ORDA's Biggest Wins

[x10003q]

Another big win: The new World Cup trails, snowmaking, and lodge at Mt van Hoevenberg. Living up the the UMP, only 30 years in the making.

This is the very definition of ORDA. In the late 1980s , I saw a UMP that roughly showed the current version of Gore.

Everything ORDA does at Gore takes decades. We are witnessing this currently as ORDA finally decided to add another needed trail (Backwoods) to Burnt Ridge, about 14 years after installing the Burnt Ridge HSQ (2008). The trail has been on the UMP. Why did it take so long?

They did the same thing with the current gondola in 1999 on Bear Mountain, a new pod. It took 7 years to add a green trail off the new gondola (Ruby Run 2006).

ORDA shortened the High Peaks double and then it stuck around for about 25 years after it was supposed to be replaced.

ORDA was ahead of the curve when they installed the Adirondack Express HS Triple in 1984. But why install a HS Triple? Was it really that much more money to go to a quad? There were only a few HS triples installed in the entire USA! That was another poor decision. Then they ran the AE HS Triple a good 10 years beyond its expiration date and replaced it with the current HSQ in 2014.

They did the same thing with the Red Gondola (installed in 1967) which was replaced by the current, shorter Gondola in 1999.

There are many other examples. Sadly, this 40 year pattern will never end.

 

[raisingarizona]

Why did it take so long?

Because government x10003q

 

[WillowKat]

Gift cards that are good at Whiteface, Belleayre, Gore, Mt Van Hoevenberg! Awesome.

 

[DomB]

Is that true? I keep reading here from Belle haters that its numbers haven't changed substantially.

They have shot through the roof. It actually makes money.

 

[Huezee]

Biggest win = not being Vail.

 

[Milo Maltbie]

Vail sets a low bar for everyone.

mm

 

[rfreeman]

Not raising prices for 2023-24 passes

Having a "limited access" tier that only cuts out holidays, not weekends.

Throwing in the rest of this season with next season's pass

It would be a no brainer to get these (the full access ones) for my teens and I, except for the fact that the fastest we can get to their closest mountain is 2:45 (with no stops, clear roads, no traffic) meaning we are probably springing for a hotel every weekend.

It is real nice having a pass with some closer to NJ options - like Indy or Epic

 

[Brownski]

I just had a genius idea that would cause an uproar. Why not let ORDA reopen the feeder hills in the downstate parks- as in Silvermine and Fahnestock? That would support the mission, right?

 

[tirolski]

Not raising prices for 2023-24 passes

Having a "limited access" tier that only cuts out holidays, not weekends.

Throwing in the rest of this season with next season's pass

It would be a no brainer to get these (the full acceelss ones) for my teens and I, except for the fact that the fastest we can get to their closest mountain with no is 2:45 driving time (no stops, clear roads, no traffic) meaning we are probably springing for a hotel every weekend.

It is real nice having a pass with some closer to NJ options - like Indy or Epic

If. they could throw in a late season only option folks would buy it.
I know I would. Until then the FSC will have to do.

 

[Harvey]

They have shot through the roof. It actually makes money.

Source?