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Plattekill ski area in New York's Catskill Mountains scored
a new chairlift--okay it's a used Hall double chairlift--and
a 1996 Bombardier grooming machine at auction prices
a few weeks ago.

The owners of this place attended the selloff of Tanglwood
ski area's moveable assets and did alright. In addition
to the chairlift that will replace a handle-tow in the beginner
area, they also picked up two Areco fan snowguns and
80 snowmaking hydrant sets.

Looks like Tanglwood in Pennsylvania is out of the ski
business now but Plattekill will but their stuff to good use.



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NEW $5 MIL LIFT FOR JACKSON HOLE

May 14th 2012 20:55
Fans of Jackson Hole ski area in Wyoming will have a
new US$5 million detachable chairlift to look forward to
riding once the snow flies later this year.

Jackson's owners made the decision to pull down the
slow, 1974 Casper fixed-grip triple chairlift and replace it
with a modern Leitner-Poma detachable quad chairlift.

Once completed, the new Casper lift will almost triple
the speed of the old lift and be able to transport more
riders per hour up the mountain.

The Casper Lift serves "more difficult" rated skiing and
riding terrain.
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CHARITY CHAIRLIFT SALE

May 7th 2012 14:54
Looking for a chairlift for your apartment or back deck?
No, not a whole chairlift designed to run up a mountain,
just one or two individual chairs from the lift to make a swing
or seat furnishing.

Thredbo ski area will be selling off 100 chairs from their
dismantled 1963 Ramshead lift on Friday, May 11 only.
The sale will be conducted exclusively through their eStore.

If you'd like to purchase a chair, go to Thredbo.com.au
to set up an account in preparation for the May 11th sale.

All proceeds from the Ramshead Chairlift sale will be
donated to worthy charities. If you'd don't reside in
Australia, Thredbo can arrange for shipment of your newly
purchased chair to your home.

Chairs weigh 50 kg; are 2.8 meters high and are 1.2 meters wide.
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BRODIE MOUNTAIN FOR SALE, AGAIN

May 2nd 2012 18:53
What was once playfully known as "Kelly's Irish Alps,"
in the heart of the western Berkshires of New England
is on the market once again


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MT RUAPEHU LIFT RELOCATED

April 30th 2012 13:49
New Zealand's largest ski area, Mount Ruapehu is quite
busy these days relocating the "High Flyer"chairlift
to the slopes of Mount Turoa


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HOW TO BUY A SKI AREA FOR $1

April 27th 2012 18:10
Psst....? Yeah you, over here. Come on, I got a deal you
can't refuse here. You see that 650-ft vertical drop ski area
over there with two T-Bars and a fixed grip quad


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MAGIC MOUNTAIN PUMPED UP

April 26th 2012 22:52
As the continuing saga of southern Vermont's faux 1960s
Swiss-inspired, day-trip ski area continues....one commonly
referred to as "Magic Mountain," our true tale of woes, cocktail


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PENNSYLVANIA SKIS AGAIN!

April 25th 2012 13:14
Thanks to a freak snowstorm that blanketed western
Pennsylvania with the white stuff, Seven Springs
ski area reopened Tuesday, April 24th


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NEW T-BAR BABY!

April 18th 2012 18:15
Although ski resorts in North America tend to
thumb their noses at the venerated, workhorse of a
ski area surface left, the noble and frugal, time-proven


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NEW GONDOLA FOR VALLE NEVADO

April 13th 2012 12:10
Well, ski and ride fanatics, it's that time of year where we move
from primarily covering the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern
Hemisphere ski regions of our planet. Big news from Chile


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