Jay Peak bombshell

[thebigo]

The Jay village inn was spectacular. Great service, excellent food.

 

[2Planker]

The Foundry, Alice's Table and the Waffle Cabin are always good

 

[jimmywilson69]

We should kill this thread since there is a new Jay Peak Thread.

 

[BenedictGomez]

We should kill this thread since there is a new Jay Peak Thread.

This thread is really supposed to be about the scandal & the baddies, not about Jay Peak in general.

 

[thetrailboss]

This thread is really supposed to be about the scandal & the baddies, not about Jay Peak in general.

Yeah, there are still developments on that front….

 

[jimmywilson69]

okie dokie

Seems like the resort is doing well so I hope people talk about the good stuff in that thread!

 

[thetrailboss]

Kingdom Con: The Vermont Ski Scam

Podcast Episode · Scamfluencers · 09/02/2024 · 47m

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[thetrailboss]

The proposed replacement for EB-5. I’m sure that this is COMPLETELY above board.

Trump 'gold card' website opens. Here's how to join the $5 million waitlist

The president has said the card would replace the 'EB-5' immigrant investor green card visa program

www.yahoo.com

 

[BodeMiller1]

Kingdom Con: The Vermont Ski Scam

Podcast Episode · Scamfluencers · 09/02/2024 · 47m

podcasts.apple.com

The guy on the right looks weird.

 

[BodeMiller1]

The proposed replacement for EB-5. I’m sure that this is COMPLETELY above board.

Trump 'gold card' website opens. Here's how to join the $5 million waitlist

The president has said the card would replace the 'EB-5' immigrant investor green card visa program

www.yahoo.com

What could go wrong? At least there is less in fighting between factions now. Seems like a good idea, - - - - - - - - Not

 

[BenedictGomez]

The proposed replacement for EB-5. I’m sure that this is COMPLETELY above board.

Seems like, "Honest EB-5" as opposed to the prior, "You're dumb and we'll fool you EB-5".

 

[AdironRider]

Interesting article. Looks like stashes might last a little longer at Jay next winter and also explains why the Bonnie replacement got pulled.

Pummeled by Tariffs and Rhetoric: Jay Peak Leader Speaks Out in Washington

Jay Peak, a $70 million enterprise in Orleans County, relies heavily on Canadian visitors for 50% of its revenue and 60% of its profits.

compassvermont.substack.com

 

[drjeff]

Interesting article. Looks like stashes might last a little longer at Jay next winter and also explains why the Bonnie replacement got pulled.

Pummeled by Tariffs and Rhetoric: Jay Peak Leader Speaks Out in Washington

Jay Peak, a $70 million enterprise in Orleans County, relies heavily on Canadian visitors for 50% of its revenue and 60% of its profits.

compassvermont.substack.com

With the mentioned 15 million price tag on the lift, guessing they were looking at a Dopp D-Line, otherwise that price tag seems way high for a high speed lift the length that a Bonnie replacement would be

 

[Edd]

With the mentioned 15 million price tag on the lift, guessing they were looking at a Dopp D-Line, otherwise that price tag seems way high for a high speed lift the length that a Bonnie replacement would be

From the article:

“The Trump administration’s tariffs are compounding the crisis. Wright highlighted a stalled negotiation for a new $15 million chairlift, where the manufacturer warned of a potential 50% price hike due to tariffs.”

I remember the Sunday River chondola was $15M. That was a long time ago. Costs of everything have skyrocketed.

 

[AdironRider]

A top of the line high speed six is not the only option for the Bonnie replacement for sure, but 15 mill seems in the ballpark for that in 2025.

 

[deadheadskier]

I read the new Superstar 6 is $12M. So, $15M for the Bonnie seems about right given it's a substantially longer lift..

Weren't they also talking about moving it back to the old 601 line and going higher up hill as well? I would imagine moving it to 601 might cost quite a bit more due to likely having to widen the lift line.

 

[thetrailboss]

Well, this is not good at all......

But Wright warned that this relationship is unraveling. “We are forecasting a potentially catastrophic amount of trouble relating to Canada’s unwillingness to visit this summer, next winter, and for some indeterminate future,” he testified. Data paints a grim picture: hotel reservations from Canadian visitors dropped 45% between January and April 2025, credit card spending fell nearly 40%, border crossings declined 35% year-to-date, and visits to vermont.com, a key planning tool, plummeted 70%. At Jay Peak, winter season pass sales to Canadians are down 35%, golf groups are canceling daily, and half of the 300 Canadian teams in the resort’s 40 annual hockey tournaments are expected to pull out this year.

 

[snoseek]

Well, this is not good at all......

Oh damn tough hit for them. I'll do my part to keep the lights on.

 

[urungus]

Well, this is not good at all......

Sad !

 

[jaytrem]

Not surprised, one Wildwood hotel we're looking at is offering about $350 off for 2 nights. It's way too early for that much of a discount. LOTS of Quebec folks vacation there, at least they used to.