Adirondack Johnny
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- Jul 25, 2020
I have the sense that Fairbanks knew exactly what they were doing . . . and could not do . . . after they bought Brodie. They used it just for tubing to start. Then hoped a timeshare resort would be built there. The amount of money and effort that would've been required to upgrade the lifts and snowmaking didn't make sense for the potential demand.Well that answers that.
There isn't a big enough water source on the property for competitive snowmaking. I've heard and read that the clause on the deed was only for 20 years, and most recently someone commented online that it was for 30 years. From 2003 I believe.I have the sense that Fairbanks knew exactly what they were doing . . . and could not do . . . after they bought Brodie. They used it just for tubing to start. Then hoped a timeshare resort would be built there. The amount of money and effort that would've been required to upgrade the lifts and snowmaking didn't make sense for the potential demand.
The Kelly family that owned Brodie still has the golf course I think. From what I've read they were interested far more than just Brodie as a ski area. Jiminy Peak was able to grow their ski business better, perhaps partially because they were more focused.
Last updated in 2022
When Jiminy owned Brodie they started to upgrade the snowmaking system, they had built a reservoir on the top of the mountain to help with the lack of water and were going to put a new lift in if a certain number of season passes were sold and that didn’t happen. Brain Fairbanks said from the start he would not use Jiminy Peak money ti keep Brodie open. It seemed to me a case of not enough people showed up to ski and the hill needed a lot of work. But I could be wrongI have the sense that Fairbanks knew exactly what they were doing . . . and could not do . . . after they bought Brodie. They used it just for tubing to start. Then hoped a timeshare resort would be built there. The amount of money and effort that would've been required to upgrade the lifts and snowmaking didn't make sense for the potential demand.
The Kelly family that owned Brodie still has the golf course I think. From what I've read they were interested far more than just Brodie as a ski area. Jiminy Peak was able to grow their ski business better, perhaps partially because they were more focused.
Last updated in 2022
I remember something about needing to sell a given number of passes.When Jiminy owned Brodie they started to upgrade the snowmaking system, they had built a reservoir on the top of the mountain to help with the lack of water and were going to put a new lift in if a certain number of season passes were sold and that didn’t happen. Brain Fairbanks said from the start he would not use Jiminy Peak money ti keep Brodie open. It seemed to me a case of not enough people showed up to ski and the hill needed a lot of work. But I could be wrong