Plattekill expanding snowmaking?

[legalskier]

It looks like Laszlo's wish finally may be coming true, at least from this blurb on a pay web site:

'Canyon' benefits Plattekill
By Jennifer Kabat
“Welcome to the Grand Canyon.” Laszlo Vajtay waves towards the gaping hole at the top of Plattekill Mountain. The cliffs below, with their walls of rock, dwarf the ski area’s owner and even the Komatsu excavator behind him. Sixty feet deep, the “canyon” is not some folly on the top of the mountain. It’s a new pond to hold water for snowmaking.
Link: http://catskillmountainnews.com/cont...its-plattekill

Does anyone have any more info about this?

[Scotty]

I don't but i love hearing this, maybe NY ski blog guy he seems to know the owner of platty

[Harvey44]

We're working on a story for this. Will post a heads up in this thread when we publish it. It's a pretty cool tale.

[legalskier]

We're working on a story for this. Will post a heads up in this thread when we publish it. It's a pretty cool tale.

I look forward to reading it. I bought the latest edition of CMN but it didn't include this story. I've heard that Plattekill's efforts to expand capacity have met with considerable resistance over the years. This would be a much needed shot in the arm.

[marcski]

It's quite large....I scoped it out yesterday with my daughter. As we approached I said...."Check it out, the new snowmaking pond." She replied, "Daddy, it's huge...it's not a pond, it's a lake."

http://www.jenniferkabat.com/blog/tag/snowmaking

[drjeff]

That's going to be one big 'ol pond!

[Scotty]

Finally i love natural but Platty definitely needs this

[kingslug]

He's dumping money there..needs it, a little risky..hope it finaly works out..

[MarkC]

There is some video that really gives you perspective on how large it really is. Start at 5:00. At its deepest point it is 60'. When completed it will hold over 12,000,000 gallons of water.

http://vimeo.com/channels/atscrew

[kingslug]

Wow...