Your hypothetical was that they are only getting 10% of normal visits (i.e. 90% of the people stopped skiing). BG saying that isn't happening is a pretty damn good bet. You may see a drop, but 90% is just ridiculous... Plus you haven't even gone through a weekend yet with this hysteria in full swing so you don't even know how much your business has dropped during your peak times.
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Berkshire East and Catamount Closed for Season
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Your hypothetical was that they are only getting 10% of normal visits (i.e. 90% of the people stopped skiing). BG saying that isn't happening is a pretty damn good bet. You may see a drop, but 90% is just ridiculous... Plus you haven't even gone through a weekend yet with this hysteria in full swing so you don't even know how much your business has dropped during your peak times.
Killingtime
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Shoot I wanted to try Mt Abram toward the end of the month when I hit SR. Oh well there is always next year.
urungus
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Snuck out to Berkshire East for a few turns this afternoon when I heard the news. My first time on the slopes since breaking my arm in December. Figured this might be my last chance anywhere until the fall. Place was a ghost town.
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Middlebury College Snow Bowl's up next....
SNOW NEWS for
Thursday March 12, 2020
Dear Skiers and Snow Boarders,
Middlebury College has taken measures in response to current health events. Due to these restrictions on visitors and gatherings, the Middlebury College Snow Bowl and Rikert Nordic Center will close for the season at 4 p.m., Sunday, March 15, 2020. Ski School will continue through 4 p.m., Sunday, March 15.
Additionally, all events scheduled at the Snow Bowl and Rikert are canceled immediately.
Thank you for your understanding.
Most of all, thank you for spending a great 2019-2020 season with us. We look forward to seeing you in the fall
Best,
Michael Hussey
General Manager
Middlebury Snow Bowl and Rikert Nordic Center
Middlebury College
802-443-2792
SNOW NEWS for
Thursday March 12, 2020
Dear Skiers and Snow Boarders,
Middlebury College has taken measures in response to current health events. Due to these restrictions on visitors and gatherings, the Middlebury College Snow Bowl and Rikert Nordic Center will close for the season at 4 p.m., Sunday, March 15, 2020. Ski School will continue through 4 p.m., Sunday, March 15.
Additionally, all events scheduled at the Snow Bowl and Rikert are canceled immediately.
Thank you for your understanding.
Most of all, thank you for spending a great 2019-2020 season with us. We look forward to seeing you in the fall
Best,
Michael Hussey
General Manager
Middlebury Snow Bowl and Rikert Nordic Center
Middlebury College
802-443-2792
gladerider
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no March Madness
BenedictGomez
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Jay Peak put out a message that they remain open & dont see a reason to close.
Also, Jay Peak has snow.
I'm seeing a pattern here.
Also, Jay Peak has snow.
I'm seeing a pattern here.
skimagic
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CT Snowbelt mountains Sundown and Mt Southington closed yesterday. Powder Ridge promoting synthetic, and Mohawk holding on.
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Catamount on Sunday, got there just in the nick of time.
jimmywilson69
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the 3 Vail owned resorts in Southcentral PA are closing Sunday but this was likely planned 2 weeks ago, because the snow isn't going to last much longer...
This isn't completely out of the norm either. Maybe they go 1 or 2 weeks longer if we get a late snow storm, which obviously didn't happen
this year
This isn't completely out of the norm either. Maybe they go 1 or 2 weeks longer if we get a late snow storm, which obviously didn't happen
this year
Blue Mt Pa dunzo after this weekend. March 15th is the last day ...
jimmywilson69
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that seems early for them, no? Did they not make enough snow this year?
they are a little further north than the 3 I mentioned, but not significantly
they are a little further north than the 3 I mentioned, but not significantly
I might disagree with the corona aspect of closing (just me personally) but it also seems a main part was "due to weather this will be our last weekend in operation." Respect their honesty on this and I read that as we're closing for the season due to weather not the coronavirus. This weeks weather and next weeks forecast, just terrible.
Smellytele
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ss20
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Mohawk done, citing Coronavirus
ss20
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Truthfully as long as Crystal in Washington and WaWa are open it's not a good look for anyone to close right now.
KustyTheKlown
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meh. all these CT/MA places need to just say 'its been pouring we have no snow we're losing money' and not put this on the virus. it seems really disingenuous.
Killingtime
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Yeah, I don't think I've worn a winter coat outside in three weeks now. It's just been a crap year. The Mohawk cam didn't look terrible. They probably could've patched it up and squeezed another weekend but with everyone else closing I kinda get it. Next week looks miserable too.
machski
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Sunday River has cancelled ths weekend's Master of the Mountain race event and the spring brewfest.
Killington has cancelled all spring events including the K1 lodge teardown party. They will also close all smaller venue eateries on mountain and are removing tables and cairs from lodges while instituting strict lodge capacity measures. Also, they will be limiting loading guests on the Gondolas and Snowdon 6 to space them more per cabin/chair.
Out west, many are limiting or closing their Gondolas and Trams (Snowbird has shut their Tram, JHMR will restrict capacity on the Tram and Gondolas, Aspens will not board unrelated parties on any of their Gondolas together).
Loon has closed their Gondola indefinitely. Seven Bros and East Basin will spin daily.
Stay safe everyone.
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Killington has cancelled all spring events including the K1 lodge teardown party. They will also close all smaller venue eateries on mountain and are removing tables and cairs from lodges while instituting strict lodge capacity measures. Also, they will be limiting loading guests on the Gondolas and Snowdon 6 to space them more per cabin/chair.
Out west, many are limiting or closing their Gondolas and Trams (Snowbird has shut their Tram, JHMR will restrict capacity on the Tram and Gondolas, Aspens will not board unrelated parties on any of their Gondolas together).
Loon has closed their Gondola indefinitely. Seven Bros and East Basin will spin daily.
Stay safe everyone.
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KustyTheKlown
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oh man. bear mountain mogul challenge is out. that's sad.
