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Show 25 January - 7 February 1995, Wasatch Canyon Reporter, Page7 GARDINER INTERVIEW CONTINUED) FROM PAGE 6 lip service, go through prosome much more strict than cedures that appear as if they ours. We have, I think, a reaare approving it but take sonable drug policy. I think every chance to fowl it up it is working for the comparather than being a true partny. I think some people who ner with us as they keep talkhave cheated on the test, but ing about. If they were true they’ll get caught sooner or partners they would help us later. Our desire is to help find a way to get it in. We those people who are on have even bought the lift. We drugs. It is not a healthy have it right now, and I thing. The ski industry is a believe we will get it in this healthy industry. We ought year. In fact I am currently to take care of our bodies, working on that.I have spent we ought to eat healthy, we out to exercise, we ought to be physical specimens. Destroying your body with drugs doesn’t make sense. Beyond that it’s dangerous. We can’t have people running lifts, working in the kitchens, or out on the hours, days, weeks with the Forest Service working on this from here clear to “T envision the day...when there _ beginner trails would Baby Thunder give Snowbird? I think what we calculated out is Thunder that with Baby installed, we will have 45% advanced, 35% intermediate, 20% novice terrain. Is Snowbird looking at high speed quads? We have in our five-year plan a high-speed detachable lift replacing Gad I. We have looked at replacing the Peruvian with a longer, high- speed detachable lift, but that is not in the immediate plans. Does Snowbird consider the mineral basin an area to. develop? | Absolutely. It would be a wonderful ski area. The south facing aspect is the only problem. Snowbird owns a lot of property in that mountain who are spaced out is a beautiful, — on drugs. I believe that it’s area, but we would have to working. I know there are silent, clean acquire a lot of permits people who laugh and say, What is the financial situ“Geez, I beat the test.” But I ation of Snowbird? have had one person who There is a substantial debt. came to me and said, “Ray, I The original loan was from a am so glad for what you Savings & Loan in Chicago have done for me. I have which has since gone under. been sober for the first time The debt has been passed in several years because of along, ending up with the Washington. The people in the new atmosphere around Federal Government. They Washington are very helpful, here.” want to sell the loan, which I believe the problems are of. What percentage is not uncommon, but we are here at the local level. I have employees have been tested? trying to restructure the loan done everything I can to How many have been termiwith the Government. cooperate with them, to nated as a result of testing Is Snowbird for sale? jump through the hurdles all positive for banned subhave > Snowbird is definitely not to no avail. We stances? for sale. addressed every environI have no idea, that is not Does Snowbird have a submental issue and satisfied handled by me. stantial balloon payment due every requirement. We need Is theft a problem at in the near future? this lift to open up more Snowbird? The Balloon payment is intermediate terrain for our | (Angrily) Theft is a probnot due until 1996, and by guests. The Forest Service is lem and I just don’t underthat time we will have using this to blackmail us stand it.A person get sa restructured the loan. The into changing our fee good job up here and yet still financial outlook for arrangement which is written steals from the company and Snowbird is more positive in our agreement. They want even from fellow team-memthan it has ever been. Dick hundreds of thousands of bers. A person who steals has done a wonderful thing. dollars more. from another person is an _ He has provided a lot of peoWhat percentage of immoral person and I will do ple with some wonderful increase in intermediate and everything I can to apprejobs. We have a great comhend them and prosecute them and get them out of this company. How do you feel about the future of light-rail in the canyons? pees I envision the day, but not in my lifetime, maybe in yours, when there is a beau- pany and a great culture here at Snowbird and we owe an awful lot to Dick Bass and I would like to be quoted on that. lah Most Unique Dining Lixperience, SPA em in Me 3 : inter-connect system between the resorts. People who block that are shortsighted. They are not friends of the industry, even if they are in the industry. They are selfish. What’s the skinny on the Baby Thunder lift? - Well, the Forest Service is incomprehensible to me. I believe there are local Forest Service Officers who are prejudiced against Snowbird and have done everything they can to block the installation of that lift. They give \ Ae ae peal ab * BS ee ty a oa Fa me, i —osaer, RESTAURANT AY SOLITUDE » Unparalleled dining amid the splendor of the Wasatch peaks. “Take a “One-Cat Open Sheigh” ta the Roundhouse and enjoy a toach of European style in Utah. "The upper level of the Roandhonse Restaurant offers superb, full-service, fine dining. 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