The new (and as yet un-named) intermediate trail is 1 ¼ miles long, adding nearly 12 more skiable acres to the resort total. Initial clearing and cutting for the trail has begun and while we are pushing hard for completion in time for the current season, it will certainly be skiable with 100% snowmaking and lights for winter 2011-2012. In the meantime, we'll be popping out a unique fleet of shuttle buses to get you around. Once complete, this trail addition will allow you to truly ride peak-to-peak all season long. This is the first new trail expansion at Mountain Creek in more than a decade!
So what else is going on? We finished grade work on Horizon, our primary and most popular trail at Vernon Peak. The extensive cut-and-fill work will provide for more efficient snow coverage on that first-to-open top-to-bottom trail, and allow for more terrain to open faster in the critical pre-holiday period. Hi-yo.
At Mountain Creek South, park rats can expect revised park layouts, an arsenal of new features and *drum roll please*... the return of a half pipe!
The 13-foot halfpipe will be located on Bear Peak, where the core of our snowmaking firepower lives. Plus, a bit of the video-friendly lighting from the Grand Prix Superpipe will be relocated for better capture of night runs.
Our popular event venue in the Bear Base area has been rebranded as ‘The Arena.’ In keeping with this theme, we’re installing stadium quality lighting and sound system. We’re also widening the area by removing the old Magic Carpet and re-grading the land allowing for optimum snow coverage as well as more creative setups.
Well, that about covers it! Hope you’re as excited about the upcoming season as we are. The Farmer’s Almanac is calling for a “colder-than-normal” winter in the Mid-Atlantic, so we’re ready to flip the snowmaking switch as soon as possible!
-Halley
