I remember driving to Loveland Basin on US 6, and they were digging something called the Straight Creek Tunnel underneath the divide there.
I remember when the Canyons was Park West
but.but.but what about Wolf mountain?
These tickets were from my 1st visit to Vail in the late 60's as a kid and I remember being bummed out that I didn't have Vail lift tickets on my jacket.^^^^^
Meadow Mountain? Vail?
I remember when people said "on your left". Seems like just yesterday.When skis had a groove in the bases.
When people said on your left.
When googles cost $20.
Cool thread. I remember skiing at Tyrol ski area in Jackson NH long ago. Unless my mind is making this up, they had a $2 day weekly. You could buy a lift ticket with a $2 bill. If you didn't have one, you could go to the cafeteria and get change, which would include at least one $2 bill, which, when presented at the ticket window would get you a lift ticket.
I often wondered how many $2 bills they had, and how many miles they put on them.
Fun fact: from the top of Tyrol
, looking off the back side of the mountain, I could see the old Bertha Dame farmhouse that I was living in up on Dundee Mt.
Should mention that the farmhouse is long gone, but the two seater out back, big hole and little hole, still remains.
I remember stopping there as a young kid. we were on a bus trip, not sure it was to West Point or Hyde Park. I also remember the ride went along side the Hudson river and all the old ships that were stored there in the "Grave Yard".Who from NJ, NY, PA, might recall this famous rest stop on NY17 before the NY state throughway existed and back in the days when the Catskills as well as the poconos were in their hayday as for destinations in the 60's and 70's. We'd stop here on the way home from skiing Hunter Mt all the time in the 70's as well as other things that brought us to mountains besides skiing. The Red Apple rest stop. Cafeteria style with really good food at one time back the day was quite well known. My dad would detour there even though was well after the throughway was built just to eat there on the way home anyway. Actually many people did just that.
Besides this picture here is also a link that describes its popularity.
http://www.messynessychic.com/2017/04/27/if-only-the-decaying-walls-of-the-iconic-red-apple-rest-stop-could-talk/
Though it served well into the 70's and 80's before changing hands.
Also my father in-law was (rest his sole) truck driver and stopped there plenty back in the 50's and 60's. not only as a trucker but with the fam whenever they went to the catskills for camping or whatever. For us was a on the way home (with slight detour) after ski dinner where we warmed are frozen toes from our leather boots.
Awesome! I worked as "Junior Ski Patrol" at Mt. Airy in 1977 or 78. The ski area doubled as a golf course in the summer (or vice versa). The pay was free "skiing", free burger for lunch, and we got to put the snowmobiles away at night.some more old TV ski related commercial memories for fun.
Very cool. @Stephen Nice job!Cool thread.
I had Jet Stix with Raichle Red Hot boots back in th very early70's. Thought I was the second coming of Corky Fowler , but did not have the Hart Javelins. Killy 800's.I remember when Jet Stix became a telemark thing.