Hickory Ski Center Might Be Reopening

[Ripitz]

Concentrating on building out four season operations around the lodge with a glorified bunny hill in winter makes the most sense. Too bad they can’t develop that with simultaneous public or member only access. The insurance and lack of snowmaking infrastructure is killer. They should go with a private upper mountain and a public base area.

 

[tirolski]

Concentrating on building out four season operations around the lodge with a glorified bunny hill in winter makes the most sense. Too bad they can’t develop that with simultaneous public or member only access. The insurance and lack of snowmaking infrastructure is killer. They should go with a private upper mountain and a public base area.

 

[x10003q]

Concentrating on building out four season operations around the lodge with a glorified bunny hill in winter makes the most sense. Too bad they can’t develop that with simultaneous public or member only access. The insurance and lack of snowmaking infrastructure is killer. They should go with a private upper mountain and a public base area.

No snowmaking - no ski area.

 

[raisingarizona]

No snowmaking - no ski area.

In today’s ski world, ya.

Mt. Lemmon (Tucson, Az.) still opens up every few years but it’s a hobby for someone that’s very wealthy. Owning a failure ski area is probably a good money laundering deal or a big break on your taxes so there’s some hope for small and underdeveloped ski areas. Staffing may be the biggest problem with that model tho. How the heck do you keep employees? Maybe have a volunteer program with retiree’s?

 

[raisingarizona]

Concentrating on building out four season operations around the lodge with a glorified bunny hill in winter makes the most sense. Too bad they can’t develop that with simultaneous public or member only access. The insurance and lack of snowmaking infrastructure is killer. They should go with a private upper mountain and a public base area.

Yurts, an e-bike trail system and a brewery with good food? Maybe.

Herd of goats for the ski runs and a skin access ski area?

 

[Tjf1967]

In today’s ski world, ya.

Mt. Lemmon (Tucson, Az.) still opens up every few years but it’s a hobby for someone that’s very wealthy. Owning a failure ski area is probably a good money laundering deal or a big break on your taxes so there’s some hope for small and underdeveloped ski areas. Staffing may be the biggest problem with that model tho. How the heck do you keep employees? Maybe have a volunteer program with retiree’s?

Automation and immunity from laws suits.

 

[raisingarizona]

Haha

Automation and immunity from laws suits.

Haha! That too. Did you see the stress lawsuits are putting on Oregon ski areas? It’s sounds pretty bad.