i dunno. we used to take the eb from spk-wgl spend the day x-country skiing in glacier and back home that night (or stay a night in wgl and then home next evening). 2 adults and 3 kids. an extra $50 would have been a serious considerationI seriously doubt that a $10 baggage fee for skis or a snow board is going to be a deal killer for anyone. Adult lift tickets at White Fish are about $60 a day.
actually, come to think of it, i guess it would be an extra $100 rt. definite deal killeri dunno. we used to take the eb from spk-wgl spend the day x-country skiing in glacier and back home that night (or stay a night in wgl and then home next evening). 2 adults and 3 kids. an extra $50 would have been a serious considerationI seriously doubt that a $10 baggage fee for skis or a snow board is going to be a deal killer for anyone. Adult lift tickets at White Fish are about $60 a day.
If there truly is an extra cost for loading/unloading skis, then this makes sense. Somehow I suspect it's not that much more work than the average bag, especially in Whitefish where they'd be prepared for it. Have it just count as one of the two bags allowed.This is a small price to pay for equipment loaded and unloaded. I suspect extra stations staff is needed to assist with baggage, on and off. Every airline charges a arm and a leg for baggage handling, where is the difference. The Governor must have little to do to make skis on Amtrak an issue. As tomfuller said, renting equipment is far more costly than $10.
Used to be longer, now with shaped skies, that's not always the case.IIRC, they're roughly as long as the skier is tall - maybe a little longer.
Just to set things straight-I live in Whitefish and the current lift ticket prices are now $69/day. I think the governor put hoof in mouth. The airlines charge an arm and a leg for skis and boot bags, so this wouldn't break the bank for most travelersI seriously doubt that a $10 baggage fee for skis or a snow board is going to be a deal killer for anyone. Adult lift tickets at White Fish are about $60 a day.
BINGO! I ran a several businesses on my own for years, and not everything should be looked at for "cost recovery". Some features, services, add-ons are simply a "cost of doing business." However, NOT every business feels the same way. Think about Ryan Air....How much extra work does transporting skis really require and why did it suddenly become a cost recovery issue?
They're not recovering much in the way of costs anyhow with this policy. I rather doubt that Amtrak transports more than 2,000 to 3,000 pairs of skies a year. That's about $30K, if that, in income thanks to this new policy; pocket change to Amtrak.BINGO! I ran a several businesses on my own for years, and not everything should be looked at for "cost recovery". Some features, services, add-ons are simply a "cost of doing business." However, NOT every business feels the same way. Think about Ryan Air....How much extra work does transporting skis really require and why did it suddenly become a cost recovery issue?
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