Rundown of what we got for $5.3 million

[Gangsta Rider]

new awnings over the Magic Carpets at the Ramshead Family Center

YES!!

Can someone explain to me why Magic Carpets need awnings?

So when it snows, they don't have to clean them off.

[Mtn Man]

Thank god they put a coat of paint on the Northbrook Quad, I was really getting worried

That 2 mill on the Grand will do nothing to improve the overall experience of most visitors, so why mention it????

The low energy guns work quite well on non windy days. How many of them do we have each year?????

This statement has more weeping holes than Courtney Love....

B)

[the Disemboweler]

Thank god they put a coat of paint on the Northbrook Quad, I was really getting worried

That 2 mill on the Grand will do nothing to improve the overall experience of most visitors, so why mention it????

The low energy guns work quite well on non windy days. How many of them do we have each year?????

This statement has more weeping holes than Courtney Love....

B)

becuase they have nothing else to mention....that release was professionally written....probably by a media communications joint

[Mister Moose]

Can someone explain to me why Magic Carpets need awnings?

Because they take so long to get to the top sometimes showers pass through on the way up.

[Dr. NO]

If you go into the Grand. Oh, what's that? You're not staying there and never go there? Never mind, then!

...2 million in upgrades to the Killington Grand Resort Hotel and Spa... “Guests will notice a difference in the overall look and feel of the resort this season,” Nyberg added.

Only way they could spend 2 Million on the Grand for improvements worth a dam is to burn it down and rebuild it, within code.

[b-5]

Out of that capital number, they are spending $2 million where the huge majority of their customers will never see it nor even benefit from it. Yet the Slowdown Triple will still stop 3-5 times on the way up on dry sunny days, the Peak lodge remains a waste of a resource, and we still lose the early and late season skiing that was the attraction for New England customers. I could go on and on, but what;s the use.
When I come back to work Monday morning and tell everyone I was skiing in early Nov. it lathers them up to make plans and book reservations, and they in turn tell their families & friends that Killington is open, start thinking of skiing. Now, it will be left to the masses to actually see snow in their yards before they really think about their skiing planning. That backyard mentality is exactly what Killington was able to reverse, and successfully so in my opinion.

When Okemo and others open the same time or earlier, you can bet that New England customers will think of this:

1)They (Okemo, for example) make better snow and groom better, thus why go to Killington any more if the base will be the same or better everywhere else
2)Getting less for the higher ticket tastes like we the consumers are getting scammed or ripped off. What else is there that we haven't see nyet that might disappoint me?
3)For my higher dollars, I will go with friends or family where there is less risk of disappoinment or uncertainty.

Now, I am no Okemo fan by any means, but Killington has to start thinking like the typical 8 to 10 to 12 day skier who spends most of their time on blues mixed with some black or green forays depending on who they are on the mountain with that day. And the many black diamond customers are the ones who talk up the place and influence their friends & families to go where the black diamond skier/rider likes to go. So, I look at the $2 mil spent on the few, and I just have to laugh and continue to tell my friends to skip Killington this season.

My 330 member ski club found out about the loss of bulk rate tickets, and tried to cut our condo rental lease at Killington but could not. But rest assured they wil be at Okemo or Sugarbush or Mt. Snow next year. I hear that this kind of activity is going on in a lot of places. According to POWDR, we must be the kind of customer that they do not value any more. The amount of money that our club would have dropped at K this year is not small. And surely will be close to zero next year.

And they are doing this to us as they lease our own great natural resource
(Green Mountains) from OUR government. Lousy stewards of MY resource. Making a profit on your investment is O.K. in this country, but why must you be just as stupid as ASC except in your own new way?

da Pimp

"My 330 member ski club found out about the loss of bulk rate tickets, and tried to cut our condo rental lease at Killington but could not. But rest assured they wil be at Okemo or Sugarbush or Mt. Snow next year. I hear that this kind of activity is going on in a lot of places. According to POWDR, we must be the kind of customer that they do not value any more. The amount of money that our club would have dropped at K this year is not small. And surely will be close to zero next year. "

Killer points made Mr DaPimp.
My ski club Highlife (NJ's Largest) will be flipping K=Fart the bird as they drive by to ski other mtns!

[ncholcomb]

AS of this morning, Nyberg has changed his explanation:

$5,000,000 of expenditures. $3,000,000 capital and $2,000,000 of maintenance expenditures, including painting etc.

In addition, he said, the owners of the Grand Hotel spent $2,000,000.

I'm not sure why Killington would discuss what the Grand Hotel owners spent. They did not mention all the money other condominium associations have spen this summer on roofs, water systems, which certainly is substantial.

[Nevada West]

AS of this morning, Nyberg has changed his explanation:

$5,000,000 of expenditures. $3,000,000 capital and $2,000,000 of maintenance expenditures, including painting etc.

