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Alpine Valley Scenic Ridge .Net Group Thread

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JayDubya Permalink
JayDubya Since there seems to be a large contingent of .netters with Alpine Valley accommodations at Scenic Ridge Campground in Whitewater, WI, this thread is for us.

We really enjoy this campground, and have stayed here for every Alpine show since we stumbled upon it in '97.

The problem is that it's a 16 mile drive to the venue. Scenic Ridge does not have plans for a shuttle service at this time.

If you're staying at Scenic Ridge for Alpine Valley, post the .net handles and / or number in your party. I'll look into the possibility of getting our own .net party bus.

I'll give this thread a couple of weeks and see what the volume is, get some price estimates and we can decide then.

I look forward to meeting you all in the hills of cheese.
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JayDubya Permalink
JayDubya Two in my party

Myself and @MrsDubya

When you see this thing at the campground, don't be shy.

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bigsky Permalink
I would be down. It is just me as of now (will likely be about 3).
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alabamagetaway Permalink
alabamagetaway Gonna have myself + 3 others looking for shuttle from campground to AV. I sure hope this works out!
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Sprachtor Permalink
Sprachtor If the campers a rockin...
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JayDubya Permalink
JayDubya @Sprachtor said:
If the campers a rockin...
This goes without saying people, unless it's music that you hear rockin'.
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CookDog Permalink
CookDog @spencur6 said:
I have no current camping plans so me and @purple_humpback_whale and @quinn_the_eskimo may have to stay there.
Have you called yet? Not sure what type of vehicle you have but I think we may have gotten the last RV spot.. (we were on a waiting list and they called about 3 weeks ago..) Pretty sure they have some tent spots left. I'd get on it.

Their number is (608)-883-2920

Place looks really nice. I got their brochure in the mail after giving a deposit.
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JayDubya Permalink
JayDubya @CookDog said:
Place looks really nice. I got their brochure in the mail after giving a deposit.
Wine and swimming on the beach Saturday morning.

Bloody Mary's Sunday morning in Whitewater.
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CookDog Permalink
CookDog @JayDubya said:
@CookDog said:
Place looks really nice. I got their brochure in the mail after giving a deposit.
Wine and swimming on the beach Saturday morning.

Bloody Mary's Sunday morning in Whitewater.
Wine and swimming on the beach sounds nice Saturday morning.. But, I think our morning is going to consist of waking up and driving north all morning.. Any advice on the trek up from Noblesville?

Tip #1.. Be sure the guy driving the RV is not still legally drunk from the previous night's debauchery.

Tip #2... _________
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JayDubya Permalink
JayDubya @CookDog said:
Any advice on the trek up from Noblesville?
I've only done that trip once, back in '99. Stand still traffic through Chicago sucked.

I'm not the best person for pointers on that one.
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Dan615 Permalink
Dan615 Sorry to butt in, but I can not get a hold of Scenic Ridge and was wondering what the rates are? (Thinking about staying here instead of rome riverside)
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JayDubya Permalink
JayDubya $15.00 a night per person for standard tent type site (rates are slightly higher during concert weekends according to their website)

Leave a message on their machine, they'll get back to you.
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SlamboMartinez Permalink
SlamboMartinez Should I look into how much it would be to rent an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile?
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TheBag Permalink
TheBag Image
The bus to Alpine...
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noodlesmcintosh Permalink
Might just be me unless I can convince some of my other friends in the Chicagoland area to come with. I'd definitely be interested in staying here though
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aSTRANGEdesign Permalink
aSTRANGEdesign ill be camping there. maybe just with @mrsstrangedesign but possibly 2 more. im down with the shuttle for sure. id like to be able to have a few beers without worrying about driving back in the middle of nowhere
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bigsky Permalink
Check out this website http://www.jonestravel.com/ . This company is located in Elkorn WI, which is very close to the campground and venue. I would bet at least half the campground would want to get on a shuttle to the show.
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joonze Permalink
joonze @JayDubya said:
Two in my party

Myself and @MrsDubya

When you see this thing at the campground, don't be shy.

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But if you see this one, please steer clear....and don't let the kids near it....the stories i've heard are just beyond your wildest imagination.... Image

the hot tub on the lower level is far from clean....and they do not use chlorine to sanitize...

but don't worry, @JayDubya is would never let ya mix the two up....hes alright in my book
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Gallium Permalink
Gallium I am calling tomorrow morning and hope to be there!
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SlamboMartinez Permalink
SlamboMartinez I'm pretty positive there will be 4 in my crew (including me). All in for the shuttle bus.
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JayDubya Permalink
JayDubya What's a reasonable price for a seat on the bus to and from Alpine? I've got a quote right now for $25 a person.

That would be for one night so you're looking at $50 a person for both shows.

