A little rant about Gore

Benny Profane wrote

NorEaster27 wrote

Where is Snoopy shoot?

A better question is who is the child who named it that.

An even better question is who cleared it out? without the authorities knowing.

Benny Profane wrote

Ethan Snow wrote

If you're asking me, I'm 20. 21 in early March. The forum used to list our age under our profile.

Why?

Thanks. You'll learn. It takes a while.

Well I wish I knew what I was supposed to be learning here. It's hard to learn when you don't even know the subject.

At just about any point in my life, I can look back on where I was a year ago, and say to myself, "shit, what was I thinking?"

Ethan Snow wrote

At just about any point in my life, I can look back on where I was a year ago, and say to myself, "shit, what was I thinking?"

 Sig worthy.

Ethan Snow wrote

Benny Profane wrote

NorEaster27 wrote

Where is Snoopy shoot?

A better question is who is the child who named it that.

An even better question is who cleared it out? without the authorities knowing.

Half the glades on the mountain were cleared and skied long before they were added to the official map.  I think that effort is mostly complete now, but why do you think the authorities didn't know.  It's more like patrolers and others encouraged it.

mm

I'm just saying that Patrol doesn't like people skiing it, and it's actually kind of a taboo subject talking about it.

Mileage or acreage limits?

Is there a little clubhouse in there with a sign that says No Girlz Allowed?

No, you're safe.

Benny Profane wrote

Is there a little clubhouse in there with a sign that says No Girlz Allowed?

Yeah, right next to the "none dare speak its name" parking lot!

I still get a kick out of that time someone here got all riled up when someone mentioned that "secret"

Petronio

Johnnyonthespot wrote

No, you're safe.

Johnny wins this thread!

Johnnyonthespot wrote

No, you're safe.

BWA - HA!!!

I think Benny's rant hits a bigger issue - what in hell is NYS doing in the ski area business in the first place???  I've often marveled at Vermont with it's smaller mountain ranges yet many more large ski areas.  Vermont has no state run ski areas...could this be the difference?  I think that NYS should sell the three state-run ski areas to private investors.  It would level the playing field and make it easier for places like Plattekill, Hunter, etc. to invest in their mountains as they would know that the other (private) mountains did not have the NYS taxpayers as a sugar daddy.

You bring up a good point. The fact that the state has decided to get involved in the ski business is interesting. But it's like anything else in NY. There's tons of state funded programs. Some of which are huge. Medicaid for example. Many will argue that the state has no business being in the insurance industry and that it should be left in the hands of private sectors. The SUNY system is also a HUGE state funded system that manages to cut tuition costs on average 1/2 that of most private schools.

I'll have to be honest, at this stage of my life, the NY taxpayer system has worked only in my favor. That will probably change before long. I'm the last to say I agree with the state politics, I'm just saying that's how it is. It's nothing new. Good luck trying to tell the Gov there's anything he shouldn't get involved in. It's almost like socialism vs. free enterprise we're dealing with here.

At the end of the day, both days I skied Gore this season were AWESOME.

Ethan Snow wrote

First of all the Belleayre gondola was 8 Million, not 20.

 
A little late to the posts, but Belleayre's gondola was $5 million.  The $8 million they got includes expansion to the lodges:

http://www.firsttracksonline.com/2017/02/16/n-y-governor-commits-8m-to-belleayre-including-new-gondola/

For comparison, Hunter, when they were planning on installing their 6-pack back in 2010, took out a $5 million subsidized loan for it:

http://www.firsttracksonline.com/2010/08/07/hunter-secures-4-8m-loan-to-upgrade-ski-lifts/

Just here to say MORE GORE!

Benny, imagine what Gore could do with that $250M!

The Belleayre gondola is 8 million.  I have the procurment contract and you are wrong.

St. Jerry wrote

Just here to say MORE GORE!

Benny, imagine what Gore could do with that $250M!

St. Jerry wrote

Just here to say MORE GORE!

Benny, imagine what Gore could do with that $250M!

Haha. She's the ultimate political gaper.