Save Magic Mountain Vermont

Just Getting Started

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:54:34 +0000

We’re back! And you thought we would ride off into the sunset when we hit 333 shares. Despite the success of the partnership, there is still a lot of “saving” to do.

To achieve sustainability the mountain needs to put more skiers on the hill. The mountain is working hard to implement a plan to provide increased snowmaking and improve operations. This means Magic will be a more reliable place no matter what mother natures serves up. So think about how you can get more people to the mountain you love.

Whether you re-tweet updates, like facebook posts or organize groups to tour the mountain. You can help The Partnership succeed. You don’t need to be a shareholder to be a part of the partnership.

The best thing you can do is to bring your family as this creates organic growth. I am passionate about Magic because I have many fond memories of skiing here as a child. The partnership is looking at how to improve the beginner and intermediate experience.

So stay tuned as we keep you apprised of upcoming improvements and more ways in which you can be part of the future success of Magic!

Ready For Lift Off

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:28:06 +0000

We reached our goal of 333 shares and The Partnership will soon begin! The board will be voted into place and the partnership can work towards closing. It is time for the next chapter of Magic.

Thank you to everyone who came out to make this season of winterless weather fun and memorable. Your support of the mountain is invaluable. Most importantly thank you to the 333 who purchased shares. We will make this happen.

Just In From the Hill!

admin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:03:48 +0000

Saturday is “Spring Fling”!
Saturday is St Patrick’s Day!
Saturday is “Moustache Cape Day”!
I think the last one says it all. Come up and enjoy the last of spring skiing here and let’s just have some fun together. The weekend is supposed to be sunny and warm, so you’ll come back to work with a nice tan line, especially where your fake moustache was…
The Magic Alpine Club will host a fun race, free to all, on Show Off. Capes and Moustaches are expected to fly down the course. Simply sign up Saturday morning in the lodge.
Any one wearing a moustache or green will get 10% off tickets at the ticket booth.
Any one wearing a tartan/kilt will get 20% off a lift ticket (please remember your skivvies!)
Any one playing the bag pipes gets 50% off a ticket (less if you play poorly)
We’re grilling on the deck for lunch!
Spike Dog Tooth will be Irish folk/rockin’ apres ski
BLBP will be icing beers, mixing drinks and preparing some great food for apres and dinner (some Irish fare will be added as well!)
We have 20% off tickets for Saturday and Sunday (moustache or no moustache)–only online at our store here.
Please have a safe trip up to McMagic this weekend. We thank you for skiing and riding with us and let’s have some fun in the sun this weekend!
-The Magicment

Guy Douchette’s Cauldron of Fire

admin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:01:32 +0000

Showoff Your Trick

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:42:59 +0000

Retro G.N.A.R.

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:53:40 +0000

So I’m a little behind the 8 ball, I only watched G.N.A.R. for the first time last week. For those of you who haven’t seen G.N.A.R, it is a tribute to the late great Shane McConkey and the legacy he left behind. The most important takeaway is that Shane reminded everyone that skiing was supposed to be fun.

I like to think that over the last few seasons “Saving Magic” we have had quite a bit of fun in the process. Sometimes this fun is derived from necessity. Magic doesn’t have a base village for shopping so when conditions are bad, we still ski. After all, skiing two open trails wearing a fake moustache is far better than skiing thirty open trails with no moustache at all.

This weekend is Magic’s 50^th anniversary retro day and après party, the Grande dame of Magic style fun. So put on your favorite retro gear and join in the fun all day and night long. High jinks are sure to be about on the trails and in the lodge so throw on something ridiculous and see how much better you ski.

A Few Minutes on the Deck

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:16:01 +0000

There has been a barrage of new shareholder pictures on Magic’s Facebook site since the partnership meeting MLK weekend. Many of Magic’s family, both old and new, have been stepping up to push the share offering over and hopefully beyond the 300 mark.

A generous offer was made by a Magic Family wishing to remain anonymous to match every share sold by January 31^st. If you ever considered purchasing a share, now is the time as every share is worth two.

I am realizing for the first time that this is actually going to happen and cannot wait to see the mountain I love return to her former glory over the next few years. Not too much change, but a bit more of the dignity she deserves.

I always take a few minutes at the end of the ski day to step out on the deck alone and gaze at Glebe. From this vantage the hill looks exactly as it did when I was a child. I reflect upon my runs that day or years of countless other memories. I marvel at the sheer drop of Magician and the contours of Wizard. Now I can enjoy this ritual knowing that there will be many more to come.

Let’s make this happen now.

Storm Troopin’

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:04:24 +0000

Bring a Friend! Chair Dedication!

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:26:59 +0000

The car wash seems to be working as it looks like Mother Nature may give us something to celebrate before MLK weekend! December’s stellar snow wouldn’t allow us to dedicate the chair plaque on opening day as planned. The Red Chair dedication is all set for 8:30 am on Saturday so come on out. There will be prizes all day long for those who ride chair 50 in honor of Magic’s 50^th anniversary. Come find your number and check out your chair in bright red.

It is also “Bring a Friend to Magic Weekend.” The first fifty people to purchase tickets for Saturday, Sunday and Monday will receive a 25% discount on tickets! TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED ONLINE IN ADVANCE! Come see what our community is about and why we have fun no matter what Mother Nature brings.

At 4:30 on the first floor of the lodge there will be a shareholder meeting open to the public. Management will discuss where we are at in terms of share sales and how the partnership funds will be allocated when 300 shares are sold. Come learn about the future of this great mountain.

Guy Douchette’s Pass Photo

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:46:12 +0000

Despite some bad weather, Magic has been giving their best to provide great skiing. Nothing can stop the Save Magic crew from having a great time. Enjoy.

For optimum viewing pleasure let it load than play, also turn up that volume.

Guy Douchette’s Pass Photo from Rusty Groomer on Vimeo.