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Hasn't been changed on the county parcel map yet. Just the bolder type and size of "Altera" on the Name line make it look suspicious. Plus they likely would make a new corporation for the ski area and it wouldn't be under "Altera". Altera would be the holding company.
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No. That's a Maine thing, bub.
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Blue is 4 season resort with mountain biking, glamping, and weddings which are a huge profit maker. Elk is only open for skiing so I don't see near the same price for Elk. I don't see a lot of space for real-estate development so I'm not sure someone would be buying it to build condos but I could be wrong about that.
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West Mountain is worth hitting on the way up or back from central/northern Vermont or Gore or Whiteface. When it's 100% open it has a lot of fun runs. Especially on the Northwest side. Skis bigger than it looks. Lines never get too long even on weekends.
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Anyone ever hear of these Pa. ski areas?
trackbiker replied to Jersey Tomato's topic in General Chat
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Anyone ever hear of these Pa. ski areas?
trackbiker replied to Jersey Tomato's topic in General Chat
I think the snowmaking equipment and possibly the lifts were auctioned off if i remember correctly. It was a good place for beginners. Better than a beginner going to Camelback where they would just be on the bottom of the mountain with the masses anyway. But newbies don't know about places like that. -
If you guys can get down 1000 vertical feet as fast you got down White Lightning, you should enter the downhill at the next Winter Olympics! 😉
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I skied Spring Mountain last night more for the nostalgia than the skiing. I learned to ski there and try to get back once a year but it's been a few years. Conditions were dust on crust but edge-able. Lift line on the west side was ski-on or a chair or two wait. I had heard that they had an All Weather snowmaking system. This was the first time I saw it and it was blowing out "snow" at 45 degrees. I think it is essentially a sno cone machine inside that blows the shavings out onto the slopes. The production was low and it appears that it would take a long time to cover a slope. When I left around 7:00 there were a lot of kids in well organized group lessons on the main slope. Good to see that they are doing well. SMI All Weather Snowmaking Video.MOV
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I know that but somebody should tell the author. It appears he doesn't actually know what vertical drop means. Obviously, there is no proof reading or editing anymore. From a quick look at a topographical map the headwall is about 200 vertical feet.
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Wow! White Lightning is 1000 vertical feet! He actually says it twice. 🙄
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How were the crowds? Might hit it tonight.
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Planning on heading there after work. Hope the crowds are still low. Was mobbed last Tuesday when I was there. Their lift line management sucks. Do they close Timberline every night for racing?
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The biggest problem with Denton Hill is it's in the middle of nowhere with a low population density. I always wanted to check it out but I can be at a lot of other larger places in half the time. Their best option would be to get any schools in decent driving distance to start after school programs.
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Laurel Mountain and Denton Hill are both state owned. Lauren was updated with a new lift and lodge renovation several years ago and is currently operated by Vail. The same is planned for Denton Hill. At first no one bid on operating it. Now I think some locals will operate it in the next year or so after a new lift and upgraded snowmaking are installed. I don't think the state would be interested in owning Elk. It wouldn't be hard to find a private company to buy and operate it.
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Looks like Smuggs this past Saturday. Skiing by Braille.