From: launce@apollo.med.utah.edu (Tri-Ungulate)
Newsgroups: rec.skiing
Subject: Re: Deer Valley and Park City
Date: 27 Aug 92 17:15:22 GMT
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In article <SSH.92Aug26103230@snow.boulder.ibm.com> ssh@snow.boulder.ibm.com (Steve Hultquist (347-3994)) writes:

	> A whole bunch of whining to keep people away from Little
	> Cottonwood deleted...

Sad, but true.  I will stoop to whining in a futile effort to keep the
crowds from Little Cottonwood Canyon.

   >launce> Plus the food is much better in Park City.
   >Never eaten at the Cliff Lodge, huh?

Nah, can't afford it.  But the truth is The Cliff (the best the 'Bird
has to offer) probably doesn't compare to the best that Deer Valley
has to offer. I mean, those guys at Deer Valley have chefs from
prestigious French culinary acadamies imported expressively for the
purpose of pampering the skiing elite. They've been consistently rated
the top ski resort for service & quality of food since they opened.
Besides, there are a *very* limited # of places to eat upcanyon
contrasted with the wide variety of fine dining establishments
available in Park City.

	>   *yawn*
	> C'mon, gang, this just isn't all that funny anymore.  

What? The seemingly endless period of time we have to wait until we
can ski again?  I'll say it isn't funny anymore, yup yup total
agreement here.

	> As if the miniscule number of people reading this newsgroup
	> have any effect whatsoever on the volume of skier traffic at
	> any major ski resort.  

Well, y'know how the commercial goes: "you tell two friends and they
tell two friends and so on, and so on, etc." ;-)

But seriously folks, most of the stuff I whined about is actually
true. (except for the part about the AK-47's ;-)) 

* Traffic in & out of PC *is* a drag (though they're widening the
highway) Traffic up LCC *can* be slow & tortuous, esp. when you're
*dying* to get onto the slopes. 45' is a *very* optimistic estimated
travelling time betw. PC & LCC.

* Food & entertainment *is* better in PC.

* Snotty pinners (nicer ones too) *do* populate Alta.  Snotty
Mogulmeisters & 'boarders *do* inhabit SB.  PC & DV spread people out
into different parts of the mountain better.

* And yes, Alta & SBird *do* get quite crowded during the season; they
are smaller and cannot easily accommodate the kind of traffic large
areas (like Park City & Vail) can.

* Nonetheless, LCC remains my favorite place to ski...

	> this all seems a bit silly...

No argument here. But it passes the excruciating time until...

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