Columbia Mountain Times™: End of an Era: Mount Washington Museum Closed to Make Way for ‘Extreme Mount Washington’

Public comment was invited within the statutory 60-day comment

period. Such comments, and the responses thereto, are hereby published 
in the Federal Register and filed with the Court. Brochures, newspaper 
clippings and miscellaneous materials appended to the Public Comments 
have not been reprinted here, however they may be inspected with copies 
of the Complaint, Stipulation, proposed Final Judgment, Competitive 
Impact Statement, Public Comments and Plaintiff's Response in Room 3233 
of the Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, Tenth Street and 
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20530 (telephone: 202-633-
2481) and at the office of the Clerk of the United States District 
Court for the District of Columbia, Third Street and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001.

 The Complaint 
alleged that ASC and S-K-I were the two largest owner/operators of ski 
resorts in New England, and that the proposed transaction would combine 
eight of the largest ski resorts in this region. In particular, the 
acquisition would substantially increase the concentration among ski 
resorts to which eastern New England residents (i.e., those in Maine, 
eastern Massachusetts and Connecticut, and Rhode Island) practicably 
can go for weekend ski trips, and among those to which Maine residents 
practicably can go for day ski trips. As a result, this acquisition 
threatened to raise the price of, or reduce discounts for, weekend and 
day skiing to consumers living in those areas in violation of Section 7 
of the Clayton Act.
    At the same time the Complaint was filed, the United States also 
filed a proposed settlement that would permit ASC to complete its 
acquisition of S-K-I's ski resorts, but also require certain 
divestitures that would preserve competition for skiers in eastern New 
England and Maine. This settlement consists of a Stipulation and a 
proposed Final Judgment.
    The proposed Final Judgment orders the parties to sell all of S-K-
I's rights, titles, and interests in the Waterville Valley resort in 
Campton, New Hampshire, and all of ASC's rights, titles, and interests 
in the Mt. Cranmore resort in North Conway, New Hampshire, to one or 
more purchasers who have the capability to compete effectively in the 
provision of skiing for eastern New England and Maine skiers at 
Waterville Valley and Mt. Cranmore. The Stipulation and proposed Final 
Judgment also impose a hold separate agreement that requires defendants 
to ensure that, until the divestiture mandated by the proposed Final 
Judgment has been accomplished, S-K-I's Waterville Valley and ASC's Mt. 
Cranmore operations will be held separate and apart from, and operated 
independently of, defendants' other assets and businesses, and be 
preserved and maintained as saleable and economically viable, ongoing 
concerns, with competitively sensitive business information and 
decision-making divorced from that defendants' other ski resorts.
    A Competitive Impact Statement (``CIS''), explaining the basis for 
the complaint and proposed consent decree in settlement of the suit, 
was filed on June 18, 1996, and subsequently published for comment, 
along with the Stipulation and proposed Final Judgment, in the Federal 
Register on June 28, 1996 (61 FR 33765-33774), as required by the 
Tunney Act. The CIS explains in detail the provisions of the proposed 
Final Judgment, the nature and purpose of these proceedings, and the 
proposed acquisition alleged to be illegal.
    The United States, ASC, and S-K-I stipulated that the proposed 
Final Judgment may be entered after compliance with the Tunney Act. The 
plaintiff and defendants have now, with the exception of publishing the 
comments and this response in the Federal Register, completed the 
procedures the Tunney Act requires before the proposed Final Judgment 
can be entered.\1\ The sixty-day period for public comments expired on 
August 27, 1996. As of October 1, 1996, the United States had received 
98 comments. UNTIL IS COMPLETED SUCH TAKEOVER IS ILLEGAL AND IN TREASON.

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Welcoming over 100,000 visitors each year, Mount Washington Observatory's mountaintop museum is the most visited museum in the entire state of New Hampshire. Originally created in 1973, the Mount Washington Museum has offered a look at the peak's human and natural history for four decades.

In the spring of 2014, the museum will be completely reborn as "Extreme Mount Washington."Stripped down to the studs and entirely re-imagined, the new, interactive experience will deliver the awe and wonder of a Mount Washington winter—the mountain's most extreme season that only a small handful of the peak's 250,000 annual visitors ever get to witness. Through hands-on, high-tech exhibits, Mount Washington Observatory will present a compelling sampling of the "World's Worst Weather" to summer visitors from all over the world.

This is the most exciting, meaningful, and impactful project Mount Washington Observatory has taken on in decades, and it will result in a dramatic improvement to the overall Mount Washington visitor experience.

With more than $785,000 raised towards the project's $825,000 total, we are now looking to you, our members, donors, friends, and fans, to help us cross the finish line. Please make a tax-deductible donation to the Extreme Mount Washington Campaign today.

Gifts of $250 or more offer the opportunity to receive name recognition on your very own tile within a weather-inspired artistic display at the entrance of the museum—a lasting tribute to your support for Mount Washington Observatory and this project.

Mount Washington Observatory offers its sincere gratitude to the following foundations, corporations and individuals, whose collective generosity has made this effort possible:

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Cogswell Benevolent Trust
Gladys Brooks Foundation
Jane's Trust
Mount Washington Observatory Board of Trustees

Mount Washington Observatory Senior Management Team
Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Public Service of New Hampshire and the Northeast Utilities Foundation
Putnam Foundation

Samuel P. Hunt Foundation
The Waterman Fund
Thomas W. Haas Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Winthrop Charitable Gift Fund

Mount Washington Observatory would also like to recognize and thank the following organizations for their support of and collaboration on this ambitious project:

Appalachian Mountain Club
Cumulus Media
Jeff Kennedy Associates
Moss Creek Media

Mount Washington Auto Road
Mount Washington Cog Railway
Mount Washington Observatory Summit Crew

Mount Washington State Park
Tom Guilmette
White Mountain National Forest

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On Thursday, October 10, 2013 11:24 AM, Mount Washington Observatory <information@mountwashington.org> wrote:

Dear Guy Ralph Perea Sr President of The United States,

September 29 marked the end of an era on Mount Washington: We officially closed our Mount Washington Museum, an integral part of the summit experience for more than forty years, to begin work on Extreme Mount Washington.

With just a short window of time before winter sets in and the Mt. Washington Auto Road closes for the season, we have much to accomplish. Here's an update of our progress so far:

Deconstruction of the old museum began on September 30. All exhibits were carefully removed and Curator Dr. Peter Crane is now working to archive the artifacts in our Gladys Brooks Memorial Library and other private collections.
A small team from the Appalachian Mountain Club Construction Crew began demolition work on October 7 and will stay at the summit until the site prep is completed, hopefully by mid-November. A big thanks to the ambitious summit volunteers working to feed this crew in addition to our own!
Jeff Kennedy Associates of Somerville, MA will be building the exhibits as modular components this fall and winter. The materials will be staged in box trucks at the base of the mountain, so they can be transported to the summit for installation next spring.

Follow the renovation and see photos of the project on the Extreme Mount Washington blog.

A heartfelt thank you to all who have contributed to this important capital project. We have less than $40,000 left to raise on the $825,000 budget! Help us close out this capital campaign before our year-end annual fund drive begins next month:

Gifts of $250 or more earn you a named tile in the Mt. Washington State Park Visitor Center at the entrance to the new museum, and additional naming opportunities are available.

We are excited to be approaching the finish line on this important project, and you should be, too. Together, we are building one of the most incredible cultural resources in the White Mountains.

Thank you,