Friday, September 7, 2018




Greetings,

Labor Day has come and gone and that is the unofficial start of fall. The weather doesn’t really say that as we have had some warm days but it won’t be long when we have some crisp nights. This summer here at Okemo was a good one. Okemo Valley and Tater Hill golf courses had a strong summer. The Adventure Zone and EVO Bike Park had many visitors too. Vermont is very popular in the summer and Okemo is working hard to continue to offer plenty to do around the resort.

Improvements for the winter have been taking place, and this has included new snow guns as well as upgrades in snowmaking pipe on Lower Arrow and Black Out. The replacement of this pipe is somewhat hidden but the impacts are significant. The snowmaking pipe replacement will make for more reliable water into the mid-mountain pump station and thus more snowmaking capacity from that pump station and on the upper sections of the mountain. There will also be a replacement of the chairlift cable on the Morning Star Triple, as well as repainting done on the Black Ridge and other lifts. Carpet, roofing and painting has been done in many of the public spaces of the lodges. In the Summit Lodge Sky Bar, there will be a new bar to greet skiers and riders.  The new wooden bar looks great and it will be a nice new touch to a great location to stop and get a drink during your ski day. There continues to be work on WIFI points to enhance connectivity around the and work is being done on improving recycling options and other lodge improvements. 

The question about the Vail Resorts transaction is what’s primarily on everyone’s mind. We continue to look at a potential mid-September closing date. The staff of Okemo, as well as Vail Resorts, is eager to finish this process and begin working as one company. We are excited about this transaction happening and understand there will continue to be questions on seasons passes, ticketing and other items. Once the closing is complete, these questions will be answered. Tim and Diane will be retiring and enjoying some quiet time, but most likely staying busy with their grandchildren and hobbies. If you would like to send a note to the Muellers, feel free to send them an email at info@okemo.com. All emails sent will be forwarded to them directly. The mailing address for Tim and Diane is Okemo Mountain Resort, 77 Okemo Ridge Road, Ludlow VT  05149.

The Okemo Job fair is scheduled for Saturday October 20, from 10 am to 3 pm, in the Clocktower base lodge. Snowmaking will begin any time after November 1st and we anticipate opening as soon as possible in November. Thanks for your support in the past and I am hopeful of your continued support moving forward.  The Okemo Difference will be continuing and is alive and well!

Bruce Schmidt
Vice-President & General Manager
Okemo Mountain Resort