Aspen ski resorts join the resistance

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Ginormus Ag said:

Jackson Hole is better.


The best
Hubert J. Farnsworth
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Liberals are losing their minds. When the hell did companies start making statements like this that would cost them business?
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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

Liberals are losing their minds. When the hell did companies start making statements like this that would cost them business?


It's insane to me that any company makes political statements in a capitalistic market. How do you voluntarily damage your bottom line? I've never understood it. I'd be livid as an investor.
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Vail Resorts is FAR more liberal than Aspen Ski Co. Regardless of politics, Highlands and Snowmass both blast.
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zgolfz85 said:

Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

Liberals are losing their minds. When the hell did companies start making statements like this that would cost them business?


It's insane to me that any company makes political statements in a capitalistic market. How do you voluntarily damage your bottom line? I've never understood it. I'd be livid as an investor.


The only thing I can think of is that these companies vastly overestimate how much of their business comes from leftists. The media would have you believe that 80% of this country is extremely liberal. I could see companies falling for that lie.
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So …

Aspen does not approve of moguls?


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You know who else had a redoubt in the snow covered mountains?

Hitler! That's who!
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Our family's favorite place
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Can't speak for Aspen, but the wife and I visited Vail a few months ago and let me tell you, it was the LEAST diverse place I've ever been.

No homeless anywhere to be seen, saw maybe 1 fat person, and boy you talk about a ton of white people. 95% well to do, decent/good looking, physically fit white people.

Absolutely beautiful place and we loved it... But there is nothing diverse about it! All these CO communities might talk the big talk, but lol, they do NOT let the riff raff in. They have no idea what real American communities are dealing with.
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It would be a shame if an endangered animal were found to be harmed by their ski area
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jr15aggie said:

Can't speak for Aspen, but the wife and I visited Vail a few months ago and let me tell you, it was the LEAST diverse place I've ever been.

No homeless anywhere to be seen, saw maybe 1 fat person, and boy you talk about a ton of white people. 95% well to do, decent/good looking, physically fit white people.

Absolutely beautiful place and we loved it... But there is nothing diverse about it! All these CO communities might talk the big talk, but lol, they do NOT let the riff raff in. They have no idea what real American communities are dealing with.


Correct…and half of the vacation homes are owned by rich southerners. They take that for granted and pretend to be liberal meccas
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zgolfz85 said:

Ginormus Ag said:

Jackson Hole is better.


The best


Agree. Lived there for a month.

This is sad and hilarious at the same time. Aspen has the most stratified population in the US.

You have the incredibly wealthy group and the service group. And the service group has a huge problem with addictions and low pay.

Wonder how much the Aspen glitterati interact with the service folks? Except when necessary.
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dermdoc said:

zgolfz85 said:

Ginormus Ag said:

Jackson Hole is better.


The best


Agree. Lived there for a month.

This is sad and hilarious at the same time. Aspen has the most stratified population in the US.

You have the incredibly wealthy group and the service group. And the service group has a huge problem with addictions and low pay.

Wonder how much the Aspen glitterati interact with the service folks? Except when necessary.


Yep, there's a reason the richest of the billionaires choose Jackson over Aspen and it's not close
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Owlagdad said:

Would not drop a dime in Co.


New Mexico or GTFO
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Muy said:

Owlagdad said:

Would not drop a dime in Co.


New Mexico or GTFO


I love NM, but Taos is the only great skiing and the state is lib af. Idaho, Wyoming; Utah and Montana are red af
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EskimoJoe said:

Screw A$pen

Ski Wolf Creek


That place in Australia where the crazy serial killer is?
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We love skiing Copper Mountain. The ski in ski out homes in Lewis Ranch can't be beat in location, quality, and price. March 2025 will be our 6th spring break there. We were there in 2020 when everything got shut down mid spring break due to Covid. They were one of the few resorts that absolutely held out and stayed open until the Gov of CO shut down every ski resort. They're owned by POWDR and after that we are very loyal! Plus Copper is amazing skiing, for people that go to actually ski and the restaurants and shops aren't a big deal. Checked out their Facebook page just now, not a peep about the election.
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EskimoJoe said:

Screw A$pen

Ski Wolf Creek


Wolf Creek is horrible! There's no place to stay or park and there's never any snow and the slopes are way too crowded.


(we're heading there again this season- the rest of y'all shouldn't go, though)
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Crazy how something as simple as skiing can be turned political. We've gone to Colorado resorts for years. Colorado is a lib state - blah, blah, blah. We just got there to ski and drink. Politics never really came to mind all these years. Libs can **** up anything.
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zgolfz85 said:

dermdoc said:

zgolfz85 said:

Ginormus Ag said:

Jackson Hole is better.


