Nothing ever changes.

nickhaas212 wrote:

What improvements or changes will happen to CV for the upcoming ski season? Will there be a change in management? Will there be more investment as WV invests in other state parks, such as Lost River, Hawks Nest (new lift), and Pipe Stem (new lift)?

Unfortunately I agree. Don't expect anything for improvements.  As long as hotel management continues to take the money and use it for the hotel and golf course. 

Even replacing the old airhog tower guns and adding new permanent energy efficient tower guns that rely on ground guns would help with a faster opening of trails. 

How does this situation still exist?

Would spending the money (operating expenses, currently determined and allocated by the management company) for 12 weeks to make enough snow to open (and keep open) 50% of the mountain acreage increase increase skier visits by 250 a week? If this is a reasonable assumption-

That is 3k additional skier visits. Lets pretend half are already coming to the Valley because of TL (which is at capacity on multiple Saturdays and Sundays).

That is still 1,500+ meals and whole lot of room nights.

The whole point of the state-owned resort is to stimulate the local economy and increase tax receipts.

No one in Tucker County or the State government can follow this logic?      

padjaski68 wrote:

Unfortunately I agree. Don't expect anything for improvements.  As long as hotel management continues to take the money and use it for the hotel and golf course. 

Even replacing the old airhog tower guns and adding new permanent energy efficient tower guns that rely on ground guns would help with a faster opening of trails. 

nickhaas212 wrote:

It’s the same story different day. What’s amusing to me is that so many people stay at the surrounding state park lodges and dine at the restaurants they have and go to TLine. 

While I know there have been discussions, if the state could agree to terms with TLine to allow them to be the operator of only the ski area and while providing the capital to upgrade the infrastructure, you will have two mountains that will stimulate the economy with minimal impact on the environment!

Also if they can pay 4-8 million for a pulse gondola at Pipe Stem, they can give a couple of million to Canaan…

 And I believe they still pay a resort fee if staying if staying at state owned lodges. So, WV still gets money from those skiing at TM. And lodging is pretty tough to come by in the valley. No matter where or if they ski.

CVR is a disaster, ops wise, but dunno how many more skiers they would attract. The mountain does have its limitations, and I’ve skied every resort inch and side country there. Its claim to fame is relatively untracked natty when the snow is good.