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Re: Whiteface Improvements 2016-2017

Highpeaksdrifter wrote

snoloco wrote

Although it's not new for this year, I figured out what the renamed trails were when Kids Kampus was changed to Bear Den Mountain.

Gold-Otter
Silver-Bobcat
Bronze-Flying Squirrel
Main Street-Loon
Medalist-Moose
Home Run-Porcupine Pass

Runner Up remained the same.

Personally, I think the new names suck, even though I never ski over there and shouldn't really care. Whiteface is The Olympic Mountain, and naming the trails after Olympics related things just worked well. Renaming them after random animals is really bland. They renamed them because they were moving the adult learning center over there (why they got rid of Kids Kampus) and made the trail names sound even more childish.

Part of the rebranding process. The idea is that it can be a semi-autonomous beginner area.

Please explain how Gold, Silver, Bronze and Medalist are less adult than Flying Squirrel? They made the names more kiddy not less IMO

if You French Fry when you should Pizza you are going to have a bad time

Highpeaksdrifter

Re: Whiteface Improvements 2016-2017

Coach Z wrote

Please explain how Gold, Silver, Bronze and Medalist are less adult than Flying Squirrel? They made the names more kiddy not less IMO

I don't have an explanation.

There's truth that lives
And truth that dies
I don't know which
So never mind - Leonard Cohen

snoloco

Re: Whiteface Improvements 2016-2017

They also got rid of the colorful chairs on that lift and painted them all black. I'm guessing that they thought it looked weird with the different colored chairs. I also liked the old paint scheme, but I guess it looked childish.

Does anyone know when that lift was installed. It's a Riblet triple for sure, and I'm guessing it's an 80's model, as Belleayre has a lift of the same design that is a 1986 model. The terrain on Kids Kampus opened in the 70's, but I don't think it had the lift that's there now.

I've lived in New York my entire life.

snoloco

Re: Whiteface Improvements 2016-2017

In reply to this post by tjf1967

tjf1967 wrote

Snow you should come up with an alternative snow making plan for the mountain.

Ok.

Basically, I would try to get all lifts running by Christmas and have at least two trails off any given lift by the time it opens for the season. I would also not worry about getting the bottom open right away and instead take advantage of the temperatures higher up on the mountain. Once temps are favorable, the lower terrain can be covered quickly.

I've lived in New York my entire life.

raisingarizona

Re: Whiteface Improvements 2016-2017

snoloco wrote

tjf1967 wrote

Snow you should come up with an alternative snow making plan for the mountain.

Ok.

Basically, I would try to get all lifts running by Christmas and have at least two trails off any given lift by the time it opens for the season. I would also not worry about getting the bottom open right away and instead take advantage of the temperatures higher up on the mountain. Once temps are favorable, the lower terrain can be covered quickly.

What about my summit topless bar and rotating tram idea Sno? Come on man, that idea is brilliant!

tjf1967

Re: Whiteface Improvements 2016-2017

In reply to this post by snoloco

What about the budget? Would you stop making snow earlier because you blew harder sooner. TWSS

PeeTex

Re: Whiteface Improvements 2016-2017

In reply to this post by raisingarizona

raisingarizona wrote

What about my summit topless bar and rotating tram idea Sno? Come on man, that idea is brilliant!

I don't know what a rotating tram would look like and I stay away from titty bars. In your business model would the serve Weiners?

Don't ski the trees, ski the spaces between the trees.

Gaper Rog

Re: Whiteface Improvements 2016-2017

Banned User

Sno's plans can't be contained by a budget.

snoloco

Re: Whiteface Improvements 2016-2017

In reply to this post by tjf1967

tjf1967 wrote

What about the budget? Would you stop making snow earlier because you blew harder sooner. TWSS

Terrain expansion naturally would be completed sooner. The snowmaking budget would need to be increased, but it would be more front loaded than anything.

I've lived in New York my entire life.

raisingarizona

Re: Whiteface Improvements 2016-2017

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I said Topless bar Peetex, not tittie! Try and show a little class buddy.

PeeTex

Re: Whiteface Improvements 2016-2017

raisingarizona wrote

I said Topless bar Peetex, not tittie! Try and show a little class buddy.

RA - does you wife know you frequent those places.

Don't ski the trees, ski the spaces between the trees.

Snowballs

Re: Whiteface Improvements 2016-2017

Banned User

In reply to this post by raisingarizona

raisingarizona wrote

I said Topless bar Peetex, not tittie! Try and show a little class buddy.

Yea, at least an itty bitty.

Harvey

Re: Whiteface Improvements 2016-2017

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In reply to this post by PeeTex

It's all starting to make sense.

"You just need to go at that shit wide open, hang on, and own it." —Camp

raisingarizona

Re: Whiteface Improvements 2016-2017

In reply to this post by PeeTex

Haha! We've been together for eight years now and honestly she doesn't care what I'm doing as long as I get out of the house and give her space. :)

JTG4eva!

Re: Whiteface Improvements 2016-2017

In reply to this post by PeeTex

Oh, RA wants a topless bar?

I thought he said.....

......Tapas bar!

We REALLY need a proper roll eyes emoji!!

raisingarizona

Re: Whiteface Improvements 2016-2017

Well that looks pretty bitchen too.

snoloco

Re: Whiteface Improvements 2016-2017

In reply to this post by ml242

ml242 wrote

I guess I am just not into blue cruisers then, if only the base lodge was in the middle, it'd be like a huge plattekill!

Why would you want the mountain to be smaller? Just take the gondola up once in the morning, have lunch/beer at the midstation lodge, and don't return to the bottom till the end of the day. Once all 3 summits are open, this is easy to do.

I've lived in New York my entire life.

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