Brodie for sale

[machski]

Didn't they make snow with green food coloring added a few years for St. Patrick's?

 

[jaytrem]

Didn't they make snow with green food coloring added a few years for St. Patrick's?

Yes, Mount Snow did also for a few years in the 70s. I also remember a rather large leprechaun snow sculpture at MS one year. I was probably 6 or 7, so maybe not as large as I remember. Funny how I can still picture it clear as day.

 

[urungus]

Didn't they make snow with green food coloring added a few years for St. Patrick's?

Yup



more info: https://www.newenglandskihistory.com/Massachusetts/brodie.php

 

[Smellytele]

Pats peak made green snow also in the late 80's early 90's.

 

[Newpylong]

Didn't they make snow with green food coloring added a few years for St. Patrick's?

Every year!

 

[ss20]

There's too much skiing and not enough people in that region. From Great Barrington within one hour you have- Mohawk, Butternut, Catamount, Otis, Berkshire East, Bosquet, Jiminy Peak, Sundown. Butternut shut down Blanford. Bousquet was on life support when the Schaffers bought it, Catamount wasn't quite at that level yet when they sold but they weren't doing well. Lots of these resorts were built-up and peaked in the 40s, and 50s before Vermont was easily accessible via car from Boston and NYC. Circa 1950 these small resorts were the travel destinations. The past 50 years have seen this region have a huge decline in chairlift-served areas.

It is sad to see but you look at a map, you look at the numbers, and you look at the competition 2 hours away it doesn't make sense to open more resorts in the region. It is borderline still over-saturated from a bygone era.

JMO knowing the history of some of these places and living just south of them all in CT.

 

[urungus]

There's too much skiing and not enough people in that region. From Great Barrington within one hour you have- Mohawk, Butternut, Catamount, Otis, Berkshire East, Bosquet, Jiminy Peak, Sundown. Butternut shut down Blanford. Bousquet was on life support when the Schaffers bought it, Catamount wasn't quite at that level yet when they sold but they weren't doing well. Lots of these resorts were built-up and peaked in the 40s, and 50s before Vermont was easily accessible via car from Boston and NYC. Circa 1950 these small resorts were the travel destinations. The past 50 years have seen this region have a huge decline in chairlift-served areas.

It is sad to see but you look at a map, you look at the numbers, and you look at the competition 2 hours away it doesn't make sense to open more resorts in the region. It is borderline still over-saturated from a bygone era.

JMO knowing the history of some of these places and living just south of them all in CT.

Schaefers are providing guidance to Bousquet, but they did not buy it. It was purchased by local Pittsfield private ”impact investment company” Mill Town Capital in 2020.

 

[ss20]

Schaefers are providing guidance to Bousquet, but they did not buy it. It was purchased by local Pittsfield private ”impact investment company” Mill Town Capital in 2020.

You're right, my bad... Forgot about that lol

 

[urungus]

Brodie Founder Jim Kelly Passes Away - NewEnglandSkiIndustry.com

www.newenglandskiindustry.com

 

[urungus]

My issue of New England Ski Journal arrived in the mail today, it has an article about Brodie that was posted online in November

Brodie Mountain sold, but new owners are 'tight-lipped' on what they have planned - New England Ski Journal

Just how was a group of Florida-based investors able to land a Massachusetts ski area for a cost so low? It's complicated.

www.skijournal.com

In the article one of the new owners mentions “There’s another 10 years on the deed restriction of public skiing” which surprised me because I thought the restriction was in perpetuity. So in theory Brodie could reopen to the public for skiing in 2033. Probably be skiing dirt all winter in Massachusetts by then, however.

 

[thetrailboss]

My issue of New England Ski Journal arrived in the mail today, it has an article about Brodie that was posted online in November

Brodie Mountain sold, but new owners are 'tight-lipped' on what they have planned - New England Ski Journal

Just how was a group of Florida-based investors able to land a Massachusetts ski area for a cost so low? It's complicated.

www.skijournal.com

In the article one of the new owners mentions “There’s another 10 years on the deed restriction of public skiing” which surprised me because I thought the restriction was in perpetuity. So in theory Brodie could reopen to the public for skiing in 2033. Probably be skiing dirt all winter in Massachusetts by then, however.

Depending on state law, such deed restrictions are time-limited. It's only fair.

 

[The Sneak]

It's been 20+ years. Bring Brodie back! (from a guy who regularly wears a Klein Innsbruck hat)

 

[raisingarizona]

There's too much skiing and not enough people in that region. From Great Barrington within one hour you have- Mohawk, Butternut, Catamount, Otis, Berkshire East, Bosquet, Jiminy Peak, Sundown. Butternut shut down Blanford. Bousquet was on life support when the Schaffers bought it, Catamount wasn't quite at that level yet when they sold but they weren't doing well. Lots of these resorts were built-up and peaked in the 40s, and 50s before Vermont was easily accessible via car from Boston and NYC. Circa 1950 these small resorts were the travel destinations. The past 50 years have seen this region have a huge decline in chairlift-served areas.

It is sad to see but you look at a map, you look at the numbers, and you look at the competition 2 hours away it doesn't make sense to open more resorts in the region. It is borderline still over-saturated from a bygone era.

JMO knowing the history of some of these places and living just south of them all in CT.

This and then there's that pesky climate science thing.

Maybe if the product was so above the local competitors it might make sense but Is till haven't heard anyone say that Brodie's ski terrain was leaps and bounds better than B-East or Jimmy Peak.

 

[Newpylong]

It wasn't better terrain, just different. No straight down the fall line boulevards. I liked it more.

 

[zyk]

It wasn't better terrain, just different. No straight down the fall line boulevards. I liked it more.

There was a time when Jiminy Peak was not all straight shots down the fall line. It was glorious, but Friday nights at Brodie were special. Kids on the hill, parents at the bar. Everybody having fun.

 

[raisingarizona]

There was a time when Jiminy Peak was not all straight shots down the fall line. It was glorious, but Friday nights at Brodie were special. Kids on the hill, parents at the bar. Everybody having fun.

I bet those big, wide, steep straight shots are freaking sweet if they ever get a legit powder day though.

 

[180]

Remember when Jiminy had the Jericho GLADE

 

[ThatGuy]

I bet those big, wide, steep straight shots are freaking sweet if they ever get a legit powder day though.

That is if they don’t groom all the fresh snow in before opening

 

[WoodCore]

Fond memories of the woods/trees at Brodie when the snow was good not to mention the images burned into my brain of folks dancing in ski boots up in the blarney room.

 

[Newpylong]

I remember when the Kelly's were out with chainsaws in winter cutting the first glade between Shamrock and Mickey's Chute that started on the catwalk there. It was the first intentionally gladed trail in the area that I recalled. Soon after Jiminy Peak cut the glade (the one that's a full trail now) next to Upper Fox.