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  10. Internet providers

    in General Chat

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    On 6/21/2021 at 1:58 AM, enjoralas said:

    I wouldn’t be concerned about security, but reliability will depend on how T-Mobile cell service is at your location. Also, their home broadband customers’ traffic is prioritized at the lowest priority by their network, which could subject it to throttling if the cell site near your home sees high usage. Is their product all wifi in the home, or does the device have Ethernet ports? 
     

    Personally, I would only use a cellular based internet service for my home if I had no other option, but I could be described as biased.

     

    As technology stands right now, if I didn’t work for a cable company, I’d go with:

    1 - Fios if I could get it.

    2 - Cable internet, purchasing my own modem and router.

    3 - DSL

    4 - Moving

    5 - Cellular based internet

    6 - Dialup

    7 - Satellite internet like Hughes 

     

     

    FWIW - StarLink is now available in PA.  For $100/month it surely kicks ass in rural areas where DSL is the only game in town, if it is at all.

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  14. Blue Mountain - COVID-19 Update

    in Blue Mountain

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    On 5/19/2021 at 11:42 AM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    Most in wegmans are still wearing masks.  Felt amazing to feel the air conditioning on my face and smell everything.  I might checkout Weis markets later to see what the scene is like in there.  Less limousine liberals. 

    It's fewer.  Fewer limousine liberals.  If you're going to snark, at least do it correctly. 

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  16. New lift?

    in Jack Frost & Big Boulder

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    Just now, Schif said:

    I forgot they had midwest places. OK you've got me there. 

    Using this logic though, do you think they will care to run boulder well, or just be happy that it breaks even? 

    Their business model would say why operate two when one will do?  At least that's my opinion.  If you have a house near BB now, you're most likely going to just move your skiing to JF, and still buy an Epic pass.  Seems like an easy decision to me.

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  17. New lift?

    in Jack Frost & Big Boulder

    Posted

    Just now, Schif said:

    Bean counters yes, operations folks, maybe not is what I'm trying to say. Super weird in that the Poconos are quite different than Vail's other properties. For the rest of Vail's portfolio people are traveling a long way to get there, often flying, definitely staying and likely spending multiple days. Mountains are located closer to each other, are relatively similar and are pulling from day tripping major metro markets in the Poconos from people with a different mindset as to what a day of skiing entails.

    I just get the feeling that there could definitely be some things lost in translation. 

    What about all of Vail's midwest properties?  Their other resorts in PA?  Vail has two different types of properties ... destinations and feeders.  They really don't care too much about the feeders other than those feeder pass holders vacation at Vail properties. 

  18. New lift?

    in Jack Frost & Big Boulder

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    35 minutes ago, Schif said:

    I would love to be a fly on the wall of a Vail meeting where they talk about Big Boulder and Jack Frost. To me the issue is that you've got a resort group that doesn't fully understand the ins and outs of the super weird market that the Poconos is. At vail corporate I would be shocked if there are many people who naturally think that snow tubing is a big part of the ski business. Even if that was communicated to them when they bought the place it's hard to break preconceived notions. Eventually they will either figure it all out or they simply won't and the place will be seen as a loser to them. I doubt they will think too much about last year since it was a pandemic and everything was all sorts of messed up. Maybe they give boulder 5 years to see what happens but their attitudes need to change about daily operations if it's going to survive.  

    I want whatever you're smoking.  What is "super weird" about the Pocono market?  I think the bean counters at Vail know *exactly* what they're doing.  They're not just buying places because they're guessing at a business plan.  It's all calculated.  

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  19. Blue Mountain - COVID-19 Update

    in Blue Mountain

    Posted

    Just now, Schif said:

    Quick numbers here: 

    Total Population of PA:  12,702,379

    Adult Population eligible for Vaccines: 10,060,284

    Adult Population Fully Vaccinated: 3,239,152

    Percentage of Adult Population Fully vaccinated: 32%

    Worst case scenario we can give 100k shots per day across the state which is probably fairly low, and we can be fully vaccinated as a commonwealth in 5 months. 

    We will never get to 100% with anti-vaxxers.

     

    Anti-vax talk @saltyant

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  21. Colorado skifari 4/12-4/19...

    in Other Mountains

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    8 hours ago, Justo8484 said:


    Wtf do you need a checked suitcase for?


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    Two pairs of skis in the bag is almost exactly 50lbs.  So no room in the ski bag for anything else.  I fit boots + all ski clothing in my rollaboard.  When you’re on a 7 ski day trip, it’s generally more than you can fit in a backpack.  I too don’t pay for bags so if I’m already checking one, might as well check two.  

  23. Colorado skifari 4/12-4/19...

    in Other Mountains

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    1 minute ago, saltyant said:

    I've never experienced clapping after a landing, and I've probably flown at least 30 times. That's soooo 1960s. Is that a Frontier thing? Was it really windy or was there a technical issue? Airliners can land themselves these days via ILS or VNAV, but pilots land manually to keep their skills fresh in the event of an emergency.

    Most airplanes can, but not all crews can.  IIRC, most/all regional can't do CATIII landing (autoland) as their aircraft and/or crews aren't certified.  Very very few landings are auto landings despite popular belief.  They're not nearly as smooth as hand flown landings (the computer goes for a "positive touchdown").  

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