JACKSON — Erik Mogensen is buying Black Mountain — again.
Not only that, but the general manager/president of Jackson’s historic ski area said in a March 3 interview that he also plans to move his two companies — Entabeni Systems and Indy Pass and their combined 30 employees — from Colorado to Black Mountain.
kAm|@86?D6? 9:>D6=7 3642>6 2 7F==\E:>6 C6D:56?E @7 y24<D@? =2DE J62C]k^Am
kAm|@86?D6?’D t?E236?: W+F=F 7@C “>@F?E2:?”X @H?D x?5J !2DD[ H9:49 A2CE?6CD H:E9 >@C6 E92? b__ :?56A6?56?E D<: C6D@CED] }@H[ 7@C AC:>6 677:4:6?4J[ 2== 6>A=@J66D H:== H@C< F?56C E96 D2>6 C@@7 2D q=24<’D `__ DE2776CD :? y24<D@?]k^Am
kAm“}6H w2>AD9:C6 :D E96 36DE A=246 E@ D<: :? p>6C:42 2?5 2 3624@? @7 64@?@>:4 @AA@CEF?:EJ[” D2:5 v@G] z6==J pJ@EE6[ 255:?8[ “xE’D 6I4:E:?8 E@ 92G6 x?5J !2DD 2?5 t?E236?: $JDE6>D C6=@42E6 E@ E96 |@F?E (2D9:?8E@? '2==6J H:E9 E96 8@2= @7 >2<:?8 q=24< |@F?E2:? 2 9F3 7@C :??@G2E:@? :? E96 D<: :?5FDECJ] (:E9 @FC F?>2E4965 BF2=:EJ @7 =:76[ 362FE:7F= @FE5@@CD[ 2?5 H6=4@>:?8 6?G:C@?>6?E 7@C 3FD:?6DD6D[ E96C6 :D ?@ 36EE6C 49@:46 7@C 4@>A2?:6D =@@<:?8 E@ 8C@H E92? }6H w2>AD9:C6]”k^Am
kAm|@86?D6? 2=D@ H2?ED E@ 4@?E:?F6 C6492C8:?8 }6H w2>AD9:C6’D @=56DE =:7E\D6CG:465 D<: 2C62 2?5 H:== >@G6 2H2J 7C@> 9:D @C:8:?2= A=2?D E@ D6== E96 `hbd\7@F?565 D<: 2C62 E@ 2 4@>>F?:EJ 4@@A6C2E:G6 @7 D92C69@=56CD]k^Am
kAm“$@[ x’> 3FJ:?8 :E 2 D64@?5 E:>6[ 6DD6?E:2==J[” 96 D2:5[ ?@E:?8 E92E 27E6C CF??:?8 E96 2C62 7@C EH@ J62CD[ 96 AFC492D65 E96 D<: 2C62 :? 72== a_ac 7C@> 7@C>6C @H?6C y@9? u:496C2]k^Am
kAmpAAC@I:>2E6=J b_ :?G6DE@CD 3@F89E :?E@ E96 A=2?[ 3FE |@86?D6? D2:5 E92E 27E6C 2 D:A @7 492>A28?6 2E E96 >@F?E2:?’D C6;FG6?2E65 p=A:?6 r23:? C646?E=J[ 96 C6D@=G65 E@ A:G@E 2H2J 7C@> E9@D6 A=2?D 2?5 :?DE625 3FJ 324< E96 >@F?E2:?]k^Am
kAm“x 564:565 x H2?E65 E@ 4@?E:?F6 E@ @A6C2E6 E96 D<: 2C62 2?5 :E 5:5?’E >2<6 D6?D6 E@ ?@E @H? :E[” D2:5 |@86?D6?]k^Am
kAmp?5[ 96 C62D@?65[ :7 96 H6C6 E@ @H? E96 >@F?E2:? 2?5 =:G6 J62C\C@F?5 :? y24<D@?[ :E >256 D6?D6 E@ >@G6 9:D EH@ r@=@C25@\32D65 4@>A2?:6D 96C6]k^Am
