It’s the novelty and party atmosphere. Definitely not for everyone. I heard this weekend was bonkers, the lift line looked pretty solid on Sunday. Selling beers and burgers right off the snow, and people had some real elaborate tailgating going on.
They’ll be open with some walking required next weekend too. There’s certainly a big difference between folks who show up for that vs casual skiers, ha. Same in October for 500 feet of chopped ice cubes.