To the Massanutten Community: First of all: on behalf of Massanutten Resort, Great Eastern and all of our staff, please accept our best wishes for a wonderful holiday season! It’s been a while since our last post, so here are a few items to catch everyone up. HUNTING POLICY: We learned that four poachers were […]Read More…
Caring for Our Community Archive
Update 9/26/24: MPSC Rate Case, Road Reports, and October Fun!
To the Massanutten Community: Several brief items this time. First, allow us to remind you that you can make your voice heard in the upcoming MPSC rate case. Although rates have already gone up, MPSC was required to post a bond of nearly $1 million. Should the SCC decline to raise rates – or to […]Read More…
Update 9/12/24 – Massanutten Cares Day, MPSC rate increase and more
To the Massanutten Community: Several items this time around – notably our annual Massanutten Cares Day (to which we invite MPOA members); some clarifications on MPSC, and an update on the new Mountain Coaster. MASSANUTTEN CARES DAY: Massanutten Resort’s annual Cares Day is coming up on Friday, September 27, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 […]Read More…
Update 8/14/24: Info on MPSC, a welcome to our new dog park, a fun Labor Day Weekend, and more.
To the Massanutten Community: We hope you’re having a wonderful summer. Lots to share with you this time around. MPSC UPDATE: Earlier this year, Massanutten Resort – joined by the Rockingham County board of Supervisors and the Massanutten Property Owners Association – filed a motion to dismiss MPSC’s rate increase case with the State Corporation […]Read More…
Update July 2, 2024 – Land Donation for New Fire/EMS Station in The Kettle, And Some Fun Summer Events
To the Massanutten Community: We hope you’re enjoying this lovely summer – and a quick reminder: Summer Jam, our annual festival that sends all proceeds to the Rockingham Harrisonburg SPCA, is Wednesday, July 3 from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. There will be live music, food vendors, a beer and wine garden and kids’ activities […]Read More…
Update 3/14/24: MPSC, rate structures, and the proposed County buyout
To the Massanutten Community: Most of our thoughts this time around center on MPSC. But first, we’d like to congratulate MPOA and its website development committee for the launch of MPOA’s new website. In our view, the old one was hard to navigate and made it difficult for residents to find important information. On a […]Read More…
Update 6/27/23: MPSC, Summer Jam, and more
To the Massanutten Community: Several things to report this time around. First, I’d like to briefly mention some organizational changes at our parent company, The Resorts Companies, Inc. (which, if you didn’t know, is 100% employee owned). Steve Krohn, formerly executive vice president, was promoted to president and chief operating officer. I was promoted to […]Read More…
Update 12/13: MPSC, Visioning and More
To the Massanutten Community: Some thoughts on things going on in and around the Resort and the community: our Visioning Sessions, and (of course) a bit about the weather. But first, something very important. On the County’s proposed buyout of MPSC: As you’ve probably heard, Rockingham County’s Board of Supervisors has received the appraisal it […]Read More…
Envisioning Massanutten’s Future
28 November, 2022 To the Massanutten Community: In this post, we’d like to share some thoughts about envisioning Massanutten’s possible future. Many area residents are aware that much of Massanutten was originally developed by Del Webb, a partnership that started in late 1971. Del Webb gained national attention for developing retirement communities in Arizona and […]Read More…
Community Resort Benefits – Update 9/28/22
To the Massanutten Community: It’s been too long since I last shared information with you. There’ve been some exciting things going on – including energizing the Woodstone solar array, the near-completion of the solar array at our Laundry Facility – and, of course, finishing up the trail and snowmaking improvements on the mountain. But today, […]Read More…