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Started by Jonni, Jan 04 2012 11:16 AM

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#1 Jonni

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Posted 04 January 2012 - 11:16 AM

Saw this on Killington's Facebook page today and couldn't resist posting it:

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Photo is from the top of the Skye Peak Express looking toward the base of Bear Mountain. These are the times where I say, "Damn, I love my job."
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Posted 04 January 2012 - 06:11 PM

Indeed.
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Posted 09 January 2012 - 08:41 PM

View off whistler Moutain. Black Tusk in the forground and the Tantalus range in the back. The Pacific ocean is down in there somewhere.

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Posted 10 January 2012 - 08:40 PM

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Moon setting westwards this morning. The phonecam doesn't really do it justice of course.
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Posted 15 January 2012 - 12:20 PM

Nice view from my old office...

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Posted 03 February 2012 - 10:45 AM

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#7 Jonni

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Posted 16 March 2012 - 06:51 AM

This was on Jay Peak's FB page yesterday:
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Posted 17 March 2012 - 10:24 AM

View PostJonni, on 16 March 2012 - 06:51 AM, said:

This was on Jay Peak's FB page yesterday:
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Were you somewhere above 30,000 feet when you took this picture? :smile2:
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Posted 18 March 2012 - 10:59 AM

View PostDonaldMReif, on 17 March 2012 - 10:24 AM, said:

Were you somewhere above 30,000 feet when you took this picture? :smile2:

YEA DONALD... you must be high! Go back to MickeyD'S
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#10 Jonni

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Posted 18 March 2012 - 07:44 PM

View Posttowertop, on 18 March 2012 - 10:59 AM, said:

YEA DONALD... you must be high! Go back to MickeyD'S


That would have been one high tramway....

As captioned, this was posted on Jay Peak's Facebook page from near the top of their tram.
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Posted 20 March 2012 - 06:07 PM

Inversions make for cool photo ops. Bonus is you don't have to be on an airplane.

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Posted 24 March 2012 - 09:05 PM

Here's a picture my passenger took the other day. Not a lift picture, but I work at a small area and we not only work on lifts and cats, but we have to drive them too. And yes, I was grooming a nordic trail with a Park Bully :)

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Posted 25 March 2012 - 05:25 AM

View Postyosemitemtb, on 24 March 2012 - 09:05 PM, said:

Here's a picture my passenger took the other day. Not a lift picture, but I work at a small area and we not only work on lifts and cats, but we have to drive them too. And yes, I was grooming a nordic trail with a Park Bully :)

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Posted 25 March 2012 - 08:59 AM

Is that Half Dome in the background?

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Posted 25 March 2012 - 08:06 PM

Yes, I work at Badger Pass in Yosemite. The pics were taken at Washburn Point, near Glacier Point. Not bad, eh?

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Posted 25 March 2012 - 09:00 PM

View Postyosemitemtb, on 25 March 2012 - 08:06 PM, said:

Yes, I work at Badger Pass in Yosemite. The pics were taken at Washburn Point, near Glacier Point. Not bad, eh?

Such a stunning view out your office window :)

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Posted 24 April 2012 - 01:07 PM

Here are a couple of photos from this season. Definitely a perk!

A foggy early morning in late March:

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A gorgeous New Year's day sunset. If you look closely, you'll notice the chairs are swinging from the 60+ mph winds. (don't worry, the lift was closed)

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Posted 24 April 2012 - 06:52 PM

View PostLift Kid, on 24 April 2012 - 01:07 PM, said:

Here are a couple of photos from this season. Definitely a perk!

A foggy early morning in late March:

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A gorgeous New Year's day sunset. If you look closely, you'll notice the chairs are swinging from the 60+ mph winds. (don't worry, the lift was closed)

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nice pic of the Lutsen Eagle Mtn Lift.....have yet to see any of the "relocated Naked Lady triple. "....

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Posted 25 April 2012 - 04:29 PM

View Postskier691, on 24 April 2012 - 06:52 PM, said:

nice pic of the Lutsen Eagle Mtn Lift.....have yet to see any of the "relocated Naked Lady triple. "....


Skier,

Not many pics floating around of the new "10th Mtn Division Chair" at Lutsen, but I did find these two doing a google search, I would bet that Charlie has a few more.

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The chair was a welcome addition and while I don't spend a lot of time on Eagle Mtn. I found that the new chair changed the way I ski Eagle Mtn in a positive manner. It makes doing laps on the steeper north face runs much easier and more enjoyable in my opinion.

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Posted 25 April 2012 - 04:41 PM

View PostMNSkier, on 25 April 2012 - 04:29 PM, said:


Skier,

Not many pics floating around of the new "10th Mtn Division Chair" at Lutsen, but I did find these two doing a google search, I would bet that Charlie has a few more.

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The chair was a welcome addition and while I don't spend a lot of time on Eagle Mtn. I found that the new chair changed the way I ski Eagle Mtn in a positive manner. It makes doing laps on the steeper north face runs much easier and more enjoyable in my opinion.

Thanks....so it sort of runs the same path as the old T-bar out of the chalet area.....I noticed the "Eliis" 8 wheel depress assy. and it appears they have a Bombi tiller on the PB winch??
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