Stowe

Recently I visited mount Mansfeild, home to the ski area Stowe. Over at Stowe we were given a tour of the new lift that was being installed. The lift was in its skeleton stage, so all the wheels and belts were visible. Looking at the track system from above cleared my understanding of how the chairs detach from the cable. Stowe is also the first Mountian I've been to where they store there chairs in a barn over night. The track into the barn is a cool concept and can save a lot of time and frustration in the mornings. The Doppelmayr team was just about half way done when we were there. Scott Reeves said the lift will be ready for the start of the season. After looking at the new lift we got to disassemble the old lift in there parking lot. The old lift was sold to mohawk ski area in Connecticut. Our trip to Stowe was a great, I learned a lot, and got some hands on experience. Stowe is a very nice resort and is doing very good. There golf courses are ranked in the top ten in New England. I hope to visit Stowe again soon.


-Drew