Gore Mountain Conditions

Tjf1967 said:
That's pretty much in the mission statement of orda. That's what they were created for. It's huge. It keeps lp thriving. Those world cup events bring 30-40k per team to the community.
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That's the Lake Placid business model, but is that gonna work in North Creek?

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Milo Maltbie said:
They also built up Topridge, including a big bank at the bottom. I think the plan is to keep Topridge and/or Wild Open as long as possible.
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On Saturday I mentioned to the lift operator (at the High Peaks chair) that Hullabaloo was the best trail on the mountain that day. He asked if I had skied Topridge (I had and it was spectacular) and told me that it would be the last thing open. Obviously Wild Air would need to be open as well, but yes, I am confirming your "thinking" based on an insider's comment.
 
Tjf1967 said:
That's pretty much in the mission statement of orda. That's what they were created for. It's huge. It keeps lp thriving. Those world cup events bring 30-40k per team to the community.
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That mission statement is 40 years out of date. Van Hoevenberg recently got an update so they can again host sliding and Nordic WCs, and bob/luge events will draw a paying crowd, but Nordic doesn’t draw flies. I assume Whiteface is getting an upgrade to meet current FIS regs for the University alpine events. But the money now in LP is being a “resort town,” all about the shopping, dining and lodging. What fills more beds and cash registers than anything is the weekly for-profit youth hockey tournaments. Whiteface skiers staying the weekend is probably a distant third. If skiing was still an important contributor then almost every motel and restaurant in Wilmington wouldn’t be out of business.
 
Alfredeneumann said:
That mission statement is 40 years out of date. Van Hoevenberg recently got an update so they can again host sliding and Nordic WCs, and bob/luge events will draw a paying crowd, but Nordic doesn’t draw flies. I assume Whiteface is getting an upgrade to meet current FIS regs for the University alpine events. But the money now in LP is being a “resort town,” all about the shopping, dining and lodging. What fills more beds and cash registers than anything is the weekly for-profit youth hockey tournaments. Whiteface skiers staying the weekend is probably a distant third. If skiing was still an important contributor then almost every motel and restaurant in Wilmington wouldn’t be out of business.
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It has nothing to do with the crowds that show up to the events. They don't mean shit. As LP loses WC events because the venues no longer meet standards it has a huge effect. It's all cumulative. The hockey crowd is important. So is the horse show. Rugby weekend. Iron man. Lacrosse tourney. Marathon.
The restaurants out of business in Wilmington is because their food sucks and so did their hours. And Wilmington's is not LP. Nothing wrong with the big wink. Just saying
 
SayvilleSteve said:
On Saturday I mentioned to the lift operator (at the High Peaks chair) that Hullabaloo was the best trail on the mountain that day. He asked if I had skied Topridge (I had and it was spectacular) and told me that it would be the last thing open. Obviously Wild Air would need to be open as well, but yes, I am confirming your "thinking" based on an insider's comment.
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Wild Air. What about downloading?
 
I can't remember but I thought I heard something about xyz reason Gore couldn't download. It might have had to do with the AE2.
 
Milo Maltbie said:
Nope. It's all I have left. It keeps me from thinking about the broken down condition of my body.

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Dude you can't be that broken. How many ski days did you get this year?
 
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