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For the heck of it, I took a drive with my kid up the Angeles Crest Hwy from La Canada to about a mile past the Mt. Wilson turn off. There was about 4" of pretty solid snow at that elevation - roughly 4500'. It's apparent that the snow level started low and rose at some point during the storm...

I'm not saying that a Co-op can or cannot work - I have no idea. But then again, neither has a guy from Argentina who has never skied Shames a day in his life. The first precept of any business plan is to start by answering the big questions and then drill down to the details. There is so...

Reading some of the other articles by this Merv Ritchie individual, one doesn't exactly get the feeling that his is a voice worth listening to. Regardless, the notion that a Co-op is the only way to go without having done any research on the matter, is something of an indictment on SMC...

That individual is our own soulskier.

Somewhat predictably, this has now turned into a full on junk show. Apparently there has been a schism in the movement to buy Shames, with a new group called Friends of Shames splitting off from soulskier's Shames Mtn Co-op. From what I can see on the outside, I'd much rather toss my lot in...

Obviously you don't get it, Tony. POWDR didn't make any mistakes there - just ask them. The only problem was poor communication.

Marc - Is this not potentially big news. I read in the recent SKI magazine that they had identified adding more uphill capacity from the lower elevations to supplement the gondi as being a key priority. Of course, you need not read SKI to figure that out, but one wonders if they are going to...

Did you already call to complain? When I click the link, it contains both summit and mid mountain measurements.

It seems like the main benefit from the new lift is that it allows you to do more with the steep terrain off the summit on days when you can get up there. Otherwise it's just more blue terrain which Bachelor already has a surplus of. Surprised they didn't use the wind-protection benefits of...

Quoted for truth. That said, I certainly applaud DJAK's presence here and am more than willing to engage in a constructive dialogue. Let's just say that Bachelor in particular, and POWDR in general, start from a bit behind the 8 ball with me personally b/c of all the comedic missteps over the...

Wish I lived close enough to even consider it.

That's what I mean. The proof is in Killington's ever-declining skier visit figures and market share.

As your peers at Killington are continuing to discover, there is tremendous marketing value in building a brand focused on first to open/last to close. Aside from being a good thing to do for your passholders, it gets all sorts of free press and makes Bachelor seem like "the place to be" in the...

Then it's truly your loss because it was a tour de force tear down of soulskier's bravado regarding MRG as opposed to some detail as to why or why not it's a tenable idea.

That's impressive on such short notice. Only place in North America with 2000' vert available, no?

I was thinking of getting closer to Pete Gay, but not necessarily to the summit - that would be a long lift. Just to the lower summit to its East. Still a long lift though - 25% longer than the current gondi. You're surely right regarding the optimal access from that lift - I was just riffing...

That's what the claim to be doing. "Beast of the East" and all that. We shall see if their actions match their words.

Indeed. It's unfortunate they are unable to go beyond the summit of Little Gore/North Creek Ski Bowl up towards the summit Pete Gay mountain. That way, it would be three lifts to the summit, with skiing between each of them, not ot mention opening up a huge swath of north facing terrain for...

I would say something like this: "Given the well-known economic realities of the ski industry, as well as the fact that Shames has a number of capital investment needs in order to help fulfill its vast potential, prospective shareholders should not expect to receive a financial return on their...

I think the captions on that map are wrong between the Gondola and that ADK Express. Regardless, it's not new.