Per Storm Skiing, There are new owners who want to turn it into a destination resort.
"The resort announced today that two hospitality and resort-development partners will take majority ownership of Windham: Beall Investment Partners, best known for founder Sandy Beall’s creation of the Ruby Tuesday restaurant chain; and Kemmons Wilson Hospitality Partners (KWHP), an arm of the enterprise that founded Holiday Inn. Sandy Beall will lead the new majority. The current owners - North Castle Partners, Cloverhill Group, and the McGuffog and Starker families – will remain ownership partners.
So what are the purveyors of half of a typical American interstate exit ramp going to do with a ski area? Help elevate the non-skiing parts of Windham to the level of the skiing, according to Windham President Chip Seamans.
“This signals a dramatic shift in our amenities, in our food and beverage and hospitality, and on creating year-round activities,” he said in an interview with The Storm Skiing Journal. “We've been focusing on snowmaking, lifts, grooming – really on the mountain since I’ve been here. And we'll continue to do so, but this now puts a real focus on the hospitality side.”
