Click view in google earth, and open it. It's one of the old topo maps of K, overlayed into google earth. It's from after the south ridge was built, but before Bear.
buzzkill wrote:Great stuff, Dr. Z, thanks for sharing these rare views into the past. View of the untouched Bear Mtn and South Ridge, just priceless.
And the stretch pants.. oh snap...... Mad props, dude.
edit: Was there a mid-station on the original K chair pictured?
johnny the jibber wrote:what trail is cut on skye? bittersweet?
Skyelark. Bittersweet was added in the '80s.
Was there a trail off K peak to get there? I don't rmember any of us getting over in that direction during the trip.
Not unless you consider Great Eastern a trail.
Did a little perusing during the State of the Union schmooze.
To paraphrase Killington, A Story of Men and Mountains, plans were to expand to Skye Peak and a large section of trail was cleared in 1963. It was noted at that time that there were potential problems with winds and a later study indicated a new layout for the area was needed. The area was kept high on the potential development list for the future (chair added in 1987). Instead attention turned to Snowdon ,adding a chair lift and new trails.
By the looks of the trail it looks like the layoutof Skylark. Atta'boy for Skip
Now great northern, but was the loop off the peak chair, acrost cascade to Rime (or West Glade) then changed names.
And it really was gladed then. Long poma ride and some really fun skiing.
When I frst came to K
There were still some trees on east glade (now reason/upper East Fall) and it was a narrow bump run like west glade. I was anoyed when they blew it out and turned it into a boulavard. Now they just hve the one tree left.
Of all the things I have lost, I miss my mind the most.
