Gore Mountain Progress Report

Snowmaking Pipe on Peaceful Valley

“Our off season is progressing. The work on redeveloping the historic North Creek Ski Bowl is coming along. The 1946 T-bar has been removed. We installed the new triple chair’s motor room, operator building, and transformer last fall.

This year we’ve completed the bridge over Roaring Brook, lift’s top terminal, trail work on Oak Ridge, Moxham, and Peaceful Valley, and the snowmaking pipe installation on Oak Ridge.

We’re currently installing the snowmaking on Eagle’s Nest and Peaceful Valley, as well as forming all tower foundations for the new lift.

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Gore Mountain Terrain Update 2010

I had a chance to see much of the new terrain at Gore with Mike Pratt on Saturday. Progress looked good. We started up Wild Air to see the new “low-angle learning glade” Chatterbox.

Chatterbox
Chatterbox

We checked out the center line that’s been cut to the skier’s right on Wild Air. This “new” tree shot is actually the rebirth of something that had been skied in the recent and distant past. Mike’s goal for the run is to keep it close enough to the trail to allow the glade to capture snowmaking blow-by from the trail.

Twister

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ORDA Budget Update 2010

With the early season pass discount deadline looming on June 17, we took the plunge yesterday and laid down our money for two full passes. I’d assume early deadline passholders are curious about the budget. But from what I’ve heard, passes are selling at a normal pace.

I found an article in the Press Republican, dated yesterday, that reported on a recent meeting of the Essex County Board of Supervisors. Ted Blazer, ORDA CEO, seemed confident that ORDA would operate in some fashion next season. The state has been passing weekly “emergency extender bills” to keep the government running and ORDA has been included.

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