| Show I Wbc K i HfW1 Tirryn llfWiy--HVi¥y- ait fiikf ibunr ' y ( Recreation i — — — — iyyW"iii fa5BTH tjrTj if '’lippMiyr iiBjrin' Section D Thursday Morning-Janu- ary 15 1987 Page 6 Boyne’s Purchase of Brighton to Bring Few Changes nr By Craig Hansell Tribune Sports Writer BRIGHTON — If you are expecting the recent purchase of Brighton Ski Bowl by Boyne USA to create skiing with a Michigan accent don’t hold your breath Asked what change skiers would notice first Boyne's John Kircher d was to come up with an answer 0 o fifty hard-presse- rs Recreation Roundup D-- 4 “You can't really do much We just plan to be really careful and study our plans for the future It has to be carefully thought out” said Kircher the son of Boyne founder Everett who developed Boyne Mountain in 1948 and expanded it into Boyne Highlands in 1963 before buying Big Sky Mont Boyne’s purchase included “the fixed assets lifts maintainence shops six snow machines Millicent Chalet and 12 acres in a little triangle in the middle of the resort We weren’t looking for developable land anyway” Kircher said “I would like to meet with a lot of people involved with Utah skiing and I think we could make better plans after that is done Brighton is a day ski area and probably always will be” Kircher assured Mike and Randy Doyle sons of Brighton pioneer Zane have a management contract with Boyne and Kircher says there won’t be any changes in the management of the area “We are just integrating the Brighton's accounting system into the company’s Boyne system and it’s amazing how similar they are" Of the Boyne USA properties Brighton records more skier days than any Boyne attracts 130000 with Highlands gaining 170000 and Big Sky recording 140000 skier days Brighton averages more than 200000 skier-day- s annually Boyne charges $20 for a day pass and $22 at Big Sky Pressed for his Brighton day pass plans Kircher said: “I really don’t know” Boyne USA does about a $25 million annual business and according to Kircher only 20 percent of it is from lift ticket sales Unlike Big Sky which is 90 percent private property Brighton is primarily National Forest Service ground Asked about his commitment to ski racing Kircher said: “I’ve done a lot Iwm ar Brighton Ski Bowl area should remain a favorite —Tribune Staff Pnotos by Craig rianseil The historic Brighton Ski Bowl which has been owned by Salt Lake’s Doyle and Jensen families since the 1940s is of ski racing myself and I’m a big supporter At Big Sky where John is currently manager it’s easy to cut off one of our trails Here Brighton I don’t know It’s an issue we haven’t discussed Ski racing is part of skiing It has its place as part of the business” The Kircher’s have pioneered snow making in the midwest Brighton? "That is something we will seriously look at It will be a system installed to insure good skiing and an early opening when the interest is high A lot of areas are shooting for early October But we need lots and lots of water for it Snow making is great for high density skiing Most people in Brighton probably think we have too much snow” Kircher said One thing Kircher said he was looking into was integrating the Brighton 299 £vsv- now part of Boyne USA One possible addition will be the Great Western lift to the Clayton Peak slopes (upper left) season pass with Big Sky so skiers holding Big Sky season passes could ski at Brighton and the Brighton pass holders could go to Montana In Michigan and Montana Boyne operates more of the food service and facilities At Brighton John Cahill owns the Alpine Rose and Majestic Manor The only Brighton food service owned by Boyne is the Millicent Chalet There won’t be any changes in Brighton this season and until the Salt Lake County Canyon Master Plan is complete there won’t be much construction The Great Western lift scheduled for the slopes of 10721-foClayton Peak will probably be an addition at Brighton but it won’t happen until the Canyon Plan is complete Boyne’s John Kircher takes Brighton helm (to© CSQGfc QllfeO ZCMI Clearance Recliner Spectacular! - on every Stratolounger® and Barcalounger® recliner we have in stock — A Barcalounger® button E tufted rocker recliner Beautiful transitional Reg $549 B styling $299 Stratolounger® hand- somely styled stationary recliner Available in a durable Herculon velvet cover 299 Reg Barcalounger® contempo- rary styled rocker recliner a beige velvet cover with striped accents Reg $ Available in $729 F Barcalounger high back rocker recliner Available in a Reg leather-lik- e vinyl Req $629 G Barcalounger® man-siz- e recliner with triple pillow back design and extra thick cushioning Available in a velvet cover brown-tone- d Reg $699 Barcalounger® swivel H 399 399 449 rocker recliner designed especially for the lady of the D Barcalounger® popular swivel rocker recliner Available in a choice of velvet cov- ers Reg $549 pillow velvet cover brown-tone- d navy $599 C Stratoloungers® back recliner gives you extra comfort Available in a neutral nouse $0X0 Traditional button-tufte- d a design textured cover Reg $699 in H ' ? tmfiji iiniwurtj slate-blu- e 449 399 |
