Some Historical Context – Picking up on the topic of joint oversight outlined in an earlier post, I’m reminded of Boston in 1999. I had recently arrived after completing my teaching assignment with TFA, a national teacher corps. After two years in a Rio Grande Valley border town, I was ready for some big-city life. […]Read More…
Community Archive
Update July 21, 2020
To the Massanutten Community: I must admit that I was every bit as surprised by the MPOA Board vote to disband the Massanutten Police Department as many of you were. Great Eastern, by longstanding arrangement, has a “Developer’s Seat” on the MPOA Board. I currently occupy that seat, and treat that privilege with respect; there […]Read More…
Update July 21, 2020 – Community Involvement
A question that surfaced recently is how we at Massanutten are engaged in the community and what our key areas of focus are. It’s a good question that we’ll try to answer. First, as a Resort, we tend to focus on programs first, setting a strong foundation prior to identifying a specific cause. A few […]Read More…
Update July 9, 2020 – A Brief History of Agreements Between MPOA and the Resort Developers
In this post, Attorney Garrett Smith provides some history of the past legal relationship between MPOA and the Developer(s) through the years. In PDF format; you can read this post by clicking here. […]Read More…
Update July 4, 2020 – How We’re Operating Mountain Biking During the Pandemic
Massanutten’s Mountain Biking program is now operating – and it’s been modified to reflect the realities of Covid-19. It starts with ticket purchases and bike rentals. Instead of going into the shop, guests are encouraged to purchase lift tickets and gear rentals online on Massanutten’s website. It’s still possible to purchase them in the shop, […]Read More…
Update June 28 – July 4 Fireworks
Join us around 9:15 PM on Saturday, July 4 for a fireworks display celebrating our country, our community, our employees, and you! The fireworks display should last around 10 minutes. The fireworks will be launched from the top of the peak. Large gatherings will not be permitted, but parking lots will be open. More details […]Read More…
Update June 25, 2020
Thanks to all who came out and visited the Resort since our re-opening recently. After much preparation, it was nice to begin the slow and gradual path to resuming resort operations. Our plan, outlined on our recovery page, appears to be going well. The staff training, with a combination of resort made videos, direct instruction, […]Read More…
Update June 16, 2020
To the members of the Massanutten Community: Thank you for the increased dialogue on our community email (community@massresort.com). We have received questions ranging from 911 address marker improvements on the Western Slope to ways we could support McGaheysville elementary. As we said at the outset of relaunching this webpage, we hope it can be used […]Read More…
Update June 16, 2020 – New Attractions Added to Outdoor WaterPark
Hundreds of yards of concrete. Thousands of feet of steel rebar. Highly engineered steel tower structures. When people visit a waterpark, they tend to look at the colorful, swooping slides, and not what lies beneath. The structure of a water element, much of which is underground, is massive. The opening date for Massanutten’s WaterPark is […]Read More…
Update June 12, 2020 – An explanation of the history of Massanutten Resort Developers, and the current company structure
Greetings Massanutten Area Residents & MPOA members: My name is Garrett Smith. I serve as General Counsel to Massanutten Resort and its various entities. Matthias Smith (no relation), the Resort’s vice president and general manager, asked me to outline some of the various entities involved in our operations. For an overview of how we do […]Read More…