I heard a rumor from my Grandmother in VT that she heard of a 'ski area in Enfield, NH reopening' on the WCAX news and guess what, IT IS!! :wink: Great to hear that another small place is reopening...great location! Now if the old King's Ridge could reopen. Heck, I'd give it a try...looks like some gnarly terrain at the NEW Enfield Resort.
I know it is not PC, but here is the copied newscript with the story from WCAX Channel 3 (www.wcax.com). The story aired on Tuesday night:
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An Upper Valley ski area will soon be welcoming skiers back to the slopes. Whaleback Mountain has been closed since 2001. But a former Olympic skier from Vermont says the small resort along Interstate 89 offers a unique opportunity. Kate Duffy spoke with the man who's buying it about his plans for the resort.
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The gates on Whaleback mountain have been locked for three years. (8:55-9:04 Evan Dybvig)((when i've spoken about whaleback to people in this community they've said, oh, I miss that, I learned to ski there, I wish it was open again.)) Former Olympic mogul skier Evan Dybvig thinks he holds the key to open Whaleback again and make it succeed. Last week he inked a deal to take over the Enfield resort. And he has big plans for the little mountain. (14:12-24)((What you can do with a small, teeny resort like this is appeal to a niche. For me that niche is freestyle, youth, action sports.)) Dybvig says there's no other place like it around. (19:25)((you're going to have a mogul course, down here.)) (19:53)((you're going to have a halfpipe and jumps and rails)) (27:24-32 kate duffy/enfield)((Evan Dybvig says his goal is to make whaleback not just a wintertime ski resort, but place where athletes can work on their skills all year round.)) (20:27)((back here is where the indoor skate park is going to be)) A 30-thousand square foot facility will have skate ramps, trampolines and foam pits where people can practice their moves off the slopes. (20:52-21:00)((a snowboarder can go in and work on the trampoline and learn a back flip or a misty flip, then take it out onto snow that afternoon.)) With his Olympic dreams now behind him .. Dybvig says this is his new dream. One he's been thinking about since he was a kid, growing up in Tunbridge. (7:23-37)((I grew up skateboarding in vermont, trying to skate on route 110, which is pretty stupid and dangerous. Kids need a place to skate, ski, snowboard, have fun.)) It's a 3 million dollar project. Dybvig says he's working on getting financing, and expects to close the deal in May. He hopes Whaleback will be open to skier and snowboarders this time next year. Kate Duffy, Channel 3 News, Enfield.
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Evan Dybvig is a former national mogul champion who competed in the Olympics in 1998 and 2002
I know it is not PC, but here is the copied newscript with the story from WCAX Channel 3 (www.wcax.com). The story aired on Tuesday night:
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An Upper Valley ski area will soon be welcoming skiers back to the slopes. Whaleback Mountain has been closed since 2001. But a former Olympic skier from Vermont says the small resort along Interstate 89 offers a unique opportunity. Kate Duffy spoke with the man who's buying it about his plans for the resort.
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The gates on Whaleback mountain have been locked for three years. (8:55-9:04 Evan Dybvig)((when i've spoken about whaleback to people in this community they've said, oh, I miss that, I learned to ski there, I wish it was open again.)) Former Olympic mogul skier Evan Dybvig thinks he holds the key to open Whaleback again and make it succeed. Last week he inked a deal to take over the Enfield resort. And he has big plans for the little mountain. (14:12-24)((What you can do with a small, teeny resort like this is appeal to a niche. For me that niche is freestyle, youth, action sports.)) Dybvig says there's no other place like it around. (19:25)((you're going to have a mogul course, down here.)) (19:53)((you're going to have a halfpipe and jumps and rails)) (27:24-32 kate duffy/enfield)((Evan Dybvig says his goal is to make whaleback not just a wintertime ski resort, but place where athletes can work on their skills all year round.)) (20:27)((back here is where the indoor skate park is going to be)) A 30-thousand square foot facility will have skate ramps, trampolines and foam pits where people can practice their moves off the slopes. (20:52-21:00)((a snowboarder can go in and work on the trampoline and learn a back flip or a misty flip, then take it out onto snow that afternoon.)) With his Olympic dreams now behind him .. Dybvig says this is his new dream. One he's been thinking about since he was a kid, growing up in Tunbridge. (7:23-37)((I grew up skateboarding in vermont, trying to skate on route 110, which is pretty stupid and dangerous. Kids need a place to skate, ski, snowboard, have fun.)) It's a 3 million dollar project. Dybvig says he's working on getting financing, and expects to close the deal in May. He hopes Whaleback will be open to skier and snowboarders this time next year. Kate Duffy, Channel 3 News, Enfield.
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Evan Dybvig is a former national mogul champion who competed in the Olympics in 1998 and 2002
