 Poster: A snowHead
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I know it has been discussed before in this thread, but here is another article.
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Ski pass fraud has more than doubled this season on Vail Mountain, according to the Vail Police Department.
Vail police caught 133 people fraudulently using a ski pass this season, said Kris Cureau, records manager for the Vail Police Department.
Ticket scanners also may quiz skiers on personal information such as a birth dates and addresses that appear on an electronic scanner’s display.
Vail is working on improved technology for the future but Brown would not discuss specifics, Vail gives its employees a financial incentive, but Brown refused to say how much.
Ticket scanners received $60 for each fraudulently used season pass they found, said Greg Spielberg, a Vail resident who worked as a ticket scanner during the 2004-2005 season.
Only two fraudulent uses of ski passes have been reported at Beaver Creek this season, said Sara Cross, a spokeswoman of the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office.
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http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20070423/NEWS/70423015/0/FRONTPAGE
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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That's probably becuase the Beav is rubbish by comparison (except if you like silky groomers etc) and dirtbags don't bother scamming there.
Actually from reading a thread on TGR it seems the stats are probably down to a push at he end of the season when skiers are more like to borrow a friend's pass becauase their free days have run out. Catching ion average 1 person a day doesn't suggest they are completely on top of it.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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fatbob, Ripsaw isn't exactly a groomer, but apart from it, and a few other bump runs, and tree runs, I'd agree with you.
I was skiing there a couple of years ago, and at about 11am, 7 piste bashers were heading up one of the runs in a ^ formation, so that the whole run was pisted in one pass.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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I do not condone criminal activity however, if one of the USA's biggest resorts was more affordable maybe it may not happen ?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Another practice of Vail reosrts is the European like atitude to pass refunds or rainchecks which is "no" even if they shut 95% of the lifts and all the interesting terrain within 5 minutes of you buying a ticket. This is not standard industry practice in North America and the ticket office manager was quick to agree when I pointed out they were competing with the like of Whistler and Banff resorts who have far more customer friendly policies.
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