billski
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Of interest to hikers and skiers. This will bring beds closer to Wildcat, but could have a negative impact on Tuckerman's IMO.
I have snipped the cogent pieces of the article:
Source: mtwashingonvalley.com, Conway Daily Sun
"The Mount Washington Auto Road this week announced plans to construct a new Glen House hotel at the base of Mount Washington.
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Groundbreaking for the estimated $11 million project is scheduled for spring 2010, with construction to continue for approximately 15 months,
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that the hotel will complement the already existing cross-country ski and hiking facilities and base lodge at Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center as well as the Mount Washington Auto Road,
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The hotel will be built on a level bluff on a hillside north of what is called the Honeymoon Cottage, at an elevation approximately 70 feet above the existing parking lot, and Great Glen Trails lodge.
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held talks with its neighbors in the notch, including officials of Wildcat Mountain Ski Area, which is located on U.S. Forest Service land and which operates under a lease there, and the Appalachian Mountain Club.
Because it has a lease and does not own the property, Wildcat ... does not have the ability to build condominiums or a hotel of its own.
The new hotel would not only serve Great Glen Trails and Auto Road guests, but could expect to see usage by Wildcat skiers and mountain hikers as well.
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The facility will offer room rates that Wemyss said would be equivalent to a 3.5-star rating.
“It won't be high end if you think the Balsams or the Mount Washington are high end. But we are aiming at an upscale market. It will be a full-service hotel with a full-service restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner depending on the season — but we will be open year-round, because April for us when other resorts slow down could be busier as Tuckerman Ravine and all of its spring skiing is located just down Route 16.
...
Although conceptual in design at this stage, it is expected that the Glen House will embody the look and feel of a New England mountain lodge "
I have snipped the cogent pieces of the article:
Source: mtwashingonvalley.com, Conway Daily Sun
"The Mount Washington Auto Road this week announced plans to construct a new Glen House hotel at the base of Mount Washington.
...
Groundbreaking for the estimated $11 million project is scheduled for spring 2010, with construction to continue for approximately 15 months,
...
that the hotel will complement the already existing cross-country ski and hiking facilities and base lodge at Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center as well as the Mount Washington Auto Road,
...
The hotel will be built on a level bluff on a hillside north of what is called the Honeymoon Cottage, at an elevation approximately 70 feet above the existing parking lot, and Great Glen Trails lodge.
...
held talks with its neighbors in the notch, including officials of Wildcat Mountain Ski Area, which is located on U.S. Forest Service land and which operates under a lease there, and the Appalachian Mountain Club.
Because it has a lease and does not own the property, Wildcat ... does not have the ability to build condominiums or a hotel of its own.
The new hotel would not only serve Great Glen Trails and Auto Road guests, but could expect to see usage by Wildcat skiers and mountain hikers as well.
...
The facility will offer room rates that Wemyss said would be equivalent to a 3.5-star rating.
“It won't be high end if you think the Balsams or the Mount Washington are high end. But we are aiming at an upscale market. It will be a full-service hotel with a full-service restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner depending on the season — but we will be open year-round, because April for us when other resorts slow down could be busier as Tuckerman Ravine and all of its spring skiing is located just down Route 16.
...
Although conceptual in design at this stage, it is expected that the Glen House will embody the look and feel of a New England mountain lodge "
:beer: good for the local economy..
