Skiing Trivia

xlr8r

Cannon, Loon, and Bolton all fit (I did not think of Bolton). Also Stowe was the other one I was thinking of that fits going from top of Gondola to base of Toll House

rickbolger

I ruled Cannon out because historically speaking, you don't need a lift to go from highest to lowest (as Joshua pointed out above) ;)

Also skipped Stowe because I didn't know gondy was higher

I'll defer to anybody who wants to take it

xlr8r

rickbolger;c-37019 wroteBolton Valley is another

Actually looking into this it looks like you can ski the whole vertical without riding a lift, unless Wilderness peak is higher than Vista.

rickbolger

Ach! was too quick with my goog. Wilderness is like 120' lower

Titus you don't have to ride a lift, theoretically. I certainly did.

xlr8r

rickbolger;c-37028 wroteAch! was too quick with my goog. Wilderness is like 120' lower

Titus you don't have to ride a lift, theoretically. I certainly did.

You're right looking closer at Titus map it also can be skied continuous. So I guess I was right initially with only thinking Stowe, Loon, and Cannon.

NewEnglandSkier13

rickbolger;c-37021 wroteI ruled Cannon out because historically speaking, you don't need a lift to go from highest to lowest (as Joshua pointed out above) ;)

Also skipped Stowe because I didn't know gondy was higher

I'll defer to anybody who wants to take it

xlr8r

Dartmouth must be one

Snowmaster

Cross might be the sticking point, here. Stowe and Okemo?

joshua_segal

To go up Killington from Rte. 4, the gondola crosses a plowed road. Skiing down involves crossing a paved road, albeit on an overpass/bridge. I suspect that was not your intent when you asked the question.

At Saddleback, skiing from some of the condos required a road crossing to get to the South Branch Chair.

rickbolger

Jackson XC :)

rickbolger

Tenney is/was another, if they have the section below the lodge still open

newpylong

joshua_segal;c-37037 wroteTo go up Killington from Rte. 4, the gondola crosses a plowed road. Skiing down involves crossing a paved road, albeit on an overpass/bridge. I suspect that was not your intent when you asked the question.

At Saddleback, skiing from some of the condos required a road crossing to get to the South Branch Chair.

Or the tunnel on 4 mile!

joshua_segal

Rereading the question: One legitimate answer is Wachusett. You are skiing over a road that is plowed. It's just not plowed during the ski season! I think .the same is true of Blue Hills, but I'm not sure

Snowmaster

I really like Rick's answer. Sometimes you could ski down to the Poma, sometimes not. It it gravel though?

NewEnglandSkier13

xlr8r;c-37033 wroteDartmouth must be one

Dartmouth is one!

rickbolger;c-37039 wroteTenney is/was another, if they have the section below the lodge still open

Tenney is the other! The platter runs on weekends, but you must cross a plowed road to get to it. It’s also unique because you can’t take lifts from the bottom all the way to the top. A significant uphill section between the platter and the Hornet base must be walked.

One of you post a question.

newpylong

Re: Tenney, even their newest un-updated trail map shows what looks to be a tow starting across the road from the platter bringing you closer to Hornet. I don't remember seeing any evidence of such a lift though, but I wasn't exactly looking. I do remember the park tow was partially standing still.

lotsoskiing

newpylong;c-37045 wroteRe: Tenney, even their newest un-updated trail map shows what looks to be a tow starting across the road from the platter bringing you closer to Hornet. I don't remember seeing any evidence of such a lift though, but I wasn't exactly looking. I do remember the park tow was partially standing still.

Is that the one they used for the Tenney Mt Glacier summer skiing venture?

Treilly

Ok, I'll jump in with a similar question. There are two ski areas in New England that I can think of where you have to cross a plowed road (no bridge or tunnel) to ski the entire vertical drop. What are they?[/quote]

Not New England so this is just FYI Boyne Mtn in Mi has Johnny Mac that crosses an access road to get to condos

joshua_segal

Not sure whose turn it is for a question, but nature abhors a vacuum, so I'll jump in.

There were a number of areas that had serial surface lifts that were replaced by a single aerial lift on basically the same lift line. Name one to get the next question.

skirick

Not sure what you mean by serial surface lifts but the six pack at Jiminy runs roughly where the lower and upper t bars ran.

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