Phildozer
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Try to ignore the 'vintage posters' and look at the last item. :-D
http://www.todaysedge.net/news.html
When I found out my wife was pregnant with our son, this was the first toy I bought him.
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Groomer Stoke Thread
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When I found out my wife was pregnant with our son, this was the first toy I bought him.
drjeff
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I have the Model 300 for my kids! Really cool model with an adjustable blade and tiller and built Pisten Bulley tough too! Even after a year of playing with by what are now a 2 year old and a 4 year old, it's still as good as new!
I've even seen a remote controlled pisten bulley that I'm contemplating getting for myself to go with my model ariel trams that I have!
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Here's a picture of my favorite kind of groomer....
Not a fan of the groomers I see. :-D
I've never heard the real story but apparently it was back when groomers (this one at least) were not capable of climbing such steep slopes. So it some how ended up in the woods? I don't know. The guy that pointed it out to me wasn't completely "with it."
Sounds like an advanced questions to the next challenge. :-D
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davidhowland14
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at loon MLK weekend I skeid all the way down big dipper a couple of times, with my friend checking out the other side of the trail. neither one of us could find the groomer in the woods.
Yeah, it's hard to see, especially covered in snow. I think it's right across from where Angel Street merges, in terms of location. It's also very old and looks nothing like a modern groomer. The fact that it's half tilted on its side doesn't help, either.
I've even seen a remote controlled pisten bulley that I'm contemplating getting for myself to go with my model aerial trams that I have!
I had one of those when I was a kid!
downhill04
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I thought I'd also share with you just how much my college life sucks :wink:
Professor Curt "BladeMaster" Bender working on campus. This is the view out my dorm room window:
Oh, and here's one of my crappy "classrooms:"
Oh yeah... I really hate college. Why did I choose to study Ski Area Ops instead of Biochemistry or Nuclear Physics or Ancient Literature, or something actually interesting like that.... :wink: :lol:
Professor Curt "BladeMaster" Bender working on campus. This is the view out my dorm room window:
Oh, and here's one of my crappy "classrooms:"
Oh yeah... I really hate college. Why did I choose to study Ski Area Ops instead of Biochemistry or Nuclear Physics or Ancient Literature, or something actually interesting like that.... :wink: :lol:
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Dipper Wreck Story
The wreck on Big Dipper (skiers right where A-Street enters) is a Bombardier Muskeg. It isn't a groomer but a tracked utility vehicle. Loon still has one and it is primary used durning non winter months for trail construction and maintenance. The story I've heard about the Dipper wreck is while was being used during construction of the East Basin trails ( 1968 ) it overheated, caught fire and was destroyed. Allegedly the fire burned off the mulch and grass seed that had been spread over the newly graded trail. Its likely the Muskeg was hauling mulch and/or seed. This incident is one of the "Troubles" that inspired the naming of the trail "Triple Trouble".
If your looking to spot the wreck start with a ride up the East Basin Double, it will be on your left set back into the woods five feet or so.
The wreck on Big Dipper (skiers right where A-Street enters) is a Bombardier Muskeg. It isn't a groomer but a tracked utility vehicle. Loon still has one and it is primary used durning non winter months for trail construction and maintenance. The story I've heard about the Dipper wreck is while was being used during construction of the East Basin trails ( 1968 ) it overheated, caught fire and was destroyed. Allegedly the fire burned off the mulch and grass seed that had been spread over the newly graded trail. Its likely the Muskeg was hauling mulch and/or seed. This incident is one of the "Troubles" that inspired the naming of the trail "Triple Trouble".
If your looking to spot the wreck start with a ride up the East Basin Double, it will be on your left set back into the woods five feet or so.
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WJenness
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Interesting. I was peering off the EB chair looking for it last time I was up there but didn't see it... I'll look harder next time.
Out of curiosity, what were the other two troubles?
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Yeah, I knew it was too boxy/small to be a groomer. Guess the story has been modifed over time. It's definitely there though.
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I can be hard to spot, as it is farther off the edge of the trail than one might think. I miss it sometimes too. It also has a lot of snow on it this year. I'll try to get some pictures tomorrow.
The first trouble was the general difficulty of building the East Basin trails: steep and peppered with boulders and ledge.
I believe the second (or third) trouble is linked to the Muskeag incident. The burning of the mulch may have exasperated loss of topsoil durning some heavy rains.
I may clarify the "troubles" tomorrow after I re-read the story. The Loon Ski Patrol has an unpublished paper on trail name origins at Loon that I will consult.
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