Loon Mountain Sold!!!

Jwenz

Jwenz

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Well I was just looking at the Manchester Union Leader and I saw on the front page that Loon Mtn. Sold, which I thought was interesting with all the new updates and what not. Well Just thought it was interesting...Thoughts?
 
thats awesome.. boyne's taking over.. i pasted the article below for the lazies.

Boyne USA Resorts Announces Coast-To-Coast Expansion Acquisitions Expected to Increase Company Skier Days to 3.6 Million

September 19 , 2007

Boyne Falls, Mich., September 19, 2007 - Backed by nearly 60 years of family run resort experience, Boyne USA Resorts is excited to announce its nationwide expansion reinforcing the Michigan-based corporation's position as the largest family owned four-season resort company in North America and owner/operator of more ski resorts than any other in the United States. Aided by a partnership with CNL Income Properties, Inc., Boyne USA's ski resort portfolio will become the third largest in North America and boasts 10 resort locations operating in Maine, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, Utah, Washington and British Columbia with a combined skier count of approximately 3.6 million.

The expansion allows Boyne USA to further its existing geographic and economic diversity in the winter sports industry, starting in the '50s when the company built the Gatlinburg Sky Lift in Tennessee and in earnest with the 1976 purchase of Big Sky Resort in Montana.

With today's announcement of the pending addition of Booth Creek Ski Holdings, Inc.'s ("Booth Creek") Loon Mountain and The Summit at Snoqualmie resorts to its network, Boyne USA Resorts is building upon its inaugural entry into the long contemplated New England market that began last month with the addition of American Skiing Company's Sunday River and Sugarloaf resorts in Maine. Boyne USA has signed a contract with Booth Creek which at closing will transfer the management of Loon Mountain and The Summit at Snoqualmie to Boyne USA. In addition to furthering entry into the New England market, this transaction will reinforce Boyne USA's commitment in the Pacific Northwest, with three resorts in that region.

The Boyne USA Resorts team, headed by the Kircher family, is proud of its record as longest running management within the mountain resort industry and believes that with its experienced team of over 7,000 passionate individuals, the organization is in a strong position to take on these new properties.

"By bringing almost 60 years of experience in resort and ski area management and building upon the best of American Skiing Company's and Booth Creek's accomplishments, we are confident that we will continue to be a very positive force in this industry," said Stephen Kircher, president of Boyne USA Resorts, eastern operations. "These are exciting times to be part of this team."

Boyne USA executives and their resort-based management teams have already begun mapping the endless possibilities related to resort facility and amenity improvements as well as value creation programs for the many loyal customers of these resorts.

"Boyne USA's history of innovation as well as making continuous improvements at our resorts will continue with these newly acquired facilities," said John Kircher, president of Boyne USA Resorts, western operations and based in the Seattle area since 1996. "Our experience has proven that a long-term vision and financial commitment to a resort is needed, which we are confident CNL and Boyne USA provide. Our understanding and love of the sport, which in our case, goes back to 1947, is one significant factor that drives us to make the facilities we own or manage even better. Keeping our customers happy means reinvesting in the property and creating the expectation of something new each season," added John Kircher.

"From our proprietary Boyne low-e snowmaking technologies, commitment to superior guest satisfaction, passion to build innovative new facilities and amenities, offerings like our BoyneRewards loyalty program, and our unique coast-to-coast season passes, we anticipate making a very positive impact on the entire resort network, its customers and its communities," said Stephen Kircher. "These additions are a continuation of our strategy reinforcing Boyne USA's overall goal of becoming the best four-season resort company in the world by 2015."

About Boyne USA Resorts:

Boyne USA Resorts is the largest family owned four-season resort company in North America; founded by Everett Kircher in 1947. A Michigan-based corporation, Boyne USA Resorts owns and/or operates award-winning mountain and golf resorts and attractions throughout the United States and Canada including Cypress Mountain near Vancouver, British Columbia, a host venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Big Sky Resort in Montana, Boyne Mountain, Boyne Highlands, The Inn at Bay Harbor - A Renaissance Golf Resort and Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark in Michigan, Brighton in Utah, Crystal Mountain in Washington, Sugarloaf/USA and Sunday River Resort in Maine and Gatlinburg Sky Lift in Tennessee. For more information on Boyne USA Resorts, please visit www.boyneusaresorts.com.

 
isn't that why the threedom pass is different this year? I heard rumors about this last year but I guess its true. Hope it doesn't change loon much
 
^leasing it to who? so are you saying that the park will still be just as dope? last thing we need is for these assholes to fuck shit up.
 
ok. low down.

cnl properties still owns loon but its getting switched from booth creek to boyne who is running it. The threedom pass still exists(loon/waterville/cranmore). Today Boyne announced the sundayriver/sugarloaf/loon pass.
 
i'm pretty sure its only in mich that they're doing that. i swear theres a DJAK post on here or a sundayriver post on that message board that says they're is planning on building jumps.
 
