TUESDAY. JANUARY 8. 1963
Local Slope
Season Lengthened
By Snow Machine
- Hundreds of students who enjoy the sport of skiing now
have a new local facility to use in polishing up their ski skills.
The new ski slope and lodge, dubbed "Skimont", is located
just_ five miles south Of State College - on Rt. 322. Skimont
opened for business last week but parts of the base lodge are
hot yet completed. Other facilities, besides skiing will be
offered in the near future, Thomas Smith, manager, said
recently.
For students who want •to learn the sport, lessons are
given daily by certified ski in
structors. For those who - don't
have any transportation to the
slope, the Boalsburg Auto Bus
Lines will be running two daily
busses to and from the ski area.
And for students who want to
get to the top of the 600-foot
slope, a mechanized T-Bar is pro
vided to shuttle them up the in-
The skiing season will be
lengthened until April by using
a unique snow making machine.
The .. machine is the largest in
Pennsylvania and the third largest
in the country, Smith said.
To provide snow for the- slope
over a continuous period of time
in the winter - months, only
freezing temperatures and the ma
chine are needed, he said. -
THE MACHINE operates simi
larly to an irrigation system on a
golf course. A sprinkler, which
resembles a machine_ gun, sprays
water over a large area as it
rotates. When the temperature is
laelow 32 degrees Fahrenheit,
the spray of water freezes into
snow.
A tractor is used to groom the
slope at intervals - as needed, Smith
said.
The tractor grades and packs
the snow, smoothing out. bumps
and scraping off ice which would
hinder skiers, he added.
ALL ABOARD—A student sits on T-Bar for two persons
_per trip. The only facility for a
the ascent to the top. With feet (or skiis) on the similar downwatd trip is the skier's ingenuity
ground all the way, he will be pushed up the and skill
grade of the slope. One T-Bar ca
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This weekend, lights will be
strung along the Skiing areas, so'
night skiing will also be possible.
In the coming weeks, - three rope
tows to the top will also be in
operation in addition to the T-Bar
so larger crowds can be accom
modated, he said.
For non-skiers who want to see
the slope, bob sleds attached to
the tractor will soon be available
to haul them to the summit.
THERE ARE TWO main ski
areas facing the lodge at the base
of the mountain. Both are about
100 feet wide. These slopes are for
"intermediate and, expert" skiers.
A beginners' slope curves in a
half-moon shape to the side of
the other two providing a more
gradual'downward trip.
Buses to Skimont leave the
Corner Room at 9 a.m., 1 p.m, and
6:30 p.m. daily. Buses leave Ski
mont for State College eacltday at
11:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m., and 10 p.m.
Skimont will be open from 9:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Hours for
night skiing are 7 to 10 p.m. at
a rate of $2.00. The rates for using
the ski facility during the day
hours is $3.50 and for Saturday,
Sunday and holidays, the rate is
$4.50.
Individual student tickets for
the entire skiing season are $35.00.
Ski equipment may be rented.
accommodate
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GOING UP: Skiers head for
the summit on the T-Bar tow
to take the downward journey
once again. With a backward
glance while going up the in
cline, skiers can view a 50-mile
area of the Nittany Valley.
Collegian Photos
Bill Goodman
SKIMONT BUS SCHEDULE
Skimont is open to the public every day 9:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. and from 7 to 10 p.m. Weekday rates are $3.50, evening. ,
rates
are $2 and weekend and holiday rates are $4.50. '
Buses leave State College from the corner of College Ave.
and S. Allen St. at 9. a.m., 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. daily.
Buses returning to State College leave from Skimont at 11:30
a.m., 4:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.
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OBSTACLE COURSE: A skier
hopefully rounds another turn
in a trail dotted with' flags to
mark the way. Lessons are pro
vided in both advanced and
basic skills by certified ski in
structors. Slsis, poles and boots
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COMING DOWN: A skier
maneuvers down the slope at
Skimont to make a "landing"
on the home stretch at the base
of the mountain. The verticle
drop on the • sloping mountain
totals 385 feet. There are ex
perts trails of L7OO feet and a
beginners frail of 3,000 feet.
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