In addition, he said, the owners of the Grand Hotel spent $2,000,000.

I'm not sure why Killington would discuss what the Grand Hotel owners spent. They did not mention all the money other condominium associations have spen this summer on roofs, water systems, which certainly is substantial.

Why wouldn't they have touted that number all along? Or is this some type attempt to keep up with the Jone's by lying to cover up a lie??? That makes no sense at all.

I have a feeling this is going to be a long winter.

[b-5]

AS of this morning, Nyberg has changed his explanation:

$5,000,000 of expenditures. $3,000,000 capital and $2,000,000 of maintenance expenditures, including painting etc.

In addition, he said, the owners of the Grand Hotel spent $2,000,000.

I'm not sure why Killington would discuss what the Grand Hotel owners spent. They did not mention all the money other condominium associations have spen this summer on roofs, water systems, which certainly is substantial.

the grand is where the village is going to be...they want ppl 2 stay at the grand and not the condos.
time 2 pull up stakes home/condo owners?

[CAPBOY]

Thank god they put a coat of paint on the Northbrook Quad, I was really getting worried

That 2 mill on the Grand will do nothing to improve the overall experience of most visitors, so why mention it????

The low energy guns work quite well on non windy days. How many of them do we have each year?????

This statement has more weeping holes than Courtney Love....

B)

will you leave already? you and all of your seattle Lingo.

[Dr. NO]

AS of this morning, Nyberg has changed his explanation:

$5,000,000 of expenditures. $3,000,000 capital and $2,000,000 of maintenance expenditures, including painting etc.

In addition, he said, the owners of the Grand Hotel spent $2,000,000.

I'm not sure why Killington would discuss what the Grand Hotel owners spent. They did not mention all the money other condominium associations have spen this summer on roofs, water systems, which certainly is substantial.

the grand is where the village is going to be...they want ppl 2 stay at the grand and not the condos.
time 2 pull up stakes home/condo owners?

psst, bling, B-5, the Grand is at Snowshed. The village is to be at Killington Base to Rams Head. Don't tell anyone. ;)

[tyrolean_skier]

AS of this morning, Nyberg has changed his explanation:

$5,000,000 of expenditures. $3,000,000 capital and $2,000,000 of maintenance expenditures, including painting etc.

In addition, he said, the owners of the Grand Hotel spent $2,000,000.

I'm not sure why Killington would discuss what the Grand Hotel owners spent. They did not mention all the money other condominium associations have spen this summer on roofs, water systems, which certainly is substantial.

Yep, a new roof is quite costly.

[Finn]

Improvement for the guests:1) oh we forgot to tell you we closed all expert trials mid week; 2) you have to ski out of snowshed mid week as that's the only lodge we will open; 3) we layed off the skilled knowledgeable workers their replacements will be the international workforce at minimum wages; 4) Customer service will not exist in English as it was too expensive to hire someone to speak English; 5) if you have a parking pass- a bad investment as the upper parking lot is closed on weekends as we don't have the $$ to staff the lot...6) Kids lesson's the ski club's hopefuls will now move over to the professional K ski school-as we need to keep our instructors busy instead of the ski pro's at the ski club-the price is double has we want to show a profit; 7) mid week - we want to save money so skiing will be limited to snowshed and rams head;
8)Don't forget we want you to have a great ski experience, so we will open on Christmas Day and Close March 31, just after the mogul challenge; 9) Thanks for buying an inflated ski pass this year.

[whiteout]

AS of this morning, Nyberg has changed his explanation:

$5,000,000 of expenditures. $3,000,000 capital and $2,000,000 of maintenance expenditures, including painting etc.

In addition, he said, the owners of the Grand Hotel spent $2,000,000.

I'm not sure why Killington would discuss what the Grand Hotel owners spent. They did not mention all the money other condominium associations have spen this summer on roofs, water systems, which certainly is substantial.

because the public perception is the "Killimgton Grand" is owned by Killington, which obviously is not the case. taking credit for the Grand renovations is ludicrous..

[whiteout]

AS of this morning, Nyberg has changed his explanation:

$5,000,000 of expenditures. $3,000,000 capital and $2,000,000 of maintenance expenditures, including painting etc.

In addition, he said, the owners of the Grand Hotel spent $2,000,000.

I'm not sure why Killington would discuss what the Grand Hotel owners spent. They did not mention all the money other condominium associations have spen this summer on roofs, water systems, which certainly is substantial.

the grand is where the village is going to be...they want ppl 2 stay at the grand and not the condos.
time 2 pull up stakes home/condo owners?

they don't own the Grand slick. wtf do you care about K anyhow? you rarely ski there. also, if you knew anything about real estate, NOW is not the time to sell.