We normally take a ski trip to Colorado every year...

We normally take a ski trip to Colorado every year, but this year we bought new boots and I wanted to ski locally at Hidden Valley so we could break them in before our big trip. As a result I ended up spending $770 more for EPIC Local passes as opposed to EPIC 4 day passes.

Hidden Valley refused to let us use our own boots which are new model Salomon's with standard ISO 5355. We then went ahead and rented their boots and skis but the equipment is so old and in such poor condition that we stopped after 90 minutes. I honestly wonder if it is out of spec with current day binding standards and that's why they refused.

Note that I've been renting skis at various locations in CO for nearly 30 years and have never been refused a ski only rental with my boots.

Absolutely horrible experience.