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Lutsen Mountains is a ski area in the north central United States; an Alpine skiing area located on the North Shore region of Cook County in northeastern Minnesota. It is home to 95 runs across 4 mountains, with a maximum vertical drop of 825 feet. [3] Average snowfall accumulation is around 10 feet each season. [3]
The Slide Mountain Wilderness Area is, at 47,500 acres (19,200 ha), the largest tract of state-owned Forest Preserve in New York 's Catskill Park, and the largest area under any kind of wilderness area protection between the Adirondacks and the southern Appalachians. It is located in the towns of Shandaken, Denning and Olive in Ulster County .
Slide Mountain is the highest peak in the Catskill Mountains of the U.S. state of New York.It is located in the town of Shandaken in Ulster County.While the 4,180-foot (1,270 m) contour line on topographic maps is generally accepted as its height, the exact elevation of the summit has never been officially determined by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey or its predecessors, and many informal ...
Summer toboggan. A summer toboggan is an amusement or recreational ride which uses a bobsled -like sled or cart to run down a track usually built on the side of a hill. There are two main types: an Alpine coaster or mountain coaster is a type of roller coaster where the sled runs on rails and is not able to leave the track, whereas with an ...
Racing career. Born and raised in Lutsen in northeastern Minnesota, Nelson's family ran the local ski area and she was on skis before the age of three. She raced in all five alpine disciplines, with a focus on downhill, and was on the World Cup squad of the U.S. Ski Team at age 16. [1] Nelson won the silver medal in the downhill at the 1982 ...
1812, by John Richards [4] Easiest route. Hike. Big Slide Mountain is a mountain in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Park in New York. The mountain is the twenty-seventh highest peak in the High Peaks Region. The peak was named for the prominent steep cliff that rises to its summit. It is located in the High Peaks Wilderness Area .
Adirondack High Peaks. The Adirondack High Peaks are a set of 46 mountain peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York state. They have been popular hiking destinations since the late 1920s, when the list of peaks was published in Russell Carson's book Peaks and Peoples of the Adirondacks. [1] Those who have climbed all 46 High Peaks are ...
Stockbridge Mountain. Storm King Mountain. Sugarloaf Mountain (Dutchess County, New York) Sugarloaf Hill (Putnam County, New York) Tom Jones Mountain. West Mountain. Joppenbergh Mountain. Marlboro Mountains.