Old Geezer

After rereading through this my intent was not to slam Rummy himself with the bs label. The rumor however .... This does sound like something that keeps the conversation and the drinks flowing at the local ski bar.

Perhaps once in the past 15 years. So no not really.

It's been almost two weeks and no mention of this anywhere other than here. If if were true we should at least expect to hear some of the parties to the transaction crowing about it, press releases to local news media, etc. In a small community like Susquehanna County property transactions like this simply will not stay secret. Back in the military days this was called an unsubstantiated rumor, or the more commonly used acronym BS.

A detail on the bolded point, at one time, 10+ years ago, I knew Elk did not own some of land on which the eastern most trails sit, the natural snow trail is one (I forget the name). They leased that land, and I suspect still do today. There was some minor back and forth with the owning entity about leasing for gas drilling and Elk could have lost out on the deal (for the land woner gas leasing could have generated more income that leasing to Elk). That never came about and the gas well went in on two hilltops south of Elk's summit. A disclaimer, all this could have changed over the years, my memory is hazy and this was during the time when Marcellus gas drilling was at a peak.

It does sound far fetched. Selling now for owners of a ski resort would be selling at the bottom of the market. For buyers, buying at the bottom sounds good at first thought but there's a huge unknown for the next one, two or three seasons as to how may skiers per day will be allowed. On the other hand, there is some untapped potential in the surrounding 'base area' (if you can even call it that) and maybe some investment entity sees potential. Adjacent to Elk's property on the north is a fairly large condominium complex which is in the unique situation of having all the property values driven way, way, way down. Did I mention a huge decrease in value? On top of the decrease in values I heard they were going to have a very large assessment per unit for something. Elk has been mostly successful in the courts over the years to make life hard for owners in that complex, and therefore has driven down property values. By a lot. That seemed to the the intended outcome all along. Local's believe it to be a case of orneriness and vindictiveness, mosty on Elk's part but also on the condo owners part. I heard some of the die hards on the condo/HOA board sold their properties in the recent past and the eagerness to engage in a fight has subsided on the condo assoc's part. And I also heard talk, this was two seasons ago and was third hand, of one of the farm fields adjacent to Elk's parking lot being sold for development. In a rural community like Susquehanna County where everyone knows everybody else's business a sale of Elk would be impossible to keep under wraps for a long time.

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Elk Mt Webcam at 6:00 am today, 09 May 2020.

Even more coverage today, Saturday morning:

Ski Sawmill for the win today:

The Elk-cam shows real snow is besting the snow guns once again. That's twice in a week.

Owing to perspective, from age and experience. If I were like 60 years younger yes maybe it would be. Pic below is what I saw, webcam view has now changed. Nice to see top to bottom snow of the natural variety.

When I posted the camera was from the base boardwalk, next to the ticket window. It had a full top to bottom view.

Friday, Nov 8, 2019. I notice Elk's webcam is online, and is showing actual, real, not-man-made snow top to bottom. Not skiable of course, looks like an inch or two in depth but still a good sign for the coming season.

There's an old saying, when you own a ski house you have more friends than you ever realized.

I worded this wrong, it came through in the entirely wrong context. Correction following in red. Other than thawing frozen water pipes, what does one do when one is staying at their mountain hideaway cabin and the local ski hill closes and the outside air temps are below zero, warm up the car and drive to the local watering hole(s), stay in and read a book?

Other than thawing frozen water pipes, what does one do when the local ski hill closes and the outside air temps are below zero, warm up the car and drive to the local watering hole(s), stay in and read a book? I'm asking out of curiosity, not on account of my situation. Although I have been in the same predicament in VT/NE in the past.

The pictures of your place are very cool to see.

Looks like Golden, CO, as viewed from one of the mountain park roads to the southwest of the town. Maybe here or close by: https://goo.gl/YoQhNU

One points their browser here: http://www.skipa.com/play/resort-cams This along with with the real-time highway cameras here means you can see snow conditions very clearly: http://www.511pa.com/Cameras.aspx

Heard from a friend the Lift Inn put up a sign with their name on it, considering they had no sign for years that is a big improvement for them.

Considering that one year they listed painting the floor boards in the picnic lodge as an annual improvement, this is pretty big. Maybe they got past re-painting the lines in the parking lot as something noteworthy.

What are the local apres-ski watering holes/bars one could pop in after a day at Elk fest? I know Chet's, how about LIft Inn (if it hasn't fallen down yet), Candlelight, Arlo's and one more I can't remember.

The end of a season is always a mix of feelings, you know deep down the good times are fleeting and won't last. How many days did they go beyond the usual 100?

I'm impressed. The pics you post of your place are so cool, no other word better describes it. Did it ever rain?

Having owned ski houses (or condos) in the past I'll say a few things. - When you have a ski house you have lots of friends, many you never knew about. - There's about a one or two year lag between when you acquire the house and when the list starts to grow exponentially. - sleepover is just an acronym for eat all his food and drink all his booze. - Freeloaders and guests are two different animals. I can spot the freeloaders a mile away.