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Guessing at least as long as It's Vail owned. They've never put on the gondy cabins as far as know.Does this mean no more summer Gondi at Wildcat? Ever?
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Guessing at least as long as It's Vail owned. They've never put on the gondy cabins as far as know.Does this mean no more summer Gondi at Wildcat? Ever?
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yesDoes this mean no more summer Gondi at Wildcat? Ever?
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Because maintaining a DH MT Bike park is A LOT of work. I rode rescue for SR when they had it in the 90's into 2000's. Fun YES but we had a ton of trail work and NORBA races back then... Needed 10-20 staff everyday. Major carnage, Bikes in pieces, people in pieces...I think non-skiers feel safer in an enclosed lift than on a chair with their feet dangling.
I'm surprised Wildcat does anything at all for summer activities. If they do continue to offer lift rides after the gondola cars are sold, why not offer downhill mountain biking? It would be the best setting for it on the East Coast being in the shadow of Mt Washington.
I imagine maintaining today's DH trails is even more work than 90s-00s era trails. I'm always amazed at how well trails at places like Highland and Thunder will be put back together after big rains.Because maintaining a DH MT Bike park is A LOT of work. I rode rescue for SR when they had it in the 90's into 2000's. Fun YES but we had a ton of trail work and NORBA races back then... Needed 10-20 staff everyday. Major carnage, Bikes in pieces, people in pieces...
Vail collects $$ for the lift ride, that's it. Minimal expenses for them
Because maintaining a DH MT Bike park is A LOT of work. I rode rescue for SR when they had it in the 90's into 2000's. Fun YES but we had a ton of trail work and NORBA races back then... Needed 10-20 staff everyday. Major carnage, Bikes in pieces, people in pieces...
Vail collects $$ for the lift ride, that's it. Minimal expenses for them
I've been seeing blips on FB about the lift running during the summer.I think non-skiers feel safer in an enclosed lift than on a chair with their feet dangling.
I'm surprised Wildcat does anything at all for summer activities. If they do continue to offer lift rides after the gondola cars are sold, why not offer downhill mountain biking? It would be the best setting for it on the East Coast being in the shadow of Mt Washington.
Possibly BUT Vail has absolutely No interest in building anything at this point. Nothing....I get that, but plenty of places seem to be turning a profit doing it. I would think offering 2k vertical of downhill MTB across the street from Mt Washington would be a major competitive advantage and draw significant attendance.
For many of the same reasons.... They couldn't staff it or maintain it...Just a long flowy trail with lots of berms following polecat would be amazing...then again attitash already had an established park located more centrally and that was scrapped.
Just a long flowy trail with lots of berms following polecat would be amazing...then again attitash already had an established park located more centrally and that was scrapped.