Sources:
1.1970 Ski Area Guide, Ziff-Davis: SKI VALLEY
- Off NY 64 5 mi. N of Naples
2.1971 Ski Area Guide, Ziff-Davis: Same as 1970
3.National Survey: Eastern Ski Atlas, 1972: SKI VALLEY
- Off Rt. 64 5 mi. N of Naples
4. National Survey: Eastern Ski Atlas, 1973: Same as 1972
5. All-state Motor Club 1972-3 Directory
6. White Book 77
7. White Book 78
8. White Book 94: SKI VALLEY CLUB
- 40 mi. from Rochester, take 64S to Ontario County Rt 34W, 1 mi. to County Rt. 33S to area
| SKI VALLEY - also: BRISTOL SKI VALLEY RESORT | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ref. | Elev. Base | Size | Vertical | Longest Run | Trails | Slopes | Lifts | Exposure | Night | Snow Making |
| 1. | - | - | 610' | 6900' | 5 | 4 | T-Bar, J-Bar, 2-Ropes | - | yes | yes |
| 2. | - | - | 610' | 6900' | - | - | T-Bar, J-Bar, Rope | - | - | - |
| 3. | 2250' | - | 625' | - | 9 (NIE) | 6 | T-Bar 2250' J-Bar 1260' 2 Ropes 900', 750' |
NE | yes | yes |
| 4. | 2250' | - | 625' | - | 9 (NIE) | 6 | T-Bar 2250' J-Bar 1260' 2 Ropes 900', 750' |
NE | yes | yes |
| 5. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8. | top 2200' base 1500' |
1/4 pg. | 700' | 1 mi. | 11 | - | Chair, T-Bar, Rope | - | yes | yes 90% |
New owner reopening long-shuttered ski resort
By Julie Sherwood, staff writer
Messenger Post, Bristol, NY
Posted Nov 20, 2011
Snow-making machines at the planned Bristol Ski Valley Resort on County Rd. 33 in S. Bristol.
A property that was once home to Ski Valley ski resort, which closed in the fall of 2000, is under new owners who plan to reopen it as a year-round recreational resort. Carl Welte said he recently closed on the purchase of the property on County Road 33. Several snow-making machines are already at the base of the hill, and renovations are under way in the lodge.
“I was a poor kid who couldn’t afford to ski here,” said Welte, who grew up in the area and has returned after a career in real estate and working at ski resorts in Colorado. “I’ve always had ideas about doing this; it’s on my bucket list.”
Initial plans call for reopening the original 12 ski runs and opening a restaurant and bar in the renovated 12,000-square-foot lodge. Rob Firestine, who recently moved from Florida, where he worked in country clubs and other dining establishments, will manage the food and beverage end of the business.
Welte said he is investing between $4 million and $5 million in the endeavor and applying for financial help through the Finger Lakes Economic Development Council, the local arm of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development initiative.
Long-term plans call for expanding ski trails and lifts, adding a brewery and winery, and staying open all year with an RV park and recreational offerings such as zip lines that take riders across the mountain.
Welte said he sees his resort complementing nearby Bristol Mountain Winter Resort on Route 64.
When asked his reaction Friday to the new project, Bristol Mountain General Manager Dan Fuller said, “we don’t have any information about it.”