Ski Industry Ideas

Sharknuts.

Sharknuts.

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Hey NGS,

I'm in an entrepreneurship class at Northeastern University and we are working on a project to come up with a shit ton of business ideas. I grew up in Vail and love the ski industry. I definitely want to stay in it for the rest of my life.

I'm coming to NS to see if you guys know any ways that your lives as skiers could be improved. It doesn't have to be a new idea, but just an area of snow sports/ski community that could be improved.

I would really appreciate your guy's help.

K+ for solid answers and on the chance I do run with an idea I will give the original idea owner capital in the business haha.

You guys know the ski industry best. Thank you NS.

-Sharknuts.
 
Theres a definite movement towards backcountry skiing (and park) so I'd say resorts should definitely start cutting more glades and leaving more of the terrain ungroomed to provide that experience. Other than that, I'd say CHEAPER LIFT TICKETS! Have more affordable options for students (I know theres a college pass at most places but its still pretty expensive). One of my local hills does like $10 lift ticket days once a month and the place is always jam packed.
 
I would like to see a move away from the massive commercialized ski resorts. They get overcrowded and everything there is way over priced. No idea how you could change that though...
 
You clearly have no idea how the ski industry works, let alone how they get rights to the land they lease from the USFS works.

My ideas is and has been for a while, to make a more functional version of the Apex ski boot. I.E. one that doesn't need that stupid fucking exoskeleton. The thing doesn't have much control, they're impossible to walk in, and if you use the "walking soles" you're walkin around lookin like a goof with the exoskeleton in your hands. Great idea, but it needs to get improved on and they haven't even put any copyrights or patents ont he product (to my knowledge).

http://apexskiboots.com/

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*Idea claimed by ThaLorax and you must include me in your company if you move forward with idea even thought his post probably has no legal bearing*
 
Ski resorts struggle to make money year round. I'm surprised dry terrain park slopes like liberty snowflex haven't caught on at resorts. I feel like a set up equivalent to liberty snowflex at like Killington or Vail that was built onto the mountain wouldn't be too expensive and would generate a ton of revenue. I think any cannibalization of winter profits would be more than offset by the increase of people who get into skiing because it can be done in warm weather.

Also I'm surprised there's are no summer skis that have been able to catch on, like a long rollerblades that can grind and do tricks that are equivalent to skiing. If you can develop a good product, and get Tom Wallisch or E-dollo to drop a sick edit using them I think everyone would buy them. You could probably sell it to a major ski manufacturer for a lot of money.

 
fewer lifts with longer rides, the mountain acreage would have to increase to cut down on lines, but I think a ground up, skier oriented design would make a world of difference as opposed to a business oriented design
 
chocolate filled marshmallows so smores dont get so messy.

it would be nice if more resorts were able to run more on alternative energy. i know whistler does but i am not aware of many others?

 
-extremely efficient lifts

-i did my junior thesis on heated ski poles with a nichrome wire in the grip and 2 AA batteries in the handle. Super simple and effective. I actually built it too but in my short attention span, couldnt find rubber for the grip that held up to the heat of the wire to encase it on the grip.
 
Skis with treads so they can hike themselves, and then absolutely no work would be required to lap a feature
 
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