Hi All,
FYI on Tuesday Aug 17, weather permitting, a heavy lift helicopter will be here to place the new lift towers on the steep sections of the mtn. Construction is actually ahead of schedule. The superstructure base terminal has arrived, lying at the base of Hunter One for now, and has already been painted with the new name "Kaatskill Flyer". The old quad towers and equipment has been moved to the west side for storage until next spring when that project will commence. It won't be long now...........
Ski ya,
Jon
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Hunter News
Ski Bowl scores $4.8M federal loan
Agriculture Dept. funds targeted at ski lift improvements
By Doron Tyler Antrim
Hudson-Catskill Newspapers
Published: Saturday, August 7, 2010 2:14 AM EDT
HUNTER — The Hunter Mountain Ski Bowl is getting a $4.8 million loan guarantee from the federal government for ski lift improvements.
The loan, to be administered by KeyBank, N.A., was announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The guarantee means the government will assume the cost of the loan if the resort were to default.
The money is being made available through the 2009 stimulus package.
USDA’s loan guarantees, totaling $413 million, will support 128 projects in 35 states and territories.
The loan will help the resort in a multi-million dollar effort to renovate and relocate one of its lifts and purchase another lift.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement: “The loan guarantees we are announcing will help businesses to grow and promote job creation to promote economic opportunity in rural communities.”
Jessica Pezak, Hunter Mountain’s director of communications, did not immediately return calls for comment.
The ski resort is in the midst of completing an ambitious zipline construction project, which plans to be the highest and longest in North America.
When completed, riders will be able to use the ski lifts to travel from the base of the mountain to the zipline.
Friday’s announcement comes a day after USDA announced $3.5 million in stimulus money for broadband improvement projects in several Greene County towns.
Agriculture Dept. funds targeted at ski lift improvements
By Doron Tyler Antrim
Hudson-Catskill Newspapers
Published: Saturday, August 7, 2010 2:14 AM EDT
HUNTER — The Hunter Mountain Ski Bowl is getting a $4.8 million loan guarantee from the federal government for ski lift improvements.
The loan, to be administered by KeyBank, N.A., was announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The guarantee means the government will assume the cost of the loan if the resort were to default.
The money is being made available through the 2009 stimulus package.
USDA’s loan guarantees, totaling $413 million, will support 128 projects in 35 states and territories.
The loan will help the resort in a multi-million dollar effort to renovate and relocate one of its lifts and purchase another lift.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement: “The loan guarantees we are announcing will help businesses to grow and promote job creation to promote economic opportunity in rural communities.”
Jessica Pezak, Hunter Mountain’s director of communications, did not immediately return calls for comment.
The ski resort is in the midst of completing an ambitious zipline construction project, which plans to be the highest and longest in North America.
When completed, riders will be able to use the ski lifts to travel from the base of the mountain to the zipline.
Friday’s announcement comes a day after USDA announced $3.5 million in stimulus money for broadband improvement projects in several Greene County towns.
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