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I firmly believe anyone that says CR can (or should) support more uphill capacity doesn't "get it" about what that area of the mountain is all about.
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I firmly believe anyone that says CR can (or should) support more uphill capacity doesn't "get it" about what that area of the mountain is all about.
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I was under the impression that the mountain rebuilt the CR chair with as close to the exact specifications of the old one in order keep the same experience. Cant say there are many resorts willing to do that, but for this situation they really preserved a gem.....of which are becoming all to rare across the state.
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Yes - I'm sure all the people who bought into The Hermitage are super psyched about having that bubble 6-pack to protect them from the elements.
Oh wait...
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Yeah maybe the fact that they actually had to buy the damn thing should of been a red flag.....
ThinkSnow
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Loving the new Snowdon bubble 6.
After years of freezing in the wind riding the old quad it's nice to now ride a limo to the top in comfort. And so far it's still ski on. Although I'm sure that will change. Fast too, you can now actually rack up serious vertical lapping it.
After years of freezing in the wind riding the old quad it's nice to now ride a limo to the top in comfort. And so far it's still ski on. Although I'm sure that will change. Fast too, you can now actually rack up serious vertical lapping it.
MW - I completely get what you are saying and I agree. Adding more chairs between existing chairs will not effect the current skiing experience at all. The only effect would be adding a few more people on the hill. Not sure what the up hill capacity with the set up they have, but adding 30% more (decrease spacing) will not change anything.
Yeah, I am one of those working stiffs that skis weekends. Standing in line watching the chair go by every 30 seconds is right up there with watching paint dry.
I’m sure there will be some castle rock Chair Huggers that will tell me I don’t get it. Yep, I don’t.
MEtoVTSkier
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That's pretty much what the Chair Huggers don't want... it skied off any quicker.
Zand
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There's 50 other ski areas in New England with way too much uphill capacity that you can go to but sure let's try to ruin the one that doesn't.
benski
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I think the long lines for Casterock demonstrates how New England is currently deficient in narrow Ski trails.
I completely agree with this. I would also add the fact that there is a network of trails that are completely natural and without snowmaking.
Newpylong
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I lived in Waitsfield in the mid 90s and when LBO bought the place there were plans for snowmaking, etc
The people wanted to crucify him, newspaper articles galore and he relented to transform everything but Castlerock. Glad that bullet got dodged.
The people wanted to crucify him, newspaper articles galore and he relented to transform everything but Castlerock. Glad that bullet got dodged.
ducky
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My favorite time of the year is before they open the Castlerock lift and we hike from Paradise. As a snowboarder I just walk the whole way and there is zero difference in time between me and the skiers who ski the flats - generally about 20 mins. I get out of the way of passing skiers and they generally let me pass on the up-hills. In my late 50s I am good for about four hikes in a day. If the lift line is 30-40 minutes, why not just do the hike and get some solitude and exercise in the process? Without a doubt the experience (at current capacity or less) of uncrowded, narrow, natural terrain trails is what makes this such a great place. That and the woods. Sometimes, when Heaven's Gate is down, the reverse hike is worth it.
Tonight's storm downgraded a bit but still looking at 9-18". Will the lifts be running with 50mph northerly gusts? Better wax with some hard blue if so.
Tonight's storm downgraded a bit but still looking at 9-18". Will the lifts be running with 50mph northerly gusts? Better wax with some hard blue if so.
Yeah, I remember that. He probably would have turned Castle Rock into Oz or Whitecap. Sunday River west.
If the Balsams ever happens, I hope he isn't in charge of trail design.
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If the Balsams ever happens, I hope he isn't in charge of trail design.
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I am sure the reasons were many, but my wosh was the VQ would have gone up to GH are and relieved all the green trail riders and maybe some ski school folks. That would have solved the over-crowding GH - generally 9:30-11:30 or when SB is down. Has been a good year so far for lift issues.
I am sure the reasons were many, but my wosh was the VQ would have gone up to GH are and relieved all the green trail riders and maybe some ski school folks. That would have solved the over-crowding GH - generally 9:30-11:30 or when SB is down. Has been a good year so far for lift issues.
machski
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Wasn't the top of Castlerock also the original proposal by him to connect North and South? I seem to recall that as it was the shortest distance.
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Top of North Lynx to top of GMX was the Slide Brook proposal, before LBO. That's the reasoning behind the original name for the lift up there... North Link Poma.
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