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Industry Alert: Plenty Of Water, But Midwest Ski Areas Appear To Be OK
By Craig Altschul
June 23, 2008
Midwest Ski Areas Association President Chris Stoddard told the Industry Report this morning that his office has had no reports of problems at ski resorts throughout the region from the devastating floods of the past few weeks. Even the tornadoes have spared the resorts.
"The resorts most likely to have problems, such as Chestnut, Ill., should be fine because the base areas are at the top of the mountain," Stoddard said. "No news is good news." Michael Berry, President of the National Ski Areas Association, had not heard of any problems as of last Friday.
Officials at Chestnut ski area in Galena, Ill. told the IR's Mike Terrell that, though its lower lifts were close to the Mississippi River, there was no damage. The docks were underwater, however, meaning that river boat cruises were suspended.
Sundown ski area in Dubuque, Iowa, was "blessed," Marketing Director Deborah Schmidt said this morning. "The flood walls our city built really worked well and we were 98 percent spared." Schmidt said she had toured the Cedar Rapids area over the weekend and reports of devastation there were very real.
There were scattered reports of employees having problems getting to work in Wisconsin, but most Midwest ski areas have small staffs this time of year.
Be sure to use our blog right here if you know of Midwest flooding or tornado problems affecting mountain resorts that have not yet been reported.
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