The "Sugarbush Thread"

[jonnyco14]

My answer was snowmaking....new pond + pumping power at Lincoln peak and then trails on general stark.

 

[machski]

He was speaking as an IKON pass member resort and talking about the overall sales numbers in general terms, not specifics. He said it to staff in training and also reported it to the Alta Town Board. I've paraphrased it many times here. You weren't there so how can you know what he said?

True, I wasn't. But we know how close to the vest Alterra holds all their pass sales data. I seriously doubt they hand out specifics to their partner resorts who might then go spill all the top secret beans.

 

[Keelhauled]

A new lift in the village or something bigger like reviving the general stark expansion would be way more interesting than replacing NRX, which is a redundant lift anyway.

Your opinion is bad and you should feel bad!

 

[teleo]

I consider NRX to be the main lift at ME. A new high speed quad is desperately needed and would be my 1st priority.

Some original plans for SB village had a chair on village run to that side of the village. I think that was before the road was extended which adds complexity. Problem is the village is not owned by the mountain.

 

[cdskier]

If I had to pick one thing...I really don't know that I could say replacing NRX would be my 1st priority. I'd rather expand snow-making capacity if I'm forced to pick 1 single thing.

 

[thetrailboss]

True, I wasn't. But we know how close to the vest Alterra holds all their pass sales data. I seriously doubt they hand out specifics to their partner resorts who might then go spill all the top secret beans.

And he didn’t give details. He spoke in general terms about trends.

 

[SkiingInABlueDream]

The idea of NRX being redundant is laughable. Mt Ellen is boring AF w/o that lift.
That said I also think it's crazy to think that a replacement might happen anytime soon. It ran reliably until the end of last season once they got it fixed up. Doesn't matter how band-aided it actually was or was not. It's gonna take that sucker being down for an entire season before they resume even talking about a replacement.