Rent a Mountain?

[adamti91]

I've seen this on both the Shawnee Peak and Plattekill websites, and it's probably available at other mountains: The option to 'rent' the mountain for a day? How does that work exactly... Do people get turned away at the ticket window if they aren't in your group :-?? It seems sort of weird to me. Has anybody rented a mountain or been at a mountain while it was being rented out? Weird stuff...

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

I believe the Club resorts, (Bear Creek, Queechy, whatever Sonnenburg is now) offer that. I can't imagine that it happens very often, but who knows.

 

[stomachdoc]

Tenney offered it in the spring (in years past)

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

since P is only open really weekends, i think you can rent it on the non-public skiing days...so like a Tuesday you could get a bunch of friends and head up and have it all to yourself

 

[adamti91]

Hmmm. I sense an 'AZ day' coming up pretty soon .

 

[drjeff]

Attitash did at the end of the season a few years ago. I'd guess it would be just like when a corporation rents out a theme park for an event. You'd go upto the ticket window, and they'd kindly say that they were closed for an event

 

[Terry]

I think Shawnee Peak only offers that in the spring when they close midweek anyways. Last year they had a couple of corporate events on the rental days. A good moneymaker on days that they are normally closed anyways. I doubt that you could rent it midseason because of all the race programs, etc.

 

[Warp Daddy]

Our regional Medical Center used to rent a mountain for a day in the Ottawa area in the Gatineau for our employees . From what i heard it was a super day evwn for those who didn't ski . Unfortunately it was before my time on the board of directors and of course now the legal beagles worry about "risk" :blink:

 

[Brettski]

Well..what does it cost?

 

[MarkC]

Well..what does it cost?

At plattekill $2500 for up to 250 people. http://www.plattekill.com/winter/groups_new.html#mountain
I have worked a rent the mountain day at plattekill. It was probally one of the top 20 days I have had there. I think it was on a thurdsay a few seasons back. What I am sure of is there was about 8" of fresh powder and 15 people on the mountain. Fresh tracks all day!

 

[bvibert]

I'd be surprised if any mountains that are normally open mid-week would consider turning away paying customers so they could rent out the mountain for a one time thing. I have heard of mountains doing this after they close for the season and still have snow left though. I think one mountain even auctioned off the after they closed one season on eBay.