Great Bear Blog

Mid Season Blog

Well, mother nature has not been kind to outdoor winter sports enthusiasts across the nation and Great Bear in particular but we are putting up a good fight! We intend to continue making snow whenever possible and do a full park reset Wednesday January 18th. Thanks for sticking with us when conditions haven't been up to our usual standards....

Dan

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Update

Ok...a quick update on condiitons and runs. The only run NOT open at theis time is DeadMan's Curve. The Terrain Park and lift is open although we don't have all the features set...we plan on doing a reset prior to this Fridays Rail Jam! The tubing hill is scheduled to open with 2 lanes Tuesday December 27th at 9am. Been an unusal December but the snow is good...temps are mild...spring skiing in December!

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The Bear is Open!

Wow..we did It! Thanks for all of your patience as we got the Bear open. To answer some questions:

Hopefuly the east side of the hill be be opened Saturday afternoon. We are continuing to make snow in the Park and will add more features as time and conditions allow. The tubing hill will now start getting some snowmaking attention, it will be awhile though as there are only marginal snowmaking conditions in the near future. The 5th Grade Friday program is off and running...get your 5th graders out to the Bear! SnowSports School is open and the crew is ready to teach you how to enjoy winter. Let's have a great season.....

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The Bear is almost ready!

We've been blowing lots of snow and the opening of the 2011 2012 season is very near, looks like either Friday Dec 9thth or Saturday 10th! We will try to have Kodiak, the Gute Chute and the Bunny Hill open for starters. Yes we will set a couple rails as well! Stop out Thursday night from 4 pm to 8 pm and check things out, get your season pass pictures taken and get ready for the season....

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Soon.....

Soon...hopefully very soon ....we'll be blowing snow and getting the Bear open! I'm sure your all as excited as I am, feel free to start a conversation....

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Spring at the Bear

Starting to feel like springs at the Bear! The Tulips are blooming, the trails are greening up and wildlife is abundant. Who visits the park during the "off season"? Why?

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Season to Date

So....how has the season been so far?

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Grizzly Park

So....What do you think of the new Grizzly Park feature?

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100% open by December 8th!

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Pre Season Skiing

OK...who has been skiing / riding already and where?

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Season Passes

Hey All...won't be long now! Passes go on sale TODAY at Sun N Fun and for the 2nd year in a row are season pass rates have not increased...yea!

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Annual Review

OK, It's that time again, let's hear it - the good and the bad from this past season.......

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Favorite Ski Area

Ok - What's your favorite ski area and why?

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Snirt Fest 2010

OK, new topic. What should the theme be for this years Snirt Fest?

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General Blog

So,

What should we blog about next?

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Great Bear Concert

If you could see any band at a Great Bear concert next summer, which one would it be?

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The Season will soon be here!

Hey Everyone! First blog of the 09 / 10 season! How cool to see snow this early, I REALLY hope that this is a sign of things to come. We have received lots of GOOD comments and suggestions recently and are trying to work them into the pre season plans. Little update on our projects, we have increased our fill capacity into the pond which means that we can make more snow faster! In addition, we have 2 new snow guns coming in to add to our already well stocked fleet. We are planning on building a new feature for the park, probably going to be a large picnic table of some sort. For those of you who rent gear, we bought lots of new skis, boards and boots - check out our new Rental Equipment Season Pass! Building a new tube storage facility near the tubing park and we are filling it with more tubes, hopefully you wont have to share anymore! Man I'm excited, stay tuned for more updates as the season draws closer. PS - For some great early, early season skiing and snowboarding, visit some of our sister areas, I know that Wild Mountain will be opening soon!!!!!!!!

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Season in review

Ok, the season is over - wow it seems to go fast! Feel free to comment on the good, the bad and the ugly. A few things:

King of the Hill - good concept however to subjective, won't do it again.

Park Crew - finally got it done! Thank you Matt, Alex, Tanner, Alex and Terril (and Larry said we couldn't do it). Jumps still questionable - I think we can do better

Snow Conditions- in spite of what the dude from USF says, I thought that the hill was in great shape a majority of the time. The Renovator continues to prove its worth.

Season length - No snow from December 23rd to late February and still pulled a 92 day season!

Other comments?

Thanks for the season, have a good summer and see you next fall!!!!

Dan

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Events

Ok, I have has several event suggestions for next season, give me some of YOUR ideas.....

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Terrain Park Features

Ok guys, I saw the rather crude park drawings and election results - now it's budget time. I can purchase 1 new park feature for next season , what should it be?

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