Beth- LOL we can start comparing average high/lo temperatures then it would really get funny
that's a large vertical drop - was ignorant that your resorts were that big -Ben > -----Original Message----- > From: Beth Fleischer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 12:39 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Eri*K*a's ski trip > > > tee hee > Alyeska Resort base elevation: 250' > Alyeska Resort summit elevation: 2750' > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Braver, Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 3:06 pm > Subject: Eri*K*a's ski trip > > > Hi Eri*K*a, > > > > Just checked out the trail map of Mt. Snow - looks really good. > > See what ya > > mean about the flat spot at the bottom of Mine Shaft if you were > > continuingacross to the right on the map (to the left skiing). > > > > FYI Mt. Snow and Heavenly are owned by the same company, American > > Ski Corp. > > > > If ya come out here, you gotta remember to bring > supplemental oxygen: > > > > Mt. Snow base elevation: 1,900' > > Mt. Snow summit elevation: 3,600' > > Mt. Snow vertical drop: 1,700' > > > > Heavenly base elevation: 6,540' > > Heavenly summit elevation: 10,040' > > Heavenly vertical drop: 3,500' > > > > What's *really* bizarre is if people do a day trip from the San > > FranciscoBay Area or Sacramento area to Heavenly, they are going > > from sea level to > > near-stratosphere in a couple of hours, then over-exerting > > themselves, then > > going back to thick air. > > > > It's actually possible to get "altitude sickness" doing that... > > but I haven't had the problem - must be 'cause I'm already an air > > head <g> > > > > -Benny > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Training from the Source Step by Step ColdFusion http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201758474/houseoffusion Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
