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Stratton Mountain to Stay Open an Extra Weekend |
For Immediate Release
Contacts:
mfoster@intrawest.com
Will Riseley 802.297.4126
wriseley@intrawest.com
April 4, 2008
Stratton Mountain, VT- After months of hospital visits, psychiatric evaluations and invasive testing, specialists have finally come up with a diagnosis for Stratton Mountain; Kyphophobia. It is agreed by leaders in the psychiatric field that the mountain does in fact suffer from the condition of being afraid to stop. To help alleviate the mountain’s trepidation about the end of the ski season, Stratton President and COO, Sky Foulkes, has decided to keep the mountain open for an additional weekend to help wean her off of the ski season and acclimatize her to the impending and no less exciting spring and summer seasons.
On Saturday April 19 and Sunday April 20, Stratton management is inviting Thaasophobic (those with a fear of getting bored) members of the public to come to the mountain and gently bid the mountain not a “farewell” but a “see you soon!” as we usher in the new season. “We need to band together and remind the mountain that the ski season is not ending as much as taking a short break until November” commented Public Relations Director Myra Foster, “she really is looking forward to the changing seasons but sometimes needs to be reminded about the resort’s continuity. Knowing her, we’ll be dealing with the same situation come the end of the fall.” Since the ski season extension is more about appreciating the mountain after a great season and celebrating all of the people who made that possible, Stratton has decided to reduce ticket prices to $30 over the weekend and to donate 50% of all revenue to The Stratton Foundation and local youth athletic programs! This is definitely difficult on the ears of local Euphobes (those with a fear of hearing good news), however, it is commonly felt throughout the Stratton community that most of the mountain’s loyal clientele do not fall into this category.
When asked directly about the diagnosis and season extension announcement,
I have unknowingly suffered from this condition for a couple of years now but was always able to control my apprehension. Because of all the snow that has fallen on me, it has been very hard to think about saying goodbye to this particular season. Once April rolled around and continued to precipitate snow and fantastic weather, I started to become uncontrollably afraid and have not been able to sleep for the past week. I didn’t even know that a fear of stopping existed but it’s nice to know that there are others out there who share my illness. An extra weekend will really be a good thing for everyone.”
