Tom GellieBig Picture Skiing Pty Ltd · Coach/Director

Tour on Ragged Top Mountain Alaska

27 Mar 2009 · 3 min

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In this casual group conversation recorded during a tour of Ragged Top Mountain, Alaska, the participants discuss several intertwined topics. They start by mentioning a shared love of skiing and the logistical need for extra days to ski the area. The dialogue then shifts to dock passes, noting that a nearby individual (Mark) might obtain one, which could affect access. The core of the conversation revolves around local property ownership: one speaker has lived in a house for about two years and is considering buying the neighboring land. They discuss the current owner's willingness to sell, the strategic value of controlling adjacent land for neighbor influence, and the financial background of the owner, who received money from his parents' estate and is looking to reinvest it. Throughout, the speakers speculate on motivations, the number of houses an individual might need, and the broader implications of land control in the community.

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I do like skiing a lot.
No, it means you have to take off another day. Because you ski the area somewhere.
That's true, that's true.
Although, I mean, like, on some level, if Mark actually is coming here, maybe you should steal it.
No, he wants it.
But we also have dock passes, um, that he could potentially get and hold up as well.
A dock pass? Really? No kidding.
He and I both skied on one of those last year.
Right?
Mhm.
Cool.
I mean, somebody buys walrus.
Yeah, but I mean you.
How long have you lived here?
Almost 2 years.
Do you own it? That's sweet.
She will.
It's a nice place.
You will own it?
Yeah.
Yeah, maybe.
Who owns it?
Do I have anything to do with it?
The guy behind us.
Really?
Yeah, I lived in his house for 2 years.
2 and a half years? Is he a nice guy?
Yeah, he's a good one.
Yeah, I might buy it one of these days.
Does he want to sell it or?
Um, no, but he would sell it to me.
He already has a house, like, come on, how many houses do you need?
What's that?
He already has a house, how many houses does he need?
It's more about neighbor control.
Neighbor control.
Is it pretty close? It's really close to his house?
If you look out the back windows right there, he owns this whole property.
He bought this place more recently, but he'd known the owner forever and knew what he paid for it.
What he needed to pay him a fair price for it, I guess is the best way to put it.
But he had some money from his parents' estate when they died that he had to Reinvest.
So he's done clever things with it.
Yeah. But if you own all the land around your house, you can control who lives there and who doesn't, who builds what.