Tahoe '23/'24 - Reserve Now For Best Pricing!!!

[SnowMachine]

I thought the same thing as your first paragraph. Parking at OV was unavailable 1 hour after it opened. Hopefully there isn’t 10mph wind gusts so the Base-to-Base isn’t on wind hold. (85 million for such fragility!)

I know for a fact some people are reserving every weekend, but not caring if they actually show up or not. I can’t say I blame them. Previously they would just show up whenever they had time, now they have to do this to get as many ski days in

They will apparently block you from making reservations after 3 days of no-shows. Time will tell how closely they can monitor that. It's a fucking junk show. There has to be a better way.

[SnowMachine]

Casual observation: anybody notice the masses of Japanese tourists at AM and OV the last few weeks? I'm curious if Ikon is blasting ads in Japan. I've never really noticed it, en-masse, before. I feel sorry for those folks that traveled here for the shitty start to this season.

[janky]

Hope y'all are doing well. Please snow...

Tahoe's Bryce Bennett just won the first downhill of the season over Kilde and Odermatt. Massive! Loved this part:

"Kilde, who started 10th, had already celebrated as if he had won after edging Odermatt, who started sixth. Kilde and Odermatt were already giving interviews when Bennett came down, prompting them to turn around and see what happened."That's how ski racing is, and that's why we love it," Kilde said."

https://www.espn.com/olympics/skiing...ening-downhill

[54-46]

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[Huskier]

Casual observation: anybody notice the masses of Japanese tourists at AM and OV the last few weeks? I'm curious if Ikon is blasting ads in Japan. I've never really noticed it, en-masse, before. I feel sorry for those folks that traveled here for the shitty start to this season.

Hey, it's a great opportunity to admire the valley's interesting and varied geology. Very scenic rocks...

[Velomayniac]

They will apparently block you from making reservations after 3 days of no-shows. Time will tell how closely they can monitor that. It's a fucking junk show. There has to be a better way.

They check every single plate? What if people just lie and say “I was there that day, you must have missed my car.”

[TahoeJ]

They check every single plate? What if people just lie and say “I was there that day, you must have missed my car.”

I’m sure it will be a situation where they say okay but then if it happens multiple times it’s a problem.

[heckacali]

They check every single plate? What if people just lie and say “I was there that day, you must have missed my car.”

So much this.

You have your reservation, you roll in, take a run or two, and leave for whatever reason before they ever get to your plate.

Not everybody gets there before first chair and stays till last chair giving them plenty of time to make sure they get your plate.

Last Saturday's visit I made a reservation on Friday, and was probably there for a total of an hour to an hour and a half.
That that can somehow count against me If they didn't scan my plate is absolute bullshit.

[jackstraw]

Yeah, the other thing is can you change the plate number after the fact if you decide to take a different vehicle? Or have to take a different one!

[Velomayniac]

There are so many angles to this. Someone answers then another angle reveals itself.

I also go sometimes for just 90 minutes, but usually on weekends it’s harder for me to get in n out that fast. I work weekend evenings/nights tho, so can’t be there too long. If there are a boatload of cars, and I’m there 2.5 hours ish or less, they have time to check me? Doubt it

[powdork]

They check every single plate? What if people just lie and say “I was there that day, you must have missed my car.”

They may be able to have access to your lift scans.

[heckacali]

I'm glad to hear Alterra has a CSI unit to solve parking reservation glitches

[neufox47]

They may be able to have access to your lift scans.

Or do like parking garages and have a couple cameras taking plate photos at entrances.

[mcski]

I wonder if concert people know about parking reservations

[spnce]

It's literally just people walking around the parking lot punching in plates. There's no scanner at the entrance.

I don't remember linking my parking account to my pass, so I don't think they can confirm that way. I've been taking a pic of my truck in the lot each time I go.

[bodywhomper]

And for sure its more than 9" Turx.

Heh!

[old goat]

They may be able to have access to your lift scans.

Exactly. If they say you didn't use your reservation and you dispute it and your pass was scanned that day I imagine they'll let you off the hook.
Look, I can't see this as an evil scheme by Alterra. It's a lot of work and is likely causing them money. From a purely financial standpoint it doesn't matter to them--assuming the lot fills it doesn't matter to them if it's full of cars with resrvations or first come first served. They may have been under pressure from Truckee and Placer country to do something about the morning gridlock and maybe they actually care about the guest experience,. The one thing I can see in it for them is maybe more people will choose to stay at Alterra properties--what do they own besides the village condos?--but I imagine those are already pretty full weekends already.
Seems like a lot of complaining about problems that haven't happened yet. Anyway, I'll do my weekend skiing, if any, at SB and RG.

[Velomayniac]

Or do like parking garages and have a couple cameras taking plate photos at entrances.

are the parking garages and water parks coming next?

[powdork]

Leaving the ghettos today I stopped at Deer Park lot and there is what looks to be a generator and temporary(ish) cell tower there like they put out during fires. I assume thats for the parking validation.

btw skied counterweight gully (I think) and it was awesome. High yellow is pretty much tracked out. As soon as roundhouse is ready at the bottom it should open. Same with summit it's just not as ready at the bottom

[Gman]

Anyone know of a qualified mechanic/shop that can do a pre purchase inspection on a 2001 Land Cruiser in the truckee/reno area? Lexus dealership is booked out a week and the Toyota dealership says they can’t touch it [emoji849]

[jackstraw]

are the parking garages and water parks coming next?

They tore down the parking garage years ago. Maybe they'll build another one and come full circle.

[Velomayniac]

They may be able to have access to your lift scans.

“I went only for lunch with the family and then shopping at stores quick. Spent some $$ in and out.”

How would that fly? I wouldn’t be able to pull that off, but I’d like to see all the responses this season.

[powdork]

obviously you have those receipts. if you used a passholder discount they do too.

aforementioned centerweight gully
https://www.instagram.com/p/C03ExOJr6vZ/?hl=en

[Velomayniac]

obviously you have those receipts. if you used a passholder discount they do too.

aforementioned centerweight gully
https://www.instagram.com/p/C03ExOJr6vZ/?hl=en

who keeps receipts?

[PB]

who keeps receipts?

The internet/credit card company, of course.