Haystack’s prior owners vowed to turn the once-public ski hill in Dover into an exclusive, members-only resort…and then the real estate bust, busted. But its new owner seems like he at least has a coordinated game plan. Jim Barnes, a Connecticut businessman, bought the Hermitage Inn in 2007, and it just so happens that the Inn’s property and Haystack’s are adjacent. So now that Barnes has bought the mountain (for $6.5 million) you can start to see the makings of a unified ski area and golf club. Note, though, that Haystack’s prior owner tried twice to develop it as a members-only ski club, with million dollar homes and $80,000 membership fees. Barnes’ plan is slightly more modest: 450 planned homes and condos will now start at $650,000. The ski area is promising uncrowded slopes to prospective members, but will offer 250 lift tickets per day at reduced prices for residents of Wilmington and Dover.

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