Recent content by Milo Maltbie

Apparently they need a consultant to tell them to do that. mm

But they are apparently not doing that job. If you hire ski area managers who know what good snow is and how to make, or senior managers that can bring international events, chances are they don't know much maintaining the buildings and equipment. ORDA is big enough and operates enough...

It's not really acceptable to open a quad lift with only one trail, they way they have with High Peaks and Straightbrook this year. Even Burnt Ridge still has only one trail available to the public when Echo is always close for racing on the weekend. And they were only able to do that this year...

Did your lights come on this morning? You're welcome. LOL mm, P.E.

A contractor is a sub-optimal solution, but ORDA needs a facilities maintenance plan. The loss of a World Cup event because of an unsafe observation deck is the most egregious example of deferred maintenance, but there are others as well. What they really need to do is create a facilities...

Best day of the year yesterday. There was maybe 5 inches of untracked over groom when we did Twister. Showcase looked good from the lift but we skipped it because it looked like it had been groomed later after the snow started. Hulabaloo was excellent early. Later everything was mostly nicely...

Nice here today. It’s still snowing too. mm

Gore has opened more terrain earlier this year only because there has been almost continuously favorable weather. The real test will be how well it recovers from the first long stretch of warm weather. It's also not doing so well compared to other mountains. Belleayre has been almost 100% open...

So they replaced the rope (twice) but no one inspected the drive bearing? Before he retired Howie told me that Straightbrook was the next lift to be replaced, but they did the Topfridge belt loader fixed grip instead. It's gonna be a long time before Straightbrook is replaced after they...

Sounds like every day last year. Are you sure you didn’t fall through a tear in the space-time continuum? mm

Do you even like to ski or is it just about riding lifts for you? mm

How is Ashley the Luger gonna deal with "normal wear and tear?" ORDA needs an organized program to maintain its facilities. If they don't have currently have the "expertise" they need, they need to hire "experts." A consultant is not the best solution, but they have lost a World Cup event, and...

Last year there was a problem that prevented snowmaking on Open Pit. This year a leak limits upper mountain snowmaking. ORDA lost a World Cup event because of a poorly maintained observation deck too. Maybe it’s deferred maintenance. Maybe a consultant to develop a maintenance program isn’t a...

Ski Bowl is easier to get to now but it's still requires most people to skate to get there and to return. It also requires Paradox, which can be intimidating for many, even if people who ski Rumor don't recognize that. Those things will always be enough to limit the crowd at Ski Bowl, which is...

Sure I can. The Hudson triple was one of the newest lifts and it didn't stop all the time. I'm fine with a reliable slow lift with no wait times that goes to uncrowded trails. I would have been OK with a fixed grip that loaded well at Topridge, even if the industry the industry is moving to...