It's no secret that I'm a fan of smaller resorts. I really enjoy the personalities of each resort, the non-crowded nature, the easy access to a lift, and the more laid back attitudes found on the slopes. One problem with smaller resorts is they don't receive the attention that many larger resorts do. Case in point, a friend who recently moved to the Ashland Oregon area (say hi to Bruce Campbell for me) sent me this bundle of a link.
Mt. Ashland this summer declared it would be closed on Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday nights. Apparently the locals put up enough of a fight that Ashland brought back the Monday night service. Running a Google search, it took 5 pages of searches to finally find one commentary on this from a news site. This one comes from an Oregon news channel site(limited link availability I think). To be fair, a lot of the search results were regarding an important expansion attempt by the resort and the court hearings attached to it (which apparently were resolved in Sept this year).
One of the reasons cited for the closing during these times: the rising cost of fuel, insurance, labor, and maintenance. Very sorry to hear this Ashland! Hopefully with the predictions this winter, you'll find yourself in a killer season with plenty of cash reserves for later.
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I consider Monarch Mountain a small resort, but you've got me wondering where you're at.
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