Elk to open this weekend

[Icecoast]

No mention of what trails.

[AirheadD8]

Just now, Icecoast said:

No mention of what trails.

9-1 ???? 😵‍💫

[Icecoast]

42 minutes ago, AirheadD8 said:

9-1 ???? 😵‍💫

Maybe they have previously committed to afternoon plans with a friend?

[Old Geezer]

That's their office hours for the weekend.

[Jn959]

Sale apparently fell through

[JFskiDan]

24 minutes ago, Jn959 said:

Sale apparently fell through

fell through, or never had a buyer?

[enjoralas]

9 minutes ago, JFskiDan said:

fell through, or never had a buyer?

I'm betting fell through, that's curious wording "no transaction occurred."

[JFskiDan]

19 minutes ago, enjoralas said:

I'm betting fell through, that's curious wording "no transaction occurred."

yeah, i might be more inclined to read that as deal fell through.  its interesting to go back to the old thread where quite a few people had claimed "its a done deal".  I imagine those where mostly long time season passholders.  those guys are always in the know.  

if there was almost a transaction, i will still say it is the best kept secret in the ski biz of 2024/2025 as to who it was.  

[Benm]

That dorky attempt of a press release is almost like parody.

[JFskiDan]

i cant quite figure this out.  they said they would open today, then they said they would open by this weekend?  Are they the new Camelback from last year?

 

[RidgeRacer]

Elk needs new owners and quick. People that can make the most out of what's a pretty good hill all things considered. So much wasted potential.

[enjoralas]

23 hours ago, JFskiDan said:

i cant quite figure this out.  they said they would open today, then they said they would open by this weekend?  Are they the new Camelback from last year?

 

 

4 hours ago, RidgeRacer said:

Elk needs new owners and quick. People that can make the most out of what's a pretty good hill all things considered. So much wasted potential.

 

 

Elk working the social media:

[paul45]

On 12/8/2025 at 12:50 PM, JFskiDan said:

i cant quite figure this out.  they said they would open today, then they said they would open by this weekend?  Are they the new Camelback from last year?

 

They opened today. I don't think they have anyone proofread anything they post for even being coherent sentences. Pretty sure that was an attempted reference to camelback beating them to opening but only having two lame trails. Which could have been a pretty funny jab if they hired someone that could actually write and make it funny. But it's worded like a half formed sentence instead. 

14 hours ago, RidgeRacer said:

Elk needs new owners and quick. People that can make the most out of what's a pretty good hill all things considered. So much wasted potential.

Hopefully that attempt at a press release was just Greg trying to get everyone that walks in the door to stop asking him what happened to the sale. 

[JFskiDan]

11 hours ago, paul45 said:

They opened today. I don't think they have anyone proofread anything they post for even being coherent sentences. Pretty sure that was an attempted reference to camelback beating them to opening but only having two lame trails. Which could have been a pretty funny jab if they hired someone that could actually write and make it funny. But it's worded like a half formed sentence instead. 

Hopefully that attempt at a press release was just Greg trying to get everyone that walks in the door to stop asking him what happened to the sale. 

That makes sense.  but yeah, they need to work on their stuff a little if they are gonna throw some shade, which i have no problem with.  

forever ago, the crown for first to open was always worn by Big Boulder for opening Freedom, which, as Doug described it many years ago "as a tilted tabletop"

really at this point though, we will just go ahead and give them a PASR Participation Prize.  

[EdBacon]

Elk is the annoying HOA guy of PA ski areas.

Edited December 10, 2025 by EdBacon

[toast21602]

31 minutes ago, JFskiDan said:

That makes sense.  but yeah, they need to work on their stuff a little if they are gonna throw some shade, which i have no problem with.  

forever ago, the crown for first to open was always worn by Big Boulder for opening Freedom, which, as Doug described it many years ago "as a tilted tabletop"

really at this point though, we will just go ahead and give them a PASR Participation Prize.  

Agreed. I think BB would qualify for the inaugural PASR Peace Prize.

[JFskiDan]

18 minutes ago, toast21602 said:

Agreed. I think BB would qualify for the inaugural PASR Peace Prize.

Absolutely.  I just hope they understand the significance of a made up prize.