I have no dog in this fight and have a negative bias against the place ever since their unmaintained lifts dripped oil all over a new jacket of mine and stained it beyond repair.
It’s funny how grudges work. I’m still mad because we were kicked off the mountain for throwing helicopters off a mogul at the bottom of Wedel in high school. The patroller said there was no jumping allowed on the mountain. He wanted to clip our tickets but since it was the last run of the day and the lifts were closed we were escorted off the mountain on his sweep. Went back years later with my nephew and they had a full blown terrain park with huge kickers. Go figure.
We'll see how it all shakes out. I can't imagine committing six figure money to be locked into a low angle hill, but then again I'm not wealthy
It’s very simple really. What are the alternatives? Waiting on line at Hunter? Driving to Mt. Slow and waiting on line there? Belle and Platty don’t have slopeside real estate yet. That will surely come eventually. Buying a farmhouse nearby on 100 acres is not for everyone. People don't want the constant work never mind the caretaking hick that comes with it. You have to drive everywhere and none of your cityiot friends who visit have cars. Lots of mice and no cell service. People want new. They also want to socialize. That’s what the clubs offer.
Six figures is nothing. These people will also go out West and maybe Europe. They might have a house there too.
The roll out of this whole thing is a disaster. The website looks like I made it. They didn’t even change the name, just added the word club. I don’t play golf but skeet shooting sounds fun. Fly fishing? Cool. Hudson River Outpost? OK. Something fun for everyone especially when friends visit. All they have to do is throw around the word legacy. Wealthy people will pay any amount of money to have their grandchildren like them.
Yellowstone Club, Spanish Peaks and Moonlight Basin did all go bankrupt. I’ve been to all three and they are all back in business and doing well. In fact they never skipped a beat. It’s hard for most of us to understand but it works to some people’s advantage to lose money.
The Catskills are weird, that’s true. There was once over 500 resorts there. Many had skiing too.
Mohonk is a special place. $600 is a lot for one night. It also includes breakfast, lunch and dinner for two. We spent more than twice that on our honeymoon for a tower room. Totally worth it. No place like it. As my dad would say, “We‘re not here for a long time, we’re here for a good time.”
