New Website sucks

[antiresort]

Its UGLY. Looks like a Target Sales Flyer that comes in the Sunday paper

[Shred]

Give it some time it will grow on you.

[trenchdigger]

The orange paddle at the top is fugly and distracting. It draws a user's eyes away from the stoke in the slideshow. Please remove or make it more subtle!

[SkierBob]

Give it some time it will grow on you.

like a wart

[theHighwayman]

I miss Woolly was an ICON recognizable worldwide!

[swshrd]

I miss Woolly was an ICON recognizable worldwide!

Me too!!! I've friended Wooly on FB. Under Wooly's political views: "Leans back on powder days". Under Relationship Status: "In An Open Relationship".

[lovepow]

What's even worse is the link to these forums is no longer at the top of the page. I had to look hard to find it on the bottom of the page in very small print!

Newcomers to the site will have no idea that these helpful forums even exist! A prominent, easy to spot link should be at the top of the homepage, not hidden on the bottom.

[twins]

Seems like MMSA does not want guests to come over to the forum.I don't blame them.It would be bad for business to read all the complaints here.Would not be surprised if the forum disapears soon.

[54greg]

I kinda like the new format but the forum tab is awful

[Photoho]

This is also posted in Tec. But I don't think anybody will see it there.



Re: New Site
by Photoho » Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:31 pm

I hope somebody sees this way over here. When I go to Resources, then Temps and Wind the old Vertical box opens the same size as it use to, but the text is too small to read. The box is still the same size. The rest of the sight seems to have perfectly legible text. Any thoughts or Ideas ?
http://www.waynesmithimages.com

Photoho
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[nyboarder]

Seriously. It's too busy -- looks like an amateur attempt with one of those online webpage templates. Too cookie cutter and generic.

[Brdrski]

Here's my constructive feedback on the new site:

It's a great homepage ... IF you don't go below the fold. But once you start scrolling (and scrolling and scrolling), it's incredibly busy and I think the comparison to the Sunday ad is correct. A good home page wouldn't force you to scroll down.

It used to be very easy to find the latest snow report. Now, it's impossible. "My Mammoth" isn't intuitive to equal Snow Report/Weather/Lift Status. The weather in the top right isn't sufficient. I want to know if the mountain is going to be open. (Speaking of which, if you're going to tell us "All lifts are operating today," don't start another phrase and THEN tell us that half of them AREN'T operating.)

I'm not sure what audience the mountain is trying to go after. I'm not sure they know either. With the Black Pass, the mountain is trying to be more "upscale" but this site doesn't make the mountain look upscale. It's a cheap-looking, busy design that seems like they're trying too hard to be hip. But I admit - there are several different audiences and it's hard to please them all. What type of brand study have they done? What is the Mammoth brand promise - and how does this new Web site fit into that?

I'd be interested to know what - if any - usability testing they did with different audiences and the reactions between the different audiences. Was this the better of two evils? Or am I completely off-base and they received glowing reviews from every audience they surveyed.

Despite it's shortcomings, I really liked the old site. Please, bring it back.

Cheers,
Jen

[cheapski]

It's a cheap-looking, busy design

5 oz. lobster tails are on sale at Ralph's for $6.99.

[Photoho]

Thats $22 a pound. I suggest the King Crab legs at $9.99 a pound

[cheapski]

Seriously. It's too busy

This is mostly it. I cant figure out what your hierarchy of importance is for information.

So on the design front, I guess the paisley/pseudo-India motifs are finally out.