dmuja Posted September 14, 2004 Posted September 14, 2004 There has been a proposal made to develop the South Side of Mount Adams into a ski resort. A monetary offer has apparently been made to the Yakima Tribe in exchange for the south side of the mountain including the common route (Lunch Counter, Pikers Peak etc..) A ski lift would be built to an elevation of 11,000 feet (I assume to the top of the "false summit" of Pikers Peak). Feel free to provide more information here if anyone has some, I will do the same. Obviously I am strongly opposed to this and will try to provide as much info as I can for others to express their views to those with the decision making powers on this proposal. more to follow..... Quote
AlpineK Posted September 14, 2004 Posted September 14, 2004 Do you have any info you can point to? That would suck if they did that. Quote
joepuryear Posted September 14, 2004 Posted September 14, 2004 Here's a link to the article in the Yakima paper: http://www.yakima-herald.com/?storyid=281436279211428 It made the front page today. Quote
dmuja Posted September 14, 2004 Author Posted September 14, 2004 Thnx Joe, People can send letters to the editor of the YAKIMA HERALD here----> http://www.yakima-herald.com/YHR/info.html$lettereditor Quote
Iron_Serenity Posted September 14, 2004 Posted September 14, 2004 Boycott Mount Hood Meadows as a result of their proposed action. Quote
iain Posted September 14, 2004 Posted September 14, 2004 eh hem, that would be Mount Adams Meadows. Quote
cracked Posted September 14, 2004 Posted September 14, 2004 That would be uncool to say the least. Quote
philfort Posted September 14, 2004 Posted September 14, 2004 Ski lifts to 11000 feet!? (How many days a winter would they even be able to open lifts that high anyway...) luckily the plan is so ridiculous, it doesn't really seem realistic. (NFNWR would just be a short hike from the top of the lifts though... ) Quote
dmuja Posted September 14, 2004 Author Posted September 14, 2004 Ski lifts to 11000 feet!? (How many days a winter would they even be able to open lifts that high anyway...) luckily the plan is so ridiculous, it doesn't really seem realistic. Remember all the news repeorts recently (last couple years)about how "ski resorts will have to close" especially at lower elevations because of global warming eg higher snow levels? Well guess what solution these bozos came up with.. Quote
cj001f Posted September 14, 2004 Posted September 14, 2004 Will build destination ski resort for food Quote
chris_w Posted September 14, 2004 Posted September 14, 2004 Just think of the new speed records!!!!! Quote
Chriznitch Posted September 14, 2004 Posted September 14, 2004 the south side already feels like a ski resort. Might as well have a good place to get beer & pizza Quote
Ireneo_Funes Posted September 14, 2004 Posted September 14, 2004 This is unreal. Hope the tribe continues to take their stewardship seriously instead of going for the buck. I'm not a skier, but if I was... there's no way in hell I'd patronize Meadows. Quote
billcoe Posted September 14, 2004 Posted September 14, 2004 Well Dan, if you WERE a skier, and you also had a fondness for CASINOS where great singers like Englebert Humperdink and Wayne Newton could ply their trade, you'd be in hog heaven up there gambling and skiing and kicken back with the tunes from the 50's. _____________________________________________________ Thou shall gamble harder, skiis shall be sharper, mind shall be weaker, as our pussy strength and eyesight diminishes. You do support our Casino American's no? Quote
Pandora Posted September 14, 2004 Posted September 14, 2004 Recently, Mount Hood Meadows Development Corp., which owns Mount Hood Ski Resort in northern Oregon, approached the Yakama Nation with a proposal to construct a massive four-season resort, which would put 11 ski lifts reaching the 11,100-foot level on the south side of the mountain. It would also include three 18-hole golf courses, a mid-sloped restaurant, casino, night club, and 2,500 lodging units. Yee-haw. Quote
ashw_justin Posted September 14, 2004 Posted September 14, 2004 FUCK MT. HOOD MEADOWS. I think I'm going to throw up. Quote
Dave_Schuldt Posted September 14, 2004 Posted September 14, 2004 (edited) They have ski lifts higher than 11,000' in Europe. This sucks. I thought most of the mountain is wilderness. I read somewhere that the ski ares in Washington had a good season. Maybe this will go the way of the Methow ski resort. Edited September 14, 2004 by Dave_Schuldt Quote
corvallisclimb Posted September 14, 2004 Posted September 14, 2004 It would also include three 18-hole golf courses, a mid-sloped restaurant, casino, night club, and 2,500 lodging units. better have that night club at 11,000 ft Quote
MisterMo Posted September 14, 2004 Posted September 14, 2004 There has been a proposal made to develop the South Side of Mount Adams into a ski resort. A monetary offer has apparently been made to the Yakima Tribe in exchange for the south side of the mountain including the common route (Lunch Counter, Pikers Peak etc..) A ski lift would be built to an elevation of 11,000 feet (I assume to the top of the "false summit" of Pikers Peak). Feel free to provide more information here if anyone has some, I will do the same. Obviously I am strongly opposed to this and will try to provide as much info as I can for others to express their views to those with the decision making powers on this proposal. more to follow..... A proposal is of course, a long way from a built project; this will probably wind up in the same graveyard as Sandy Butte, the Tram to Muir, and Mt. Hinman...all serious proposals from the dawn of time. Eco and rape of the woods considerations aside, from a business point of view it's tough to envision: 1) A successful day use area that far from populations 2) A successful destination ski area serving up Washington snow and weather (well above treeline yet) competing with parts of the country that offer better conditions. No the skiing would only be part of a larger gimmick albeit no less an intrusion. Quote
Alpine_Tom Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 The distances (I hope) will doom it. It's probably a farther drive from Seattle than Whistler, and a farther drive from Portland than Bachelor. You can gamble almost anywhere; it's hard to imagine the costs making sense, especially the costs of hauling all the construction equipment and workers to a remote location like that. But then, if the state rebuilds the highway for them (maybe they would) and forgoes all tax reciepts for ten years or so, and maybe the Bush administration would kick in for a subsidized airport, heck, it could work. At least, it wouldn't cost THEM that much. There'd be at least a couple dozen minimum-wage jobs in it for the taxpayers. Quote
AaronB Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 They have ski lifts higher than 11,000' in Europe. Arapahoe Basin Colorado - 13,050 feet Breckenridge Colorado - 12,998 Copper Mt Colorado - 12,313 Keystone Colorado - 12,200 They don't call it summit county for nothing. This area was once a pristine wilderness. I doubt a few lifts on the southside of Adams will have half the environmental impact as many other places have seen, which is exactly what the supporters of this plan will say. But we're supposed to learn from our mistakes, not downscale them. Quote
chris Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 YYYYYEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
Fairweather Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 I wouldn't get too worked up about this. It wreaks of a political power play between the Feds, The Yakima's, and the ski industry. 1)The agreement that The Yakima Indian Nation made with the US Govt in 1971 forbids this type of development. (But who could rightly blame a tribe for breaking a promise with Uncle Sam?) 2) The wind-blown sastrugi that prevails above 9000' all winter isn't the "groomers" that the Seattle/Portland yuppies are so fond of....and I believe the slope is too steep and avalanche prone for a snowcat and rake. 3) The whole idea sucks ass.... if even a hard-core righty like me stands against this, they don't have a prayer. Quote
JoshK Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 The whole idea sucks ass.... if even a hard-core righty like me stands against this, they don't have a prayer. Yeah, I can't see this thing being even a remotely good idea. Quote
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