ski guyNO POWDER FOR POWDER RIDGE
October 27th 2011 16:16
Powder Ridge, a small closed ski area in extreme southern
Connecticut USA used to be quite successful. Not only did
it attract day trippers from the immediate area but also
ferry riders traversing Long Island Sound from New York.
They had night skiing and riding, snowmaking, three double
chairlifts and a quad chair. Yeah, their vertical was a paltry
500 feet but it was nearby skiing and riding man!
It worked for the suburbanites who needed a hill to practice,
learn the fine arts of sliding and of course, to have a good time
in the process.
Well, recently an outfit calling itself Alpine Ridge LLC made
an offer to the Town of Middlefield, Conn., to buy the foreclosed
operation for US$1mill. They spent the summer kicking the
tires and whatnot, kinda wrapped the Town Fathers around their
middle finger and then withdrew their offer this month.
Snowmaking water is a problem and requires all kinds of
complicated permits and let's face it, operating a ski area
in the somewhat tropical climes of southern Connecticut is
a risky venture to say the least.
This place could work if it was developed as a year-round
attraction with an indoor refrigerated ice rink and perhaps
what the Brits call "a dry slope" in the off season.
Of course, all of this takes investment dollars, commitment
and astute management. Not this season folks, stay tuned
to this ORBLE channel.
Connecticut USA used to be quite successful. Not only did
it attract day trippers from the immediate area but also
ferry riders traversing Long Island Sound from New York.
They had night skiing and riding, snowmaking, three double
chairlifts and a quad chair. Yeah, their vertical was a paltry
500 feet but it was nearby skiing and riding man!
It worked for the suburbanites who needed a hill to practice,
learn the fine arts of sliding and of course, to have a good time
in the process.
Well, recently an outfit calling itself Alpine Ridge LLC made
operation for US$1mill. They spent the summer kicking the
tires and whatnot, kinda wrapped the Town Fathers around their
middle finger and then withdrew their offer this month.
Snowmaking water is a problem and requires all kinds of
complicated permits and let's face it, operating a ski area
in the somewhat tropical climes of southern Connecticut is
a risky venture to say the least.
This place could work if it was developed as a year-round
attraction with an indoor refrigerated ice rink and perhaps
what the Brits call "a dry slope" in the off season.
Of course, all of this takes investment dollars, commitment
and astute management. Not this season folks, stay tuned
to this ORBLE channel.
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