When the Hogback Ski Area opened in 1946, its state-of-the-art T-bar lift, carrying 900 people an hour, was the largest capacity lift in the country! Remains of the wooden towers that supported that earliest lift can still be found on the mountain, along with excellent examples of later-generation surface lifts, including a rope tow and a Poma lift. Led by Diana Todd, we’ll take a look at some of the remaining lift towers, the bull wheels, the counterweights, and the lift-operator shacks. From time to time we’ll split into two groups, with the more adventurous bush-whacking up or down the now overgrown lift lines to see some interesting artifacts, while those who prefer to stay on pleasant trails stroll on and meet up again at the more easily accessible (but still very interesting) relics. Meet in the field behind the white A-frame building on Route 9 just west of the gift shop. Please park in the big parking lot north of Route 9, and be careful crossing the highway. For more info on the Hogback Mountain Conservation Area, go to hogbackvt.org.
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