Recent content by doublediamond

Yes Vail has been closing all their ziplines down, even those run by third parties. But that fatality is on Vail for not following the manufacturer’s recommendation of annual replacement of the harness. Penny wise pound foolish. That’s how Vail overall is run.

This is county owned on county owned land. There will be very little regulatory hurdles other than getting the approval of the Trumpian Gunstock Commission. Some areas are on federal land, yes. They can get more public blowback like the South Peak expansion at Loon that was tied up for years...

Could it be that due to the road reconstruction Killington would prefer fewer visitors? Could it be maybe not so nefarious as extreme penney pinching in an average winter?

It’s a NYS law that that information is posted in lodge and publicly available. I remember when I lived in NY and was a passholder at an area, the GM would come around a couple times a day and tack on a new snow report to one of the pillars in the base lodge. All that information can be posted...

Wawa’s HS6 is not for this summer and is not official yet. They’ve been thinking about it since before COVID.

What’s with the semi-mowed field between the snowmaking pond and Lot C? Is that able to be made into parking?

And easier access for beginners upgrading from the handle to the greens of Birdland. This is just as important as the lean snow years.

Vail got rid of Sunday Solution. It was a requirement for one of the Act 250 master plans with expansions (perhaps Jackson Gore). VT is not happy and is going after Vail for getting rid of it.

The whole purpose of the Progression Quad install was to cut 4 lift operators and a scanner and to have 1 new lift to maintain vs. 2 50-year-old lifts. Why do you think Vail put so much money into Jack Frost/Big Boulder? It wasn’t because they see it as a cash cow mountain. It’s to cut...

Sunapee’s yesterday said all lifts open by 9 despite that they delayed SunBowl as it was a sheet of ice. That’s got to take the cake far worse than Mt Snow’s.

IIRC Vail attributes pass revenue to when you show up at the mountain. How they do this IDK.

Is there a reason why GMP has such trouble with power outages in storms? This ain’t even that big of a storm.

Why does the state refuse to grant longer term leases for Blue Hills? Wawa has a 25 or 30 year lease. No one is going to invest anything significant if they may be out in 5 years. And no the Eagans shouldn’t take on Blue Hills until Tenney is fully in order: meaning new summit lift, fully...

Exactly. Has no one seen the movie White Christmas?

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