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 Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:24 pm Post subject: Sleeping Giant Reopening.... |
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| Quote: | Associated Press - October 16, 2007 4:35 PM ET
POWELL, Wyo. (AP) - A pair of investors have bought the Sleeping Giant Ski Area in Park County and plan to reopen it by Thanksgiving 2008.
Jim Nielson and Tom Fitzsimmons, both of Cody, signed a contract earlier this month with Keith Dahlem and Dahlem's mother. Dahlem owned improvements on the property inside Shoshone National Forest and had a Forest Service permit for the ski area until earlier this year.
But the ski area has been closed for two years now due to lack of snow and concern about the safety of the ski lift.
Nielson says he has signed an agreement with the Forest Service allowing him to install snowmaking equipment, a second ski lift and a home for a manager. |
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Excelent!!! Glad to hear that theres been new life for SG. |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:57 am Post subject: |
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A year too late for me, would have been perfect when I am flying into Billings this coming winter. Still if its future is secure then its good news and I will have to get there in the future.
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| Quote: | Ski area looks to open next winter
Associated Press - March 13, 2008 3:35 PM ET
POWELL, Wyo. (AP) - Developers of the Sleeping Giant ski area in northern Wyoming are ready to begin repairing the closed lodge and have begun replacing a bridge across the Shoshone River.
The new owners of the ski area hope to finish the projects in time to open for the winter season of 2008-2009.
The ski area is about 45 miles west of Cody. It has been closed for three winters.
Other planned improvements include replacing the old T-bar lift system with a chair lift. |
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| Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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From Cody Enterprise
4/28/08
| Quote: | Does Sleeping Giant Ski Area need a new name?
In this election year, area residents are invited to vote during the next week, April 28-May 4, concerning a possible name change for the longtime North Fork ski area.
The Yellowstone Recreations Foundation, a new nonprofit entity that will operate the ski area, is asking the public to vote on whether or not a new name is needed.
Votes may be sent via e-mail to yesorno@yellowstonerec.com.
If the majority of people favor renaming the ski area, an actual naming contest will be conducted at a later time to choose a new name.
The Sleeping Giant name has been used for about a half-century, but for the last three years it's been associated with a ski area whose dilapidated condition forced its closure.
Renovations have begun at the ski area, where a new bridge is in place and other progress is being made on remodeling in time for a Thanksgiving opening.
Cody native Andy Quick, who owns and operates Gradient Mountain Sports, will be operations manager of the ski area.
The ski area was purchased privately in 2007 and will be donated to the Yellowstone Recreations Foundation.
The foundation is partnering with the Cody Recreation Foundation to raise money for development of the ski area as an affordable family recreation destination.
“Sleeping Giant is well-remembered as a family ski hill and is undergoing a remarkable face-lift,” said Kerry Strike, a spokesman for the new foundation. She said they use the word “recreations” in their name because they hope more activities than just downhill skiing take place in that area.
Involvement and input from Big Horn Basin people is crucial to the ski area's long-term success, Strike added.
She said the public's first task is to vote whether or not to retain the name.
In addition to replacing the bridge linking the parking area to the ski lodge and lifts, work continues on modifications to those facilities.
Work will continue through the summer, with safety concerns being addressed through removal of beetle-killed trees near the ski runs.
Snow-making equipment will be installed and the lifts will be upgraded as well.
“Environmental sustainability” continues to be a key factor in the remodeling process, Strike added.
“Management is working with the Shoshone Forest and Greater Yellowstone Coalition to achieve this goal,” she added. |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | ‘Bigger' ski area adds chair lift, snowmaking
By Carole Cloudwalker
Monday, July 14, 2008
Skiers in Park County and the Big Horn Basin will be in luck come November when Sleeping Giant Ski Area is planning its grand re-opening.
The longtime ski area on the upper North Fork of the Shoshone River is undergoing a major renovation this summer, spokesman Kerry Strike said Monday.
A new chair lift and snowmaking equipment is being installed, the T-bar lift has been removed and some ski runs will be substantially longer.
“It seems to be greener up there now, with some trees removed, and with a fresh coat of paint it's emerging from that sleepy stage,” Strike said. “It's more alive and ready to accept visitors.”
She added that the facility will be geared toward family skiers.
Andy Quick, who is the general manager of the ski area, said the new owners, the Nielson family and others, are investing $2.5 million-$3 million in improvements. They eventually hope to involve a nonprofit corporation in management of the facility.
The new ski area - rising much higher up the mountain - will boast 890 vertical feet of ski slope, compared to the previous 580 feet.
A helicopter logging operation is planned later this month. It involves removing trees to an area near the parking lot, where they will be processed and trucked to RY Timber in Livingston, Mont.
A total of about 4,600 trees will be removed by both ground and helicopter methods, Shoshone forestry technician Joe Vukelich said.
Involved are about 80 acres of forest containing an average of 60 trees per acre, he said.
Most trees already are dead or dying from insect infestations and disease, though some live trees also will be harvested, Vukelich added.
The helicopter logging was supposed to have been completed already, but Central Copters, a Montana company, experienced an engine failure in one of its choppers, and that has delayed the operation until about July 22, Quick said.
About 500,000 board feet of mixed lodgepole, Douglas fir and spruce trees will be removed to allow more vertical feet to the ski hill and to accommodate a new chair lift.
