Harvey
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Belleayre Conditions
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jamesdeluxe
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Likewise. I met him at one of Tony Lanza's junkets at the Emerson Resort in the late 00s. As you know, he was a divisive figure in the Catskills.
Harvey
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Another brother.
I always marvel at the reverence for skiers who climb thousand of feet of vert for fresh turns, but then if you have to skate to get to Burnt Ridge or get any real exercise in bounds, the boos rain down.
I remember skiing in Switzerland, one of the primary lifts out of the base require 20 herringbone steps to access. Skiers just did it. No whining, in English anyway.
TheGreatAbyss
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On non busy days a detachable will make lapping Yahoo a lot faster though. I don't completely hate the idea.
….if they run it! #7 hasn’t been running during the week at all this season, unfortunately.
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TheGreatAbyss
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My guess is that's because it's so unreliable, but fair point
Low Angle Life
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Everyone knows a ski tunnel is way cooler than a bridge.
snoloco
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It is supposed to be replaced by a high speed quad, and there will be a skier bridge over the parking lot. This seems like overkill for what's not really the main lift, but I'll withhold further judgement until it starts being built. I'm pretty sure it's not happening in 2023. ORDA's 2023 lifts are Bear Den to mid at Whiteface, Bear Cub at Gore, and Hudson at Gore.
Low Angle Life
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The Overlook parking area is Belleayre's achilles heal, its almost like it was built before the bottom of the mountain was built... a bridge to connect the entire middle of the mountain is a bandaid fix. Knocking out the Longhouse Lodge and cutting trail to connect Algonquin and Expressway right into Area 15 and Chinook where the lot currently sits would be ideal. Then stick the base of the new quad at the bottom of where Area 15 and Chinook end, this would remove just about any and all weirdness to how Belleayre flows.
