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    HowieT2 replied to the thread The "Sugarbush Thread".
    I'm not sure you understand what GMVS is. Its not a weekend race program.
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    HowieT2 replied to the thread The "Sugarbush Thread".
    and if they balked and went somewhere else, say Bolton, SB would get exactly zero while the costs would be essentially the same.
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    HowieT2 reacted to Smellytele's post in the thread The "Sugarbush Thread" with Like Like.
    Then the lift complaints pick up
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    HowieT2 replied to the thread The "Sugarbush Thread".
    It seems to me that all the investment in snowmaking, new pipes, guns, compressors, pumps etc. which SB has done to the tune of millions...
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    HowieT2 replied to the thread The "Sugarbush Thread".
    My head is going to explode. Didnt they replace the pipe under the access road before Win sold to Altera??? If the problem comes down...
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    HowieT2 replied to the thread The "Sugarbush Thread".
    Why haven't they been fixed in 9 years? that is borderline unbelievable.
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    HowieT2 replied to the thread The "Sugarbush Thread".
    but if they’re only replacing the compressors which are offline due to the cooling issue, the cost of fuel shouldn’t be too much...
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    HowieT2 replied to the thread The "Sugarbush Thread".
    Ok thats a significant cost. What would it cost to fix the cooling issue with the compressors they own or rent a compressor for a month?
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    HowieT2 replied to the thread The "Sugarbush Thread".
    Ok but if early season marginal temps air is an issue wouldn’t it behoove them to have a few of those fan guns to blast the base and...
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    HowieT2 replied to the thread The "Sugarbush Thread".
    Hey, pretend some of us don’t know a centac from a bicycle pump, what Are we talking about ballpark in terms of money to get the...
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    HowieT2 replied to the thread The "Sugarbush Thread".
    Whatever, they should get into the cannabis business and sell joints on the lift lines. talk about happy customers
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    HowieT2 replied to the thread The "Sugarbush Thread".
    Doesn't everyone use low E guns nowadays? No offense Hawk, but its 2025. You're days making snow at SR had to have been like 30+ years...
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    HowieT2 replied to the thread The "Sugarbush Thread".
    You seem to have some knowledge about the financials. The numbers are ballpark what I would have guessed except for the expanded...
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    HowieT2 replied to the thread The "Sugarbush Thread".
    you are undoubtedly correct and this is the crux of the issue. Almost half of their snowmaking capacity is stranded at Mt. Ellen. It...
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    HowieT2 replied to the thread The "Sugarbush Thread".
    Vibe snow reporting. They've gotten a great amount of snow, no doubt and I hope they enjoy it, good for them, but it's nowhere near 100...
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