Resort Improvements 2015

[thetrailboss]

I guess bad snow year is all relative. I mean you're still skiing and didn't you just grab a May powder day?

My last day was indeed a powder day. But I prefer my powder days on Memorial Day weekend. First world problem I know...

 

[SIKSKIER]

Trail clearing has resumed at Mittersill.

 

[thetrailboss]

Trail clearing has resumed at Mittersill.

Interesting.

 

[Newpylong]

The old T-bar went up in the woods on the right correct?

 

[benski]

Sugarbush regraded and widened the intersection at the top of the valley house.
https://www.facebook.com/Sugarbush.VT/posts/10153338115518384

 

[BeefyBoy50]

Trailboss- what do you know about the replacement to the Summit Chair at Solitude/ what are your opinions? Personally, I'll be excited that they are creating a way to lap upper honeycomb canyon in less than an hour, but I know some locals are less than enthused. I'm just interested to see how they plan on rerouting the lift, it'll have to go over some of those steep trails that come down from Powderhorn if they don't plan on building a lift with an angle station.
Also, at Snowbird, I thought there had been plans to replace mid-gad?

 

[BeefyBoy50]

Does anyone know any new news about West Bowl at Jay Peak? I always get excited over these big expansions and proposals, but it seems that due to restrictions and laws, the only changes happening these days are lift replacements and snow-making upgrades (not that these aren't also appreciated). I know money is always an issue, as is getting approval from legislators, but it would be awesome to finally see one of these master plans come to fruition.

 

[thetrailboss]

Trailboss- what do you know about the replacement to the Summit Chair at Solitude/ what are your opinions? Personally, I'll be excited that they are creating a way to lap upper honeycomb canyon in less than an hour, but I know some locals are less than enthused. I'm just interested to see how they plan on rerouting the lift, it'll have to go over some of those steep trails that come down from Powderhorn if they don't plan on building a lift with an angle station.
Also, at Snowbird, I thought there had been plans to replace mid-gad?

Deer Valley has closed on their purchase of Solitude. Before that sale was announced, Solitude announced that it would be replacing the Summit Double with a Doppelmayr HSQ. Deer Valley has since said that they will proceed with the replacement of that lift and realign it such that it is easier to get to from the rest of the area. They are also grading a new trail down to it from Apex I believe.

Mid-Gad has been rumored for replacement for a long time. Currently the Snowbird Master Plan calls for that area to see night skiing and the installation of a Cabriolet or Gondola to Mid-Gad using that route. Those are long off though. My sense is that they are pushing for Mary Ellen now--they built a service road to that area and took out the Hillary Step so that the traverse is much easier.

 

[dlague]

Does anyone know any new news about West Bowl at Jay Peak? I always get excited over these big expansions and proposals, but it seems that due to restrictions and laws, the only changes happening these days are lift replacements and snow-making upgrades (not that these aren't also appreciated). I know money is always an issue, as is getting approval from legislators, but it would be awesome to finally see one of these master plans come to fruition.

Jay's primary focus is in more non skiing activities. They will be building the Recreation Center on Stateside which will have an arcade, ropes course, climbing wall and theater.

 

[SIKSKIER]

The old T-bar went up in the woods on the right correct?

Google Earth

 

[Puck it]

Google Earth

The plan is to cut more slope to the right of the old t bar line. It looks like they left tree islands on the Facebook and just cleared the under growth.

 

[Smellytele]

Pats peak rumor has it that the peak double will be replaced with another triple.

 

[chuckstah]

Killington got their mulch!

 

[xwhaler]

Pats peak rumor has it that the peak double will be replaced with another triple.

Capacity need or just getting a good deal on the triple and replacing the lift before ongoing maintenance costs get too high?
Pats is almost always pretty busy when I'm there but I hardly ever wait in lines.
That Peak double is awfully slow though so getting something faster would be nice on days the Vortex is not running.

 

[deadheadskier]

Didn't Pats buy a couple chairs from Ascutney? Could be just putting that to use.

 

[thetrailboss]

Didn't Pats buy a couple chairs from Ascutney? Could be just putting that to use.

I was wondering what they were doing with those chairs....

 

[skiNEwhere]

Ok, not east but loveland is splitting chair 2 in half! About freaking time something was done. The former lift had a mid-load AND mid-unload station. This, combined with being a low intermediate lift caused a lot of stops, and often turned a 12 minute ride into 15. My number 1 most hated lift, glad to see something done about it.

 

[Smellytele]

Didn't Pats buy a couple chairs from Ascutney? Could be just putting that to use.

Yes and the peak double is the oldest lift on the mountain and was bought used as well. I was told though that it is in great shape and is in better condition than a lot newer lifts in the state.

and yes the triple is from Ascutney.

 

[deadheadskier]

Hopefully it is faster than the Hurricane triple and becomes the primary lift.

 

[machski]

Okemo is putting in the first of 2 quad chairs in timber creek this summer plus upgrading the chairs on Jackson gore express to bubbles (not sure if they will be heated but orange canopies to match)