The Taos snobs won't come in here...
Hmmmm, let's see where is Taos on the map. Nope, don't see it.
I would loved to merge the Taos threads with this one. Unfortunately, you did not extend the map to include Taos.
It appears that It's not that we don't want to belong. Rather you guys don't want us to be here. Spare me the usual platitudes. This smell like the typical exclusionary move and associated BS.
Guess we Taos snobs get to chill in our very own third world country. It's OK. It has happened before and it will happen again. We can deal with the rejection.
Honestly it could be for Pajarito. The Mother lift is practically falling over, and has been in need of replacement for years. Coleman was going to do it, but there was a snag a couple of years ago in the property transfer which resulted in him not actually owning Pajarito, but only having the managing contract. The ownership reverted to the local ski club, which didn't have the money to do it, and COleman didn't want to invest in a resort that wasn't his, which makes perfect sense. The ski club just voted again last month to sell to Coleman, so hopefully this kind of thing can get done now.AZ Snowbowl is ripping out the Hart Prairie double chair right now and replacing with a quad. I asked if they were going to sell the chairs and they said "no, we are considering using it at one of our other ski areas." First place that came to mind is Hesperus which is in dire need of a new lift. I -will- cross Hesperus off my list of places skied this season as long as snow and chairlift permits.
Honestly it could be for Pajarito. The Mother lift is practically falling over, and has been in need of replacement for years. Coleman was going to do it, but there was a snag a couple of years ago in the property transfer which resulted in him not actually owning Pajarito, but only having the managing contract. The ownership reverted to the local ski club, which didn't have the money to do it, and COleman didn't want to invest in a resort that wasn't his, which makes perfect sense. The ski club just voted again last month to sell to Coleman, so hopefully this kind of thing can get done now.
I'd be happy to see it go to there or Hesperus, they both need lift love. I am guessing since Snowbowl, Sipapu and Purg all got new lifts in the last year that we will see some action at Pajarito and Hesperus very soon. Pretty scary to think how they would be faring the next few seasons if it weren't for Coleman.
Pajarito's role is as a feeder hill. Or I think that's the idea, anyway. Get people who traditionally bought the Pajarito pass to buy one now for just a bit more money which is also good at Sipapu, Purg and AZSB. You can still buy a Pajarito-only pass for like $200, but getting the more expensive pass which also works at nearby Sipapu works kind of like insurance against a crappy year at Pajarito, which has been known to happen.Pajarito seems like a money pit to me. I still can't figure out some of his purchases.