Coming Back! AlpineZone Ski Area Challenge - 2011 Edition!

[Nick]

Hi Everyone,

Greg ran a great Ski Area Challenge here for many years that I'd like to bring back this year coming into the 2011 - 2012 season. (You can see past results here)

Many of you long-timers are probably already familiar with the AZ Ski Area Challenge. What we will be doing in the next few weeks is contacting many ski areas in the northeast to find out who will be interested in participating. Once we get feedback on participation, we will post up the mountain and give everyone opportunities to ask questions. Again, take a look at past years for some examples of the kinds of questions that were asked.

We will pick the top (10) questions for each ski area and give them an opportunity to answer. We'll do our best to get the real decision makers on the line in the process, and we will post the results here afterwards for everyone's info.

So, don't start asking questions just yet, but if you have any suggestions for ski areas you want us to contact, let us know! Look forward to bringing back this great way to get insider info into what is happening with skiing across the area!


Results and Status (updated 1.12.2012)

Completed and Posted Challenges:

• Peak Resorts (Mount Snow, Attitash, Wildcat, Crotched)
• Burke
• Granite Gorge
• Ski Ward
• Okemo
• Smugglers Notch
• Pat's Peak
• Sugarbush
• Sunday River
• Mad River Glen
• Jay Peak
• Sugarloaf
• Wachusett
• Killington
• Magic
• Gunstock

Questions Sent, waiting on response:

• Sundown
• Saddleback
• Mt Abram
• Hunter
• Cannon

Currently Running

• Whaleback

Questions being aggregated (to be sent to resort)

• Plattekill
• Jiminy Peak
• Bromley

Pending Start of Challenge
n/a

Invited, no response yet

• Ascutney
• Boyne General (Loon, Sunday River, Sugarloaf)
• Ragged
• Waterville Valley
• Catamount
• Nashoba
• Blue Hills!
• Owls Head
• Bromont
• Cochrans
• Suicide Six
• Black
• Bousquet

[SkiDork]

Of course the lightning rod should be on the list.

[bvibert]

I'd like to hear from Magic.

[Sparky]

Bromley, Which is going to be managed by Jiminy Peak

[from_the_NEK]

Burke has a lot of stuff going on this year and it would be good to hear from them.

[gmcunni]

i'd like to hear from Bromley on the new MGT setup and what we as consumers will see different this season

i'd like to hear from Sugarloaf on the next phase of expansion and the AZ summit 3.0

i'd like to hear from Sugarbush because i like to hear from Sugarbush

Magic too

Killington too

I'd like to hear from any resort that wants to invite AZ'ers for a discounted visit or guided tour

[Nick]

i'd like to hear from Sugarloaf on the next phase of expansion and the AZ summit 3.0

Been talking to them already, gonna be awesome next season - blowout!

[BeeBee143]

[QUOTE=gmcunni;634564]i'd like to hear from Bromley on the new MGT setup and what we as consumers will see different this season


Can't tell you what will be new for skiers, but just hired as instructor and it seems like their kids program (Kidsrule) is going to be real good. Bring your kids to Bromley for what looks like one of the best ski schools on the planet.

[Black Phantom]

[QUOTE=BeeBee143;673966]

i'd like to hear from Bromley on the new MGT setup and what we as consumers will see different this season


Can't tell you what will be new for skiers, but just hired as instructor and it seems like their kids program (Kidsrule) is going to be real good. Bring your kids to Bromley for what looks like one of the best ski schools on the planet.

Have you been drinking billski's Russian vodka laced eggnog?

[BeeBee143]

[QUOTE=Black Phantom;673979]

Have you been drinking billski's Russian vodka laced eggnog?

Yup, why do you ask ?