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Goobster
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What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
Indoor Ski Resort
ETA - I should have put NOT SURE, instead of other. So use OTHER if you aren't sure.
Message edited 8/14/2008 4:48:57 PM.
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KvsGrl
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
Ugh! The traffic 
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yankinmanc
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
We have one near me and its really great, its not that busy at any one time because its open late, and its built right near to the mall and a leisure complex. Its called the Chill Factor(e) it has been brilliant for the local economy, and skiiers absolutely love it! Its great for having a few runs down the slope before you go on a skiing holiday. Also, there are lots of bars and restaurants, so its fun! They also have a luge and a kids sledding area. I took my son there at Christmas for snow play. We loved it.
 
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| Posted 8/14/08 4:49 PM |
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Goobster
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
Wow, Rachee, thanks for sharing that. Glad it worked out for your area!
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Geraldine
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
I love it and hope it actually happens.......
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| Posted 8/14/08 4:58 PM |
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itkocak
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
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| Posted 8/14/08 5:01 PM |
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KPtoys
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
I think it's a terrible idea... just like I think a casino on the Shinnecock reservation is. For an environmental standpoint as well as a like we need more traffic out here
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drewsgirl
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
well im hoping for it bc it would mean work for my dh and his union..gottta keep that boy working lol
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| Posted 8/14/08 5:14 PM |
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JennChris
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
I'm all for it.... there is NOTHING to do out here
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| Posted 8/14/08 5:17 PM |
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sfp0701
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
I think it is stupid. There are real mountains close by.
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| Posted 8/14/08 5:23 PM |
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CurlyQ
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
Our summer home is right there, I don't think the roads can handle all of the extra traffic and people. It is congested enough due to the outlets, pumpkin pickers etc. It was such a nice peaceful getway, I think the proposed indoor ski resort would make it a lot less enjoyable out there.
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| Posted 8/14/08 5:39 PM |
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Ladybug63
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
Posted by KPtoys
I think it's a terrible idea... just like I think a casino on the Shinnecock reservation is. For an environmental standpoint as well as a like we need more traffic out here
I agree, the environmental impact alone is enough for me to not support it.
It looks great and fun but I just don't think its necessary. We have great ski mountains just off the island.
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| Posted 8/14/08 5:54 PM |
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greenfreak
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
Is this the location that contains one of very few natural grasslands left on Long Island? Where an endangered type of owl hunts?
Funny, they don't mention why the environmentalists are against it, and I did a search for "owl" and "Riverhead" on the site and can't find anything.
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| Posted 8/14/08 6:39 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
fantastic idea and IMO, it will be a huge success! not everyone wants to drive for hours upstate or to PA for skiing. having something like this on LI is great plus it will help the local ecomomy.
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| Posted 8/14/08 6:44 PM |
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greenfreak
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
Found something... I know many care more for personal entertainment than for a few animals that depend on the space - so I doubt this will deter ripping it up and paving it over.
With our ability to take and take and take comes the misguided belief that because we can, we are entitled.
A different point of view:
"The grasslands make up about 800 acres, or 27 percent, of the property, said Trish Pelkowski, the group's Pine Barrens site director. Decades of mowing to keep the Grumman runways clear of obstructions held shrubs and trees at bay. The grass has grown taller since the plant shut. Now birds of prey comb the meadows for voles and shrews; bobolinks nest in the grass while horned larks nibble on wild grass seeds.
"It's just about the only spot on Long Island that has sufficient grass and acreage to support the birds we're concerned about -- owls, the Eastern meadowlark and the grasshopper sparrow," said Mike Morgan, Audubon New York wildlife ecologist.
Most of Long Island's biggest historical grassland, the 60,000-acre Hempstead Plains, was long since paved over in the suburban building boom. Today, 30 to 80 acres of that prairie remain as patches of often severely degraded land scattered across central Nassau County, various agencies and experts have estimated.
Loss of agricultural land here and across New York State has further diminished the open foraging and breeding areas available to short-eared owls and other grassland birds. "These birds really depend on the hayfields and pasturelands that characterized New York State in the last few hundred years," Morgan said. "But we've lost more than half of the agricultural land."
As in New Jersey, short-eared owls are a state-endangered species in New York. As such, they are deserving of the same protections that cover other endangered species. That should include protection of breeding, migration, and wintering habitats. Presence of a second endangered species, the eastern tiger salamander, should make habitat preservation even more imperative. The response from local officials and developers so far has been obtuse. An artificial lake is not a replacement for a grassland, and a promise to provide "open space" says little about whether it would provide suitable habitat for the endangered species that use the site."
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Posted by sfp0701
I think it is stupid. There are real mountains close by.
ITA
Imagine all the wasted energy and resources to keep that place going. 
Not to mention the green, open space that you can never get back.
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| Posted 8/14/08 7:05 PM |
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EmmaNick
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
fantastic idea and IMO, it will be a huge success! not everyone wants to drive for hours upstate or to PA for skiing. having something like this on LI is great plus it will help the local ecomomy.
ITA! The indoor waterpark is great!! No more traveling 2.5 hours to Great Wolf Lodge!
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smdl
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
I think it's a great idea.
I would like to see part of the plan an actua plannedl development of the infrastructure (roads, etc..) as well to meet the increase number of people in the area.
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Gumpslilqtpie
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
Im not looking forward to it for a few reasons.
1) The environmental impact is going to be horrendous.
2) I live 5 mins down the same road that the Grumman prpoerty is on. Im not so sure that the roads can take all of the increased traffic.
3) I volunteer for the local ambulance company that covers that property. We are stretched as it is just covering our other 911 calls. Our dept runs in excess of 2600 EMS only calls already. Its bad enough that we are already getting called to another attraction in the summers at least 6 times a week. Not only do we have to worry about the sick and injured on the site but also the idiots on the road that cause accidents going to and leaving the site. Dont get me wrong, I love what I do but nobody ever takes into account the full picture and EMS/FIRE coverage should be considered as part of the entire picture.
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| Posted 8/14/08 10:08 PM |
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CouponKT
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
I think this is a TERRIBLE idea 
I really wanted to see them build a car racetrack. It would eliminate street racing and give us race fans a place to enjoy a sport that needs an organized place to run.
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| Posted 8/14/08 10:09 PM |
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HillW9608
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
Im def. not against it.. we go to VT every year and this will give me a chance to get DD and the future children good practice on the snowboards 
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nbc188
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Re: What are your thoughts on this proposed indoor ski resort in Riverhead?
I don't know a ton about it, but I'm not in favor of it. It's such a nice quiet area that's going to be invaded
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