FWIW I was pretty tanked when I wrote that but....
I no longer "slack" in the ticket office, and I still currently work for the company in F&B....I work a night job and ski everyday, and that's why I'm not certain why you're so down on Steamboat. There are sick lines all over the mountain, granted not super gnarly steep ass pitch, but long fucking runs where you can make more than 10 turns dude, gimme a fucking break. You're hating on knee deep pow from the top of Sundown to the bottom? Or the top of Storm Peak to the bottom of that lift? Those are some long ass runs man. Do you not like skiing pow or something? Not to mention out of bounds...
In terms of the park, I totally agree with you...not even gonna lie. The park is weaker this year than any of my 4 previous years. No good booters, not a whole lot of rail selection (until a couple days ago, I guess) and the huge fucking boardercross course right in the middle. Bart and a bunch of the other park crew regulars left, so obviously shit hit the fan at some point and it shows. I had high hopes for the park this year because of the new grooming crew, or new design team or whatever, but frankly it has been lame so far. But you know what, we've gotten a shit-ton of snow this year, so it doesnt concern me as much as it would.