The Storm Skiing Journal comes down hard on ORDA

[tirolski]

“bionic Tarzans”
LMAO

 

[rfreeman]

Yeah the argument that taxes on other areas support this is quite a stretch.

 

[saratogahalfday]

New York State to Build $30 Million Lodge at Money-Losing Ski Area

Is this the best way to support winter recreation in New York?

www.stormskiing.com

NYS needs to sale those mountains.

 

[saratogahalfday]

NYS needs to sell those mountains.

 

[Brownski]

Yeah the argument that taxes on other areas support this is quite a stretch.

It’s not a stretch. It’s true. To some small extent My taxes pay for ORDA too. A small percentage obviously but something

 

[saratogahalfday]

The answer is very few.
Cannon - NH
Sunapee and Prospect, NH are leased operations
Laurel Mtn - PA
Canaan Valley - WVA
There might be one in Michigan. Laurel and Canaan are run as leased operations.
Winter Park is owned by the City of Denver, Diamond Peak in Incline Village is some kind of county ownership, Bogus Basin owned by City of Boise, Bridger Bowl is a community owned non-profit as is Turner Mtn. I am sure there are many others in this category, but not so many in the state category.

Do any of those mountains lose tens of millions, and then spend tens of millions on those same mountains?

 

[G.ski]

NYS resident all my life. Pay my NYS taxes every year.

As long as NYS spends my money on skiing I really don't care about the balance sheet. Taxes are not an investment in my mind. And skiing is the only thing NYS spends money on that I can really get behind, whatever.

 

[Campgottagopee]

Yeah the argument that taxes on other areas support this is quite a stretch.

It might be a stretch but it's true.

 

[Campgottagopee]

And skiing is the only thing NYS spends money on that I can really get behind, whatever.

We're lucky here in NYS, imo
The state spends all kinds of money on parks, pools, golf courses, hiking trails, skiing trails, snowmobiling trails, etc etc

 

[Campgottagopee]

Do any of those mountains lose tens of millions, and then spend tens of millions on those same mountains?

I agree with your sentiment, it's not a level playing field