snoloco
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There has been a lot of discussion about the improvements coming to the Ski Bowl in the Gore Conditions thread. I wanted to go more into depth, and thought it deserved its own thread.
This will be the third version of the ski bowl, hence the thread title. For the purpose of this thread:
Ski Bowl 1.0 = The original Ski Bowl that predated Gore.
Ski Bowl 2.0 = Current version, where it's connected to Gore, but is a red headed stepchild and is rarely open.
Ski Bowl 3.0 = The proposed plan for the Ski Bowl.
Construction on Ski Bowl 3.0 will begin this summer, as the lift is being replaced. The new lift will be a high speed quad, on a new alignment to looker's right. As such, it will not follow 46er. This will allow for new trails to be constructed to looker's right of the lift, though they won't be cut right away.
There is also a plan to replace the lodge, though I'm not sure exactly when this will happen.
Ski Bowl 3.0 is supposed to become the new hub for summer operations. This will include a mountain coaster or zipline, additional hiking trails, and lift served mountain biking. I expect that summer operations at the main base will cease, and it will no longer be used outside of winter.
There are opportunities for real estate development on town land, but this would need to be done by a private developer. ORDA isn't allowed to do it.
Here are my thoughts, starting with lift and trail improvements:
First and foremost, Gore needs to make massive upgrades to snowmaking capacity before they even think about expanding snowmaking footprint. Sadly, it appears this mistake will be repeated, and the new lift will not be open any additional days compared to the current one.
If they can ever improve snowmaking capacity again, then I think more consistent openings of the expanded terrain will be great. The trails also don't count against the mileage limit as they are on town land.
Lodge:
If the area is to function as a base area, then it needs a bigger lodge with more services, so this will be a welcome improvement. But it will be underutilized if the snowmaking issue is not addressed.
Summer activities:
Moving the summer activities to the ski bowl makes a lot of sense. There are things they can do on town land, but not on state land, such as installing a mountain coaster or zip line. It also moves it closer to North Creek, potentially helping local businesses.
Real Estate Development:
All good news to me. Gore can't attract overnight visitors because it's a 40 minute drive back to Lake George for lodging. A larger lodging base will also benefit local businesses.
This will be the third version of the ski bowl, hence the thread title. For the purpose of this thread:
Ski Bowl 1.0 = The original Ski Bowl that predated Gore.
Ski Bowl 2.0 = Current version, where it's connected to Gore, but is a red headed stepchild and is rarely open.
Ski Bowl 3.0 = The proposed plan for the Ski Bowl.
Construction on Ski Bowl 3.0 will begin this summer, as the lift is being replaced. The new lift will be a high speed quad, on a new alignment to looker's right. As such, it will not follow 46er. This will allow for new trails to be constructed to looker's right of the lift, though they won't be cut right away.
There is also a plan to replace the lodge, though I'm not sure exactly when this will happen.
Ski Bowl 3.0 is supposed to become the new hub for summer operations. This will include a mountain coaster or zipline, additional hiking trails, and lift served mountain biking. I expect that summer operations at the main base will cease, and it will no longer be used outside of winter.
There are opportunities for real estate development on town land, but this would need to be done by a private developer. ORDA isn't allowed to do it.
Here are my thoughts, starting with lift and trail improvements:
First and foremost, Gore needs to make massive upgrades to snowmaking capacity before they even think about expanding snowmaking footprint. Sadly, it appears this mistake will be repeated, and the new lift will not be open any additional days compared to the current one.
If they can ever improve snowmaking capacity again, then I think more consistent openings of the expanded terrain will be great. The trails also don't count against the mileage limit as they are on town land.
Lodge:
If the area is to function as a base area, then it needs a bigger lodge with more services, so this will be a welcome improvement. But it will be underutilized if the snowmaking issue is not addressed.
Summer activities:
Moving the summer activities to the ski bowl makes a lot of sense. There are things they can do on town land, but not on state land, such as installing a mountain coaster or zip line. It also moves it closer to North Creek, potentially helping local businesses.
Real Estate Development:
All good news to me. Gore can't attract overnight visitors because it's a 40 minute drive back to Lake George for lodging. A larger lodging base will also benefit local businesses.
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