and Ikon still felt like a bit of a secret. Which is to say: I didn’t think of everything, and I’d love to hear your U.S. Things I’m not even thinking of could totally reorient the ski world, and many of the predictions I have below would be admittedly difficult to quantify even if they do sort of materialize. But while we’re waiting, here are 23 predictions of how the world of lift-served skiing could evolve in 2023.Īs with any Storm list, this is not meant to be definitive or complete. ![]() And The Storm will document every moment. As I documented a few weeks ago, 2022 brought enormous change. It’s more like a volcano, erupting in spurts and waves. In not launching until 2019, I missed a lot of good stories.īut ski industry change is not like an asteroid, defined by one big impact. American lift-served skiing: how, where, and how often we ski, and what we find when we show up at the mountain. Multi-mountain passes, consolidation, climate change, Covid, calls for more diversity, aging infrastructure, a housing crisis, overburdened transit routes, inflation, supply chain issues, a labor shortage, and other factors have since redefined the world of U.S. In 2016, Vail didn’t own a single New England mountain Alterra and the Ikon Pass didn’t exist Boyne owned Crystal Mountain, Washington Arapahoe Basin was an unlimited partner on the Epic Pass and so on. ![]() Big Snowbird Creek has been ranked as one of the best creek's in WNC for the avid fisherman.If I have one regret with The Storm, it’s that I didn’t launch it three years earlier. Outside features an XL deck for entertaining, easy access to the creek, ample parking, native flora and a large outbuilding. Large primary bedroom with ensuite bath featuring a corner soaking tub, dual vanities and walk-in closet. XL living room offers several seating areas and features a stone gas-log fireplace. Split floor plan with 2 bedrooms and full bath adjacent to the kitchen. Located just off the water's edge of Big Snowbird Creek, a haven for the trout fishing enthusiast & outdoorsman, this furnished 3 bedroom 2 bath home has over 250 foot of bold creek frontage on blue ribbon trout waters! Situated on just under an acre with NO DEED RESTRICTIONS and year-round paved access, this would make an awesome vacation rental! Inside features a spacious kitchen with ample cabinet and counterspace, walk-in pantry, prep island and dining area all overlooking the front deck and noisy creek. ![]()
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