how can you not understand why they are closing from a money making perspective? They are closing because interest in skiing and snowboarding from the average public that visit grouse is very low right now. People are thinking about summer, not winter and skiing. Sure is sucks that they are closing, but think about how much money grouse would loose if they stayed open any longer, with the small amount of passholders going? not worth it, but hopefully they open a jib park, leave lifts closed, and let people go wild!