As others have said, they really don't give a shit about our demographic at all there. Most of us live in the Seattle or further north, which makes Stevens, Snocompton and Baker way better options anyway. They go after the rich Bellevue dads who have the money and inclination to drive down there, plus the casual skiers who live south of Seattle. I grew up in Olympia and there really aren't many skiers of the NS kind between Seattle and Portland. It's basically the Deer Valley of WA.
Boyne seems to see it as their Whistler, but it's never gonna happen for one main reason: shit for infrastructure. It's at least an hour and a half from the nearest airport, and most of that is on two lane highways in the foothills or mountains. It's at the head of a pretty narrow valley, leaving not that much space for hotels and other shit (like a town, a la Whistler) in the base area. All the infrastructure, etc that would need to be built to make it a major destination resort would be built for that reason and no other. They wouldn't do it for MRNP. Since building it requires a hefty amount of public funding, it's never going to happen.
Their goal of a destination resort has caused the vibe there to turn shitty and pretentious. I only go there now in May when passes are $25 and no one else between Whistler and Hood is open. As good as the terrain is, it's not a place meant for skiers like me.