The best


Agree. Lived there for a month.

This is sad and hilarious at the same time. Aspen has the most stratified population in the US.

You have the incredibly wealthy group and the service group. And the service group has a huge problem with addictions and low pay.

Wonder how much the Aspen glitterati interact with the service folks? Except when necessary.


Yep, there's a reason the richest of the billionaires choose Jackson over Aspen and it's not close
Love Jackson Hole. Tore my knee up there doing blacks. Stupid.
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Guess I'll have to add Aspen to the lengthy list of things that will refuse to have sex with me for the next 4 years...
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Bulldog73 said:

Aspen Skiing Company, which runs the Aspen ski resort and Snowmass, have joined the resistance.]
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Years ago, SkiCo decried Donald Trump's enforcement of America's immigration laws. Enforcement of those duly enacted American laws, they declared, was un-American.
There is a second vote in this country- where you spend your money.


How many illegals do you think they have working for them?

I bet 50% of the non customer facing staff is illegal
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Meh- This is clear pandering to the Kamala voters making $100K; the resort realizes a vacation in THIS economy is a luxury that the majority of the American populace screwed over by the Biden administration can't afford.
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zgolfz85 said:

Muy said:

Owlagdad said:

Would not drop a dime in Co.


New Mexico or GTFO


I love NM, but Taos is the only great skiing and the state is lib af. Idaho, Wyoming; Utah and Montana are red af
…statewide, yes very red. Upon closer examination, however, Teton County is blue "af". Jackson is our Aspen, just to clarify on the politics side. Skiing is good there.
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wyoag77 said:

zgolfz85 said:

Muy said:

Owlagdad said:

Would not drop a dime in Co.


New Mexico or GTFO


I love NM, but Taos is the only great skiing and the state is lib af. Idaho, Wyoming; Utah and Montana are red af
…statewide, yes very red. Upon closer examination, however, Teton County is blue "af". Jackson is our Aspen, just to clarify on the politics side. Skiing is good there.


Yeah all 2k voters in Jackson; Jackson is way redder than most big name ski towns
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Will never give a dime to that company. Utah is much better

Giving your money to people that hate you seems a little dumb
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My ski destinations are predicated upon snow reports and not political affiliations.

What am I missing here?


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It annoys me how sanctimonious and hypocritical these virtue signaling leftists are.

They presume by default they possess all the virtues merely by claiming them and never bother to look at the outcomes and results of ideological policies they push. They regularly violate or undermine practically every virtue on his list.
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This is likely because of the amount of illegals who work at ski resorts. Some are there on work programs. Many are illegal.

If you ski a lot. Many foreigners work the lifts, cafeterias, tickets, etc. most skiers don't realize more of these folks are illegal than you might think.
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zgolfz85 said:

Muy said:

Owlagdad said:

Would not drop a dime in Co.


New Mexico or GTFO


I love NM, but Taos is the only great skiing and the state is lib af. Idaho, Wyoming; Utah and Montana are red af


Of course there are much better red states to ski, I was just thinking in terms of nearby states to easily drive to.
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shack009 said:

"The voters picked a vision at odds with democracy"

That's some fine doublethink you got there. I also love their value of equality from one of the most affluent and exclusive places in the world. Leftists sure are good at hypocrisy.
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IIIHorn said:

My ski destinations are predicated upon snow reports and not political affiliations.

What am I missing here?


Wear a MAGA hat and you'll find out.
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Yeah, there's some skiing there. But it always strikes me as a den for big money, jet setter elitists. No thanks.
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jr15aggie said:

Can't speak for Aspen, but the wife and I visited Vail a few months ago and let me tell you, it was the LEAST diverse place I've ever been.

No homeless anywhere to be seen, saw maybe 1 fat person, and boy you talk about a ton of white people. 95% well to do, decent/good looking, physically fit white people.

Absolutely beautiful place and we loved it... But there is nothing diverse about it! All these CO communities might talk the big talk, but lol, they do NOT let the riff raff in. They have no idea what real American communities are dealing with.
They keep all the riff-raff living west of Vail in Edwards and Gypsum.
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zgolfz85 said:

Ginormus Ag said:

Jackson Hole is better.


The best
I love Jackson Hole for skiing and Jackson the town, but just like everywhere else, rich, raging leftists invaded and have driven prices to the moon. A freaking lean-to will run you a million bucks there.
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