2018-19 Southern Adirondack Guide
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Olympic Regional Development Authority and<br />
Town of Johnsburg Working Together to Bring<br />
Economic Development to The Region<br />
Gore Mountain recently amended its UMP report which includes<br />
projects from trail widening to new lifts and upgrades to<br />
existing facilities.<br />
Summer <strong>2018</strong> work<br />
includes enlarging of the<br />
snowmaking pond and<br />
improvements to the beginner<br />
slopes. Modifications<br />
to the traffic pattern<br />
for shuttles are also on the<br />
list of improvements. This<br />
summer visitors should see<br />
construction begun on an<br />
extension to the Tannery<br />
Restaurant which will allow<br />
larger functions and<br />
weddings, a perfect venue for hosting gatherings. Mountain administrators<br />
have also proposed lift replacements including High<br />
Peaks, Sunway, and Ski Bowl Chair Lift. Long term plans at Ski<br />
Bowl Park include a zip coaster, high ropes course and tubing hill.<br />
Gore’s General Manager James “Bone” Bayse commented<br />
that “Gore Mountain’s unique partnership with the Town of Johnsburg<br />
and its North Creek Ski Bowl is one that is very special to<br />
us. The fact that visitors and residents can start and end their day<br />
of skiing at the Bowl adds variety to their experience, and it brings<br />
their winter adventure physically closer to the businesses of the<br />
Gore Mountain Region. We are actively communicating with area<br />
stakeholders about moving our summer operations there, which is<br />
an opportunity<br />
that could build<br />
upon the winter<br />
success story<br />
already started.<br />
There is so<br />
much potential<br />
for the Town of<br />
Johnsburg, and<br />
in working together<br />
as a forward-thinking<br />
community, lots that Gore Mountain and the region could accom-<br />
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plish as a team. Anchor attractions, enhanced food<br />
and beverage experiences, and new events could<br />
help make the North Creek Ski Bowl an enticing<br />
year-round recreation destination. As we continue<br />
with the permitting process, and as more information<br />
and ideas are exchanged, we look forward to<br />
furthering plans and projects.<br />
We are making tremendous improvements to<br />
our snowmaking<br />
cap<br />
a b i l i t i e s<br />
for the 18-<br />
<strong>19</strong> season,<br />
and these upgrades will<br />
benefit terrain throughout<br />
the entire resort, including<br />
at the Ski Bowl. We will<br />
host more of the well-attended<br />
Nordic events that<br />
we have developed for<br />
competitive and local racers,<br />
and we will continue increasing the awareness and improving<br />
the access of the interconnect. Most importantly, we will continue<br />
to provide a welcoming and well-maintained venue at the Ski<br />
Bowl for everyone to enjoy.”<br />
Johnsburg Supervisor Andrea Hogan commented “As a community,<br />
we are incredibly excited about the future of the Ski<br />
Bowl. We have a lot happening, working closely with ORDA. She<br />
went on to say, “More work is being done in the park to expand<br />
the mountain biking and the trail system, and community and park<br />
committees are working hard to ensure success for all.”<br />
Johnsburg locals, Bob & Kelly Nessle say a project to create<br />
a New York State Museum of Skiing & Ski Hall of Fame<br />
in North Creek is still in the beginning stages. “The feasibility<br />
results were fairly optimistic,” Kelly Nessle said. “It said we<br />
would get 25,000 visitors per year.<br />
The Olympic Region Development Authority (ORDA) has<br />
proposed about $<strong>19</strong> million in improvements for a portion of<br />
the Ski Bowl Recreation Area and has estimated it would bring<br />
about 40,000 visitors to the North Creek area in the summer.<br />
The feasibility study projected about $1.2 million in sales at<br />
the museum, which would also account for 17 jobs. Overall, a<br />
museum would result in over $3 million in activity.<br />
Last May, the Town of Johnsburg agreed to lease one to<br />
three acres near Route 28 of the Ski Bowl Recreation Area to<br />
the museum. The resolution authorizing the lease says the precise<br />
location would be identified later.<br />
“We’re looking for several million dollars to build and sustain<br />
the system,” Bob Nessle said.<br />
Johnsburg Supervisor Andrea Hogan said she was excited at<br />
the prospects. “New York state is rich in ski history and Johnsburg<br />
itself has been the site of some industry firsts. It would<br />
certainly add to the experience of anyone visiting the area. I<br />
would like to see the town support this initiative, and last year’s<br />
agreement to lease property is a good start,” Hogan said.<br />
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