Crystal Mountain Becomes Alterra

[phatty]

Perhaps I'm giving them too much credit, but their "Season Pass" portion of the website includes all forms of Ikon, Legends, Roots, Bullshit passes, and then they specifically use that term and don't single out "Anytime Legends" pass only on any announcement. So I'm thinking that anything other than a day pass is free parking all year, basically just like this year.

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That's the way I understood it as well. Anything but day pass has free parking.

[altasnob]

Looking at it again, I think you may be right. So no need to pay for parking, any days, if you have Anytime Legends, Midweek Roots, Ikon Full or Ikon Base. I noticed it doesn't include Ikon Session in that group, so maybe Crystal will make them pay for parking. Although Crystal includes a "Shop for Ikon" link on their season pass page and when you click on that, it has Ikon Session pass. And for this year, Crystal specifically says Ikon Session doesn't have to pay for parking. So I would refuse to pay for parking with an Ikon Session pass as well.

And good to memorialize Crystal's policies by posting screen shots here. I don't trust the bastards and feel they will continue to tweak the rules. Waybackmachine only captures so much on their website.

[altasnob]

Here's a Crystal parking brain teaser:

So I I buy a 5 day Wild Card pass, which is only good on weekdays, do I have to pay for parking on Friday?

What if I buy a Spring Wild Card, which is good on weekdays and weekends, do I have to pay for parking Friday, Saturday, and Sunday?

[AK47bp]

Does Crystal offer the Simply Everything Plus Plan?

https://youtu.be/e4dcwCgv3ME


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[californiagrown]

How quickly everyone forgets that Crystal has backtracked on policies, after announcement or implementation, more than a handful of times the past few years. What they set now as policy has little bearing on what will actually be implemented and for how long come next season.

A public apology admitting the error of their ways, or changing circumstances will be issued, and folks will continue showing up unabated.

[Fishskisurf]

This is getting dizzying figuring out how to ski there....

[oftpiste]

Sadly, Xtal has always known they have a captive audience and have exploited that under all recent ownerships. I wish I felt their BS would actually erode their customer base but it hasn't in the past and I doubt it will now or in the future. The likelihood is that the only ones who will abandon them are the midweek-tailgate-lunch-bring your own beers- crowd (like most of us are), and I suspect they're fine seeing us disappear. It is a shame.

How quickly everyone forgets that Crystal has backtracked on policies, after announcement or implementation, more than a handful of times the past few years. What they set now as policy has little bearing on what will actually be implemented and for how long come next season.

A public apology admitting the error of their ways, or changing circumstances will be issued, and folks will continue showing up unabated.

[Fishskisurf]

On another thread someone (I think here) pointed out that between Crystal/Stevens/Snoqualmie, the three day trip hills within 2 hours, there's only 5000 acres for what's a now 4million greater Puget Sound population...

[cstefanic]

Just bought my pass + the ladyfriend for next year with the Affirm shit and I can't believe it's basically adding a fucking nice car payment to my bills for the next 6 months.

[Buster Highmen]

Old ski shop, rental, office, ticket booth gone.

Groomers skied great, no lines, sun in the morning, clouds and storm rolled back in at 11:00.

[cstefanic]

Much nicer view. They should tear down the other one too.

[AK47bp]

And that piece of shit church


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[Markeyz]

Paid parking is what all the nw areas are shooting for and why not, it’s like printing$ goes against principles of equal access in the sups but who’s gonna sue?

[altasnob]

Open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through Memorial Day

[phatty]

Open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through Memorial Day

That's great news. Hoping for some sunny slush laps for my birthday!

[Ørion]

Did I miss an announcement?

[altasnob]

Someone needs to pitch a tent in the middle of a corporate retreat being held on National Forest lands

https://crystalskycamp.com/

[L82thegate]

The outfit running this is "Under Canvas" and they have a presence in many premier national parks. Same gig and tailored to the tenderfoot level camper with $$. Had this been attempted 20 years ago at Crystal, they would have likely been "under water". Just pitching a tent in the midst feels too benign. Blow on a predator call from a hidden location and half the visitors will run for their tent. By time they get home, it will be a Bigfoot sighting with howls, cries, and wailing.

[PNWbrit]

All are welcome to disperse camp up there.

Lot of far nicer places to disperse camp around Crystal than in Campbell Basin.

[nickwm21]

FWIW - I’ve stayed at an Under Canvas before.

It’s overpriced but a good experience. Essentially a canvas tent with a queen bed, wood burning stove, real toilet, and hot shower - immediately adjacent / just outside a national park. It’s a good solution for traveling to a national park via airplane and not wanting to bring your camping gear, or for grandma and grandpa that haven’t pitched a tent in 25 years but want to relive (part of) that experience…

However, at Crystal - I don’t understand the point.


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[altasnob]

The point for Crystal is to make a fuck ton of money off the clueless 1%ers. It's $1,000 to $1,500 a night to camp there. Crystal, the new Yellowstone Club.

https://inntopia.travel/ecomm/shop/a...ategoryId=1253

[Bunion 2020]

The point for Crystal is to make a fuck ton of money off the clueless 1%ers. It's $1,000 to $1,500 a night to camp there. Crystal, the new Yellowstone Club.

https://inntopia.travel/ecomm/shop/a...ategoryId=1253

Hardly the Y/C. More like a Ritz Carlton under Canvas.

I have worked with UC and work regularly at the Y/C, the two are not even close to the same. The Y/C offers Glamping but you would need to add at least 1 zero to the cost of a place at Crystal.

[B:llyB:lly]

Alterra's latest acquisition is Ski Butlers, now there can be no doubt the GSA is an Ikon guy.

[XavierD]

What’s the issue with Crystal charging people a lot of money to camp in prebuilt yurts/tents in Campbell basin?

[oftpiste]

^^^"because it's there"