| Waterville Valley Resort | |
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| Location: | |
| Nearest city: | Plymouth |
| Runs: | 52 |
| Lift system: | 7 chairs: 2 High Speed Quads, 2 Triples, 3 Doubles, 5 Surface Lifts |
| Snowmaking: | 100% |
| Web site: | Waterville Valley Resort |
Coordinates: Waterville Valley is a ski resort in the White Mountain National Forest of New Hampshire. Waterville Valley is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Plymouth is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States, in the White Mountains Region. The term ski lift can refer to many different types of uphill transport in three main classes Lift systems and networks The network lifts at a Ski A chairlift (technically an elevated passenger ropeway is a type of Aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating Steel cable loop strung Snowmaking is the production of Snow by forcing water and pressurized air through a "snow gun" or "snow cannon" on ski slopes A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The White Mountain National Forest ( WMNF) is a forest contained within the White Mountains in the northeastern United States. New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The resort's motto is "Altitude without the Attitude". Built on Mount Tecumseh (elev. Mount Tecumseh is a Mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. 4,003), the ski trails offer a vertical drop of 2,020 feet and eleven lifts, including two high-speed quads. The resort, operated by Booth Creek, is located in the town of Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. Waterville Valley is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.
History
Waterville Valley opened by a group led by Tom Corcoran in 1966 with four new Staedeli double chairlifts and a J-Bar surface lift. Staedeli Lift AG, located in a little town called Oetwil am See (near Zurich, Switzerland) was one of the best known Swiss lift manufacturers A chairlift (technically an elevated passenger ropeway is a type of Aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating Steel cable loop strung Of the original chairlifts, the High Country and Lower Meadows still remain.
Over the next few decades, three Staedeli triple chairlifts would be installed, including World Cup Triple in 1985.
In 1988, a Poma high speed detachable quad chairlift was installed, running parallel to the World Cup Triple and High Country Double chairlifts. For the village see Poma Bangladesh. Poma or Pomagalski SA is an international corporation headquartered in France, which Due to wind issues, the upper portion of this lift was later removed. As a result, the top portion of the ski area is only served by the High Country Double chairlift.
Waterville Valley was briefly owned by the American Skiing Company in the mid 1990s. American Skiing Company was one of the largest operators of Alpine ski, Snowboard and Golf resorts in the United States. Due to anti-trust issues, Waterville and Cranmore Mountain Resort were sold to Booth Creek Holdings in the fall of 1996. Cranmore Mountain Resort is located in North Conway, New Hampshire.
In 1997, a Doppelmayr high speed detachable quad chairlift was installed, known as "Quadzilla. Doppelmayr CTEC is an Aerial lift manufacturer based in Salt Lake City Utah and Saint-Jérôme Quebec and part of the "
External links
- Waterville Valley Resort - Official web site
- Waterville Valley Ski Area - SkiLifts. org
- Waterville Valley Resort Association - Official web site
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