Stratton Thread

[slatham]

Snow should be great. Not sure about weather. It’s foggy now and might be for a good bit tomorrow. Need to check forecast. If it was going to be sunny and 40 I’d say go for it.

 

[Shredmonkey254]

Snow should be great. Not sure about weather. It’s foggy now and might be for a good bit tomorrow. Need to check forecast. If it was going to be sunny and 40 I’d say go for it.

It just didn’t look like the fog was going to lift or warm up all that much, called it at 10 and got in a 16 mile emtb ride at Nassahegan to make up for another missed weekend. Tomorrow meeting up with our Sugarbush posse at the big K for some fun in the sun, so all is not lost.

 

[slatham]

Beautiful fall like hike today. Drifter - or what I could see of bottom portion - had edges cleared/pushed back. Summit has 20+, 10” diameter pipe waiting for deployment. Gondola wind break getting new strapping - hope it helps.

 

[WoodCore]

Liftblog confirms the Tamarack replacement with a Dopplemayr HSQ.

 

[Tin Woodsman]

But with nothing at the base as had long-been planned/speculated. Certainly doesn't do anything to dispel the belief that Alterra is more focused on bigger investments out West and pretty much limited to maintenance capital or replacement of lifts on their last legs in the East.

 

[slatham]

But with nothing at the base as had long-been planned/speculated. Certainly doesn't do anything to dispel the belief that Alterra is more focused on bigger investments out West and pretty much limited to maintenance capital or replacement of lifts on their last legs in the East.

Tin, bit confused - “nothing at the base”?

 

[WoodCore]

Tin, bit confused - “nothing at the base”?

Think he’s referring to new hotels and a connection across the mountain road towards lot 1.

 

[Tin Woodsman]

Think he’s referring to new hotels and a connection across the mountain road towards lot 1.

Sorry - yes this exactly.

 

[slatham]

Ah yeah got it. But I think the added cost of a lift and trail going over Stratton Mountain Road, not to mention the permitting approvals, is (sorry) a bridge too far. It’s already costing almost $9mm as it is. I think that money could be better used elsewhere.

And I do think people in the condos and Lot 1 will use this new lift rather than going to main base for a high speed lift. The old Tamarack lift was strong motivation to go to main base.