First observation. You still won't be able to lap Glory Hole, Slingshot, Picture Chutes, Gray's Golf Course, Back Nine, Connie's Coulee, etc. -- all the current "good stuff". The new Hellroaring Peak chair doesn't access any of that terrain, it's on a different face. The relocated Hellroaring chair, 8, will top out at the start of 1000 Turns. It'll allow increased access to Area 51 (Teepee on the map), which will essentially be totally trashed by a new cut run and glading.
Second observation. The triangle around Purgatory will no longer have a lift out. Which essentially removes lift-served access from that section of the acreage. This is counter-balanced by the addition of lift served access to Hellroaring Peak. Whether they change our "3000 acres" to reflect any of this is doubtful. Essentially it's a loss because Hellroaring Peak was climbable, but no one is going to be climbing out of that triangle, it's either really steep and heavily treed or it is walking back up a road to take a lift out that doesn't reach the stuff you just skied. It's not really much of a loss except for Purgatory. Which you might see three people on a week. And those people are from out of town and got suckered. The Hellfire run out was great fun if you didn't leave on a sled. A green level pitch with advanced skiers coming out of the trees, doing stunts on the terrain features, with trees sprinkled down the middle of the run. It was fun and relatively safe until there was traffic on it. Very difficult to get a body out. I'm sure ski patrol is relieved.
March 4 to??? seems most likely.
Nothing more than the normal aches, pains and loss of muscle mass now. Just recognize things can change quickly once you reach your 70's. I've seen so many friends go from out playing me in golf or out running me on the slopes to major lifestyle changes with one fall or one illness.
