gmcunni
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Who will be the last one standing, the last to provide lift-served skiing in the Northeast?
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I really think that Sugarloaf is going to pull it off. Good location (far north), events planned, money budgeted for a longer season, and Boyne has been consistent in keeping Sugarloaf open late. As we saw, the GM came out and said "come hell or high water, we are staying open." IIRC they are getting the snowguns out. That's commitment.
As to the others, well, Sugarbush is down to Valley House Double, Stein's and Coffee Run. They are not blowing anymore snow. They are pretty much done, especially if it warms up once more. Pretty disappointing, but nothing could be done to deal with this terrible hot spell.
Stowe: IIRC they said next week is it.
Loon: we heard Easter.
JPR: they will go head-to-head with Sugarloaf.
Killington: the wildcard in my mind. If they blow snow, then that may just show that things have changed.
I would usually agree with you on SL, on any given year, but with the SuperQuad down for the season, it really hurts their chances. The snowmaking plans during the season usually have them piling snow on Skidder, Kings Landing, Hayburner, and Candyslide, so they can run one lift (The SuperQuad) to access all the terrain. While the past couple of years have seen Spillway in use till the end, that has been because of lots of natural snow up high, and that's not the case this year. Double Runner to Skyline is very doable if there's enough snow to bridge the gap between the top of Skyline and the top of the SQ, but if the rumors about the SQ needing a complete overhaul are true, I can't see it happening. Not to mention that it's been rumored that due to less than usual skier visits, SL is operating at a 1.5 million dollar loss this year.
I hope I'm wrong on all fronts...
I would usually agree with you on SL, on any given year, but with the SuperQuad down for the season, it really hurts their chances. The snowmaking plans during the season usually have them piling snow on Skidder, Kings Landing, Hayburner, and Candyslide, so they can run one lift (The SuperQuad) to access all the terrain. While the past couple of years have seen Spillway in use till the end, that has been because of lots of natural snow up high, and that's not the case this year. Double Runner to Skyline is very doable if there's enough snow to bridge the gap between the top of Skyline and the top of the SQ, but if the rumors about the SQ needing a complete overhaul are true, I can't see it happening. Not to mention that it's been rumored that due to less than usual skier visits, SL is operating at a 1.5 million dollar loss this year.
I hope I'm wrong on all fronts...
I would usually agree with you on SL, on any given year, but with the SuperQuad down for the season, it really hurts their chances. The snowmaking plans during the season usually have them piling snow on Skidder, Kings Landing, Hayburner, and Candyslide, so they can run one lift (The SuperQuad) to access all the terrain. While the past couple of years have seen Spillway in use till the end, that has been because of lots of natural snow up high, and that's not the case this year. Double Runner to Skyline is very doable if there's enough snow to bridge the gap between the top of Skyline and the top of the SQ, but if the rumors about the SQ needing a complete overhaul are true, I can't see it happening. Not to mention that it's been rumored that due to less than usual skier visits, SL is operating at a 1.5 million dollar loss this year.
I hope I'm wrong on all fronts...
I think Sunday River wants it the most