Greetings,
I figured it was a good time to
pull out the mail bag and answer some questions…… Between myself and info@okemo.com, we get a few questions as you
can imagine. I will try to answer a few
inquiries the best I can.
How come the Amp Energy Big Air Bag is not in place?? If I told you it is on a boat would you believe me? The skinny is that the big air bag was
shipped to Europe to be repaired under warranty. It had some tears and the grommets were
ripping that hold the bag down. After
the Adventure Zone closed, we packed up the bag and sent it on its way. The rest of the story is how slow the company
has been in getting us back the bag, clearing customs, holidays, etc. The good
news is we are expecting the bag to be at Okemo next week!
What is the deal with the Amp Energy Superpipe? The Superpipe is
right now a quarter pipe! Well basically one side is done and cut, but we can’t
use it yet. Snowmaking will be working
on the pipe tonight and Friday and we then will cut the other side. The reason
for the delay has been a couple things. We probably bit off a lot when it came
to trying to get the Superpipe, Black Out Terrain Park and the Nor’easter
Superpark already at the same time.
There were only so many hours our groomers could work on the parks and
Superpipe and the Superpipe requires a little more experience. Since the
Superpipe needed more snow made in it, we finished the other two. We are
hopeful to have it up and going by maybe Sunday.
Is Okemo aware of the I-91 interstate bridge delays in
Brattleboro? This construction project and delays have
been very frustrating for our guests. I have heard from many of you. I have
been speaking with the President of the Vermont Ski Areas Association who is
our liaison with the State of Vermont as well as I have spoken with our
legislators. The stock answer was the
work needed to be done and they were working as fast as they could. The good
news is that both southbound lanes are now open and I have been told that both northbound
lanes will be open by Tuesday 1/22/13…Finally…
How come there are no picnic tables at the Waffle Cabin
at Jackson Gore? I know guests like to
sit and enjoy a fabulous Waffle Cabin Waffle, but the space in that area just
doesn’t allow a lot of lingering. We feel that since there are tables near the
Round House, that guests who do want to linger, can use those tables. For
others who want to grab and go, they can get right on the Coleman Brook
Express. Hopefully you will agree that
this small inconvenience is ok as long as there is a Waffle Cabin. Did you know that this Waffle Cabin will be
moved to the food location for the Adventure Zone and will be selling summer
fare and waffles all summer here at Okemo!
Tell me the snowmaking plan with this cold weather
coming? Snowmaking will be going heavy
while it is cold. Our plan is to resurface as many trails as possible before
the weekend and also work on some new terrain.
Wild Thing and Easy Rider have been opened and we are heading towards the
Plunge and Ledges at some point. We are
also going to be building base depths to get our mainline trails into the spring
time. Another snowstorm will allow us to open up some more of the natural
trails.
If you have a specific question,
send it along. I will answer what I can and periodically feature some in the
blog.
Thanks for Skiing and riding with us and think snow
Bruce Schmidt
Okemo GM