kAmw6 D2:5 27E6C 96 D92C65 E9@D6 8@2=D H:E9 :?G6DE@CD :? 2 A9@?6 42==[ E96J >6E u63] af]k^Am
kAm“%96J F?2?:>@FD=J 28C665 E92E x H2D E96 36DE A6CD@? E@ 4@?E:?F6 E@ =625 2?5 @H? q=24< W:? @C56CX 7@C q=24< E@ 4@?E:?F6 E@ DF44665[” D2:5 |@86?D6?]k^Am
kAm“x 92G6 E@=5 2== 6>A=@J66D @7 t?E236?: 2?5 x?5J !2DD @7 E96 A=2?D 2?5 E96J 2C6 :? DFAA@CE[” 96 25565]k^Am
kAm(96? 2D<65 H96C6 t?E236?: 2?5 x?5J !2DD 6>A=@J66D H@F=5 =:G6[ 8:G6? E96 9@FD:?8 D:EF2E:@? :? E96 |@F?E (2D9:?8E@? '2==6J[ |@86?D6? 2?DH6C65 E92E H96C6 t?E236?: 2?5 x?5J !2DD 2C6 4FCC6?E=J =@42E65 :? vC2?5 r@F?EJ[ r@=@][ E96C6 2=D@ :D 2 9@FD:?8 D9@CE286 2?5 96 :D DFC6 E96J H:== 7:?5 =:G:?8 BF2CE6CD H:E9:? b_ >:?FE6D @7 y24<D@?]k^Am
kAmw6 ?@E65 E92E E96 >65:2? 9@>6 AC:46 :? vC2?5 r@F?EJ :D Sg__[___\S`[___[___ 4@>A2C65 E@ E96 >65:2? AC:46 :? r2CC@== r@F?EJ @7 Sd__[___]k^Am
kAmpD 7@C q=24<’D 7FEFC6[ |@86?D6? 6?G:D:@?D :E 2D 2 =23@C2E@CJ 7@C ECJ:?8 @FE :??@G2E:G6 H2JD E@ DF44665 :? E@52J’D D<: >2C<6E]k^Am
kAmw6 56D4C:365 E96 “>24C@” AC@3=6> @7 9@H D>2== :?56A6?56?ED =:<6 q=24< >FDE 4@>A6E6 H:E9 =2C86 D<: 4@>A2?J 4@?8=@>6C2E6D H9:=6 FA52E:?8 E96:C 28:?8 :?7C2DECF4EFC6D]k^Am
kAm#682C5:?8 q=24<[ D?@H>2<:?8 H2D 5@F3=65 7@C E9:D J62C] vC@@>:?8 6BF:A>6?E H2D 25565[ 2=@?8 H:E9 2 >2;@C EC2:= 4FEE:?8 AC@;64E E@ C6G:E2=:K6 9:DE@C:4 EC2:=D] %96 32D6 =@586 H2D C6G2>A65 H:E9 2 ?6H=J C64@?7:8FC65 7:CDE 7=@@C E92E :?4=F56D 2 ?6H E:4<6E:?8 4@?4@FCD6[ C6E2:= D9@A 2?5 D<: C6?E2= 2C62]k^Am
kAm%96 p=A:?6 r23:? @? E96 >@F?E2:? 2?5 E96 32D6 =@586 2C6 ?@H <?@H? 7@C E96:C 2AC6D D<:] |6?F @776C:?8D H6C6 FA8C2565[ H:E9 277@C523=6 9@E 2?5 4@=5 D6=64E:@?D] uC:52J }:89E {:89ED H2D AC@>@E65] {@42= t2DE6C? $=@A6 $<: !C@8C2> yF?:@C !C@8C2> D<:6CD H6C6 2==@H65 E@ D<: 7@C 7C66 E9:D D62D@?[ 6IA2?5:?8 E96 AC@8C2> 7C@> =2DE J62C[ H96? 7C66 D<::?8 H2D @776C65 E@ y24<D@? <:5D]k^Am
