Recent content by bigbob

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I use the jake brake or engine brake when slowing my dump truck as much as possible. It saves the service brakes and keeps them from overheating. I made 40 trips through Franconia Notch back in 08 and never smoked my brakes. most trips where loaded each way. Got on the scale once on a back haul...

Will the a timber town quad start running seven days a week after this new lift is completed? They need a true base lodge at Timbertown asap.

Does this include the feed pipe from the Androscoggin River?

Skyline at Sugarloaf is a quad with added weight for additional wind resistance. It is a fixed grip.

I agree with a gondola rather than a Tram, way more capacity. But the Tram will run in much higher winds. Cannon tends to be a bit breezy at times.

Killington raraely closes 100%. Something will be running. It has many exposures, so if it is too windy on one side, the back side shouldn't be too bad.

I saw a video on Facebook this morning from Saddleback Maine. it showed a couple of up hillers on a trail below wher a Cat had passed and it was moving! They where dressed in light gray colors, very difficult to see. Perhaps the mnts should require them to wear an orange vest to improve there...

And when the gravel lots are not frozen.

Why not use the money and invest in more snowmaking?

I was at the Loaf last week and conditions where pretty good, plus they got more snow after we left. Will be at Loon on Friday after Killington today. Got to ease back into this back to work stuff...

Day tripped it to killington today. Two hour commute, so no need for lodging near the mnt. A fresh 2-3" greeted me at the Bear lot when I pulled in around 8:30. This was after the 6"+ from yesterday. Snow surface was very good, with more snow falling at lunch time. Sun came out after that. Not...

Wasn’t there talk of a new $30 million dollar lodge recently to be built?

if you are struggling with the blues at the notoriously steep and challenging Okemo, ;) Not the mnt that I remember

The ski area should add to the sign at the boundry that you have to cross private property to get back to a public road and do so at your own risk.