Salmon Hills Future Unknown

I previously posted a message reporting the reopening of Salmon Hills.
This is true as far as I know however, you must all know that it is
uncertain wether I will be working at Salmon Hills and that it is also
uncertain if the grooming will be as meticulous as in the past. I sure
would hope so because even if I don't work there I sure would like to
ski a lot. The future of Salmon Hills remains to be seen and I would
love to see it expand and improve on what we started. I would hate to
see it take a step backwards and dismiss what we fought and worked so
hard for.

Hans

A few days ago I heard that Salmon Hills is going to be turned into a
snowmobiling resort but hope that isn't true.

JFT

"John Forrest Tomlinson" wrote in message
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A few days ago I heard that Salmon Hills is going to be turned into a
snowmobiling resort but hope that isn't true.

JFT
Salmon Hills without Nordic skiing would be a true loss. Maybe they
will do a combination of skiing and snowmobiling. Byrncliff Resort
(http://www.byrncliff.com/) does a reasonable job managing both. In the
winter they are primarily a Nordic ski resort that also serves snowmobiles.
I've skied there several times without any hassles with the snowmobile
crowd.

On Thu, 1 Jan 2004, Ron Andrews wrote:

"John Forrest Tomlinson" wrote in message
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A few days ago I heard that Salmon Hills is going to be turned into a
snowmobiling resort but hope that isn't true.

JFT
Salmon Hills without Nordic skiing would be a true loss. Maybe they
will do a combination of skiing and snowmobiling. Byrncliff Resort
(http://www.byrncliff.com/) does a reasonable job managing both. In the
winter they are primarily a Nordic ski resort that also serves snowmobiles.
I've skied there several times without any hassles with the snowmobile
crowd.

How do they control the smell?

"Mitch Collinsworth" wrote in message
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On Thu, 1 Jan 2004, Ron Andrews wrote:

"John Forrest Tomlinson" wrote in message
om...
A few days ago I heard that Salmon Hills is going to be turned into a
snowmobiling resort but hope that isn't true.

JFT
Salmon Hills without Nordic skiing would be a true loss. Maybe they
will do a combination of skiing and snowmobiling. Byrncliff Resort
(http://www.byrncliff.com/) does a reasonable job managing both. In the
winter they are primarily a Nordic ski resort that also serves
snowmobiles.
I've skied there several times without any hassles with the snowmobile
crowd.

How do they control the smell?

The only place where the ski trails and the snowmobile trails are close
together is next to the lodge and they approach from different sides of the
lodge. The lodge is in an open area where breezes are common. I think that
helps. The ski trails are on the golf course and surrounding woods. The
snowmobile trails go out much farther.

I did hear from a reliable source that the new owners of Salmon Hills are
also purchasing a local RV camp, seriously.
Well, I don't want to say anything is impossible, but I am going to
speculate that RVing and sledding (snowmobiling) go more hand-in-hand than
RVing and XC skiing. It is reality that most of the acreage around Salomon
Hills Resort, particularly the south side of the Salmon Reservoir is open to
snowmobiling. It is ironic that snowmobilers know Salmon Hills has that
large piece of property on the north side of the reservoir that is closed to
their sleds. In the context of Salmon Hills Resort I disagree that
sledding and XC skiing could coexist. I have been skiing at Salmon since
1997. Occasionally a sledder "stumbles" onto the XC trails. Simply put
they do no belong there. Due to the layout of many of Salmon's XC runs they
would pose a significant hazard to skiers.

I also heard the Salmon no longer has its original Piston Pulley. It was
"returned" to creditors once the bank foreclosed. If that is true, the new
owners will need to obtain some sort of grooming machine.
This might explain Hans G's 12/24 note on to this group. It did not sound
nearly as "positive" on Salmon's future as his previous communications have.
Joe

"Mitch Collinsworth" wrote in message
r.cornell.edu...

On Thu, 1 Jan 2004, Ron Andrews wrote:

"John Forrest Tomlinson" wrote in message
om...
A few days ago I heard that Salmon Hills is going to be turned into a
snowmobiling resort but hope that isn't true.

JFT
Salmon Hills without Nordic skiing would be a true loss. Maybe they
will do a combination of skiing and snowmobiling. Byrncliff Resort
(http://www.byrncliff.com/) does a reasonable job managing both. In the
winter they are primarily a Nordic ski resort that also serves
snowmobiles.
I've skied there several times without any hassles with the snowmobile
crowd.