The Last Stand
Comments by David Stone
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On Steamboat Ski Area lays off workers
November 23, 2008 at 6:06 p.m.
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It is always interesting to read what The Chamber of Commerce has to report about what is going on real estate/bookings,etc.It always sounds like “things have never been better.Who do they think they are kidding?
On Intrawest announces cutbacks
November 20, 2008 at 4:36 p.m.
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None of this should come as any surprise and there is no need to compare the figures over the past 5 years.The financial markets are down 40+%;GM is on the verge of bankruptcy and virtually all real estate transactions have ceased.The world/country are in a deep recession and I hope that's all that we are dealing with.The last thing anyone really NEEDS is a 10K ski week at Steamboat,or any other place.Get used to it!
On Rob Douglas: Steamboat remains calm as Vail panics
October 31, 2008 at 7:22 p.m.
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I think that the folks at Vail are right on target in their efforts to get more visitors this winter.If Steamboat thinks that the overall business climate is ok and doesn't need an extra push, then I hope that it works out.On the other hand,I am reminded of an article in The Pilot last spring when some community college,”economist”, was quoted as saying that,”Steamboat real estate would be immune to any economic down turns in the market”.Now,try telling that to most of the real estate community.Not much is moving and it just mostly just sits there.
Immune indeed!
On Republicans praise Palin at Storm Mountain Ranch
October 4, 2008 at 10:50 a.m.
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They all must be dreaming,or have been drinking the Kool Aid again!It is too bad that McCain was not,”allowed”, to have Liberman,or Tom Ridge as his running mate.How could any sane person see Sarah Palin as US President.Just the thought frightens me into voting for the other team.
On Attorney expects plea deal
May 6, 2008 at 9:37 a.m.
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A serious ,like stealing 1.2 million deserves nothing less than serious jail time,as well as a full return of the stolen money.This should be obvious to anyone with reasonable intelligence.
On Rob Douglas: Downtown parking redux
May 2, 2008 at 3:29 p.m.
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In Steamboat,the parking problems go far beyond the construction workers.I am a permanently 100% disabled vetran with with a handicapped Vetran's lisence plate.Seldom am I able to find a parking spot downtown as other cars,trucks,etc.are parked in the clearly signed Handicap Parking spots.In my travels,I can think of no other town that just simply seems to ignore the restrictions and park wherever they choose.I asked a police department employee about this situation last winter and was told,”well this is Steamboat and no one here is supposed to be handicapped”.So,you see it is not just the construction workers,as the police just seem to go along with the flow.
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On Fortress holding investors' money
December 5, 2008 at 9:58 a.m.
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Interesting that once again a “white knight”,bails out distressed assets only to find out too late that there was a very good reason in the first place that the assets were under water.This happened with Les Otten and The American Ski Company,as well as the prior folks that he bailed out.It is also well known that Intrawest was on the ropes when Fortress came along several years ago to bail them out.Next will come the doubtful rollover of Fortress' s 4 billion note.All proving once again that there will always be a bigger fool to come along and sell to.