kAm|62?H9:=6[ E96 ?2E:@?2= AC6DD 92D E2<6? ?@E:46[ H:E9 |@86?D6? 2?5 AC@76DD:@?2= 3:8\>@F?E2:? D<:6C r2:E6 +6=:77 @7 r@?H2J 3@E9 ?2>65 E@ $<: |282K:?6’D =:DE @7 E96 E@A `_ >@DE :?7=F6?E:2= D<:6CD @7 a_ad]k^Am
kAm%96 @?=:?6 >282K:?6 D2=FE65 |@86?D6? 7@C EFC?:?8 2 72:=:?8 D<: 2C62 :?E@ 2 “C64@C5\D6EE:?8 4@>6324< H:??6C]”k^Am
kAm%96 HC:E6CD D2:5i “#2E96C E92? ;FDE E2=<:?8 E96 E2=<[ x?5J !2DD 5:C64E@C tC:< |@86?D6? DA6?E a_ad H@C<:?8 E@ >2<6 D<::?8 >@C6 2446DD:3=6 2?5 277@C523=6 7@C >@C6 A6@A=6] &?56C 9:D =6256CD9:A[ x?5J !2DD 92D 6IA2?565 :ED ?6EH@C< E@ 9F?5C65D @7 :?56A6?56?E D<: 2C62D H@C=5H:56 ]]] W2E q=24<X 96 :D A6CD@?2==J E2<:?8 E96 96=> E@ D2G6 E96 9:DE@C:4 D<: 2C62 7C@> 4=@DFC6]”k^Am
kAm}@H[ |@86?D6? D2JD[ “(6’C6 ?@E 5@?6] (6’C6 ?@E ;FDE 8@:?8 E@ @A6C2E6j H6’C6 8@:?8 E@ 4@?E:?F6 E@ :??@G2E6 2?5 E9C:G6]”k^Am
kAm%96C6 92G6 366? 3F>AD 2=@?8 E96 H2J] %96 D<: 2C62 7:=65 2 =2HDF:E 282:?DE E96 E@H? E92E H2D D6EE=65] |@86?D6? 2?5 !@=:46 r9:67 r9C:D !6C=6J 92G6 925 E96:C 5:776C6?46D] qFE |@86?D6? D2:5 ?@H E92E 96’D A=2??:?8 E@ DE:4< 2C@F?5[ 96 =@@<D 7@CH2C5 E@ 4@?E:?F:?8 2 A@D:E:G6 C6=2E:@?D9:A 2D E96 E@H?’D =2C86DE 6>A=@J6C]k^Am
kAmpD<65 H92E 96 92D =62C?65 :? E96 A2DE E9C66 J62CD[ 96 D2:5i “(92E x’G6 C62==J =62C?65 :D E92E A6@A=6 2C6 9F?8CJ 7@C E96 4F=EFC6 @7 D<::?8[ 2?5 E92E’D H92E E96J 24EF2==J >:DD] tG6? E9@F89 W2E =2C86C C6D@CEDX E96 =:7ED 92G6 8@EE6? 3:886C[ E96 8C@@>:?8 36EE6C 2?5 E96 D?@H>2<:?8 >@C6 677:4:6?E[ A6@A=6 H2?E E96 4F=EFC6] … xE’D 2== E96 =:EE=6 56E2:=D]”k^Am
kAmp55C6DD:?8 E96 2??@F?46>6?E :? 9:D ?@H D:8?2EFC6 “{6EE6C 7C@> v|[” |@86?D6? HC@E6i “~G6C E96 A2DE `g >@?E9D 2 =:?6 2D 366? 5C2H? 2E q=24< |@F?E2:? 3J A6@A=6 H9@ 92G6 56>2?565 E92E q=24< 36 D2G65] %92E :E C6>2:? @A6? 2?5 G:3C2?E]k^Am
kAm“&?56C >J 5:C64E:@? H6 H:== 5@ 6G6CJE9:?8 H6 42? E@ 9@=5 E92E =:?6] %9:D >@F?E2:? 2?5 6G6CJE9:?8 E92E :E DE2?5D 7@C H:== :?567:?:E6=J 36 2 A=246 H96C6 E96 DA@CE 2?5 4F=EFC6 @7 D<::?8 5@6D ?@E ;FDE DFCG:G6] xE H:== E9C:G6]”k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.