Sleeping Giant is announcing that they will not be open for the 2024-2025 ski season.
In a media release, owner Nick Piazza says the decision to remain closed came down to a number of factors. With “lack of snow from last season, a small flood this spring, and most recently vandalism to our Big Horn lift in August involving the brand-new communication line that we purchased for it the previous year,” there are too many challenges to open on time.
“None of these problems are insurmountable, but taken together with the need to hire many seasonal staff made it clear that rushing to try to get open for the season did not make sense,” Piazza added.
Instead of trying to rush to open, the ski area and zipline will use the time to “focus on repairs and improvements at the mountain.”
Improvements will include interior repairs and upgrades to the lodge where the ski area is considering plans to change the layout of the rental shop and ski patrol rooms. Additionally, they plan to focus on additional training for our staff.
“A couple of key members of our team will likely be attending Resort Management Training focused on the ski industry put on by a major West Coast University, and we will be training up our new outdoor maintenance team on the lifts and snow cats,” says Piazza.
Ownership will also be focused on furthering discussions with several potential strategic partners for the mountain’s long-term development.
Piazza says not opening the ski area for a second season in a row will be “a huge disappointment for many in our community and we share that sentiment, however after speaking with staff we feel this is the most responsible choice.”
Piazza says that Sleepy G will be refunding all season passholders who rolled their passes over to the 2024-2025 winter season and that if customers have questions to please contact Jonathan at gm@skisg.com.
