Resort Improvements 2015

[spiderpig]

Timber Creek is a new development on the flank of the main mountain. This is the first of 2 lifts planned for the real estate development (not too much in way of ski terrain, mostly just ski home trail stuff).

My point was, it's not called Timber Creek.

Okemo is posting some cryptic Facebook photos with great pairs. So they're adding two new things or something that's the same as something else already on the mountain?

 

[yeggous]

My point was, it's not called Timber Creek.

Okemo is posting some cryptic Facebook photos with great pairs. So they're adding two new things or something that's the same as something else already on the mountain?

I know nothing about this, but could they be replacing those two lifts in front of the lodge?


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[slatham]

This might help solve the Okemo questions:

The developer, Timber Creek at Okemo, along with five partners, is planning to build South Face Village, which will connect to the existing Okemo ski resort in Ludlow. The new base will include two ski lifts, seven ski trails and a 208-unit residential planned community that will be able to house about 500 people. The estimated cost of the entire project, which will be built in phases and take more than 10 years to complete, will be in excess of $200 million, said Ted Rossi, owner and president of Rossi Group, which is the main investor behind Timber Creek at Okemo.

 

[Jully]

Holy crap, saddleback has placed the Rangely Double drive terminal on sale. With no towers with it I'm guessing that means it'll be a fixed grip quad that replaces it reusing the towers. Maybe carpet loaded? Hopefully this happens this year.

http://www.newenglandskiindustry.com/viewstory.php?storyid=282

http://www.resortboneyard.com/i/2004-doppelmayr-ctec--sprint/52778

 

[Edd]

Holy crap, saddleback has placed the Rangely Double drive terminal on sale. With no towers with it I'm guessing that means it'll be a fixed grip quad that replaces it reusing the towers. Maybe carpet loaded? Hopefully this happens this year.

http://www.newenglandskiindustry.com/viewstory.php?storyid=282

http://www.resortboneyard.com/i/2004-doppelmayr-ctec--sprint/52778

Wow! I shouldn't get too excited without the next steps being announced, though. Seems like they would have said something if it were planned for next season.

 

[WoodCore]

Okemo is posting some cryptic Facebook photos with great pairs. So they're adding two new things or something that's the same as something else already on the mountain?

Perhaps it's another Orange Bubble Lift????

 

[dlague]

It does create excitement though.

 

[Puck it]

You heard it here first. Zoomer Bar may be offering memberships thru Kickstarter. Details being worked out now. Look for updates here.

 

[dlague]

You heard it here first. Zoomer Bar may be offering memberships thru Kickstarter. Details being worked out now. Look for updates here.

Previous members grandfathered in!

 

[spiderpig]

Perhaps it's another Orange Bubble Lift????

ding ding ding

I thought I might have read/heard this rumor somewhere, but didn't add that because I couldn't recall where. They are using a four-person bubble in place of the Jackson Gore Express. Also named the South Face Village chair the Sunshine Quad, fixed grip, which makes me wonder if the old Jackson Gore lift is in the plans to replace the Green Ridge Triple, as I heard rumors about replacing the latter a couple years ago. Or it could be going to the new Sunapee area.

http://www.okemo.com/mountain-info/whats-new/

I'm lookin forward to that $100 ticket in a couple years.

 

[Puck it]

Previous members grandfathered in!

The improvements are going to be pricey. Limited membership though.

 

[drjeff]

Here's a picture that Mount Snow put up on their FB page today of some of the work going on in conjunction with their West Lake Snowmaking project, scheduled for completion for the start of the '16-'17 season.

The trench being excavated isn't part of what will be West Lake proper, but for access for the pipes that will be used to both fill and draw from the 12 acre lake when its done. To put it in perspective how BIG this is. Looking up the specs of that Caterpillar 740B dump truck being loaded, it has a height of about 12 and a half feet from the base of the wheels to the top of the drivers cabin!

 

[thetrailboss]

Holy crap, saddleback has placed the Rangely Double drive terminal on sale. With no towers with it I'm guessing that means it'll be a fixed grip quad that replaces it reusing the towers. Maybe carpet loaded? Hopefully this happens this year.

http://www.newenglandskiindustry.com/viewstory.php?storyid=282

http://www.resortboneyard.com/i/2004-doppelmayr-ctec--sprint/52778

Looks like Stowe is selling off its old doubles.

http://www.resortboneyard.com/l/lifts/aerial

 

[dlague]

The improvements are going to be pricey. Limited membership though.

As long as the blender can still be used!

 

[machski]

Looks like Stowe is selling off its old doubles.

http://www.resortboneyard.com/l/lifts/aerial

Yeah, the ones over at the base of Spruce now that they are redundant. You had me excited at first thinking it was toll house and lookout.

 

[deadheadskier]

I for one am Happy that the Lookout remains. Hope it stays as is for a long time. I guarantee if they replace that lift they will destroy the character of the Lookout trail

 

[machski]

Here's a look at the new village, lift and trail(s) at Okemo

 

[thetrailboss]

Yeah, the ones over at the base of Spruce now that they are redundant. You had me excited at first thinking it was toll house and lookout.

I imagine that those are next.

 

[thetrailboss]

Here's a look at the new village, lift and trail(s) at Okemo

I think that this was addressed earlier, but that looks like they are going to add another lift on the left for that small pod.

 

[machski]

I think that this was addressed earlier, but that looks like they are going to add another lift on the left for that small pod.

Yeah, that is how I undertsand the plan to be. 2 lifts for this real estate pod at full buildout.