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The Olympic Regional
Development Authority says helicopters are scheduled to be flying
giant buckets of concrete today and tomorrow to pour the concrete
pads for the new Lookout Mountain Triple Chair at Whiteface
Mountain.
The helicopters are
expected to be flying all day both days. ORDA says interested people
are welcome to view the action from the base lodge, or take a
Cloudsplitter Gondola ride up to Little Whiteface for an aerial
view.
Spectators can also
get a different perspective from atop Whiteface by driving up the
Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway.
As part of the
Lookout Mountain expansion, Whiteface crews are working to open an
expert run and triple chair to the east of the Slides in time for
the upcoming ski season. Snowmaking will also be installed in the
new area.
When completed beyond
2008-09, Lookout Mountain will have a total of three expert runs,
one long intermediate trail, snowmaking, the triple chair, and more
glades. The intermediate trail will enable skiers and riders to
connect to Kids Kampus and the main lodge.
For more information
on the Lookout Mountain expansion, log onto whiteface.com
-Chris Knight, 8-5-08 |