With the economic down turn and families cancelling ski vacations this is no surprise. One of the last family run ski areas is being sold.
CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc., a real-estate investment trust based in Orlando, Fla., is expected to announce that it will acquire three U.S. ski resorts for $132 million. The purchase includes Crested Butte, Mount Sunapee and Okemo. The company owns several other ski properties, including Sugarloaf in Maine and Mammoth Mountain Village in California, as well as dozens of golf courses and water parks.
According to sources Triple Peaks LLC of Ludlow, Vt., which currently owns and operates the ski areas CNL will buy, will continue as operator of Okemo located in Ludlow VT.
Lets hope Okemo doesnt change with this sale. The Resort has become one of the best run resorts in New England by offering great service and on mountain food at affordable prices. No dried out hamburgers at Okemo. Theirs nowhere else that you can get a taco salad loaded with all the fixings for under $8.00.
Friday, December 05, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Man With Jet Pack Fly's Over Royal Gorge Canyon
Jet Pack Man makes 1'500 feet accross the Royal Gorge Canyon in Canon City Colorado. Pilot Eric Scott has done it. Eric Scott had 30 seconds of fuel to set a World Record For a Jet Pack Flight.
Scott Said that the Jet Pack needed to be modified for his flight. We have found a Youtube Video of Eric Scott demonstraiting his Personal Jet Pack.
Skiing is slow in Colorado now and this Jet Pack Pilot has really created a buzz. You YES YOU can become a Jet Pack Pilot. Click Here for details on The Jet Pack Pilot Search.
Locally we had no live feeds from the site, so I'm keeping a eye on youTube for the release of a video and hope to update the Video and have The Actual Jet Pack Flight Accross the Canyon soon
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Arapaho Basin and Loveland Tie for First Opening Day
Loveland Ski Area and Arapaho Basin tied for first ski resorts to open for the 2008-2009 ski season.
I haven't been but some boarders staying were I am told me the first day was packed with Colorado Resort Employee's.
I'm in Beaver Creek and have no ski's. Housing is so hard to find that I left my ski's at home and having them shipped once I have a full time place to live.
Yup that's right The Northeast Ski Zone is skiing Beaver Creek this season.
I have so many connections back home readers here will still find relevant information here plus Colorado info as a bonus.
Moving to Colorado to teach Ski School isnt easy. The housing situation is so messed up. There are 100's of people looking for housing and rents can go from $700.00 and up.
Well keep coming back we finally have a Wi-Fi signal and I will be posting regularly again.
Well Sundayriver Open Halloween is the next mile stone
I haven't been but some boarders staying were I am told me the first day was packed with Colorado Resort Employee's.
I'm in Beaver Creek and have no ski's. Housing is so hard to find that I left my ski's at home and having them shipped once I have a full time place to live.
Yup that's right The Northeast Ski Zone is skiing Beaver Creek this season.
I have so many connections back home readers here will still find relevant information here plus Colorado info as a bonus.
Moving to Colorado to teach Ski School isnt easy. The housing situation is so messed up. There are 100's of people looking for housing and rents can go from $700.00 and up.
Well keep coming back we finally have a Wi-Fi signal and I will be posting regularly again.
Well Sundayriver Open Halloween is the next mile stone
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Snow In The Forcast For Northern New England
Just when hiking and foliage was on our minds snow is predicted on both coasts this week 10/1. My favorite News Station NECN's Matt Noyes says we can expect snow showers in Northern Vermont Friday night.
The area snow is expected is in the higher altitudes in a area I like to call the snowbowl. The area northeast of Burlington Vermont were J Peak is located gets massive amounts of snow every year. Storms blow in accross the lakes, over Burlington and let it go. Huge amounts of snow get deposited in the mountains.
This is my favorite time of year. The leaves are turning and we can see the weather patterns turn towards what skiers like to see. Instead of the patterns swinging south and then back north with warm temps, the pattern tends to stay north and grab cool air from Canada. Start to look for reports of people hiking up Killingtons and Mad River Glen soon.
The area snow is expected is in the higher altitudes in a area I like to call the snowbowl. The area northeast of Burlington Vermont were J Peak is located gets massive amounts of snow every year. Storms blow in accross the lakes, over Burlington and let it go. Huge amounts of snow get deposited in the mountains.
This is my favorite time of year. The leaves are turning and we can see the weather patterns turn towards what skiers like to see. Instead of the patterns swinging south and then back north with warm temps, the pattern tends to stay north and grab cool air from Canada. Start to look for reports of people hiking up Killingtons and Mad River Glen soon.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Good Bye Summer 2008, Fall In New England Is Here
Hope everyone had a good summer because it's over this weekend. Time to kiss your summer lover goodbye and start thinking about ski and Snowboard season. The 21st of Sept marks colder temps and leaf peeping. As a matter of fact snow flurries are predicted in northern Maine.
The Farmers Almanac is predicting lots of snow this winter so I suggest saving up some cash for gas and consider season passe's for you favorite resort. Resorts are dropping there price's for season pass's to get folks to the mountains.
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