Please Note: The image above is only an approximation of what Magic will look like this holiday season.

The Guns are back on tonight and Magic should expect four straight nights of snowmaking temps.  Reports from the hill indicate that the upper mountain fared better than expected during the warm spell!  A bit more work up top and then efforts will move right down to Showoff.

Thanks to new on-hill leadership; Magic is making snow more strategically and efficiently.  You can look for the crew to blow aggressively whenever temps hit the magic number.  The first route down will be Magic Carpet-Through the Woods-Lower Trick-Showoff.  This was selected to give beginners and intermediates a fair shake day one.

I can’t tell you what the second route will be… but there is a good chance it will not be on the East Side!  This would provide more experienced riders with some of the classic Magic they love for the holiday week.  So keep your fingers crossed for cold temps and think snow!

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1) Buy your Magic Season Pass, Three Pack, or Whiteout Pass before Columbus Day!

2) The next volunteer day is Saturday October 6th.

It also proves that people have been playing in Magic’s trees for decades.  The volunteer days at Magic continue the tradition of tree skiing on the hill.  While not as rogue as our brethren on Spademan bindings, the workdays permit us to perform glade maintenance in a planned manner.  We like to think of it as controlled chaos.

Tree skiing at Magic dates back to the 1960’s, when Twilight Zone was considered a revolutionary trail.  With today’s offering of on-map glades like the Hallows and The Wardrobe, we at Magic invite you to share in our stashes.  Just ask anyone at the bar for a tour of our trees, we would be happy to share.

We all hope that Ullr will be a little more generous this year as Captain Cote has been hard at work clearing debris left over from Irene and the March 2011 ice storm.  Wardrobe will be one of the focal points of the workdays preparing it for the official debut.

For those who haven’t checked out Magic’s Wardrobe before, it is not for the faint of heart.  Tightly spaced trees and a steep pitch continue for almost 400 vertical feet. The pitch comes to a head wall and drops you into a beautiful clearing.  From there the rider has their choice of a bump filled logging road or mellow sapling fields.  At almost 800 vertical feet, this run doesn’t end!

Out of tradition I can’t disclose the location in this blog so check out THE MAP for yourself.

Bob Heron was a pioneering lift engineer building lifts such Cannon’s Original Tramway and the nation’s first single cable double chair at Berthoud Pass, CO.  He was known as a conservative engineer with an excellent safety record.  Bob retired in 1977 but worked as a consultant on Cannon’s current Tram in 1980.

It only makes sense that America’s greatest lift designer built the Red Chair. I will ride easier next time knowing Magic has Tomorrow’s Features Today!

The focus of the fall will be Magic’s three volunteer workdays on September 22, October 6th and October 20^nd.  There will be numerous projects to be completed from painting to cleaning storm damage from four designated glades.   The aim is to keep all Magic skiers involved in the partnership, not just shareholders.  So please come out and lend a hand, you will be proud you did when the snow falls!

We have debated what to do about the “save” part of Save Magic.  For now we are leaving it, as in this economic environment no independent ski area is truly safe.  It is important so support organizations such as Mountain Riders Alliance to sustain ski-centric mountains.  Wearing your Magic gear is a great way to start up a conversation and raise Magic awareness in the skiing community.  You can now follow us on twitter @savemagic.

So we will remain Save Magic as we begin the first chapter of The Magic Partnership. Let’s make it a long novel.

Magic 3-Packs go on sale with this newsletter!

This is Magic’s favorite way to save even more on tickets–and they also make great holiday or birthday gifts. The 3-pack of tickets are good anytime during the ‘12-’13 season and are transferable (hence the gift giving part). And, they cost just $129, saving almost 30%! Vouchers for the 3-pack tickets will only be sold before December, so now is the time to buy.

Click for more information and to purchase 3-packs

Save $50 on each Season Pass until Oct. 8th

The Farmer’s Almanac is predicting a return to a colder, snowier winter which will make all the work our crew is doing on the snowmaking system, trail mowing and lift maintenance even more gratifying to our season-long skiers and riders. There is only one month left to save $50 on each unrestricted season pass. Magic passes are over 50% less than any major resort and give both families and young adults an affordable skiing and riding alternative (without the black outs of “value” passes). Unrestricted College passes are also on sale for just $149–which means, you ski here 3 times and you’re already skiing for free by the afternoon of your third day! That leaves a lot more money for gas (and other necessities of college life).

Click here for more information and to buy season passes

TimberQuest at Magic is open for Labor Day Weekend and the Fall!

The reviews have been awesome since the grand opening last weekend with both the young and not-so-young enjoying hours of fun and challenge some 10′ to 40′ up in the trees. Between the 60+ obstacles, features and zip lines, TimberQuest gets you unplugged and recharged in the beautiful woods of Magic. Come venture here this Labor Day weekend!

Visit TimberQuestParks.com for more information and reserve tickets

Black Line Brew Pub is Open

While you are up here this weekend, be sure to drop by the Black Line Brew Pub for drinks, dinner and music. The deck is a great spot to get some sun, a refreshing beverage, and tasty Vermont farm-fresh food!

We look forward to seeing you here! Think sun!

-The Magicment

P.S. Please pass this Alpine Update on to your friends and acquaintances who might be interested in experiencing something different and not just following the crowd down the same worn path…   Latest Magic UpdatesGet Social: The latest Magic updates and conversation is always underway via our social outposts. Follow on twitter, like on facebook and stay tuned to our youtube channel.   Upcoming EventsVolunteer Days on 9/22, 10/6, 10/20 ]]> http://www.savemagicvermont.com/2012/09/from-the-mountain/feed/ 0 http://www.savemagicvermont.com/2012/06/43-is-enough/ http://www.savemagicvermont.com/2012/06/43-is-enough/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:26:15 +0000 admin http://www.savemagicvermont.com/?p=1099 In 1987 a little bit of Strange Magic occurred.  New owner Simon Oren waved his wand and Magic Mountain became “The Magic Mountains”.  Oren built two trails to connect Timber Ridge ski area on the back of Glebe Mountain.  With the new Timberside, Magic was now poised to compete with its larger neighbors.

During this unique period at Magic, the trail count suddenly jumped to 72 trails. The blue double transformed into a black triple chair and the mid-station disappeared.  Skiers would strut their stuff on Red Top, Redline and Red 944.  While nothing screams 1987 like a Red 944, I’m glad we just call the whole thing Redline now.

With the new connector trails, Grant Goodeve could ski from his house on Timberside to Magicside for just $15 mid-week! A day might include a warm up run on Firestar before heading over to hit Duck Jibe and a ride up the Timberside Link Chair.

Rest assured Magic has resolved its identity crisis with no intention of “tricking” people into thinking it is a big resort.  Magic may be the only ski mountain to have intentionally reduced its trail count in the last ten years.    So take off your T-Tops, take a drive and see how Magic has returned to its roots.