“Eldora’s beginner area is a mess of low-capacity fixed-grip chairs and surface lifts, the oldest of which (the Little Hawk double) is a Denver-Miner machine built in 1968.”
Hit it on the head with this. Teaching our kid to ski mostly at Eldora and while it’s amazing to be able to back the car up to the magic carpet
And Little Hawk lift, the whole setup is really just an odd one.
And in terms of the backside for corona lift, a detachable quad could make the experience so much better, but I do wonder if flooding with more capacity may be more harm than good. There’s a reason why a-basin chose to put in slow chairs on good terrain in recent years. That said, damn it’s a slow chair!
“Eldora’s beginner area is a mess of low-capacity fixed-grip chairs and surface lifts, the oldest of which (the Little Hawk double) is a Denver-Miner machine built in 1968.”
Hit it on the head with this. Teaching our kid to ski mostly at Eldora and while it’s amazing to be able to back the car up to the magic carpet
And Little Hawk lift, the whole setup is really just an odd one.
And in terms of the backside for corona lift, a detachable quad could make the experience so much better, but I do wonder if flooding with more capacity may be more harm than good. There’s a reason why a-basin chose to put in slow chairs on good terrain in recent years. That said, damn it’s a slow chair!
And what about Camden Snow Bowl in Maine? It’s operated by Town of Camden Parks and Recreation.
You should have mentioned Detroit Mountain here in Minnesota as a City-owned but non-profit (professional level, not all volunteer) run ski area.
You update the chart yet??? 🤪