The Dismantling Begins

[andrec10]

Are you being sarcastic? That lift has not run in decades.

A little, but some of the older lifts need some tlc. Actually, they are really stepping up to the plate this year and next with a new 6-pack and moving/rebuilding of the quad to the west side.

 

[bvibert]

Are you being sarcastic? That lift has not run in decades.

I was thinking that from the pictures it looks to be in surprisingly good condition considering how long it's been sitting idle.

It also had a cool looking drive terminal structure.

 

[SIKSKIER]

I have a house across the street from the new lift and as I've posted before,I have mixed feelings.I do think however that the compromise was fair.I stayed there 2 weeks ago and got a chance to see just what bigbob posted.Not much more to see.I know Steve is not happy about losing this great slackfest but really Steve,It's only a great slackfest because it had lifts in the first place.I'll take the wait and see approach.

 

[SIKSKIER]

Removing the top terminal

Check this out.I like how they just yanked the top terminal down in a few seconds.
http://www.cannonmt.com/vids.html

 

[billski]

I have a house across the street from the new lift and as I've posted before,I have mixed feelings.I do think however that the compromise was fair.I stayed there 2 weeks ago and got a chance to see just what bigbob posted.Not much more to see.I know Steve is not happy about losing this great slackfest but really Steve,It's only a great slackfest because it had lifts in the first place.I'll take the wait and see approach.

How have the crowds been at Cannon the past couple of years? Growing? Static? Long lines? I'm wondering if it will attract more people or just disperse the regulars.

My kids learned at Nashoba and Ragged, vacationed at Ascutney, developed and Cannon, and now go where-ever they want to.

 

[bvibert]

Check this out.I like how they just yanked the top terminal down in a few seconds.
http://www.cannonmt.com/vids.html

I'm assuming they weakened the structure before they started pulling on it??

 

[drjeff]

I'm assuming they weakened the structure before they started pulling on it??

Yup, I'd guess that there was some pre-pulling blow torch work to those support columns the way they went down like dominoes

 

[AdironRider]

I have a house across the street from the new lift and as I've posted before,I have mixed feelings.I do think however that the compromise was fair.I stayed there 2 weeks ago and got a chance to see just what bigbob posted.Not much more to see.I know Steve is not happy about losing this great slackfest but really Steve,It's only a great slackfest because it had lifts in the first place.I'll take the wait and see approach.

Honestly, I would think of all people you would be the most stoked as your property value probably just went up big time.

 

[riverc0il]

I have a house across the street from the new lift and as I've posted before,I have mixed feelings.I do think however that the compromise was fair.I stayed there 2 weeks ago and got a chance to see just what bigbob posted.Not much more to see.I know Steve is not happy about losing this great slackfest but really Steve,It's only a great slackfest because it had lifts in the first place.I'll take the wait and see approach.

That is like saying the human race is only advanced because we were once Neanderthals. Its great because of what it became. Something better than from whence it came. Still, as noted in this thread and else where, I remain optimistic that this will create less competition in other areas and perhaps some local knowledge will stop expanding at the rate that it has been expanding. And.... there are some other perks as well. I will take the good with the bad and I am not narrow minded so much that I can not see some great opportunity here...

 

[wa-loaf]

That is like saying the human race is only advanced because we were once Neanderthals.

The Neanderthals were a separate species from early humans. ;-)

 

[riverc0il]

The Neanderthals were a separate species from early humans. ;-)

Your superior knowledge of history has entirely blown apart my simile and resulting point.

:dunce:

 

[Puck it]

The Neanderthals were a separate species from early humans. ;-)

Like this!!!!

 

[mondeo]

The Neanderthals were a separate species from early humans. ;-)

Your superior knowledge of history has entirely blown apart my simile and resulting point.

:dunce:

Actually, it's debatable:

http://www.pnas.org/content/96/13/7117.long

And this was before DNA evidence of interbreeding between Homo Sapiens Sapiens and Neanderthal, be they Homo Neanderthalensis or Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis. Interbreeding and producing fertile offspring is the classical definition of a species, which would tend to say they were a subspecies of Homo sapiens. In any case, both saying the "human race descended from" and "seperate species from early humans" are both incorrect, in that any member of the Homo genus is considered a human.

That's right, we're all Homos.

 

[Johnskiismore]

Check this out.I like how they just yanked the top terminal down in a few seconds.
http://www.cannonmt.com/vids.html

That takes care of that!

 

[Puck it]

Some Mittersill stoke I found last night while being bored.

 

[thetrailboss]

That video is interesting. It is amazing that the building did not collapse on its own. As to Mitty being reopened, I am happy. I know that it was special as a closed area and I skied it a few times and really liked the experience. But I think seeing an area come off of the NELSAP list and seeing this size expansion in an era of "less is more" at ski areas is truly exciting. Cannon is a mountain to be reckoned with!

 

[Cannonball]

I am 100% in agreement with Steve on this. He articulates the points very well so there's no point in me rehashing it. I do think it's interesting that all of the people who consider this a negative are devout Cannon skiers, while all of the positive comments come from those who say "I never skied there but...."

 

[thetrailboss]

I am 100% in agreement with Steve on this. He articulates the points very well so there's no point in me rehashing it. I do think it's interesting that all of the people who consider this a negative are devout Cannon skiers, while all of the positive comments come from those who say "I never skied there but...."

I've skied Mittersill and I think that this is a positive change. If this were a HSQ going in and major expansion then I would agree with you.

 

[Johnskiismore]

Nice video!

 

[Puck it]

Nice video!

I missed that day due to being in the dog house. I am still upset by it.:smash: