I had the chance to meet some of the management from Bear this past fall. It was pretty cool getting their perspective on the whole expansion into summer events and everything. From a business standpoint, it's the best thing they could have done for themselves. The expansion is more than paying for itself and has become incredibly lucrative. Unfortunately, I've been on the other side as well, wondering why the hell some of that money isn't going into the mountain. I guess you just have to realize that mountains of that size can only make so much money no matter how their run or how much money is thrown into improving them, it's all about running a business and making that money.
Enjoy the prom though man, I've heard their accommodations are pretty damn impressive.