konarida Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I need your help! Our local ski is being bullied by the local jerk offs in office and the mayor. I'm not just someone try to invade your forum page for free help, I actually ride hard plate and for those of you who know Snowman from Grand Lake we grew up carving together back home in Wisconsin and we are close personal friends. Here's the story. 7 years ago I moved to St. Louis for a job. They have a hill there I have gotten closely attached to. Kent Smith from Buck Hill has even been there riding last season. I am attempting to introduce hard plates there. So far just 3 of us. Well anyways we submitted to the township for new developement plans on our property that we have had for 26 years and the city of Wildwood Mo countered us with a green space fee of $1.66 per square inch of what we want to develope which is 1.75 acres. This green space fee or tax translates to roughly $252,000 and changing our hours of business. Changing our hours means no blowing snow between the hours of 10 pm to 6 am which happens to be our coldest and only time to blow snow. Up until we went to the planning and zoning commitee we had been grandfather in to allow us opperate during these hours. Major extortion! Losing our grandfathered ways kills our business. We are going up against the City monday sept 22. Please sign our petition savehv.com and comment that Hans sent you! Please help me so I don't lose my snowboarding hill. Thanks Hans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfell Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 What is the ski areas name? What is your role with the ski area? Some parts of your post sound like you are a local rider there, other parts sound like you are a manager there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konarida Posted September 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I am a local rider there and a volunteer ski patroller who patrols on a snowboard. No I'm not management. Just an avid rider who doen't want to lose what I have even if it is just St. Louis Missouri. Our hills name is Hidden Valley Ski Area owned by Peak Resorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konarida Posted September 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I appreciate the views and interest. Keeping helping please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gleb Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 done and done. heres the link for the lazy ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 done and done.heres the link for the lazy ones. If Gleb's link doesn't work for you also. Not so lazy ones, that always check to see if the link works :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konarida Posted September 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Gleb and Oldsnowboards- Thanks for alot for your interests and quick links. Gleb do you live in Boston? Ever riden at Crotched Mtn just north of Boston in New Hampshire? Crotched is also one of Peak Resorts hills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMU Alpine Boarder Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 I signed on for the cause... I got a chance to mingle with one of the coaches from the HV Race Team while gate keeping at a USSA Ski Race a few years ago... He was a real nice guy, and he made it seem like y'all had a good program going despite having to travel eleventy billion miles for any relevent USSA/FIS race... Keep us informed on your deal.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 I had no idea there was skiing there! My wife wants to move south....if we have another tough winter here in the midwest then I might really NEED a place like this LOL! I signed the petition too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konarida Posted September 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Thanks alot everyone for your support in signing the petition to help keep our ski hill open. Tonight was the town council meeting with the city of Wildwood with the next planning and zoning meeting scheduled for mid october. The public turn out in support was great. And hearing the support that my friends from bomberonline gave and where you all are from was and awesome feeling. Park City, Steamboat, Marquette, and Ontario Canada to say a few. THANKS! I will keep you all posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 WHAT????????????? This is crazy. News to me...just made a few phone calls (break) It WILL be open this year (2008-2009), next year is still in doubt. So....the leading news anchor in STL and I will be having lesson sometime this winter (played hockey with his son, RIP). Hidden Valley is a real gem. Aside from hosting a USSA JR Team, it hosts hundred of schools each year. IMO, this is the real value add..esp for the city of STL. IMO, several things need to happen with Hidden Valley. 1) Create a tubing hill 2) Offer a XC ski trail 3) Build an outdoor ice rink 4) Have a fire pit with marshmellows outside 5) Sleigh rides 6) Offer Snowmobile rides 7) Have more big air contests 8) Get a new owner 9) Create a STL ski club 10) More events Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gleb Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 If Gleb's link doesn't work for you also. Not so lazy ones, that always check to see if the link works :). oops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konarida Posted September 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Kent- Its good to know that you're still in the Stl area. I tried finding you last season and figured you made it back to Minneapolis. Is your office still in the Creve Coeur area? If so we should meet up for a beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncermak Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Is there a USASA series in the area? Where would kids go for snowboard competitions in the region? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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