Sno Mountain Skier Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 they have a new commercial were they just show pics of the mtn. and people skiing. i think they might have heard us making fun of the jimmy vs. johnny ad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romemadman Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 i say another 1 like what you guys talked about but it was for jfbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 I just talked to someone in the office to ask about the $10 discounts for other area passes and mentioned that the ad was actually scaring people away. That Montage skiers must all be totally dork headed *ssholes like those two, and if they wanted to keep the lift lines short, then that Jimmy/Johnny ad was the way to go. She seemed to agree. I asked if they had gotten advise from that d*ckhead Dave Kulish from Camelback about advertising, but she said she wouldn't know anything about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skifreak Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 You gotta admit that jimmy and johnny commercial was bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 Yes, terrible. But good for keeping lift lines short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skifreak Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 Yeah thats good I guess but then again montage is already in a hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sno Mountain Skier Posted January 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 i dont really look at it as there in a hole. i look at it a different way. right now they hired new management that are sprusing up the place, and updating snowmaking by trying to buy the #5 damn where they get the water. i think that they are doing everything right, that someone who knows what they are doing and that want to make a good profit will buy the place. i would really like it if someone bought it and made a great park and cut out new double diamond trails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 Well, Snowtime Inc. will take it over at a reasonable price (it's worth $4 million or so). They own Liberty, Whitetail, Windham, and Roundtop. For a ski area, Montage is run with an amazingly low overhead. The local economy has been terrible, with businesses like Corning closing, yet they've only lost money once in the last six years because of last year's crappy XMas weather. It sucks that they jacked up season pass prices, instead of lowering them to draw in more people. That's the only decision I really disagree with. Areas like Mammoth and lots of Colorado resorts have proven that it's better to drop season pass prices and draw more people in for concessions, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sno Mountain Skier Posted January 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 are you saying that there is a company looking at montage. thats good to hear they own rountop because i think i ve heard they got a goodpark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skifreak Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 I think but I'm not sure but I think Snowfun was looking at montage for awile now but I don't know anything more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted January 30, 2005 Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 Snowtime said they would take it over at a "reasonable price". That was the quote. Roundtop and Windham are both run really well and invest a lot in lifts and snowmaking. Of course the Lackawnna board members had to throw in that the new owner would guarantee to stay open for at least 10 years and that they would rehire all current employees. That's cool for the current employees and for people that ski here, but not an attractive adendum to have to sign for the buyer. Since I usually hang on the North Face, I don't mind the slow lifts. But when I'm doing NASTAR on Switch, the lift drives you nuts. I rode up with boarders twice this morning and that's all they talked about...that they were from Blue and really like Montage, but would never board here regularly because it takes too long to get up the hill. I don't want crowds, but want to make sure they stay open... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schif Posted January 30, 2005 Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 I tried to help the lifts last time I was there. I put a note into one of the suggestion boxes. Unfortunately it was empty except for my contribution. Why dont we just tell them to speed up the lifts, who knows they might listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted January 30, 2005 Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 I tried to help the lifts last time I was there. I put a note into one of the suggestion boxes. Unfortunately it was empty except for my contribution. Why dont we just tell them to speed up the lifts, who knows they might listen. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> There are suggestion boxes? Hmmmm...so maybe a few years ago someone suggested they run the lifts really slow? And we just let this sh*t happen all this time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sno Mountain Skier Posted January 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 (edited) i think they take the suggestions seriosuly.my friend put his suggestion to make the park bigger and the next day they were blowing in the park . Edited January 30, 2005 by linemavericks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schif Posted January 30, 2005 Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 i think they take the suggestions seriosuly. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Then Everybody go up and put suggestions for new trails and a high speed quad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sno Mountain Skier Posted January 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 i dont think they take that kinda stuff serious cuz i wrote that we wanted a high speed six seater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkSnow Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 They're still playing jimmy and johnny on the radio... I hear it every now and then. Sucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 The new tv and radio commercial is the old country/rock "Some Kinda Wonderful". changed to "Lackawannawonderful"... My opinion is that it isn't good or bad. Just sorta there. After the first time, you just tune it out like a Ford Taurus car commercial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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