I know that condos on the hill and house sright next to the hill are very affordable right now. With the mountain biking trails and the state park and the opportunity for skinning and skiing and the easy access from 91 t is not a terrible location at any time of the year.
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Ascutney Mountain Sold!
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Bump. The latest. Looks like they want to revive it.
http://digital.vpr.net/post/west-wi...ail&utm_term=0_09c24b4034-738871c750-26269490
http://digital.vpr.net/post/west-wi...ail&utm_term=0_09c24b4034-738871c750-26269490
manhattanskier
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Thanks for updating!
Just got this:
http://www.saminfo.com/news/committee-seeks-run-mt-ascutney-non-profit
Too bad the lifts are gone.
http://www.saminfo.com/news/committee-seeks-run-mt-ascutney-non-profit
Too bad the lifts are gone.
marcski
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Kind of scary to sell it after the town bought it and Ascutney's tough history. If it is a non-profit that wants to buy it. why not let them lease the operations while the town keeps title and let the new non- profit invest the capital they would have used to buy the property to buy a lift?
Newpylong
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They're out of their mind trying to put lifts back in. Conserve it for low impact use but that's it.
If people are looking for an affordable lift served venue they have Whaleback up the road which has lights and arguably better terrain even at less than half the vertical.
If people are looking for an affordable lift served venue they have Whaleback up the road which has lights and arguably better terrain even at less than half the vertical.
skiNEwhere
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Let's be honest here. Who would regularly ski Ascutney if it reopened? I skied there for a few days after they installed the HSQ. Fun little ski area, but there's other ski areas that are closer and get more snow too.
If they wanna be successful they need to find a niche market to cater to. As much as I hate seeing small ski areas close, I don't see them having a sustainable business model.
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If they wanna be successful they need to find a niche market to cater to. As much as I hate seeing small ski areas close, I don't see them having a sustainable business model.
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It's not clear as to if the town would sell it. Sounds like the nonprofit would manage it and the other public land.
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Somethings not quite right about the article. The fundraising by the Trust for Public Land is complete. $250K from the public plus a match for a total of $500K.
One lift is there but has been said to be in bad shape.
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And the artlicle makes it seems as though the town has yet to take it over (and has only raised 50% of the cash). I thought it was already a done deal with the town.
manhattanskier
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Bump. There were boots on the ground this weekend beginning for a February opening......of a free rope tow.
http://www.wcax.com/category/166239/video-landing-page?clipId=11949819&autostart=true
http://www.wcax.com/category/166239/video-landing-page?clipId=11949819&autostart=true
manhattanskier
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Baby steps...
Exactly. So sad that the Plausteiners ruined it
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mbedle
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How exactly did the Plausteiners ruin this place?
For one, over invested in the High Speed Quad before snowmaking infrastructure.
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