I've seen this ski area that is near MHM and Timberline and Ski bowl. Is it its own ski area, or is it a part of one the others? I also didn't see much of a lodge, the closest thing to the lift was a gas station. Is it just green circle runs or does it extend up the hill?
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Started by Snoqualmie guy, Jul 12 2007 06:31 PM
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Posted 12 July 2007 - 08:53 PM
looks like a cute little ski hill. How long is the chair?
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Posted 13 July 2007 - 05:07 PM
Summit's double chair is in the neighborhood of 2,000 to 2,500 ft. long and it serves about 400 vertical feet of terrain. There really are only two runs -- both for beginnners & novices.
Summit operates weekends only, 8am-4pm. It's a great place for families with young kids learning to ski; it's cheap, friendly and uncrowded.
Summit operates weekends only, 8am-4pm. It's a great place for families with young kids learning to ski; it's cheap, friendly and uncrowded.
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Posted 13 July 2007 - 09:12 PM
a beginner and a novice is two different things? Are they just circle runs?
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Posted 14 July 2007 - 10:49 AM
skihood, on Jul 13 2007, 06:07 PM, said:
Summit's double chair is in the neighborhood of 2,000 to 2,500 ft. long and it serves about 400 vertical feet of terrain. There really are only two runs -- both for beginnners & novices.
Summit operates weekends only, 8am-4pm. It's a great place for families with young kids learning to ski; it's cheap, friendly and uncrowded.
Summit operates weekends only, 8am-4pm. It's a great place for families with young kids learning to ski; it's cheap, friendly and uncrowded.
Sounds like Badger! Except we're open 7 days a week.
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Posted 14 July 2007 - 11:56 AM
Snoqualmie guy, on Jul 14 2007, 12:44 PM, said:
Has Badger ever had night skiing? Will it, it looks like a good area it self for night.
Nope. As far as the future, doubtful. I don't think NPS would allow it.
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Posted 14 July 2007 - 06:34 PM
summit has the most accessable tubing area in the govy area . this is where they make most of their income. on occasion I have worked on the lift there. i did the load test there last summer.
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Posted 14 July 2007 - 07:01 PM
This brings up an off-topic but somewhat related question: Do smaller ski areas have their own lift maintenance departments or do they share mechanics with other small ski areas? It seems like an area with only 1 lift would not have a dedicated lift maintenance department. Do some small ski areas contract out maintenance?
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Posted 15 July 2007 - 05:38 PM
I presume it varies since it's probably cheaper to contract out if you're a small ski area. For example, I presume that Alta maintains the Rustler Lodge lift there and Big Sky probably maintained Moonlight Basin's lifts before it expanded.
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Posted 15 July 2007 - 06:06 PM
Apparently all the little areas around here do their own maintenance now. It's more than likely the person who does the maintenance also does a whole host of other things. When Morning mountain was in ops our crew went over and did some work there.
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Posted 16 July 2007 - 10:14 AM
spunkyskier01, on Jul 13 2007, 06:04 PM, said:
looks like a neat ski area, also its the only place i have ever seen groom with a modern tucker and power tiller.
A Tucker grooming?!?!?! Wow........ and I thought they were only good for antarctic exploration.
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gsm, on Jul 12 2007, 11:57 PM, said:
It is also the oldest "resort" on the mountain. I will have to stop there one day for 1 slide at least!
By resort do you mean; a lodge, or a chair lift? I thought Skibowl had rope tows before any one else on Mt Hood.
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Snoqualmie guy, on Jul 13 2007, 11:12 PM, said:
a beginner and a novice is two different things? Are they just circle runs?
For general purposes they are the same. Strictly speaking a novice is one who has never participated in a certain activity before.
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