Hickory Ski Center Might Be Reopening

[trackbiker]

Anyone concerned about crowding if they do get a big dump now that they are on the Indy Pass and people who never had it on their radar are likely to head there?

 

[Harvey]

From what I can tell, I think everyone is concerned about that.

 

[gregmarx]

Anyone concerned about crowding if they do get a big dump now that they are on the Indy Pass and people who never had it on their radar are likely to head there?

From Storm Skiing post today: "Cronheim says Hickory will limit Indy redemptions to 30 per day and will offer another 30 tickets to the general public. "

Plus I assume a pretty high fraction of season ticket holders will show up on those days.

 

[Harvey]

From what I can tell, I think everyone is concerned about that.

I should have said everyone but Erik.

30 is a good number. Hickory can comfortably handle 150 skiers at a time. How many passholders will there be?

Plus I assume a pretty high fraction of season ticket holders will show up on those days.

According to Erik, industry average is that 20% of passholders show up on an average day, the max is somewhere around 60%. I'm assuming that is on a powder day.

I bet passholders will be motivated to push that industry max at Hickory.

 

[SayvilleSteve]

No one goes there anymore, it's too crowded.

 

[Harvey]

I see Unofficial is still boosting our images without permission.

I spoke to Tim. The pic was on Hickory's site, and he assumed it was fair game. He agreed to add a credit.

That pic, this one...

Only two other entities have rights to it: Hickory and Powder Magazine.

Can you imagine having Dave Reddick ask you if he can use one of your pictures? I can

 

[tirolski]

30 is a good number. Hickory can comfortably handle 150 skiers at a time. How many passholders will there be?
According to Erik, industry average is that 20% of passholders show up on an average day, the max is somewhere around 60%. I'm assuming that is on a powder day.
I bet passholders will be motivated to push that industry max at Hickory.

With 2 detachable pomas and a T-bar 150 sounds pretty low with good snow.

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[Dmoss]

There is a Donate button on the Ski Hickory homepage for people who would rather not send money to GoFundMe and have no reason to consider a season pass. That's different from donating to the non-profit 5013c Hickory Legacy Foundation.

Unrestricted Operational Funds

Our annual operating costs far exceed our current income streams during this re-emergence period. If you love Hickory and want it to survive, we could use your help by financially supporting the mountain. Your investment allows us to run the lifts, groom the trails, clear blowdowns, provide...

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What is the difference? What restrictions do the Legacy Foundation have that the gofund me donations don't?

 

[MarzNC]

What is the difference? What restrictions do the Legacy Foundation have that the gofund me donations don't?

I don't know. But any time there is a third-party collecting money, that's more complicated one way or another for the organization that will benefit.

Presumably someone who donates to the Legacy Foundation can get a tax deduction, if applicable to their tax situation.

 

[dubstar]

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