slatham
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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.
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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.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.
Tin, bit confused - “nothing at the base”?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”?
Think he’s referring to new hotels and a connection across the mountain road towards lot 1.
Going to need to make a bunch of snow over there with the exposure for the SMS athletes, but they likely will. As much as a bunch of AZ'ers like to rag on Stratton, Alterra has chosen to run them as a bit of a flagship resort and is investing in the resort as suchStumbled upon the updated master plan which was submitted to ACT 250 back in January. Lot's of focus on the Sun Bowl area including a competition arena with surface lift, lodge expansion, additional parking, expanded snowmaking coverage and even a hotel. No lift crossing from the lot 1 area however.
https://anrweb.vt.gov/PubDocs/ANR/SPTemp/004 Master Plan Map and Summary Table.pdf
Seems like SMS and Stratton want a GMVS-Sugarbush like set up. It would be nice to get Franks back as a ski trail. Maybe revert to old name too….
Speaking of the old trail map. When they put in the gondola they took out a trail with that bulge which one sees about half way down. Was there a reason for that or could a tree island be planted to make it more like the original trails again. Doesn’t seem like a trail that wide is needed thereNorth American was one of the best there prior to the lift removal and race transformation.
Making a ton of snow over there isn't a problem, remember all the snow they made for the US Open back in the day.Going to need to make a bunch of snow over there with the exposure for the SMS athletes, but they likely will. As much as a bunch of AZ'ers like to rag on Stratton, Alterra has chosen to run them as a bit of a flagship resort and is investing in the resort as such
No doubt at all in my mind about the snowmaking firepower Stratton has, and likely will continue to upgrade in the future!!Making a ton of snow over there isn't a problem, remember all the snow they made for the US Open back in the day.