RCR Customer Dissatisfaction Demonstrations

Hey Egon(and others), shut the hell up, you are complaining about someone else complaining. Just like one half of members here telling the other to shut up and ski or if you don't like it move, don't friggin click on a forum topic if you are just going to get all upset.

I'm just curious, how can you stage a protest at the base area of Lake Louise? Isn't it treated as private property (although in a national park, but due to the lease)? You have no right to protest there and management can/will throw you out instantly for trespassing, potentially with an extended ban. I don't support RCR's decision, I think it is insane and stupid, but just wanted to point this out. I hope you guys do get on TV during the WC though.

Ya very true. I would imagine some of the protesters still plan to ski this year, if I were RCR I'd kick you guys out and ban for life or something along those lines. Unless you know something we don't.

I already sent an email to RCR and will gladly call on Tuesday. Just wondering, what is Matt's position/role at RCR?

Matt Mosteller - Senior Director of Business Development for Resorts of the Canadian Rockies.

nate

As mentioned earlier in this thread, I don't typically post on skierboy's anti-RCR-thread-du-jour. Check my history, you can verify this. If you check his history, you'll see that this is really his only topic...he just brings it back over, and over, and over, and over, [/insert however many "and over"s it takes for you to get the idea]

I'm bored and tired of his take on this. Grow up, move on, vote with your feet/wallet...I'm here to tell you I just don't care about whatever it is that RCR recently did to personally affront skierboy. So, Ranger_Mike, I'll continue to "friggin click" on whatever want to (and I already know what one of skierboy's threads is going to be about without even seeing the "topic"). Thanks for your input, it's been noted, and discarded.

skibro007 - What I am saying is relevant. In the big scheme of things not having a terrain park is a pretty tiny problem, and one which does not warrant a protest. No one died, no one got hurt and the environment is probably better off because millions of liters of water and thousands of liters of diesel aren't going to be wasted constructing these things. So tell me what is there to protest?

At the end of the day RCR is a private company run for profit. A bunch of snot nosed skiers and snowboarders sitting at the bottom of the hill whining about not being able to hit booters isn't going to make them think twice about their decision. If you want to make a difference organize a mass boycott. Cancel your season's passes, don't buy food in their cafeterias, don't drink in their bars and don't stay in property on their hills. If their bottom line is affected then they might take notice.

Let's not forget we pay money for the privilege to be on their hills, we do not have an inherent right to it. Terrain parks are a service of their business and if they deem it a losing aspect of their business then they have every right to do away with it.

Don't get me wrong, I am saddened to see RCR axe their jump program, but the manner in which everyone is trying to protest this seems almost counterproductive.

exactly. we all know its a business. we all know there are better things to protest. thanks for the heads up Egon. now fuck off.

where else is he supposed to ski? move? fucking smartass douche.

Backcountry...and yes, if life is so terrible in the shadow of RCR, move. RCR doesn't own all the mountains.

Poor Nadz, yer getting pretty worked up there. I'm getting this mental image of you crying in frustration at your keyboard, "Why won't that mean old Egon let us endlessly express our angst towards RCR with undying regularity?" ...ok, so I'm paraphrasing --- you'd probably just grunt and thrash about, but it'd mean the same thing.

Sorry to break it to you, but a bunch of kids trying to protest the absence of a terrain park isn't going to accomplish anything. Nope I lied, it does do something. It makes me snigger just picturing it. :twisted: Have fun, please post pictures!

You know I don't even really care if RCR has any parks. The only issue I have with this whole thing is that they advertised their parks, and their features all through selling season passes. And then 'suddenly' made the decision not to have them just as ski season starts. Bait and switch maybe?

Not to mention the whole bullshit about them being closed for safetys sake, I see that they are still going to have man made features at the eastern resorts, guess they don't care about guest saftey in Quebec? Or is it that those areas would be empty if they didn't have a decent park.

