The leasee had attaching property that the State was not willing to allow either.
The lawsuit ended that.
To increase the accommodations at Gunstock in the current format, you would need to expand the campground (more acres) or build vertically at the lodge (disruption of current business).
And no, it better serves residents if it can support higher payments to the county... as most residents do not ski.
But even a private operator would tell the GAC/Delegation, that to keep slope fees low enough... with rising need for snowmaking and the amount of energy that goes to such... you are going to need something that subsidizes it.
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