The mountain is going to improve a number of aspects with the almost 6 million dollar investment. The first thing on their list is to improve snowmaking. Having ridden on the man-made snow at Sunday River I can say that it is already awesome. Their snow does a very good job at replicating natural powder, when you fall in their artificial snow it feels just like deep powder. To put these changes in perspective, Sunday River already has 1,900 snow guns. There are 72 miles of pipes running throughout the mountain to supply the snow guns, as well as 30 miles of hoses. With the snowmaking process as intricate as it is now, they are going to add another 200 guns to the battalion of snow producers. When I read this I instantly became excited because their snow will be even better next year. The mountain is installing new HKD SV10 Impulse snow guns as well; these guns can pump almost five times the amount of water than the old guns could, while using half the energy. Since the mountain is using energy efficient snow guns they can save money on energy costs while making the tree huggers happy.
To go along with adding more snow guns; Sunday River will be breaking ground on a new 15 acre terrain park. YES. This is going to be so sick; the mountain (in my opinion) has the best terrain parks in Maine. This park is going to include a base for an 18 foot Superpipe. Oh I forgot to mention that it is going to be designed with help from Simon Dumont. For those of you who don’t know Mr. Dumont, he is one of the best freestyle skiers competing today. He is decorated with medals from the X Games and many other freestyle competitions. He also hosts his own competition at the mountain called the Dumont Cup. It is fitting that he is going to host his competition in the new park that he is helping design next season. This new park is going to be 2,300 feet long, just shy of a half mile. Imagine how dope half a mile of terrain park features is going to be?
Now to go over the off mountain additions; during the spring Sunday River is going to renovate its Legends Restaurant. These renovations are going to add 300 additional seats in the restaurant, because Sunday River keeps attracting loads of snow enthusiasts. The finished product will be approximately 5,500 square feet. It will also be able to convert into a large event hall when it is necessary.
Sunday River offers wedding party services; therefore they are making a new wedding ceremony site for new couples to enjoy. This is great because the site will have a beautiful view of the mountain, which will attract nature lovers of all types. Sunday River is also going to start building a new road leading to its most recent real estate development, the Glades at Ridge Run. This will provide ease of access to Sunday River’s permanent residents.
Sunday River is spending over 5 million dollars on renovations for upcoming seasons. The new terrain park is going to be sick; it will attract many more freestyle riders to the mountain. Especially since Sunday River has a reputation for having great terrain parks. The new snow guns will provide more snow with less energy, a win win situation there. The restaurant is going to have 300 new seats, which means they can handle bigger crowds better. The investment of nearly 6 million dollars of improvements at Sunday River is going to pay off in large dividends at the end of the season.
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