Gunstock Management team resigns

[Edd]

Gunstock staff asks delegation to call for Strang's resignation

GILFORD — The remaining staff at Gunstock Mountain Resort are the latest group to call for the resignation of David Strang from his position on the Gunstock Area Commission.

www.laconiadailysun.com

 

[thetrailboss]

Shawnee Peak close enough? Now under Boyne with a new lift for next season.

Which lift are they replacing?

 

[thetrailboss]

Boyne runs Shawnee but I don't know if I'd count on a new lift next year. LiftBlog had posted the Jordan flip to Shawnee on his 2023 install list but now it's off the list again.

Wasn’t Jordan going to replace Barker?

If so, I know that the lift would not be “new “, but the other remanufactured lift, Shedhorn at Big Sky, is pretty nice.

 

[deadheadskier]

Jordan is replacing the Summit triple at Shawnee and they are shortening the triple to just the mid station

 

[thetrailboss]

Jordan is replacing the Summit triple at Shawnee and they are shortening the triple to just the mid station

And Barker?

 

[deadheadskier]

And Barker?

New high speed. Not sure how many seats. Old Barker I believe gets scrapped

 

[MadPadraic]

Southern NH is becoming western washington, too many ski families, too few mountains that actually try.

I'll probably end up going with Pats over Ragged if Gunstock can't get it together. 1:05 door to door. Night skiing option, which I like to do occasionally on Fridays with the kids. Pats also has NASTAR , which is important to me. Last year I'd run Gunstocks NASTAR course while the kids were in their lessons.

We haven't lived in Seattle for a long time, but I absolutely loved the night skiing there. Work until 5 or 6, be at Snoqualmie or Alpental within an hour, and ride until 10. We'd have a late dinner at pub, which they kept open until at least 11, and we'd be in bed by midnight. They also used to rotate which areas were open, so if Snoqualmie West was open during the day, then they wouldn't open Central until 5 or something. No idea if they do that anymore. Stevens had arguably better night skiing, but was a longer drive from downtown Seattle. That's something I really missed when we moved back East: the night skiing here is further from the city (except the mighty Blue Hills), colder, closes earlier, is less expansive, and much more crowded.

 

[Smellytele]

New high speed. Not sure how many seats. Old Barker I believe gets scrapped

Barker I think was the first detachable I ever rode.
What year was it installed?

 

[thetrailboss]

New high speed. Not sure how many seats. Old Barker I believe gets scrapped

Yeah I don’t see them “reusing” Barker. Maybe for parts.

 

[deadheadskier]

Guessing Loaf skiers are getting antsy for new lifts. Lots of new ones for Loon and SR and now Shawnee in recent years. Nothing I've seen announced for Sugarloaf.

 

[Newpylong]

Supposed to be a 6 for Barker.

Sugarloaf.... yeah they've certainly not gotten much lift love while they're spending money like drunken sailors at Loon and The River. Hopefully soon with that new pod?

 

[deadheadskier]

Supposed to be a 6 for Barker.

Sugarloaf.... yeah they've certainly not gotten much lift love while they're spending money like drunken sailors at Loon and The River. Hopefully soon with that new pod?

I'd like to see them replace the double doubles and realign Timberline down to Bullwinkle's before anything else. Modernize what they have before expanding further.

 

[thetrailboss]

Guessing Loaf skiers are getting antsy for new lifts. Lots of new ones for Loon and SR and now Shawnee in recent years. Nothing I've seen announced for Sugarloaf.

Pretty sure that the ex-Swift Current is sitting at the ‘loaf ready for a 2023 install on the west side.

 

[Smellytele]

Umm? Back to gunstock?

 

[thetrailboss]

Umm? Back to gunstock?

So.....is Strang gone yet?

 

[Edd]

A recap of all that’s happened. Hard to keep up.

Walkouts, Resignations, Wild Accusations: A Timeline of Gunstock’s Implosion

Emergency public meeting of Gunstock Area Commissioners set for 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 31

www.stormskiing.com

 

[Edd]

So.....is Strang gone yet?

Not as of the end of the meeting today. There’s a feeling that it’s possible.

Decent article covering a few affected Gunstock people:

A Young Skier, a Worker and Others Speak Out About Chaos at Gunstock

Among the 80 people who went to the Gunstock Area Commission meeting Friday hoping to speak directly to Commissioner Dr. David Strang to get him to resign and allow the area to reopen was a young, local girl who said she does not want to find another place to ski this winter if it is to close.

indepthnh.org

 

[Edd]

This could be it, hopefully.

'We have the votes': County Delegation to meet Monday, remove Strang from Gunstock Commission

GILFORD — The Belknap County Delegation will hold an emergency meeting to remove Gunstock Area Commissioner David Strang, appoint a temporary commissioner to maintain a quorum of GAC membership, and

www.laconiadailysun.com

 

[Newpylong]

So tomorrow it could be over eh...

 

[thetrailboss]

So tomorrow it could be over eh...

If it is, and, hypothetically if management returns within a week or so, what do you think the damage is in terms of the 2022-2023 ski season?