Hunter Closed

[Greg]

It will be interesting to read Jim's take on this. I'm being the pot stirrer now, but Jim advocated quite a bit for Killington last summer.

 

[180]

Maybe Hunter is trying to prove Belleayre's "unfair advantage" again.:roll:

It's surprising that Hunter complains that Belleayre stays open longer. Hunter could close even sooner and tell everyone to go to Belleayre, after all it's your tax dollars at work. HUnter culd save a boatload since they make no money. They should work something out for Hunter passholders at Belleayre. Hunter would not have to staff at all for the month of April.

Of course this would upset me to no end. Nothing compares to the great time we had on Clairs and X Over last weekend.

 

[dmc]

Maybe Hunter is trying to prove Belleayre's "unfair advantage" again.:roll:

that thought did cross my mind... Now everyone is going to Bellayre to ski free.. Cause you can get a freebie there pretty easy... And that something hunter, Plattekill and Windham have issues with..

 

[2knees]

it does seem odd that they are closing due to the rain in the forecast. stinks for you guys.


and greg, who is this Jim you speak of?

 

[dmc]

Of course this would upset me to no end. Nothing compares to the great time we had on Clairs and X Over last weekend.

thats what sucks about this... the mountain is in such great shape! Claires... Xover... K27...

We were even dabbling in the woods off of Wayout...

this is killin me...

 

[andyzee]

thats what sucks about this... the mountain is in such great shape! Claires... Xover... K27...

We were even dabbling in the woods off of Wayout...

this is killin me...

Claires was in great shape this past Sunday.

 

[ed-drum]

There is something going on with Hunter . There were changes made that have never been done in it's history. The employees are mad too. That's what I heard. Ed.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

What happened to JimG..he used to be a postwhore on here..

 

[dmc]

What happened to JimG..he used to be a postwhore on here..

Painfully... I mean "Gainfully Employed"....

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Painfully... I mean "Gainfully Employed"....

So being employed means no post whoring..lol..I'm employed..lol

Once again Hunter Sucks a Fat Babies Balls for their early close..hopefully they get some new owners who care about their loyal skiers and riders..

 

[dmc]

I miss the days of Izzy....

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Hunter Mountain 1992-93 November 5th-May 5th..183 days..will it ever happen again?

 

[kingslug]

I don't know what the hell is going on over there. Definitely different from years past. Got to be a bottom line issue.

 

[catskills]

I read on one of the forums that Hunter has a new buy offer on the table. The post said the old offer years ago was $28 million. If true this may explain some of the changes.

Hunter has not installed a new lift in over 10 years (1996). They have built and sold a lot of real estate.
http://www.skilifts.org/install_na.htm

I wonder if new Hunter Mountain owners would honor current life time passes.

 

[AdironRider]

I guess this comment is a little tongue in cheek seeing as Im not living on the east coast anymore, but is this really that suprising? Its the middle of April people, mtns are going to close. Frankly, Hunter does a damn good job in staying open as late as they do for a mtn that gets under 100" annual snowfall. I know that you guys have a lot of snow hanging around back there, but really, its April 12th. Thats a pretty good run for that hill if you ask me.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I guess this comment is a little tongue in cheek seeing as Im not living on the east coast anymore, but is this really that suprising? Its the middle of April people, mtns are going to close. Frankly, Hunter does a damn good job in staying open as late as they do for a mtn that gets under 100" annual snowfall. I know that you guys have a lot of snow hanging around back there, but really, its April 12th. Thats a pretty good run for that hill if you ask me.

Hunter is the snowmaking capital of the east..and they used to have a reputation for staying open late...now Belleayre beats them every year..

 

[skidbump]

Hunter is the snowmaking capital of the east..and they used to have a reputation for staying open late...now Belleayre beats them every year..

Not any more Belleayre is now the snow making capital...kinda the little mountain that could and does.

 

[kingslug]

Not any more Belleayre is now the snow making capital...kinda the little mountain that could and does.

Now all they need is some interesting terrain...

 

[catskills]

Not any more Belleayre is now the snow making capital...kinda the little mountain that could and does.

Make no mistake about it, Hunter has more fire power like no other when it comes to snowmaking. If you follow Nov/Dec trail openings, Hunter can put down more white asphalt and open more trails than Belleayre. Belleayre tries to start early on just a few trails and with lots of steady persistents eventually catches up to Hunter's number of trails opened. Belleayre is very smart about the way they make snow and the way they manage their trail conditions. A good snow maker can make wet white asphalt or champagne powder that you would die for. Its all about the air/water mix. Putting down a few inches of champagne powder on the mogul trails is something that Belleayre does more often than most ski areas. On the other hand, I have skied many times over the years mid week on Hunter's Clairs in a foot of new man made snow and it was about as good as it gets on the east coast.

Hunter and Windham hired a lobyist for over $100,000 to fight Belleayre. They could of put that money to better use building more snowmaking or chairlifts :roll:

I like to ski and I like all the ski areas in the Catskills. They all do a damn good job. I do wish they would do less complaining and put more money into skiing. That's the way I feel about that and I am sticking to it.

 

[kingslug]

And if someone would come to the rescue of Plattekill.............