This was a really good interview, because it illuminated the fact that the “dream” of owning your own ski resort is probably more of a nightmare. I skied Wolf Ridge many years ago growing up in NC, and I’m glad it’s on the upswing. You correctly pointed out their social media content, which Instagram has been shoving down my throat for about a year now.
Fairly early on in the interview Deb states that the first time she and her husband skied was at Wolf, now Hatley. You never asked what other ski resorts they have visited to get inspiration or to see other ideas, or if they were a member of any of the industry associations. Was that on purpose? We are talking here, at best, about 150 ski-able acres, based on what she said. I can’t get the ski area chart to sort by size right now, but that’s at the smaller end. When she talks about a membership component for the people building homes there, what’s the competitive edge against say a Wyndham? Or is the vision that they are to Charlotte/Atlanta what Wyndham is to NY? But glad you finally got around to hitting the NC mountains!
And then there’s Glen Ellen - Sugarbush North - Mt Ellen.
And digging real deep, Big Bromley to Ski Bromley. Back then (before my time) there as a Little Bromley across Rt 11 where the parking lot is now. Main mountain was Big Bromley.
Ski area name changes. Liberty aka Ski Liberty was first called Charnita. This would be 60’s maybe into early 70’s before changed to Ski Liberty. One of my childhood ski areas.
This was a really good interview, because it illuminated the fact that the “dream” of owning your own ski resort is probably more of a nightmare. I skied Wolf Ridge many years ago growing up in NC, and I’m glad it’s on the upswing. You correctly pointed out their social media content, which Instagram has been shoving down my throat for about a year now.
Fairly early on in the interview Deb states that the first time she and her husband skied was at Wolf, now Hatley. You never asked what other ski resorts they have visited to get inspiration or to see other ideas, or if they were a member of any of the industry associations. Was that on purpose? We are talking here, at best, about 150 ski-able acres, based on what she said. I can’t get the ski area chart to sort by size right now, but that’s at the smaller end. When she talks about a membership component for the people building homes there, what’s the competitive edge against say a Wyndham? Or is the vision that they are to Charlotte/Atlanta what Wyndham is to NY? But glad you finally got around to hitting the NC mountains!
And then there’s Glen Ellen - Sugarbush North - Mt Ellen.
And digging real deep, Big Bromley to Ski Bromley. Back then (before my time) there as a Little Bromley across Rt 11 where the parking lot is now. Main mountain was Big Bromley.
Ski area name changes. Liberty aka Ski Liberty was first called Charnita. This would be 60’s maybe into early 70’s before changed to Ski Liberty. One of my childhood ski areas.
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On your list of name changed ski areas, you forgot this fairly prominent example:
1968: Opened as Park City West.
1975: Renamed Park West.
1994: Renamed Wolf Mountain.
1997: Renamed The Canyons.
2015: Merged with Park City Mountain Resort and is now operated under the name Park City Mountain