2.5 Million Dollars Reinvested in Improvements at Appalachian Ski Mtn.
After a $2.5 million investment in snowmaking infrastructure and other facilities, Appalachian Ski Mtn. now has the greatest snowmaking pumping capacity per acre in the Southeast Region. Over the last two years, Appalachian has more than doubled its water pumping capacity and reservoir capacity, and installed the electrical infrastructure to support continued snowmaking improvements over the next decade. Appalachian’s snowmaking system now has the capability to produce over 40 million pounds of snow per day.
In a winter season with unusually sporadic rain and warm weather, Appalachian has consistently led the region in the amount of snow on the slopes. Improvements have also been made to the equipment rental operation, restaurant serving areas, ski ticket selling windows, parking, and terrain parks.
In an ongoing effort to provide guests with the best possible resort experience, the items listed below represent some of the improvements made over the last two years:
Improvements for 08-09 winter season:
-Multi-million gallon expansion of snowmaking reservoir
-8 new Tower fan guns
-Widened upper portion of Orchard Run and Appaljack
-Doubled size of snowboard rental area
-Increased snowboard rental inventory by 50%
-Added Burton Learn-To-Ride snowboards, boots, and bindings
-Designated a Burton Learn-To-Ride Center
-More accessible slopeside ski pole distribution facility with over 1500 pairs of new carbon-fiber Goode ski poles
-Added 50% more children’s ski boot inventory
-Added additional ski ticket window
-Offered new season pass scanning capability at all ticket cashier stations
-Renovated and expanded restaurant serving line area, with new condiment island
-8 New features in terrain parks
-30’ ATP Logo Box
-10’ x 16’ Red Bull Wallride
-20’ T-Top Flat Box
-20’ T-Top Flat Box
-5’ Polejam
-18’ Flat Rail
-21’ Down to Flat Rail
-16’ Picnic Table
-$ 8,000 in slopeside padding
-Rebuilt #3 chairlift unload ramp
-Improved ski slope drainage
-New switch house and electrical Infrastructure to support next decade of snowmaking improvements
-4 miles of snowmaking electrical wiring
-New race hut installed on Big Appal
Improvements for 07-08 winter season:
-Installed largest snowmaking pumping station constructed in America in 2007
-Almost doubled snowmaking reservoir capacity
-5 new tower fan guns
-Increased parking area
-New Pisten Bully tiller
-Purchased Grindrite snowboard-width stonegrinder and wet belt sander
-Graded new advanced drop-in access connector to Appal Jam slope
-New terrain park utility building for Appal Jam Terrain Park
-15 new terrain park features:
-36’ M Rail
-30’ Down Flat Down Box
-24’ Flat Down Flat Rail
-8’ Box Top
-12’ Box Top
-12’ Juice Box
-16’ Juice Box
-16' Rainbow Box
-35’ Flat Rail
-5’ Kicker Box
-24’ Shark Fin Box
-24’ Flat Rail
-24’ Flat Rail
-24’ Flat Rail
-24’ Flat Down Rail
8 New Wizzards waiting to go on the hill (photo taken 6/6/08)
Burying conduit for all the new Tower Guns
The new electrical line going up Appaljack
New Wizzards being placed on Upper Appal
New addition to the Base Area
Pulling Wire through the new conduit