I've got some more calls out to other providers, I'll post those when I get them.
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PhishDicks Permalink
PhishDicks ill be there! just made a reservation.
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DanceTheJig728 Permalink
DanceTheJig728 Me and @kindtrades might end up staying here because I can't find any hoels near Alpine right now! Could anyone give me any recomendations? I know it's late. We might end up doing one night at Scenic and one night in a hotel
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JayDubya Permalink
JayDubya I don't think you'll have any luck finding a hotel room at this point. Finding a camping spot is going to be tougher every day that you wait to book.
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DanceTheJig728 Permalink
DanceTheJig728 Yeah I figured. It says rates are higher for concert weekends. Do you know how much more it goes up?
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PhishDicks Permalink
PhishDicks she says that its $20 per person on concert weekends
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CookDog Permalink
CookDog I would pay $25/night for a round trip shuttle. I hear it's $40 over at Snug Harbour so seems like a fair price..

How many is that based on.. Looks like we've got north of 20 riders potentially..

Thanks @JayDubya!!
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JayDubya Permalink
JayDubya $25 / person / night is based on a large charter bus that would seat 54 people.

I figure between the committed .netters and randoms at the campground who would be willing to buy in we could fill it easily.

Is $40 at Snug Harbor per night / per person?
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bigsky Permalink
Yes, it is $40 per night per person at snug. Sounds like their splitting the profits 50/50 between bus co and campground. Another thing you may want to check would be if the campground has any major objection to having a bus pick people up there. It didn't sound like they would though, and a private charter has no bearing on their licenses and whatnot, so they would have no reason to be concerned.
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JayDubya Permalink
JayDubya wow $40 / person / night seems quite steep. The campground making money off of that is ridiculous, they're making plenty that weekend off of phish campers as it is.

Whatever we get set up will be as cheap as possible, no money intended to be made by me. Just cover the costs and get every to and from the venue safe.
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johnnyd Phish.net Staff Permalink
johnnyd :::buys all the seats on @JayDubya's bus, posts on stubhub:::
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aSTRANGEdesign Permalink
aSTRANGEdesign yup, i heard 40 a night per person at snug harbor. a friend of mine has reservations there and he has to commit by june 1st. his reservations are for 5 people, $700 something dollars for all 5 people. 3 already dropped out.

do you think theres still spots left at scenic ridge that he could grab? @phishdicks you said you just made reservations, did they say how much more room they have?
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JayDubya Permalink
JayDubya Ha! The ones closest to the bathroom, should they be marked up the most - or the least?

Keeping my fingers crossed for this bad boy...

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alabamagetaway Permalink
alabamagetaway $25 seems reasonable...w or w/o the leather seats and TVs
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PhishDicks Permalink
PhishDicks @aSTRANGEdesign said:
yup, i heard 40 a night per person at snug harbor. a friend of mine has reservations there and he has to commit by june 1st. his reservations are for 5 people, $700 something dollars for all 5 people. 3 already dropped out.

do you think theres still spots left at scenic ridge that he could grab? @phishdicks you said you just made reservations, did they say how much more room they have?
i believe they had a couple sites left. just call and ask. they were very nice!
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JayDubya Permalink
JayDubya Ok kids, here's what I've got so far.

Option A: Motorcoach type bus that will seat 55 people, has a bathroom, and will allow beers on board. Cost, as stated above, is $25 / person / night based on filling every seat each night. 55 is more than we need for our .net group (I believe) but I really don't think I'd have a problem getting rid of any extra seats at the campground the day of. But, there's a chance I could get stuck with empty seats.

The bus would look like this inside:

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JayDubya Permalink
JayDubya Option B: A "rockstar" type bus that has leather couch type seating, fridge, wet bar, surround sound, DVD, etc that will seat up to 35 people. This should accommodate most, if not all of the .net group that has posted here. I think this bus and company would give more of a "party atmosphere" to the trip and be a nice homebase at the venue.

Cost would be $30 / person / night for this type of a set up.

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beanholestatus Permalink
beanholestatus will they really check if im 21 here. cause im not.
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PhishDicks Permalink
PhishDicks I'd be down for the party bus!!!! And I will have 2 people in my group.
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Purple_Humpback_Whale Permalink
Purple_Humpback_Whale Scenic Ridge is completely booked. We are wait-listed for a tent site. They were very nice on the phone. I hope something opens up, otherwise it'll be the classic Bark River.
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JayDubya Permalink
JayDubya @beanholestatus said:
will they really check if im 21 here. cause im not.
At the campground? I don't think so.
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bigsky Permalink
I am most likely to say bus A just because it has the most seating for everyone. However, riding to the show in bus B would be epic! And it's probably a sure thing to fill it up. It's got to be your call either way.
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CookDog Permalink
CookDog Option B... I likey!!

55 people seems like a lot, I wouldn't want to pay more than $25 for option A.
Think 35 seats is enough for .netters... And for and extra $5 why not...

Keep us posted but count me in with @phan83 and @caliphishead
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phan83 Permalink
phan83 So down for Option B. Do we need a certain amount of people to be in? I'm gonna go ahead and assume that they won't take me to and from the show alone in that thing for $30 a night. So what's the minimum? I hope it isn't 35!
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