What the heck is going on at Magic?

[tnt1234]

Also, they said there is a roof on the lodge.

Huh.

 

[tnt1234]

Those $49 stowe tickets require you to sign up to attach your credit card account to your rfi card. Not sure I'm ready to do that. Auto billing from stowe, nah, not so much. Worth $50, dunno....

$49 stowe tickets? How do I make that happen?

I attached my credit card to my stowe card a few years ago. It's great - don't even have to reload on line - just head to the lift. First scan charges the card. Also, card works at the bar....

 

[prsboogie]

They repaired the entire roof. Infrastructure improvements that some have been complaining about not being done
Edited to correct language - repaired - over read that one!!

 

[sull1102]

Also, they said there is a roof on the lodge.

Huh.

Pretty sure they said they repaired the roof not that it has one...

 

[Smellytele]

Those $49 stowe tickets require you to sign up to attach your credit card account to your rfi card. Not sure I'm ready to do that. Auto billing from stowe, nah, not so much. Worth $50, dunno....

What direction did this come from?

 

[RustyGroomer]

They replaced the entire roof. Infrastructure improvements that some have been complaining about not being done

Hahahaahahahaaaaa.

 

[MMP]

They replaced the entire roof. Infrastructure improvements that some have been complaining about not being done

Hahahaahahahaaaaa.

ahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

 

[deadheadskier]

New hockey pucks in the urinals this year or is that earmarked for 2017?

 

[gmcunni]

allegedly some black chair news today.

 

[VTKilarney]

The "announcement" hype from yesterday was just bizarre. They teased that an announcement on Facebook would be made in the morning only to delay the announcement until the afternoon. The announcement was that the roof had been repaired.

It seems to me that they had something else they wanted to announce but at the last minute had to pull the plug.

 

[billski]

Hahahaahahahaaaaa.

I'm missing the humor in this one. Re-roofing (I believe that's what they meant) is a long-term investment. That says someone is planning on preserving the current lodge, rather than milking it in the short term.
People bitch about the on slope operations and mechanicals because that's all they care about. A lodge investment, when managed well, can provide a year-round cash flow for functions and events. And they can do it for a lot less coin than Stratton, Okemo or Mt. Snow. But you know all about that.

 

[prsboogie]

I definitely mis-read the post. I had said they replaced when they in fact said repaired.

 

[billski]

The announcement was that the roof had been repaired. .

In my business, a roof is something that the customer cares little about. Investors care, analysts care, vendors care. I'm sure they are proud of what was accomplished and I wish them well with it. It does signal they are making capital improvements, but it shouldn't be front and center. I'm convinced a better marketing bloke could go a long way towards cleaning up their image, even if you and I disagree with internal management.

 

[MMP]

let me help you out here. bragging about fixing a hole in the roof and pimping that as a big announcement is stupid. Why the hell would anyone be pumped up about fixing a hole in the roof. Do you commend your kids when they do what they're supposed to? Oh, Johnny, Thank you so much for taking out the trash. It's expected that the lodge has a roof. Every lodge has a roof. Did you know that if you replace your roof 5 minutes before you sell your house it adds nothing to the value. Same with new windows. Know why? Because without them there is NO value.

The fact that these are things that the management thinks you should be psyched about is troubling.

 

[JamaicaMan]

Yes, a new roof would be a long-term investment in the lodge Billski. Yes they did fix the areas of the roof that had been leaking badly since last winter. But as the roofer said, it should last through the winter. But the long-term fix, a new roof, will be left to someone else.

 

[MMP]

A real announcement is, we are knocking down this complete piece of shit lodge and replacing it with a state of the art, ecologically sound, energy efficient lodge a fraction of the size of this albatross.

or: We plan to heat the lodge this year.

or: due to fixing the hole where all the heat escaped, we expect the lodge to be over 60 degrees this winter, so if someone that doesnt ski wants to hang in the lodge, they dont need to wear an expedition suit.

 

[MMP]

or: Do Work is now running the joint.

 

[RustyGroomer]

They patched a leak in the roof. Done by Jay who also fixed his deck @ Trailside. Great job by a dedicated Magic skier but hardly an "announcement".

 

[farlep99]

I hear they're replacing all of the gaskets in the bar sinks as well. Haven't confirmed that yet, hoping for an announcement. Stoked for no more leakage...

 

[tnt1234]

Is the lodge really not heated?

Ha. I love this place and I haven't even been yet!