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I wish Chris the best in getting The Foundry at Summit Pond off to a roaring start. Looking forward to the new grand opening.

Nice -

I bet he stole it -

It would be great if they had a decent menu and good service in there -

And how about 1 cover charge to go back and forth from the pickle to the new joint!

Jurrasic Park is dead?

In other news the town has changed its name from Killington to Karrington. Good luck Chris, hope it does as well as your other access road businesses

BoozeTan wrote:In other news the town has changed its name from Killington to Karrington. Good luck Chris, hope it does as well as your other access road businesses

Nothing but upside here. An experienced successful person in that location should do well. I have no idea what got Tommy & Shanna out the door, but I'm sure the horrendous winter left them upside down at times. There was literally no one there some nights. I would leave the Lookout 9 or 10pm Fri or Sat with only 15-20 people, and then see only 5 cars at the Grist Mill. They seemed to be the last choice - when it was busy everywhere, they offered an alternative but not when it was slow. I am sure that the Foundry will not be designed to be a second level business. It has the potential to be a strong player. I have no idea how to overcome the poor reputation of the restaurant, however. That takes time and good word of mouth from a good first year. The pool table needs to stay!

The only negative thing is the talk about cover charges. As soon as you charge to get in there, you are doomed. This is not the same business market nor mountain attaraction that earned the Grist Mill the right to charge cover charges a long while back. You need to get peopple going there first, create a clientele, before you try to gouge them.

[quote="skisteak1"]Wow That is crazy throw out business owners and 3 weeks later it is sold ? Something is a little scketchy with this. But then again the owners of the property are known be be very shady in there business practices so i have heard from past employees.[/quote.......do you actually bother to READ or THINK what you are gettin ready to type?..both of the Summit Owners...have a reputation that is long standing and categorically beyond reproach. As for Tommy & Shannah ( the RENTERS.....not OWNERS of The GM)...had you done even the SLIGHTEST bit of research...you'd have seen how deep in debt and how many months the rent was in arrears. FACT. Doesnt make them bad people....I know them WELL...and love 'em both. So...with that said....what do you see as "sketchy"?......yup...nuthin. Monday morning quarterbacking is ...lame.

Offering skating on the pond is a very simple yet elegant solution to some of the image problems plaguing the access road. This is the kind of thing that families will remember, bringing them (and their money) back to the mountain.

skibikeclimbguy wrote:Offering skating on the pond is a very simple yet elegant solution to some of the image problems plaguing the access road. This is the kind of thing that families will remember, bringing them (and their money) back to the mountain.

Great Point.

jimmywilson69 wrote:

skibikeclimbguy wrote:Offering skating on the pond is a very simple yet elegant solution to some of the image problems plaguing the access road. This is the kind of thing that families will remember, bringing them (and their money) back to the mountain.

Great Point.

Ya, as long as it is cold enough to support the ice.

Last year was out, was it open for skating the year before ?

The Barrel Rider to the Grist Mill makes it much more likely that I'll go there.

I would like that framed photo of the torch parade on Snowshed that used to hang in the entrance to the Grist Mill!

I used to love the Grist Mill, but in the last few years it lost it's atmosphere.
The food quality was poor and the prices too high to eat there.
Best of luck to the new Owners Chris and Melissa Karr.

finn wrote:I used to love the Grist Mill, but in the last few years it lost it's atmosphere.
The food quality was poor and the prices too high to eat there.
Best of luck to the new Owners Chris and Melissa Karr.

When is a pint not a pint?
I noticed last year that they served me a beer in a pint glass with a big dimple in the bottom. Guess what that pint glass doesn't hold 16 oz, or even 14oz, it held slilghtly more than 12oz but I paid for a pint.

I will not go to bars that use these dimpled pints; and I did not return last year. Lets see if the new owners upgrade the glassware.

realreddy wrote:

finn wrote:I used to love the Grist Mill, but in the last few years it lost it's atmosphere.
The food quality was poor and the prices too high to eat there.
Best of luck to the new Owners Chris and Melissa Karr.

When is a pint not a pint?
I noticed last year that they served me a beer in a pint glass with a big dimple in the bottom. Guess what that pint glass doesn't hold 16 oz, or even 14oz, it held slilghtly more than 12oz but I paid for a pint.

I will not go to bars that use these dimpled pints; and I did not return last year. Lets see if the new owners upgrade the glassware.

those are 14oz "pint" glasses, not 12oz, they have become more common up here in the last 5 yrs.

yiddle on da fiddle wrote:both of the Summit Owners...have a reputation that is long standing and categorically beyond reproach.

Is ramrodding the Golf Course and the Option Tax down the town's throat is "beyond reproach"?
Is negotiating a secret deal to overpay on the Fireside property to help out JG's widow at taxpayer expense?
Is, when that was rejected, trying to force a re-vote during the Summer when many residents are out of town?

Beyond reproach means just that. There's a bad smell that's not just St. Bernard poop.