RCRs reply to their parks this year
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I was directed to this thread, so...
Wow. That, for lack of a better word, sucks. But you know you're not going to convince them, right? The problem with jib culture or whatever you want to call it is that to anyone who isn't involved in it, it doesn't make practical, financial, or just about any other kind of sense. These people look at us with a complete lack of comprehension and go "well, whatever they want to do on snow is their business as long as it makes us money". But their spreadsheets say it isn't anymore, so jibbers can basically go fuck themselves. They won't be swayed by anything but dollar signs, and there's pretty much no way you can make a pro park look financially good unless Lake Louise has a shot at being Park City, which it seems to me it neither wants nor has potential to be, really. So basically, you guys got F'd in the A by the man and it's not going to change unless the cash inflow says it should.
That said, they may or may not have some sort of suggestion box somewhere on the mountain. Those little slips of paper usually go directly to management. If everyone were to submit one every time they went up, and got others to do likewise, that would at least get some attention. I'd be surprised if emails got you anything more than irritating faux-polite form replies.
You also might try writing an editorial in a paper somewhere that they'd notice.
Wow. That, for lack of a better word, sucks. But you know you're not going to convince them, right? The problem with jib culture or whatever you want to call it is that to anyone who isn't involved in it, it doesn't make practical, financial, or just about any other kind of sense. These people look at us with a complete lack of comprehension and go "well, whatever they want to do on snow is their business as long as it makes us money". But their spreadsheets say it isn't anymore, so jibbers can basically go fuck themselves. They won't be swayed by anything but dollar signs, and there's pretty much no way you can make a pro park look financially good unless Lake Louise has a shot at being Park City, which it seems to me it neither wants nor has potential to be, really. So basically, you guys got F'd in the A by the man and it's not going to change unless the cash inflow says it should.
That said, they may or may not have some sort of suggestion box somewhere on the mountain. Those little slips of paper usually go directly to management. If everyone were to submit one every time they went up, and got others to do likewise, that would at least get some attention. I'd be surprised if emails got you anything more than irritating faux-polite form replies.
You also might try writing an editorial in a paper somewhere that they'd notice.
friedcheese
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Due to habitat loss the r selected species,the park rat is now going extinct in Alberta,few refuges remain for this now threatened species.
$$SPINNERS$$
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now louise sucks even more than it did before
edmonton_skier
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haha bustin out the bio 30 steez!
edmonton_skier
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watch rcr next year be like "we are planing on blasting all cliffs, gullies, and shutes smooth because some families found them intimidating"
So, this is what I got back from RCR....
Dear Ben,
Thank you for contacting Resorts of the Canadian Rockies. I have forwarded
your email to Robin Siggers, the Mountain Manager at Fernie as I feel he is
much more qualified to provide a response. I am leaving shortly for
vacation and will return on the 6th of February, whereby, I will follow-up
with Robin and confirm our response. Thank you for your patience.
Christine Madill
I am not sure if I should beleive it or not that my letter will be read or even sent in to Mr Siggers, but it seemed like an alright of a response. It is a little bunk though, that apparently I may not get a response til sometime is February, but I dont know. Has anyone else said that their email would go to Mr. Siggers? If so, what did they get back from him?
Peace
Dear Ben,
Thank you for contacting Resorts of the Canadian Rockies. I have forwarded
your email to Robin Siggers, the Mountain Manager at Fernie as I feel he is
much more qualified to provide a response. I am leaving shortly for
vacation and will return on the 6th of February, whereby, I will follow-up
with Robin and confirm our response. Thank you for your patience.
Christine Madill
I am not sure if I should beleive it or not that my letter will be read or even sent in to Mr Siggers, but it seemed like an alright of a response. It is a little bunk though, that apparently I may not get a response til sometime is February, but I dont know. Has anyone else said that their email would go to Mr. Siggers? If so, what did they get back from him?
Peace
jib_freak
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somebody should edit and send my post in here to who ever it needs to go to...im too lazy to put in that much effort...elaborate upon such things as comps, advertisement, the wholw idea of having one main "pro" park at one of the hills etc etc...Sim is right, without addressing it from a business point of view it won't go anywhere