jimmywilson69
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5 years!!!! That is amazing generosity. I'm sure Rangley doesn't have thousands of kids in the school but still that's really cool and a great way to get kids and their full price paying parents on the hill.
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saddlebackmaine
An anonymous donor, with close ties to the region, announced a gift to make Saddleback Mountain and skiing/riding accessible to every child in the Rangeley schools FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS! Yes, minds blown by this generosity and the positive impact it will have on so many kids.
Interesting article today, including the tidbit that they're targeting 120-150k skier visits per year, and that they went with the HSQ because otherwise they'd be running out of capacity around 100k.
https://www.pressherald.com/2020/09...s-to-build-solar-farm-new-mid-mountain-lodge/
They're actually aiming higher according to the article: “Saddleback needs to be in the 150,000-180,000 skier visits a year (range) to be economically sustainable,” Federle said.so is it really reasonable to lure 120-150k skiers to Saddleback? Its really far away from anywhere...
They're actually aiming higher according to the article: “Saddleback needs to be in the 150,000-180,000 skier visits a year (range) to be economically sustainable,” Federle said.
Nearby Sugarloaf attracts 400K per season, also per the article. But they also have many, many times the number of condos so a built in clientele.
The third difference, perhaps being the most important, is perception/marketing value.
Five years closed is a long time! The place almost ended up on the NELSAP list. They had to remove the old double chair and t-bar, as both were too far gone to repair.It's been closed for awhile and to be honest, its fallen off the radar for a lot of people. Can they eventually do 40-50% of the business Sugarloaf does? Personally I think its going to be difficult. A lot of my ski friends have never even heard of the place. Everyone knows SR/SL. Saddleback is tentatively on my calendar during the week I was originally planning for Colorado.
Interesting article today, including the tidbit that they're targeting 150-180k skier visits per year, and that they went with the HSQ because otherwise they'd be running out of capacity around 100k.
https://www.pressherald.com/2020/09...s-to-build-solar-farm-new-mid-mountain-lodge/
Let’s go with the idea that they will be open for 150-160 days per season and let’s go with 150,000 skier visits
That averages out to about 1000 people skiing per day - why does that seem high? That is 1000 people every single day! Granted weekends will carry the weight but weekdays it probably will be close to a ghost town.
Let’s go with the idea that they will be open for 150-160 days per season and let’s go with 150,000 skier visits
That averages out to about 1000 people skiing per day - why does that seem high? That is 1000 people every single day! Granted weekends will carry the weight but weekdays it probably will be close to a ghost town.
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I don't see this article saying they need to hit 150K skier/rider days THIS season, that is what they need to hit to be sustainable overall. I seriously doubt their business plan would hinge on making that volume of visits in their first season back. I would think 75-100K would put them over the moon this year, pointing to that 150K as being very attainable moving forward.
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After 5 years with the doors closed and the effect of COVID, Saddleback might do 50K visits this season. They will need to take 120K visits from Sunday River and Sugarloaf going forward to make SB sustainable (Actaris number). I wonder what the plan is to try and capture these skiers visits. Currently, there is not enough lodging around SB to support this level of visits.