Hi, I was wondering if the Boyne company plants to build jumps in the Terrain parks of Sunday River and Loon Mountains on the East coast. Some have said that because of last year's lawsuit this won't be happening. Thank you very much for your time!

- Patrick Warner

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6:02 pm (1½ hours ago)

Hello Mr. Warner,

Thank you for your interest in our Boyne USA’s resorts and parks! We are looking forward to the 2007/08 winter season and plans for all our terrain parks, including the jumps and features within each, are underway. Stay tuned… please visit www.sundayriver.com and www.loonmtn.com often for updates.

Julie Ard

Boyne USA Resorts
 
^ thanx thats a relief cuz i already got my threedom! and i thought loon got sold last year??? or maybe they were just planning on it...but i knew it was happening most of last season.....i thought everyone did.....
 
welll i don't think it's actually going to be okay

So that means that you will have jumps this year?

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Hello Mr. Warner,

Thank you for your interest in our Boyne USA's resorts and parks! We are looking forward to the 2007/08 winter season and plans for all our terrain parks, including the jumps and features within each, are underway. Stay tuned… please visit www.sundayriver.com and www.loonmtn.com often for updates.

Julie Ard

Boyne USA Resorts

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Subject: East Coast Boyne Resorts and Terrain Parks

Hi, I was wondering if the Boyne company plants to build jumps in the Terrain parks of Sunday River and Loon Mountains on the East coast. Some have said that because of last year's lawsuit this won't be happening. Thank you very much for your time!

- Patrick Warner

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Hi… it means that we are in the planning stages and the updates are not yet available. Again, thank you for your interest and please visit our websites for posting of our winter what’s new and terrain park details in the near future.

Thank you!

Julie

 
yeah, just read the last little part to that ^ its in response to me asking " so that means you will have jumps?"
 
There will be jumps. I've spoken with people at Loon previously and brought up that issue and they said they had heard nothing of the sort. If anything, it might mean (hopefully) a park pass to keep you damn massholes out from under jumps.
 
if they didnt have jumps they will lose so much money. they alreay have all their comps up ont he events calander and if they dont have jumps they cant have last call with eastern boarder whihc is one of their biggest events...at least i think it is...there always seems to be 500 people there....
 
No, I mean Massholes... and gapers is not the appropriate term in these parts, it's Joey, or more specifically, Joseph Patrano, as everyone from Mass is of Italian descent.
 
Boyne USA owns my home mountain Crystal Mountain, WA and they recently or yesterday bought Summit-at-Snoqualmie, WA and Loon. They now have 3 locations in the PNW and own the most resorts in North America! But John Kircher is an asshole and he hates parks. But he wont be changing Snoqualmie at all except for two new lifts.
 
Yeah they are against parks. At least John Kircher is the one who ruins my mountain; Crystal Mountain. And he thinks that by having a park it will ruin the mountain because of the punk snowboarders. Recently, he was diagnosed with liver cancer so hopefully he'll pass on but at the same time I feel bad for him. If he lives, I doubt he'll learn anything from it.
 
i hate ignorant pricks like this guy, he is a conservative cunt who is just stopping the progression of skiing and snowboarding. mostly because he feels us "punks" ruin the family attitude at mountains
 
I'm not going to post my e-mail or the response, but I wrote to Boyne and asked them specifically whether or not there would be any changes in the size or character of the parks at Loon in response to the Salvini lawsuit.

The person who responded confirmed that there were no plans to change the park at Loon for the 07/08 season.

 
Funny. Ever since boyne bought Big Sky it got way more yuppie and the park has gotten worse every years. Hopefully they don't fuck up loon like they do all their other resorts.
 
im from Mass, im italian, and i ride loon and waterville about 4 times a week, I like to hang out on top of those big groomer made features in the terrain park...most of the time there's spray paint at the top in a bright color telling me where i can stand!!! i dont understnad why people are always yelling at me though
 
i really liked loon the way it was. i only get up 20 times or so these days, and it's nice to know you'll always have a solid park if the snow sucks.

on the other hand... maybe they'll cut the pipe more often.
 
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