Why You Should Be Able to Take a Bus to the Ski Hill

Have you ever wanted to go skiing, but didn’t have a car, or an extra $60 for an inconvenient coach bus? Today, I’m sharing some of my experiences using transit and skiing, and what I think could be done to make the sport more accessible to those without cars.
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Sources:
tothemountainshuttle.com/
theliftwp.com/
www.bctransit.com/whistler/sc...
epicrides.ca/
yvrskylynx.com/
www.linktransit.com/services_...
www.translink.ca/
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Map views from Google Maps
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Music:
Animal Beast by SefChol (KZbin Music Library)
July by John Patitucci (KZbin Music Library)
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Thank you so much for watching!
Written, produced, recorded and edited by Zaref Anderson

[@MassbyTrain]

This is someone that should be improved a lot as a big skier it’s the only reason I’m having to get a drivers license. In banff mount Norquay is just past the TCH and up some switchbacks and they run an hourly service to Thier lodge in the summer tki

[@joshuateicher4254]

Whistler is definitely on my list. I really enjoy having the convenience of being able to ski and ride the ski bus - all without having to deal with cars and issues with parking. Amazing content, and I’m much looking forward to seeing more!

[@thetransitbandit]

Whistler transit is so much fun, highly recommend it, as long as you're okay with the $45 roundtrip SkyLynx fare from Vancouver! Also thank you, glad to see you here!

[@busspotter646]

the ski town i go to has a bus with a trailer to the mountain! its free, spacious and multiple busses run throughout the day. and in the summer it has a trailer for mountain bikes! so it runs all year round for free for anyone.

[@jacksonskyline]

I think I'm personally blessed to be able to take the county buses to the ski resort for the same fare as my commute to school.

[@thetransitbandit]

You are very lucky, and I'm definitely jealous!

[@jessicaridesitall]

I need trains / buses to the mountains!!!

[@thesoundoftransit]

Amazing video Zaref! Can’t wait to see more content like this.

[@thetransitbandit]

Thanks so much!

[@Kevbot6000]

I live in Salt Lake City and there's pretty extensive ski bus service to the ski resorts from the Wasatch Front. You can get a bus from SLC to Park City for free (a ski town which itself has a free, pretty frequent, and extensive bus network throughout the area), or catch a ski bus from either a regional or light rail station to one of the other ski resorts outside of Park City for $5 one way during ski season. However, it's fair to say this is because of how close the populated region is to the ski resorts which allows for good transit connectivity to them, as opposed to Vancouver and Whistler or Denver and Vail which are quite far away. I just discovered your channel btw and subscribed, always happy to find another transit/urbanist creator :)

[@thetransitbandit]

For sure, that makes sense - I’d love to ride the Utah ski buses someday! Thanks for subscribing, great to have you!

[@ma212223]

Reluctance to run service outside of jurisdiction and overemphasis on rides per hour metric can make it difficult for transit agencies to consider regional service. Hope that decision makers will one day be empowered to create those service as vehicle traffic does cross municipal boundaries and having people riding the bus for a long regional trip still means less miles driving cars and less pollution and accidents.

[@thetransitbandit]

Yes, absolutely agreed - there needs to be so much more focus on regional transit everywhere.

[@kc3302]

I was (pleasantly) surprised when visiting Salt Lake City a few years ago that I could catch a local bus from the light rail to ski resorts.

[@thetransitbandit]

That's awesome! I've heard great things about the UTA's ski buses, I guess I need to head down there and try them!

[@realquadmoo]

Ski towns are sad :(

[@thetransitbandit]

It's especially interesting (and saddening) to see how they've changed recently with the influx of Vail-esque places and tourists (the Wendover video on this does a great job of explaining). But I do think that this shift also has an impact on car dependency, namely increasing it through suburbanizing all of the workers and effectively only allowing tourists (who are probably more likely to drive) to stay in the town.

[@realquadmoo]

@@thetransitbandit I saw the Wendover video :( It seems like way too much effort to go skiing

[@thetransitbandit]

​@@realquadmoo It absolutely is a huge effort, and I think that having reliable and frequent transit to ski areas would help reduce that effort and make the sport more accessible.