As rival ski resorts put their seasons passes on sale, the company trying to re-launch Mount Baldy Ski Area wants to reassure local skiers that the mountain east of Oliver should be open in December.
G-Force Real Estate, the marketing agent appointed to sell the assets of the troubled resort, issued a news release last week saying it “has assembled the required pieces to the puzzle to re-launch Mount Baldy Ski Resort for the upcoming season.”
While some speculation in the community and media suggests this means a buyer for the resort is in the wings, Gary Powroznik of G-Force said it’s more likely to be a consortium of old and new investors. And a deal has yet to fall into place.
“You cobble this together a bit,” he said. “Because it’s an insolvent situation, and because it’s not carrying on a normal course, it doesn’t matter if we do the deal today or next month.”
The priority, he said, is to open the mountain for the upcoming ski season.
Richard McGuire
Special to the Chronicle
