How to un-fuck Squaw Valley. (Click here to see why it’s fucked.)
Squaw CEO Andy Wirth has become something of a sympathetic creature of late in that he has to continue to carry a party line that is completely out of step with the community, with the environment and with industry trends.
Wirth’s employer is currently stopping just short of putting Squaw on Craigslist like an old Playstation 2 with no working controllers—its final stop before they drag it to the curb with a cardboard sign that says “Free.” The ridiculous plans to build are a last ditch to try to start to recoup the investment and at least a half-decade of running at a loss.
Should these cut-and-run plans for Squaw be approved, the project will be sold over time to developers. KSL, is currently mobilizing all its resources to slam through the 3…
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