Point is, if you promise something then deliver it, if you are going to close it, then tell everyone BEFORE you sell them passes.

This protest cracks me up. You guys ever seen the Lotto 649 commercial, with the fake news broadcast of the "striking poolboys"... this is what comes to mind. I'd love to see the Las Vegas locals picketing outside a gigantic casino, "Make Gambling Affordable!!", "People before Profits!!"...

I think someone forgot to let a few folks in on a little info: Skiing is for rich people... or bums. If you ain't rich, yet wanna live a narcissistic life of fun and endless powder-chasing, you can do like everybody else and become a ski bum. It's been two years since I worked for a ski hill, but I'm pretty sure most are still giving out free passes to all their employees.

So let's see:
You don't wanna work at a ski hill for it.
You don't wanna fork out a wad of cash for it.
You don't wanna build a fortune and start your own hill for it.
You don't wanna move for it.
and you don't even wanna HIKE for it.

You just want someone to come and build a multi-million-dollar ski resort on your doorstep, with a bunch of motorized lifts to zip you up a mountainside, and cut and maintain a field of beautifully manicured and controlled ski terrain, and then let you use it any day you choose all season long for really cheap. I'm sure that would make a good picket sign...

Yes, you had it all in Fernie, "back in the day". But you were spoiled. Despite all my sarcasm I really do feel sad about the loss of the "old fernie",... but it's gone people. It's over. Move on. A little town like that either keeps its "own" hill in the hands of its "own" people, or it loses it. Mike and Shelley are still runnin Whitewater just the way you want it... I suggest you move a few hours west and help to keep it that way -- if you think RCR is going to run its business on the "Whitewater Model" your barking up the wrong tree!! I don't think the CEO of RCR is into personally cleaning toilets, or clearing a pocket-change salary...

If you hate RCR. Boycott it. Don't ski there. Go somewhere else -- like any of the 50 million mountains right beside theirs. No lifts, no charge.

So....
Anybody call this Matt Mosteller fellow today and want to give us an idea of what his reply's were to the outrage?

Probably better political reteroric than that which usually comes out of Ottawa. But still, whats the word?

he said ..get hucked :twisted:

Huck off smart ass! :wink:

Though I expect he said just that using 3 sentences full of crap

Whoa dude, no need to go getting racist about it!

nate

Well, I hope you're joking, but just in case:

snigger

noun

1. A stifled laugh: giggle, snicker, titter. See laughter.
2. A facial expression or laugh conveying scorn or derision: fleer, sneer, snicker. See express, laughter, respect/contempt/standing.

verb

1. To laugh in a stifled way: giggle, snicker, titter. See laughter.
2. To smile or laugh scornfully or derisively: fleer, sneer, snicker. Idioms: curl one's lip. See express, laughter, respect/contempt/standing.

Isn't the key here that RCR has been pissing locals off for ages and failing to respond to their complaints? There are too many tourist dollars for the protest to win I think.

There are too many tourist dollars for the protest to win I think.

Hey Manny, fock de fockin tourons

Why the hell would you protest at the world cup races? What does the Lake Louise World Cup have to do with RCR pissing you off? Why would you taint a great event for Canaidian skiers? Maybe just boycot RCR? If you don't like there policy don't support them. Try and convince others to do the same. Don't protest during the World Cup races! Do you think CBC is going to put you on their broadcast? Are you serious? Get over yourself!

its called freedom to to wht the ---- you want
there is nothing wrong with standing up to things that piss you off, :twisted:

King Elk that is not what I'm saying. There is a time and a place to voice your opinons. Ruining a great Canaidian event that has little or nothing to do with RCR makes no sense. If people used there brains before they act they might get more accomplished.

Depending on how the protest is conducted it's not going to 'ruin' the event, it's using the event as a means to reach out to a broader audiance, as far as protests go it's a good tactic.

nate

Ok it's cool I doubt anyone will care about a couple of mad park rats.

I believe Newschoolers.com is in revolt.