Coronavirus and Skiing

[tirolski]

I can't speak for Cannon, but while there were some lifts where the lines were much longer, this was the exception, rather than the norm.

Info about New Hampshire’s ski season and a bit about Cannon.

Ridership was up, but guests at ski resorts this year spent more time outside, crimping food sales

FRANCONIA — Some New Hampshire ski areas say the 2020-21 season was not so bad, but they would have preferred something other than the coronavirus as a backdrop.

www.unionleader.com

 

[raisingarizona]

Hey- at least it’s not Jersey. Amiright?

Don’t talk bad about loco’s home state.

 

[tirolski]

Whitefish’s numbers are in and up.

A Banner Year on Big Mountain - Flathead Beacon

As Whitefish Mountain Resort prepares to close the books on its first full winter season since 2019, it has already shattered seasonal visitation records by at least 20%, reporting a banner year despite operating within the constraints of a global pandemic and with considerably less snowfall...

flatheadbeacon.com

 

[MiSkier]

I know Mt Holly a small hill just outside of Detroit had the best ticket sales in over 20 years, over 100,000 tickets sold, with lots of new old people who have rediscovered skiing. Also their season was close to a month late to get started and ended two weeks sooner than normal.

 

[Harvey]

Vermont ski resorts lost roughly $100 million this winter

The Vermont Ski Areas Association says Vermont ski resorts lost an estimated $100 million this winter during the pandemic

www.boston.com

 

[idratherbskiing]

Vermont ski resorts lost roughly $100 million this winter

The Vermont Ski Areas Association says Vermont ski resorts lost an estimated $100 million this winter during the pandemic

www.boston.com

im curious to see the real estate numbers though, all the browsing I did 2 years ago there was always something available, now the inventory is low and priced super high. friends got into a bidding war for a 3 bedroom in Waterbury that went for 30% over asking.

 

[Harvey]

I don't get that. You have to move immediately? You can't wait for things to cool down?

Do experts think there is no turning back on prices? Materials are through the roof too. I'm hoping they settle down when we go to build in 3 years.

 

[witch hobble]

I don't get that. You have to move immediately? You can't wait for things to cool down?

Do experts think there is no turning back on prices? Materials are through the roof too. I'm hoping they settle down when we go to build in 3 years.

A lot of these people have wanted to move to a more “lifestyle” oriented location for years, but were tied to their job’s location. “WFH” has exploded in the last year and has no doubt changed how lots of jobs will be done permanently.

They often are coming from a location where the prices are already so high that the newly inflated listing prices in Mountainsburg don’t intimidate them.

All bubbles burst eventually.

 

[Harvey]

We're seeing that in the Adk too. I'm told we are "this close" to having broadband on our road. That would be a key piece of infrastructure, to help those economies move forward.

 

[jasonwx]

We're seeing that in the Adk too. I'm told we are "this close" to having broadband on our road. That would be a key piece of infrastructure, to help those economies move forward.

I was listening to a so called expert. He said that this is not a bubble and prices will not be going down. Who really knows ?