SAM Magazine–Donnelly, Idaho, October 3, 2014–The Idaho State Land Board authorized the transfer of Tamarack's lease yesterday to New TR Acquisition Co. LLC (NEWTRAC). NEWTRAC announced that it will be expanding operations to seven days a week–the resort has been operated by the Tamarack Municipal Association on a Thursday-to-Sunday schedule since 2010. To operate on a full-week basis, the resort anticipates adding about 40 additional employees, for a total of 150 and is targeting a mid-December opening. In addition, Tamarack announced that it has hired Replay Resorts of Vancouver, B.C., to oversee operations.
To be ready for the season, NEWTRAC will invest $2.6 million in the resort, which will cover refinement of the snowmaking system, new rental fleets, new snowcats, expansion of its terrain park, and slope brush and undergrowth clearing enabled by a grant from NSAA. Ownership is also investing in completing and readying new cottages and townhomes for sale as part of its real estate offerings, with prices starting at $329,900.
To ensure operational continuity, NEWTRAC has retained the Tamarack Municipal Association and its senior management team to run the mountain, including Tim Flaherty, executive director; Mike Lancaster, mountain manager; and Wolfe Ashcraft, marketing and rental/retail manager.