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kjfreerider
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how much would it cost to get a one lift mountain open?



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Swirly999
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probably alot cause u gotta bye the lift make the trails and have some food and parking and that shit
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justincredible
Posts: 65 - Karma: 11
what r u a billionaire?

who thinks about that,any way it wouldn`t cost anything if u bilt the lift whith ur buds and didnt tell nobody,consedering u own a lift lol
21 years ago
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P-JO
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..$100,000.

I don't know though, I just made taht up.




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Crystal-needs-a-park
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read up on Silverton
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Meh42
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so goddam much, because it costs so much there has only been one new ski basin built in the last 30 years

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i work for the guy that just baught mission ridge, and i think he payed like 2.1 million for it.

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Adamskinick
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hypothetically u get the land free, good alititude, no need for any construction(digging, building ground terrain i mean) i'd say a million, to get it all goin. at least 50,000 to clear trails, another 50k for a lodge, 5k for lots, and then 200k for lifts, and patrol and all that, then add other stuff in, also dont forget insurance is nuts for resorts, and insurance is out the wazoo. plus the grooming machines are more expensive than u'd think. and i heard killington's high speed quad costs like 20k dollars a day just to run.. so its more than u'd think
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21 years ago
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Shaggy
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alot of money, youd have to clear trails, and that alone is alot of money on labour and permits. or you could be hardcore and create a mountain that is only glades and just have collector trails at the bottom so you can just ski back to the lift
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c_lo
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yeah i'm a hippie, but dealing with environmentalists make sme hate them. and indians... theres alot of beauracratic bullshit
21 years ago
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Pipe_Munky
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im with crystalneedsapark on this one, read up on silverton! freeskier did an article on it with the atomic team






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21 years ago
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Jib_This
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Silverton isn't as good an example as the story behind Kicking Horse if you're looking to get info on how to build a 'traditional' resort.

If you're really into this, and have a lot of time and energy to waste on what will turn out to be a frustrating web search, there's some info kicking around on a resort development near Squamish. I believe it was/is to be called 'Jumbo Mountain'(no, I'm pretty sure I'm not making that up..). Don't know much about it, other than the usual rumours and speculation, so I'm not gonna say anything other than 'check it out online and see what you find'.

Let us know what you find out.




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21 years ago
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404404
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Im going to Green MT for ski resort mangment so i can run your shit.






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kmar2006
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depends on the lift alot.. and snow making equ.... and insurance is big hitter


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21 years ago
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stixonmtholly
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A Ski hill in Michigan was just auctioned off for $900,000. Sugar Loaf is the name of it, and I believe 5 to 6 mil is the estimate to get it up and running.


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21 years ago
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harr][s
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MORE THAN U CAN AFFORD...esspecially if ur interested in a mountain!

then theres millions towards
advertising
clearing
lodges
parking
lifts
employees
etc...

time and effort...
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21 years ago
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Nopow
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ya it would be a few million at least to start a resort. and if done wrong a few millon lost.
that's my two cents


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21 years ago
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Justo8484
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just for an example, the high speed quad at blue mtn pa, which is approximately 4500 feet long, cost over 1 million to install. thats just the lift itself, not paying anyone to operate it, repair it, or any other sort of expense
21 years ago
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bigsky_gurl
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You can get one of those rope tow/palma things for like 10 g's I think. To open a resort would cost in the million's.



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21 years ago
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tandan83
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i know a guy who made a rope tow out of an old engine on a hill by his house and it only costs like $10 bucks a day in gas suckers


pilots do it high
21 years ago
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winterparksuks
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way over a million if you wanted to even have small park








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21 years ago
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Crystal-needs-a-park
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yeah i intened to have my own homemade t-bar in my back yard someday... but until then another plcae you can look up was the other option for blackcomb... it was in teh north cascades near mazama where north cascade heliskiing is... I think it was supposed to be called Early Winters but didn't get funding or approved or something.
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21 years ago
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$1080PLP$
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there is new resort going in in centeral idaho in cascade to compeat with McCall i wish i had to money to go start buying land near it for resale to rich bastards for condo land

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21 years ago
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Crystal-needs-a-park
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who would compete with mccall? brundage is tiny and terrible
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21 years ago
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McGoo
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You wouldnt open a resort and go straight into grooming and buying 8 seat detachable lifts, you start off small, buy a bit more every year, grow over time, plough the profits back into the business. But still, it would cost a shitload. One million easy, and that would just be the consultancy fees



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21 years ago
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mg.
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Yeah ill jsut say alot.
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21 years ago
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Jasmine
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impossible




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21 years ago
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GeneralButtNaked
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it would be like real life rollercoaster tycoon





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21 years ago
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J.D.
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Anybody remember the thread with the plan for everybody on NS to chip in 50 bucks so we could buy a hill and name it Newschoolers mountain? Classic...


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21 years ago
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justincredible
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yes classic...

21 years ago
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$1080PLP$
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/\/\ holy shit i remember that movement i bet we have the masses now to do it!!!! lets try again

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21 years ago
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rossipowderhound
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It would cost you milions to set up a run.

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21 years ago
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Papa
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my boss is considering buying a local fairly small hill that's kinda going under, it has 3-5 lifts, i can't remeber right now, but anyway it's a cool hill, already established with a lodge but it does need a lot of work as well as new lifts, i think it was gonna be around 5 mil







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QuazBotch
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Jumbo Mountain. year round skiing on the glacier. in canada. I wanty.

you can buy used stuff here.

http://www.resortboneyard.com/
you can get a quad chair for $60,000. groomer for $30,000ish. pipe groomer for another $30,000ish
21 years ago
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scofield
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lets just say.. a lot.

East Coast, yay. (Unfortunately the west is better)

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21 years ago
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CalgaryJibber
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my old man almost bought like something in pincher creek, castle mountain i think but it was gay so it sucks so he didnt

its be expensive- even cat ski opperations with like handmade lodges with lumber from the area needs liek 50 investor bigshots
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21 years ago
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$1080PLP$
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my boss just baught this for 2.1 million fucking rich bastard but it needs new lifts bad.


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21 years ago
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vantownloc
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hey KJ if you open a hill can I get a hook up on a season's pass or something? ?? Hook a brother up man!
21 years ago
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apestead
Posts: 1861 - Karma: 28
buy a snowmobile
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21 years ago
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