Guest mikko Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Thought of something that might give most of you guys some laughs. Who has the smallest home resort? I'll start. Mustavuori (blackmountain) 2 runs. lenght of the runs about 300 meters each. vertical difference about 70 meters. and I'm dead serious here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Whats a Meter? How high is it in Cheese bricks,,?:) You win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Dahl Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 may win it. I've not been there, but it advertises less than 250 ft. vert. Almost get one good turn in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Yellow Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 It's shameful...I know.... Sugar Mountain, NC Top Elevation: 5300 ft Bottom Elevation: 4100 ft Vertical Drop: 1200 ft Longest Run: 1.50 mi Skiable Area: 115 acres Snow Making: 115 acres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Im there Mellow! get that spare room ready! have you checked it out yet! Any word it was like the past season like a 2"base with annual snowfall of 15" does the report go like this.. conditions today= Brick tommorow heavy snowfall up to 1" break out the powder skis! tommorrow the annual hillbilly ski festival run down from kentuky and West vagina. ye haa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoch Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 I WIN!!! Mt.Brighton in Michigan, you might have recognized it from the fricken awesome movie Aspen Extreme, thats the mound they start on when the train goes by and whatnot. Total vertical = 150 feet, beat that. Oh and even though i don't mention that as my home mountain in my profile, it is, it's just embarassing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleaman Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Just wondering which hill has the most vertical in north america or which one has the longest run. I know that my home mountain Apex is 2000 feet even of vertical, but there are bigger ones, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekdut Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Well I typically ride at Mammoth Mountain in the California Eastern Sierras. 3500 acres, 3100 vertical feet, 385 average inches of snow (436" this year!!=) and 300 days of sunshine. California's highest ski elevation and longest season. I dont think its the largest in terms of acreage (Heavenly is larger in the US, and Whistler/Blackcomb has 7000+ in Canada), but its up there in vert. I believe Whistler has a crazy 7.5 mile run. Im not sure how much of that is flats or whatnot though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoch Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 its 8.5, and about 90% of it seems flat, the rest is about 4 foot wide narrow shoots that drop off into trees on both sides if i remember right. takes you right onto town so you gotta hop on a bus to get back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin A. Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Home resort or nearest "resort"? Place I love to ride : Gunstock NH 1400ish vertical something like 600 acres? 46 trails Closest place: McIntyre Ski area NH: about 100 feet of vertical spread out over about a quarter mile about 10 acres maybe? 2 trails ________ Dc medical marijuana dispensaries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirror70 Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 I've tried hitting a kicker in my yard before - does that count? I'd say there's a solid 40ft of vert. No lift though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 Ski Martock, around 600 feet :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 My home "mountain" is Blackstrap, 300 feet of glory. As for the tallest vertical in North America, I believe it's Blackcomb with 5280 feet. I think the longest single lift might well be the Eagle Express gondola at Kicking Horse which serves nearly 4000 vertical feet. There's an interesting map here, click on the stats button after all the flash has loaded, you can see overlays of other resorts on top of Whistler/Blackcomb to get an idea of how big that sucker is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ghostrider Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 Bittersweet Ski Area! Vertical: 350 feet (Top 50 feet were added 2 years ago) Longest Run: .5 mi Acres: 100 Magic Carpets: 1 Tow Ropes: 6 Doubles: 2 Triples: 3 Super High-Speed Quads: 1 Greens: 7 Blues: 5 Blacks: 3 The high speed quad will deliver you to the top in 45 seconds. It can get a bit crowded when 8 bus-loads of hoosiers show up. Its great race training..its like a moving Slalom course... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoch Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 I still win^^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Randy S. Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Originally posted by knoch I WIN!!! Mt.Brighton in Michigan, you might have recognized it from the fricken awesome movie Aspen Extreme, thats the mound they start on when the train goes by and whatnot. Total vertical = 150 feet, beat that. Oh and even though i don't mention that as my home mountain in my profile, it is, it's just embarassing... When I went to U of M, we used to go to Mt. Brighton for something called Midnight Madness. Ski from 12-6am. We'd designate a driver, get dressed and hit the bar in Ann Arbor. Then at 11:00 we'd head for Brighton, along with bota bags and other stuff. Brighton used to be a trash dump that got big enough so they put trees and a lift on it. What a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 When I was travelling in Iowa last year on I-29 S to Omaha, I saw a small brown info sign that said "Ski Resort, next exit" - We looked around and it was totally flat, not a hill in sight and the sign had no resort name. I am sure this may be