I'm glad to see the little hill I grew up on is set to reopen. They really do have some of the best snow in BC.
Mount Baldy to open Sunday via
www.Castanet.net
by Bill Everitt | Story: 130362 - Jan 9, 2015 / 4:28 pm
Skiers and snowboarders rejoice, Mount Baldy Ski Resort is set to reopen this weekend.
Baldy will open to village residents on Sunday and will begin regular weekend operations for the public on Jan. 16.
The plan is for the mountain to be open every weekend after that, for the rest of the ski season.
Only the Sugarlump quad chair and Magic Carpet will be open, so prices for adult day passes will be set at $29, season passes will be $249 and family passes will be $449 (any number of children).
Season pass holders from other ski areas will receive a further 25 per cent discount on these prices by presenting their passes at the ticket office.
Baldy Capital Corp., a Calgary-based company, recently moved to purchase the ski hill near Oliver, which has suffered from financial trouble and did not open for the 2013-14 ski season.
“It’s been a challenging process with a very tight timeline," said Fred Johnston, president of Baldy Capital. "We have been working very hard to see if we could get the ski hill open for this season while the receivership process and court approval of an asset purchase agreement can be completed over the next several months. With the help of many key supporters in the community, we are very pleased to finally be able to make this announcement.”
Johnston said the project only became viable with money from the company, community encouragement and confidence the company has in the mountain's incumbent manager, Matt Koenig.
Major maintenance and preparatory efforts by Koenig and a small team of loyal former employees have been quietly under way over the last several weeks, with the goal of opening the ski hill on a limited basis.
The Wait is Over! via
www.SkiBaldy.com
Friday January 9th 2015
Mt. Baldy is very pleased to announce that it will re-open on:
SUNDAY, JANUARY 11th at 9:30 am for VILLAGE RESIDENTS ONLY
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16th at 9:30 am for the GENERAL PUBLIC
Thanks to everyone for your patience, we have worked hard to re-open for this season. Food and beverage services will not be available on January 11th but the required permits are in process and we will announce the opening of these services as soon as permits are obtained.