Toggenburg Mountain Sold

[x10003q]

Too big to fail? I'm guessing that's the leverage that drives any independent ski area bonkers.

Do not misquote what I said. By NYS law, they have to be maintained and operated by NYS. It has zero to do with size. NYS cannot sell them or lease them.

 

[Campgottagopee]

Do not misquote what I said. By NYS law, they have to be maintained and operated by NYS. It has zero to do with size. NYS cannot sell them or lease them.

No shit? I didn't know that. That makes it even worse!

 

[x10003q]

I'd rather see a level playing field and lower taxes, even if it is only 5 bucks. It's my 5 bucks.

More like $.00000000005

 

[Campgottagopee]

More like $.00000000005

I'll take it

 

[Ripitz]

A level playing field means Vail would swoop in and buy Gore and Whiteface. Tickets would be a gazillion dollars and the lines a gazillion miles long. No thanks.

 

[Harvey]

My guess:

If you start with the idea that you want the economic activity in the Adks and Cats, then the money spent on ski areas is probably coming back in taxes etc. If the SKI3 areas were gone, many more would be on unemployment year round and many would probably move away.

The Adks and Cats are not the same.

If Belle was to go, much, but certainly not all, of the activity would get shifted to Hunter, Windham and Plattekill. Gore and WF are different, you'd lose that economic base.

If (somehow, yea yea I know just go with it) the areas were to become truly private, things would change in other ways. Slopeside lodging, more steady and reasoned capex investment. Yadi yada.

For my own selfish reasons I like it the way it is in the Adks. Slow progress, old schoolish, no slopeside, pretty uncrowded really.

 

[G.ski]

As a NYS taxpayer my entire life I'm quite happy that ORDA uses some of my tax money to operate ski areas, and I'd have no problem with them spending more.

IMO the best use of my tax money I can think of.

 

[Ripitz]

Slow progress, old schoolish, no slopeside, pretty uncrowded really.

Reasonable pricing, low key, no clown show “village”, everything painted state park brown… love it! Same reasons why I don’t go to Vermont unless it’s Magic or Bromely.

 

[Campgottagopee]

If (somehow, yea yea I know just go with it) the areas were to become truly private, things would change in other ways. Slopeside lodging, more steady and reasoned capex investment. Yadi yada.

Which would also create more jobs for people who live there

 

[Harvey]

Which would also create more jobs for people who live there

No doubt. Like I said.... "selfish."

Lucky for me I like nordic. Unless the snow disappears all together I'll have fun.

Even if it does, there is MTB.

The smoke is harsh, hope we get that figured out. Wife thinks I'm a big baby with my smoke whining.