Storm Skiing 10/3/2026: Holiday Valley’s Chairlift Diaspora with GM Dennis Eshbaugh

Who

Dennis Eshbaugh, President and General Manager of Holiday Valley, New York

This is Dennis’ second appearance on The Storm Skiing Podcast:

Date Recorded

Oct. 2, 2026

About Holiday Valley

Owned by: Win-Sum Ski Corp, which Holiday Valley’s website describes as “a closely held corporation owned by a small number of stockholders.”

Year founded: 1957 (opened Jan. 7, 1958)

Pass affiliations: None!

Base elevation: 1,514 feet (bottom of Snowpine Quad)

Summit elevation: 2,324 feet (top of Tannenbaum)

Vertical drop: 736 feet (skiing from the top of Tannenbaum to the bottom of Snowpine would be tricky but not impossible if a skier poached the summit-top walking trails and didn’t mind a little uphill; however, it would not be a great run; the most consistent quality vert would be lapping the Mardi Gras sixer, which is roughly 693 vertical feet.)