Show Snowbird Signs Lease For First Private Lodge An announcement was made today by Snowbird General Richard D. Bass that lease agreements have ben signed for the first private lodge to be built at THE NEW lodge is to be called The Cliff and will begin construction in August of 1972 and should be ready for guest occupancy by December of The emphasis of the lodge will be a family at- providing a variety of quality services in a casual and relaxed Architectural plans call for a concrete and wood structure complimentary to the existing Snowbird Village buildings and adhering to the Snowbird Master There will be public areas on the first three floors to hot soaking heated outdoor swimming a recreational-meeting room and a multi-use lounge-dining THE CLIFF is located northeast of the existing Snowbird Tram with easy access to the lifts and skiers entrance to the adjacent bunny hill Each of the guest rooms has a private dressing room and a full All of the rooms take maximum advantage of the primary views toward the granite cliffs of Superior and Hellgate to the northeast and the Snowbird Tramway and major ski runs to the south and Suites and hospitality rooms have been included in the PRIME movers and initiators of The Cliff are and Preston A. Gaylord of New Both individuals have a wide-ranging background of financing and large scale project planning and Gaylord is owner and manager of 1000 acres of fruit farms along the southern shore of Lake Ontario in western New He is President of Housing a group now planning and constructing low-cost housing for families in New York's Wayne 1 1 i j FOR EIGHT Gaylord served as chairman of a management committee of the Adirondack League a private club that owns and manages acres of environmentally protected wilderness area in the central Adiron-dacks of New York Mary Ellen a native of served for eight years on the Board of Education of Sodus Central School and four and one-half years as She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of New Wayne a corporation planning and developing a planned community in Wayne County that will include a balance of business and housing types to serve the needs of Gaylord is also Chairman of the Board of the Community which will be the non-profit organization responsible for the implementation of the social program for the new town as it BOTH TH E Gaylords are avid and enthusiastic skiers along with their family of ten have traveled to and skied extensively in European and American ski They first became involved in Snowbird in 1968 when Gaylord became one of the then 20 limited partners in the Gaylord joined as a limited partner The Cliff is the first of several planned lodge and hotel operations included in the Snowbird Master Already one condominium complex is in operation and a Turramurra is under More hotels and lodges will be added as the new resort complex |