- Indy Pass adds Ragged Mountain, NH; Middlebury Snowbowl, VT; Camden Snowbowl, ME; Mt. Abram, ME; Hatley Pointe, NC and Cape Smokey, NS to its roster.
- The public operator of Belleayre, Gore Mountain and Whiteface reports an annual operating loss in excess of $47 million, not including approximately $80 million in capital spending.
- Grouse Mountain’s only current means of access breaks down, closing the mountain for most of the Canada Day long weekend.
- Five people remain hospitalized from last week’s deadly gondola incident in Colombia, the investigation is focused on an issue with one cabin rather than the entire system.
- The Dodgers Stadium gondola in Los Angeles eyes a 2028 opening.
- Brian Head proposes adding 1,570 acres to its permit area.
- A confirmed Six Shooter sighting near Sugarloaf.
- A woman is killed in Italy falling from a material cableway not designed for people.
- Mt. Bohemia reopens its triple chair with a new Skytrac return terminal.
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Very happy that Mt. Abram is back on the Indy pass! I think if I remember correctly, the only reason why they left Indy in the first place is new management that came in 2017.
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Do the passes really make a difference? Are they worth it?
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Absolutely they do. Indy skiers are more dedicated to the activity of skiing and riding than the other mega – passes out there. There is research that shows that their passholders are willing to travel longer distances to get to their mountains. Overall win-win for Mt Abram.
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Thank you, Tucker. I’ve been out of the game for the past few years after fracturing my hip. I hope to be able to return to skiing soon. I sure miss it. But I’ll likely be stuck here in Colorado for the time being.
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With the addition onto the Indy Pass, looks like Hatley Pointe is ready to open this winter. Lots of improvements since under new ownership and curious to what will happen with the 2 abandoned lifts.
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Imagine competing as a ski area in the State of New York when the state with a burgeoning $229B budget, with 1.1MM people fleeing in the last 3 years — ORDA’s 3 ski areas have an operational loss of $47MM after putting $80MM infrastructure improvements in the same year? Why is the State in the ski business when they have huge losses? Would Vail’s Hunter Mtn, Windham, Plattekill, Holiday Mtn, Catamount, Greek Peak or maybe any of NY’s other 40+ ski areas stay open with a loss 1/10th this?
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yeah that’s insanity. It’s also significantly worse than other state/city owned ski areas. Nearby Sunapee is even profitable. Cannon is close to profitable, I’ve heard they sometimes make $, but not enough for infrastructure upgrades which are bouyed by the state. But operationally they at least break even.
So no, it’s utterly ridiculous and completely unfair to competitors. Even Boyne wouldn’t come close to operating with these combined installation costs and lack of profits.
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Skier visits in Utah are down this past season, even though there was a great amount of snow. I think the prices have hit the point that the locals are discouraged to go skiing now.
https://www.ksl.com/article/51065227/fewer-skiers-hit-utah-slopes-the-year-after-record-snowfall
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