14025984:PeppermillReno said:
			
		
	
	
		
		
			No one expects everything to be totally open. One main lift should spin if there is snow period all you need is 3 or 4 lifties and a couple patrollers. It’s unfair to pass holders. Shortening seasons takes these places off the map and lessens their appeal. Keep one lift spinning and you will sell more passes.
		
		
	 
Mtns are business. Not everyone would sell enough passes to be worth staying open. Look at night skiing. There are a lot of places with lights that don't do night skiing, or only certain nights, holidays. Will they sell more tickets/passes if they do night skiing? Probably. Will it pay for the extra costs? Maybe not.
And as mentioned Tahoe and Summit both have a VR running deep as fuck going till Memorial day, which is quite late.
Hell doesn't Alta close this weekend too? And they're the corest of core.
Idk, it sucks when the snow is awesome, and places close early. But demanding a resort lose money to stay open for limited people/most of them passholders is insane.
I'me ridden plenty of mountains their closing day with 90+ percent open and some of the best conditions of the season. IT's frustrating, I get it. At the end of the day there's a ton of money going out to run a ski area. Hell, There are plenty of resorts that could keep some sort of skiing open till mid june prolly. Is it worth it to keep a lift running and other staff on hand, for 5 or 6 season pass holders that aren't buying anything ever? Sure it'd be cool if they pushed all the snow in the mountain together and kept people skiing till the last minute but it just isn't realistic. Shit costs money.
At the end of the day, CREAM