millerm277
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If the new owners want them to, they will....
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Ski Saddleback making snow tonight
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If the new owners want them to, they will....
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Who knows for sure but according to VSAA, at least at the moment they are sticking with
their announced May 6th closing so I guess we will have to wait to see who is the "last resort open". My money is still on your resort. :grin:
Newpylong
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Woodbury, where is woodbury??? never heard of it...
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It's a small ski area in Ct that is owned and operated by former Olympian Rod Taylor and for the past few years it has been the first ski area to open in the east and from what I can tell is still open,
http://www.woodburyskiarea.com/winter/
loafer89
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I would not be willing to pay $31 to ski this:
millerm277
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Well, it looks like you may be wrong.....trail report says snowmaking on mid and lower Superstar.
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Every ski resort is already planning for next year. As we all know Powdr has made it clear that they want to bring kmart back to it's glory years. To succeed they have to start now. All the resorts to my knowledge have announced their closing dates. I do have to admit that I was surprised that Okemo announced that they are planning to close 4/15.
For kmart/Powdr to build their credibility they have to do what they say.....ie stay open til May 6th. This will be their big challenge as kmart/ASC has done a pretty good job of destroying that credibility over the years. When kmart marketing executives produced that bogus website that was a new low for them and clearly showed to many of us that they truly have no clue.
This week there are several snowmaking windows, weatherwise. Who will make snow? Regarding Saddleback making snow, IMHO, they are throwing good money after bad. They have a location problem that they have to somehow overcome. I am rooting for them. The ace in the hole is their summer business. If you have ever been to Rangeley in the summer you know what I am talking about.
I have been watching the ski business for over 20 years. The coming 8 months will be an incredible and exciting time for the NE ski business. It's going to be interesting.
For kmart/Powdr to build their credibility they have to do what they say.....ie stay open til May 6th. This will be their big challenge as kmart/ASC has done a pretty good job of destroying that credibility over the years. When kmart marketing executives produced that bogus website that was a new low for them and clearly showed to many of us that they truly have no clue.
This week there are several snowmaking windows, weatherwise. Who will make snow? Regarding Saddleback making snow, IMHO, they are throwing good money after bad. They have a location problem that they have to somehow overcome. I am rooting for them. The ace in the hole is their summer business. If you have ever been to Rangeley in the summer you know what I am talking about.
I have been watching the ski business for over 20 years. The coming 8 months will be an incredible and exciting time for the NE ski business. It's going to be interesting.
riverc0il
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I completely agree with your assessment. A lot of opportunity next year for a lot of ski areas with ASC and the A41 broken up. A lot of old A41ers are going to be looking for new home mountains. Additionally, Killington has an opportunity to reinvent itself and perhaps regain some of its former glory. Snow and Attitash could be something under Peaks. Opportunity is good and there will be winners and losers, should be interesting to see which business capitalize the most next season. Though the capitalization starts now, lets see who has some ideas and who is going to take some sensible risks.
K2Trav
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They only made snow on the upper t-bar line, it was quite bare. They wont stay open past the 15th
riverc0il
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Bet Saddleback will be an absolute hoot this weekend. Can't make it over there but they should get rocked good. If any of you have been thinking about a trip, this is definitely the time to do it!
