Name that area in 3 clues

snowphoenix

NewEnglandSkier13;c-68042 wrote
snowphoenix;c-68041 wrote
NewEnglandSkier13;c-68038 wroteI can't possibly remember which ski areas I've already given clues for, but hopefully this is a new one:

1. This ski area was closed for multiple seasons before reopening.
2. The lift served portion of this ski area is 100% covered by snowmaking and is 100% lit for night skiing.
3. This ski area has a designated "backcountry" zone for alpine touring which is marked on the trail map found on their website.
Arrowhead?
No, but good guess. Arrowhead is why I included such a specific third clue. I'm not sure if the current handle tow was there prior to it closing, but their new website doesn't have a trail map on it at all.

Yeah, I saw they had no trail map on the website so I wasn't sure on that last clue, but figured I'd still try.

Could it be Quarry Road?

skelley19

lotsoskiing;c-68037 wrote Was going to guess Jericho but lift still standing?

Lifts were removed at the time it was converted to a park I believe. The T was on lookers left and the rope tow on the right as shown in the pic on this write up.

NewEnglandSkier13

snowphoenix;c-68043 wrote
NewEnglandSkier13;c-68042 wrote
snowphoenix;c-68041 wrote
NewEnglandSkier13;c-68038 wroteI can't possibly remember which ski areas I've already given clues for, but hopefully this is a new one:

1. This ski area was closed for multiple seasons before reopening.
2. The lift served portion of this ski area is 100% covered by snowmaking and is 100% lit for night skiing.
3. This ski area has a designated "backcountry" zone for alpine touring which is marked on the trail map found on their website.
Arrowhead?
No, but good guess. Arrowhead is why I included such a specific third clue. I'm not sure if the current handle tow was there prior to it closing, but their new website doesn't have a trail map on it at all.
Yeah, I saw they had no trail map on the website so I wasn't sure on that last clue, but figured I'd still try.

Could it be Quarry Road?

That's it! There a lot of unique things about Quarry Road, but many of those clues would have made it too obvious. Your turn!

snowphoenix

Alright, here goes:

1. This area's trail network includes two "bowls".
2. Two lift rides are required to ski this area's total vertical drop.
3. A lift that was originally installed at this area now operates at a non-skiing attraction.

lotsoskiing

skelley19;c-68044 wrote
lotsoskiing;c-68037 wrote Was going to guess Jericho but lift still standing?
Lifts were removed at the time it was converted to a park I believe. The T was on lookers left and the rope tow on the right as shown in the pic on this write up.

OK. I was going off NELSAP listing, which said nothing of the lift removal and has a pic of the bullwheel of the t-bar

lotsoskiing

snowphoenix;c-68046 wroteAlright, here goes:

1. This area's trail network includes two "bowls".
2. Two lift rides are required to ski this area's total vertical drop.
3. A lift that was originally installed at this area now operates at a non-skiing attraction.

Sugarbush fits 2 & 3, but not 1...

NewEnglandSkier13

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lotsoskiing

lotsoskiing;c-68048 wrote
snowphoenix;c-68046 wroteAlright, here goes:

1. This area's trail network includes two "bowls".
2. Two lift rides are required to ski this area's total vertical drop.
3. A lift that was originally installed at this area now operates at a non-skiing attraction.
Sugarbush fits 2 & 3, but not 1...

Burke gets 1 and 2, maybe (West Bowl is not really a thing, though has been on maps and has great tree skiing. Don't know about 3

rickbolger

speaking of Sugar, Sugar Bowl CA fits all three albeit #3 is now only a shadow of the original

justkeepmovingne

snowphoenix;c-68046 wroteAlright, here goes:

1. This area's trail network includes two "bowls".
2. Two lift rides are required to ski this area's total vertical drop.
3. A lift that was originally installed at this area now operates at a non-skiing attraction.

I know parts of the NYS fair lift came from Sugarloaf (though SL doesn't fit the other two clues). Wonder if this mystery lift is at a different state fairground?

joshua_segal

justkeepmovingne;c-68021 wrote
joshua_segal;c-68020 wroteBoxboro Hill?
2 rope rows, unfortunately

It may not be the answer, but Boxboro Hill had two rope tows and one T-bar. I skied there and the NELSAP site will confirm that they had a T-bar.

justkeepmovingne

joshua_segal;c-68055 wrote
justkeepmovingne;c-68021 wrote
joshua_segal;c-68020 wroteBoxboro Hill?
2 rope rows, unfortunately
It may not be the answer, but Boxboro Hill had two rope tows and one T-bar. I skied there and the NELSAP site will confirm that they had a T-bar.

Yes, exactly. I was omitting the Tbar part as the 2 rope tows is what disqualified it

snowphoenix

No right answers yet for the three clues I posted, so here's another hint: One of the "bowls" mentioned in clue #1 was added one year prior to a similarly-named expansion at a nearby area.

xlr8r

Stratton?

NJSki

Heavenly

snowphoenix

xlr8r got it! The two "bowls" are of course Snow Bowl and Sun Bowl, the latter being originally built in 1968, a year before Sunbrook at nearby Mount Snow. The Sun Bowl base is a bit lower in elevation than the main base, so one needs to ride two lifts (Sunrise and Shooting Star) to ski the whole vertical drop. And as for the last clue, the old Tyrolienne Double now operates at Wildlife World in Arizona according to Liftblog.

joshua_segal

Interesting. I think of "bowls" as a western thing. I never thought of "Sunbrook" at Mount Snow or anything at Stratton as a bowl!

You're up for the next 3-clues xlr8r!

rickbolger

snowphoenix;c-68083 wrote The Sun Bowl base is a bit lower in elevation than the main base, so one needs to ride two lifts (Sunrise and Shooting Star) to ski the whole vertical drop.

Pro tip: From the main base use the gondola -- take Upper Kidderbrook from the summit, ski that to Lower Kidderbrook, and voila! Entire vertical drop skied from one lift. There are other trail combinations but this is the easiest to remember.

NewEnglandSkier13

rickbolger;c-68085 wrote
snowphoenix;c-68083 wrote The Sun Bowl base is a bit lower in elevation than the main base, so one needs to ride two lifts (Sunrise and Shooting Star) to ski the whole vertical drop.
Pro tip: From the main base use the gondola -- take Upper Kidderbrook from the summit, ski that to Lower Kidderbrook, and voila! Entire vertical drop skied from one lift. There are other trail combinations but this is the easiest to remember.

It may be could have been worded better, but I understood the intent of the clue was to mean that two lifts are required to ascend the ski area's entire vertical.

xlr8r

It has had many names, all of which people still use to refer to it today
It used to take 4 chairlift rides to go from the lowest point to summit
In recent years the longest lift of its type in New England was built here replacing two older lifts.

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