Seven Springs and Laurel Mountain Skiers

[Springhill Crazie]

Attention Seven Springs and Laurel Mountain State Park Skiers

 

Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Somerset Trust (LM leaseholder) and PA Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources (State Parks Dept.) are set to resume talks this spring. Now is the time to lobby Seven Springs. The meetings will determine if Seven Spring will operate Laurel Mountain. As many of you may know, last season Seven Springs agreed to operate Laurel Mountain State Park but decided against doing so this season.

 

If you are at all interested in seeing Laurel opened again I‘m urging you to contact Seven Springs and tell them that you would like to see them operate Laurel. They have a proven record as a successful ski resort operator and the financial ability to develop Laurel’s full skiing potential. E-Mail Seven Springs: webmaster@7springs.com.

 

Why bother with Laurel? If you’re a skiing family: The terrain naturally segregates skiers by ability the beginners aren’t mixing with experts. All lifts empty near the lodge. Laurel is a ski area as opposed to a destination resort and the ambience reflects this.

 

If you’re an expert or advanced skier Laurel has Lower Wildcat, a 28 degree expert slope with good snowmaking. That’s among the steepest in the State and steep by most standards. Wildcat would wear a black diamond at any resort, east or west. Laurel’s 900 foot vertical is the tallest in the region. There are over 400 acres within the boundaries of the ski area. That includes a lot of terrain suitable for ski slope development.

 

I’m writing this on behalf of the newly formed Linn Run and Forbes State Forest Outdoor Commission a charter member of the Pennsylvania Parks and Forest Foundation, a 501

Edited April 12, 2006 by Springhill Crazie

[Jer]

id love to see them open it again under 7springs and offer season passes that are good at both places for a reasonable price. laurel has a lot of potential.

[Springhill Crazie]

I'm sorry I haven't gotten back here sooner with a follow up.

 

At the last meeting of the Friends of Linn Run and Forbes State Forest (LR/FSF) the group heard the meeting that was to happen in April between 7S and Somerset Trust did occur but there was no movement toward an agreement to run Laurel. I don't know if more talks are pending but 7S hasn't closed the door on operating Laurel. Somerset Trust is said to be seeking other possible operators.

 

I think the Friends LR/FSF group will see if it is possible for the State to maintain operations at Laurel until a private operator can be found.

 

Here is a link to today's Pittsburgh Tribune-Review with a public introduction of our Friends group:

 

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

 

I?ll get back with more info as it becomes available.