First of its kind ski mountain?

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First of its kind ski mountain?

Vtsnowski

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Jan 14 2015 10:56AM

A shut down ski resort in Vermont might open back up to hike and ski only on it slopes. Basically the town where the old resort is wants to buy the land and keep the trails clean for mt biking and skiing. Any other places like this ?

Check it out here.

https://www.facebook.com/VermontBC

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MothaHucker

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Jan 14 2015 11:39AM

Silverton CO except it has one chair that gets you close to the top

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cornholio

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Jan 14 2015 11:41AM

whitegrass, wv

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mikesampson

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Jan 14 2015 11:48AM

Awesome idea, but i dont think itll catch on. People want to hike to ski the actual backcountry.

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Drail

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Jan 14 2015 11:56AM

Smithers, bc has a full on touring ski area. No chair lifts, just a parking lot, a warming hut halfway up and a glading/brushing program in the offseason.

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Drail

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Jan 14 2015 12:14PM

http://www.hankinmtn.com/about.html

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booniemon

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Jan 14 2015 12:59PM

Cool idea, but I can't see more places doing this. I don't even like hike parks very much

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Huck_Norris

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Jan 14 2015 1:38PM

cornholiowhitegrass, wv

WG was such a cool place. Right between two resorts with lifts, too- when I was there the other places were still offering $5 one-ups if you didn't want to flat traverse back to WG or climb/ski back over.

Dem boys know their moonshine too lemme tell ya.

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heavywinter

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Jan 14 2015 1:55PM

anything that keeps the land open for skiing is good, who knows maybe if there is enough use and interest, they'll be able to re-install lifts in the future.

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