“That's a substantial amount for our project,” Quick said.
He said the investment being made in the ski area represents a “serious upgrade,” though “we could have made it usable for less money.”
One pricey investment is in state-of-the-art snowmaking equipment, which will draw water from the North Fork river, much of which will be returned in the form of melted snow after the ski season ends in the spring.
While plans originally called for constructing a manager's residence adjacent to the parking lot this summer, Quick said that's been postponed until 2009.
This winter he will stay at Shoshone Lodge during the snowmaking season to ensure the equipment functions properly.
This summer's work has included removal of dead and diseased timber through the use of tractors.
A chair lift that remained in the parking lot of the ski area for many years has been deemed unusable because of missing parts and safety concerns, Strike said.
A replacement triple chair lift was purchased from Mammoth Mountain in California, and is being shipped to Cody. It will include complete maintenance records and is in “excellent shape,” she said. It will be installed west of the former T-bar lift line.
The existing T-bar was removed by Regional Recycling, and the existing chair lift has been through extensive inspection and maintenance and is being completely refurbished.
Old ski tuning equipment has been donated to the Cody High School ski teams, and new equipment should be delivered this week, Strike said.
In addition, the chair lift cabins are being remodeled for use by the ski patrol.
General clean-up, painting and repair continues throughout various buildings on the property, located across US 14-16-20 from Shoshone Lodge.
Construction of a new maintenance building also is under way. |
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| Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:10 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Support efforts to reopen ski area
Written by Yancy Bonner
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
The recent announcement that Sleeping Giant Ski Area will not reopen this year was a disappointment to many.
The North Fork ski area, closed since 2004, is the place where many Park County residents first experienced the joy of flying down a snow-covered mountain. The Yellowstone Recreations Foundation, the non-profit group behind the revitalization of the ski area, says funding hasn’t come in as quickly as necessary for the area to operate during the 2008-2009 season. Organizers were correct in concluding that going into debt before the area is even operating would not be a wise choice.
The foundation must raise about $3 million for various improvements, including a new chair lift, snow-making equipment and a major expansion of skiable terrain — from 47 acres to 180 acres. So far, the foundation has drummed up about $1.3 million. A $500,000 grant from the Wyoming Business Council could push the total close to $2 million. But there’s still a long way to go.
The Yellowstone Recreations Foundation and its supporters have emphasized the benefits of Sleeping Giant being a “community” ski area. A primary goal is to create a place where the youth of this county can learn a lifetime sport — one that gets people off the couch, out of the house and into the great outdoors.
That’s surely a good aim. But if it is going to become a reality, it will need the support — financial and otherwise — of people from across Park County.
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| Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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Good news!
State approves grant for ski area
CODY, Wyo. (AP) Wyoming state government has approved a $500,000 grant for the Sleeping Giant ski area. It's located about 45 miles west of Cody, in the Shoshone National Forest.
Sleeping Giant is a community-run, nonprofit organization. The grant was part of a $22 million package of funding that Wyoming's State Loan and Investment Board approved for projects across the state.
The ski area intends to use the money to purchase and install electrical system upgrades, snowmaking equipment and a new triple-chair lift.
Kim Sears is spokeswoman for the Wyoming business council. She says the grant is contingent on Sleeping Giant raising an additional $766,000 in matching funds. |
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| skier wrote: | Good news!
State approves grant for ski area
CODY, Wyo. (AP) Wyoming state government has approved a $500,000 grant for the Sleeping Giant ski area. It's located about 45 miles west of Cody, in the Shoshone National Forest.
Sleeping Giant is a community-run, nonprofit organization. The grant was part of a $22 million package of funding that Wyoming's State Loan and Investment Board approved for projects across the state.
The ski area intends to use the money to purchase and install electrical system upgrades, snowmaking equipment and a new triple-chair lift.
Kim Sears is spokeswoman for the Wyoming business council. She says the grant is contingent on Sleeping Giant raising an additional $766,000 in matching funds. |
Wonderful! Its great that theres hope for SG!!  |
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looks like SG has a new website. check it out here: http://www.skisg.com/index.cfm
I'll try to get some more updates...
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I see in their rotating image header they show two quads, one's a hsq. I wonder if they know that they can be sued for that?
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that one HSQ is the mtn top express at Vail. don't think they'll be adding one of those any time soon!
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| brad wrote: | | That one HSQ is the Mountaintop Express at Vail. I don't think they'll be adding one of those any time soon! |
And Vail could get at least 10 more years out of their Doppelmayr quads! |
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| Quote: | SAM Magazine—Cody, Wyo., May 7, 2010―Sleeping Giant ski area, revived as a non-profit area last season after five years of hibernation, lost $316,288 in its first season, according to figures released by executive director Hamilton Bryan and reported by the Associated Press. Below-normal snow and a short season are partly to blame, he added.
The ski area, located near the East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park reopened after supporters—private individuals, local businesses, and public entities—provided funds and pledges worth $3 million to $4 million. Not all of the money has been received, and the area is asking those with outstanding pledges to accelerate their payments. It is also continuing its fundraising efforts.
The area expects that advance season’s-pass sales and general fundraising will provide operating capital for the upcoming season. |
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