Loveland Ski Area
By: Tyler Graves
My many visits to Loveland have always been awesome. For some unknown reason, this current ski/snowboard season has been really bad. By bad I don’t mean the snow, I’m talking about the people, the non locals. I’ve been to Loveland since I was 8 years old and it has always been my second home. I go there so much most of the employees know my dad and I, and everyone has always been laid back and cool. Not once have they treated anyone like a number, but rather a person. Lately there have been so many non-local people up there; it has made the experience drop. All of these new people litter, have no respect for anybody and complain about lack of luxury and snow, all of the locals tell these stuck-up people to pack their bags and leave, it’s that simple. Me personally I think it’s the fact that Loveland has the better snow, by that I mean it has ice, chop, powder, anything you can imagine even the weather is awesome, it is usually minus fifty at the top and minus twenty at the bottom on there average days. Although, snow wise, when compared to Vail, Copper, A-basin etc it is better, but nothing compared to the western slope. Rumor has it that Loveland is under new ownership. The previous owner Otto tried to get his son to take over the business, but his son chose not to. Supposedly Loveland is owned by some new guy named Chet Uphal. Well the rumor was a fraud. Chet actually owned the place after Otto, but as of January 26, 2008 Chet passed away from pancreatic cancer. Rumor had it that he sold the place to someone else when that is entirely not true. Chet left Loveland Ski Area to his family, which they have no intention of selling it any time soon. One other idea that might spur the idea for non-locals to choose Loveland rather than the big mountain resorts could be the fact that it is a lot closer and cheaper than the other resorts. With gas prices being the way they are, three dollars a gallon, not very many skiers and boarders can afford to go to Vail and Winter Park. On top of that, they way the American economy is right now, that could also be a major factor in everyone’s funding. I really don’t care if other people want to ride the mountain, but they need to share it and respect it all at the same time. If that’s the case and they cant handle it “don’t ruin it for everyone else!”
