Forum: General Discussion
03-04-2025, 04:31 PM
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WMUR appears to be adding some data to their...
WMUR appears to be adding some data to their story: https://www.wmur.com/article/power-outage-ashland-generator-2-3425/64036724
Apparently the town's substation transformer failed last night at...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-04-2025, 11:05 AM
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Ashland Power Outage
The entire town of Ashland has been without power since last night. WMUR has run a story on it, but said the town has not commented on the cause of the issue (Ashland has its own municipal power) or...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-03-2022, 05:25 AM
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Views: 7,412
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Forum: General Discussion
08-08-2022, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
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Forum: General Discussion
08-08-2022, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
Ragged is also not mentioned. Gunstock and...
Ragged is also not mentioned. Gunstock and Ragged are mid-sized areas located south of the White Mountain and will never offer 2,000+ vertical feet like Cannon/Loon/Waterville.
Interesting...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-08-2022, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
They are not making snow for Thanksgiving. ...
They are not making snow for Thanksgiving. Gunstock has never counted on Thanksgiving for any measurable revenue. For small- to mid-sized areas, November snowmaking operations are generally about...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-08-2022, 05:46 AM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
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Forum: General Discussion
08-07-2022, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
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Forum: General Discussion
08-07-2022, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
To increase accommodations? There are...
To increase accommodations? There are essentially no accommodations during ski season, apart from two cabins that sleep a total of 8 adults.
If the primary goal of Gunstock is to provide...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-07-2022, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
I'm not understanding the first part of your...
I'm not understanding the first part of your message.
With regard to existing and future operations, as well as the campground, this has been encountered before. Mt. Sunapee also has a...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-06-2022, 04:47 AM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
The biggest obstacle for a lease arrangement...
The biggest obstacle for a lease arrangement would likely be the bureaucratic process, e.g. determining a legal method to pursue it (since I don't think any GAC member claims to have that ability). ...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-05-2022, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
Both are mid-sized, day-trip areas located less...
Both are mid-sized, day-trip areas located less than two hours from millions of people, and are facing capacity issues with their current footprints. Some might suggest that Wachusett has perfected...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-05-2022, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
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Forum: General Discussion
08-05-2022, 04:49 AM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
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Forum: General Discussion
08-04-2022, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
1) Ski industry pay tends to track much lower...
1) Ski industry pay tends to track much lower than other sectors. Nevertheless, Cannon is a larger facility than Gunstock.
2) Government employment typically carries robust benefit packages. I...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-03-2022, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
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Forum: General Discussion
08-03-2022, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
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Forum: General Discussion
08-01-2022, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
It's disingenuous to suggest a entering into a...
It's disingenuous to suggest a entering into a lease with a private operator is "selling Gunstock." While the ski operations have always been managed by the county, food & beverage operations were...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-26-2022, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
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Forum: General Discussion
07-24-2022, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
I recollect Tom Day telling the commission that...
I recollect Tom Day telling the commission that summer operations aren't profitable (I don't believe he was including the campground in that statement).
Under prior management, they ran the summer...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-24-2022, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
Four of the five commissioners remain (the one...
Four of the five commissioners remain (the one who was involved with the hiring of management resigned at the same time as management). Multiple members of management resigned at that meeting, but...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-24-2022, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
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Forum: Winter Sports
07-23-2022, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: General Discussion
07-23-2022, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
The state was often losing money on a P&L basis...
The state was often losing money on a P&L basis (which is distorted due to state accounting excluding some huge expenses from ski area books, such as depreciation and interest), as it still does at...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-23-2022, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 188
Views: 76,513
From the 2015 Master Development Plan:
"Mount...
From the 2015 Master Development Plan:
"Mount Sunapee has paid the Town of Newbury approximately $2,225,000 in local property taxes, and has paid the Town of Goshen approximately $245,000 in local...
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