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.