the smallest ski resort. Next time I am back I will look into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsider Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 if we're awarding prizes to the smallest resorts, why not have a few different categories? Sure, Brighton might have the smallest vert, but what about the southern wisconsin pride? One of my home mountains (i like to travel and enjoy all the excellent snowmaking and grooming that wisconsin has to offer), Wilmot Mountain, was built out of a quary that was no longer producing. This behemith standing tall with a vertical drop less than the length of my GS board has 8 lifts and 3 rope tows. Snowmaking capabilities are 100% of rideable terrain, and the early morning cord sings to you as you walk twoards the only quad chairlift on the hill in a high-pitched, heavenly voice that you translates to that perfect hero snow. and in less than 20 turns, your first lap is complete, but the fun has just begun, as the gentelman sitting next to you on the chair and his carharts remarks on the packers-bears rivalry (im from chi-town... DA BEARS) Why i keep coming back to this resort i am not sure of, but i come for the free ticket and stay for the best january sub-zero hero snow i have ever ridden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoch Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Originally posted by Randy S. Brighton used to be a trash dump that got big enough so they put trees and a lift on it. What a joke. So, you've seen the movie Aspen Extreme along with all the other people who truly believe that Mt.Brighton was once a garbage dump. First of all, it's not freakin big enough to have been one, second, that was a rumor started by the movie, i believe the quote was something like "I really need to get away from this garbage dump," but don't hold me too it because it's been a while since i watched it. They still do the 12-6 thing, but only once or twice a season now. If we had any other Michiganders here i might have some competition for smallest total vertical feet. I'm pretty sure Alpine Valley is darn near the same number, also Canonsburg, and the remnance of Snowsnake, i never even got to ski there, but i took a wiz in their empty parking lot once, and theres one more that might be close in Grand Haven on the back of Five Mile Hill but i have no idea what it's called, and actually, one of you mathmaticians could probably calculate it for me...Its called five mile hill because you can see 5 miles out into Lake Michigan from the top of it, so someone go ahead and figure out the other 2 sides of the triangle for me. Other than those, the only resort i can think of thats under 300 feet of vert is treetops. Ha, okay i'm done ranting for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ghostrider Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Here is a good list of the places I can remember...pretty much all within 2 hours of my house...wow it's kinda like summit county... Timberridge Gobles, MI 240 ft Mt. Brighton Brighton, MI 230 ft Hanson Hills Grayling, MI 225 ft Swiss Valley Jones, MI 225 ft Treetops Gaylord, MI 225 ft Apple Mtn Freeland, MI 220 ft Skyline Grayling, MI 210 ft Snowsnake Harrison, MI 210 ft However, the winner is the old Kalamazoo Ski Club located right here in Kalamazoo, MI which closed down a few years ago, but if my memory serves me correctly it weighed in at a whopping 100 vertical feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncermak Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Bousquet has about 700 Ft. vertical. I think that includes the 20 ft drop from the top of the chair! www.Bousquets.com at least we get some good music. KC and the Sunshine band Sunday Doobie Brothers July 19 the Marleys and the neville Bros. later this summer. let me know if anyone is coming up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al G Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 No much in the way of snow in the UK so we make do with 'dry' ski slopes - spiky plastic carpet made for sadistic snowless carving: http://www.bracknellskislope.co.uk/skidepartment.php Al G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 My "home" resort. That is, the closest ski area to my house in Etobicoke, Ontario is Centennial Hill. Vertical drop: 120 feet 1 t-bar, 1 poma and 3 runs. It was built in the 70's out of landfill - that's right - garbage. Don't laugh, this is also Bruce Varsava's home resort where he speed tests his Coiler prototypes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoch Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 hey ghostrider, i am absolutely certain your info on the vertical feet of mt.brighton is wrong. it's 175 top to bottom. Oh, and hey, they call that a "resort"? Kinda sounds like a sledding hill to me with zero chairlifts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ghostrider Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Originally posted by knoch hey ghostrider, i am absolutely certain your info on the vertical feet of mt.brighton is wrong. it's 175 top to bottom. Oh, and hey, they call that a "resort"? Kinda sounds like a sledding hill to me with zero chairlifts. Hey..I dunno..bust out your measuring tape if you want..but here is what I found..they aren't consistant..but I'm not seeing anything that says 150' Mount Brighton (230 vertical feet) - http://www.hikercentral.com/ski/resorts/usmidwest.html Mount Brighton Vertical Drop: 230 Feet -http://www.skimaps.com/page.php?cid=skiarea399 Mount Brighton Vertical Drop: 230 ft - http://www.onthesnow.com/MI/268/index.html Mt. Brighton Ski Area 250-foot vertical drop - http://www.onlinecityguide.com/mi/howell/main.html Mt. Brighton - 250' Vertical - http://www.mtbrighton.com **They MIGHT know what they are talking about on that one...** Signed, EL PRESIDENTE!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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