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Show The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, July 7-10, 2007 C O U N T Y EDITOR: Patrick Parkinson 649-9014 extJ 12 countynews@parkrecord.com COUNTY SEAT Resort boycott? time passes at the resort, adding, "those are the only lifetime passes that exist." Calling other season passes purchased at Killington in the By PATRICK PARKINSON 1960s "lifetime passes" isn't Of the Record staff accurate, he said. "First of all, [the] numbers are Having purchased its first resort in the East, Park City- not accurate," Fischer said about based POWDR Corp. is facing the e-mails. "The term lifetime resistance from some pass is an unfortunate misVermonters who are calling on nomer." Those passes were only to be skiers to boycott the new owner honored by the Sherburne comof Killington resort. "We intend to nip this in the pany, which formerly owned bud and show them very clearly Killington, Fischer added. "Due to the structure of the that their new vision for our resort and their overall business Killington sale, SP Land and ethics are not appreciated here POWDR claim that they no in the Northeast," an e-mail from longer have to honor these passa group at concernedkillington- es," the letter encouraging the boycott states. "If Killington skiers@yahoo.com states. The group encourages skiers can't handle the impact of 1,200 to boycott early season pass sales lifetime passes on their season pass sales, that speaks volumes at Killington. "Delay your pass purchase about how much they actually until within 48 hours (of) the value [pass holder] money." Critics also blast the new ownfinal deadline for a discounted pass, which will most likely be in ers of Killington, which is situatearly October," the e-mail states. ed near Rutland, Vt., for report'lPre-season pass sales represent edly reducing the ski season to 15 percent of Killington's yearly around 150 days between midrevenue, or roughly $10 milllion, November and April 13. "While this is a significant which is received prior to the decrease from the 165 days in start of resort operations." However, that will force local (the 2006-2007) season, it 'is an skiers to pay more in the fall, utterly massive decrease from countered Mark Fischer a the 202-day season in (20022003)," say supporters of the spokesman for POWDR Corp. "Why would you encourage boycott. This isn't because of global your friends to pay higher prices for passes later?" Fischer asked warming or rising energy costs, in a telephone interview but "simply poor management Thursday. "It would be a shame." and ignoring their loyal cusMeanwhile, in taking over tomers, the pass holders," critics Killington, POWDR cancelled stress. "If you can tell me when it's the so-called "lifetime pass" at the resort and other local dis- going to be cold enough to make count programs, critics of snow. I can tell you more accurately when the ski season is POWDR Corp. claim. Last spring, POWDR and a going to start," Fischer counreal-estate group called SP Land tered. "Anybody who is trying to Company LLP purchased establish the specific number of Killington and nearby Pico skier days in a season probably Mountain resort for $85 million has a higher connection to the from Park City-based American weather gods than I do." Skiing Company, which is in the The investment from process of dissolving, according American Skiing Company into to documents filed with the Killington was "pitifully small," Securities and Exchange the boycotters say, which makes Commission. the roughly $3 million POWDR The new owners have since has pledged to invest in the cancelled about 1,200 lifetime mountain "a sick joke, and an passes issued by Killington in insult to anyone who has 1960 and 1961, the resort's critics toughed out the last few lean years under ASC." say. But Fischer insists POWDR But Fischer says skiers will Corp. will honor roughly 35 life- notice improvements next season. 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