▲ 144 ▼ Canadians Are Boycotting US Ski Slopes (www.bloomberg.com) submitted 8 months ago by mayabuttreeks@lemmy.ca to c/boycottus@lemmy.ca 14 comments fedilink hide all child comments As of Jan. 22, Canadian bookings to American resorts for winter arrival were down about 41%, compared to just a 5% drop among US customers, according to industry tracker Inntopia. Paywall/archived link
[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 24 points 8 months ago (4 children) I'm actually sad that it's only 41% decrease. I mean, that's great, but nobody fucking needs to go to the US to ski. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 6 points 8 months ago (3 children) Wouldn’t there be better skiing in Canada? I’m of the mind it’s like comparing Australian ski slopes to NZ. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago (1 child) We have a lot of flat areas or inaccessible areas permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago Who, Australia or NZ? I got nothing to go on, I’ve been to neither ski field but I’ve heard repeatedly that NZ is a different league. permalink fedilink source parent [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago I used to frequent a pretty great ski area that is on the Canadian border. They used to list all prices in USD and CAD. It was fun pretending to not understand French while they talked in the lift lines. Going back there in a couple of weeks, gonna miss those canucks. Tabernac! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 6 points 8 months ago (3 children) Wouldn’t there be better skiing in Canada? I’m of the mind it’s like comparing Australian ski slopes to NZ. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago (1 child) We have a lot of flat areas or inaccessible areas permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago Who, Australia or NZ? I got nothing to go on, I’ve been to neither ski field but I’ve heard repeatedly that NZ is a different league. permalink fedilink source parent [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago I used to frequent a pretty great ski area that is on the Canadian border. They used to list all prices in USD and CAD. It was fun pretending to not understand French while they talked in the lift lines. Going back there in a couple of weeks, gonna miss those canucks. Tabernac! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago (1 child) We have a lot of flat areas or inaccessible areas permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago Who, Australia or NZ? I got nothing to go on, I’ve been to neither ski field but I’ve heard repeatedly that NZ is a different league. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago Who, Australia or NZ? I got nothing to go on, I’ve been to neither ski field but I’ve heard repeatedly that NZ is a different league. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago I used to frequent a pretty great ski area that is on the Canadian border. They used to list all prices in USD and CAD. It was fun pretending to not understand French while they talked in the lift lines. Going back there in a couple of weeks, gonna miss those canucks. Tabernac! permalink fedilink source parent