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Snow, new skies but...
We just got at least 30 cm of fresh snow, bought myself a pair of Atomic
sx:9 but WHY DON'T WE HAVE ANY MOUNTAINS HERE IN THE NETHERLANDS? I would freely give up all of our natural gasreservers for one 1.000 meter mountain ;-)) Marirnus |
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We've even got 5 cms in Cheltenham! Wish I'd brought my ski's to work,
theres a bit of a slope on the park opposite! (almost a GREEN run! ;-)) but you'd have to hike back up!! "Marinus" wrote in message ... We just got at least 30 cm of fresh snow, bought myself a pair of Atomic sx:9 but WHY DON'T WE HAVE ANY MOUNTAINS HERE IN THE NETHERLANDS? I would freely give up all of our natural gasreservers for one 1.000 meter mountain ;-)) Marirnus |
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"John Ricketts" wrote in message
... We've even got 5 cms in Cheltenham! Wish I'd brought my ski's to work, theres a bit of a slope on the park opposite! (almost a GREEN run! ;-)) but you'd have to hike back up!! "Marinus" wrote in message ... We just got at least 30 cm of fresh snow, bought myself a pair of Atomic sx:9 but WHY DON'T WE HAVE ANY MOUNTAINS HERE IN THE NETHERLANDS? I would freely give up all of our natural gasreservers for one 1.000 meter mountain ;-)) Marirnus about 10 years ago I contemplated making myself a little drag lift.... money and time were a factor and it did not happen.... then for the last 10 years it hasn't snowed enough to make it worth while. Things are changing I hope... have the cash now, could spare some time..... has anyone built themselves a drag lift? Im going to google it now! Paul |
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about 10 years ago I contemplated making myself a little drag lift.... money and time were a factor and it did not happen.... then for the last 10 years it hasn't snowed enough to make it worth while. Things are changing I hope... have the cash now, could spare some time..... has anyone built themselves a drag lift? Im going to google it now! Long rope, 2 flywheels(?) and a motor. Would love to help you, but that might mean lots of travel for me;-) Where do you live? Marinus PS it's still snowing here, coming close to 40 cm now and it will be below zero for the rest of the week with a forcasted minimum of -15°C thursday night / friday morning |
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On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 08:32:58 +0000 (UTC), "John Ricketts"
wrote: We've even got 5 cms in Cheltenham! Wish I'd brought my ski's to work, theres a bit of a slope on the park opposite! (almost a GREEN run! ;-)) but you'd have to hike back up!! looks out of window of Cheltenham office We have, haven't we. Which green slope are you referring to? -- Champ |
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Battledown park! (Charlton Kings)!
"Champ" wrote in message ... On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 08:32:58 +0000 (UTC), "John Ricketts" wrote: We've even got 5 cms in Cheltenham! Wish I'd brought my ski's to work, theres a bit of a slope on the park opposite! (almost a GREEN run! ;-)) but you'd have to hike back up!! looks out of window of Cheltenham office We have, haven't we. Which green slope are you referring to? -- Champ |
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"Marinus" wrote in message
... about 10 years ago I contemplated making myself a little drag lift.... money and time were a factor and it did not happen.... then for the last 10 years it hasn't snowed enough to make it worth while. Things are changing I hope... have the cash now, could spare some time..... has anyone built themselves a drag lift? Im going to google it now! Long rope, 2 flywheels(?) and a motor. Would love to help you, but that might mean lots of travel for me;-) Where do you live? Marinus PS it's still snowing here, coming close to 40 cm now and it will be below zero for the rest of the week with a forcasted minimum of -15°C thursday night / friday morning Did a quick search and didn't turn too much up, a few pages. I learned today that I need a 'bull wheel' pulley for the rope and that special rope is required that does not untwist This page for a home built rope tow http://makesnow0.tripod.com/msap.html This page for some special un-revolving rope http://www.machovec.com/rope/sno_tow.htm That with an engine and a gearbox would be pretty good Had an idea that I could remotely control the speed of the engine so that I could slow it down to grab hold of it and then speed it up until I reach the top. Obvously this would assume that I am the only one using it. im over in england btw, near leeds with lots of potential hills to ski given a little bit of snow Paul |
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I recall seeing a portable ski tow years ago
on a hotel lawn in Aviemore. IIRC it looked quite like a portable generator and could have been carried by one person. I have also heard rumours of old tractors being used with no tyre on rear wheel and a bit of rope. Google for [portable ski tow] returns a fair bit: http://www.skilift.nashacanada.com/ Gasoline model with 5HP. Engine Productivity ~150 liftings per hour. Lifting speed 18-30 km/h, 11-18 mph. Gripping speed 5-8 km/h, 3-5 mph. Drive units weight 25 kg. (gasoline) Introductory basic retail price - $480 USD Installation time approx. 15 min. Removal time approx. 5 min. Recommended length og slope 150 m, 480 feet. http://www.vleky.cz/lpve1_5_100/index_en.htm "Type LPVE 1.5 - 100 is the smallest type, that is equiped with the drive of 1.5 kw or 2.2 kw." looks to be a smaller one - 1.5kw is about 2bhp. |
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What you need is a two-man quad-bike and a mate!
"Paul ( Skiing8 )" wrote in message ... "Marinus" wrote in message ... about 10 years ago I contemplated making myself a little drag lift.... money and time were a factor and it did not happen.... then for the last 10 years it hasn't snowed enough to make it worth while. Things are changing I hope... have the cash now, could spare some time..... has anyone built themselves a drag lift? Im going to google it now! Long rope, 2 flywheels(?) and a motor. Would love to help you, but that might mean lots of travel for me;-) Where do you live? Marinus PS it's still snowing here, coming close to 40 cm now and it will be below zero for the rest of the week with a forcasted minimum of -15°C thursday night / friday morning Did a quick search and didn't turn too much up, a few pages. I learned today that I need a 'bull wheel' pulley for the rope and that special rope is required that does not untwist This page for a home built rope tow http://makesnow0.tripod.com/msap.html This page for some special un-revolving rope http://www.machovec.com/rope/sno_tow.htm That with an engine and a gearbox would be pretty good Had an idea that I could remotely control the speed of the engine so that I could slow it down to grab hold of it and then speed it up until I reach the top. Obvously this would assume that I am the only one using it. im over in england btw, near leeds with lots of potential hills to ski given a little bit of snow Paul |
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wrote in message
oups.com... I recall seeing a portable ski tow years ago on a hotel lawn in Aviemore. IIRC it looked quite like a portable generator and could have been carried by one person. I have also heard rumours of old tractors being used with no tyre on rear wheel and a bit of rope. Google for [portable ski tow] returns a fair bit: http://www.skilift.nashacanada.com/ Gasoline model with 5HP. Engine Productivity ~150 liftings per hour. Lifting speed 18-30 km/h, 11-18 mph. Gripping speed 5-8 km/h, 3-5 mph. Drive units weight 25 kg. (gasoline) Introductory basic retail price - $480 USD Installation time approx. 15 min. Removal time approx. 5 min. Recommended length og slope 150 m, 480 feet. http://www.vleky.cz/lpve1_5_100/index_en.htm "Type LPVE 1.5 - 100 is the smallest type, that is equiped with the drive of 1.5 kw or 2.2 kw." looks to be a smaller one - 1.5kw is about 2bhp. There is a small slope near us that opens when it snows, he has a generator size engine in a frame with a welded up pulley on it. |
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