Fabius, New York — The 2020s haven’t been kind to Toggenburg. After the owner of Greek Peak sold Toggenburg to Intermountain Management in 2021, operator Peter Harris decided to shut it down. He put the land for sale with a non-compete agreement. After its closure, there was an increase in lift ticket prices and lift lines at the two mountains owned by Intermountain Management: Song & Labrador Mountains.
The New York State Attorney General’s Office subsequently sued him, accusing Intermountain of creating a monopoly in the Syracuse skier market. The New York Supreme Court agreed with the state and hopes that the property will be sold to a new party. However, Intermountain Management is appealing the decision. After all this drama, it seems like someone is ready to step in and reopen the ski resort.
Syracuse.com reports that a local businessman is aiming to buy Toggenburg from Harris for $1.75 million and reopen it. The two sides (Intermountain Management and the Attorney General’s Office) told State Supreme Court Justice Robert Antonacci II that they are in talks to sell the ski resort.
The interested buyer is Douglas Wheeler, a local whose family actually sold the land to the founder of the ski resort. In addition, his first job was at Toggenburg. He plans to reopen the ski resort and relocate his other businesses to the site.
However, a reopening for the 2025-26 season seems unlikely. According to Wheeler’s lawyer, getting the slopes ready would take months, and the cost of such an effort would likely be over $2 million. While that may be a bummer for Toggenburg skiers, they must be excited that their local mountain may be reopening soon.
Image/Video Credits: Canaan Realty, Skimap.org
