thought this was as good a place as any for this article.....

http://www.onthesnow.com/news/a/13163/lo..._LNK=Newsletter

The article about Tamarack is sort of in the same vein as what is going on with Big Tupper in NY. However, I don't expect any such result in this manner for LM ever happening as long as Seven Springs is a player

Hey everyone check this out http://www.firsttracksonline.com/News/20...en-for-2011-12/

Well, it's official...

http://tribune-democrat.com/local/x2073122121/No-skiing-this-winter-at-Laurel-Mountain

What really struck me was the admission that the project is 6 months behind schedule and 2 state agencies are involved. And yet nothing of substance has been done at the area. I can hear the un-lubricated gears of 2 state bureaucracies grinding against each other. And I would hazard a guess that Bob Nutting/7S is doing absolutely nothing to speed up the process.

Skiing @ Laurel for the 2011-12 season is a very far reach.

I saw the article and this is the comment I posted on the Tribune Democrat's site:

This is disappointing news for this coming winter but if the project still has the green light it will be a welcome addition for the region's tourist industry. In the short term, construction jobs will be created. In the long term, employment base needed to operate the facility will be establish and the surrounding communities will benefit from the many spin off services established local business can provide snow sports enthusiast.

Laurel Mountain will be a good compliment to a growing outdoor recreation industry that can sustain long term employment in a clean, green industry. This is a great example of how a private/public partnership can work.

WTAE news in Pittsburgh had a very brief update on the Friday night 6 PM news stating the same. 6 months behind schedule but shooting for 2011 - 2012.

Every time I hear the name Bob Nutting I become ill. He's 18 years behind schedule with the Pirates.

and 5 years behind schedule with 7S skiing. Does anybody Know what happend 2 7S future expansion? Bob Nutting is one of my least favorite people.

More info on Laurel Mountain http://www.dailyamerican.com/articles/2010/06/06/news/local/news151.txt

And from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

http://www.postgazette.com/pg/10311/1101001-37.stm

Mr Walsh predicts a 2012-13 opening at the earliest and this is by far the most telling comment from a 7S marketing director.



Again, all parties seem to be waiting for this project to wither on the vine and die. Or maybe the budgetary grim reaper, Tom Corbett, will give all parties the excuse they're looking for. Thanks Bob Nutting, you jacka$$, for effectively killing 2 regional assets (Laurel and the Pirates); one wonders how far 7S will slide downhill (and it is sliding, just ask anybody who skis or works there) under his "leadership".

110% agree Hockey Dave

I do my best to stay away from 7S and PNC Park as long as Nutting is involved.