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Alpine Slide at Magic Mountain. / 34.2383; -116.9210. The Alpine Slide at Magic Mountain is an amusement park in Big Bear Lake, California. It is known for its namesake slide that can be ridden down the mountain and its mountain coaster, the Mineshaft Coaster. This coaster is the first and only mountain coaster in California. [2]
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]
Lutsen Mountains: Lutsen MN: Slide Mineshaft Coaster Alpine Slide at Magic Mountain, Big Bear Lake CA: Coaster Wiegand Opened in July 2020 Mount Hood Skibowl: Mount Hood OR: Slide Mustang Mountain Coaster Estes Park CO: Coaster Opened May 2021 Nor'Easter Attitash Mountain Resort, Bartlett NH: Coaster Alpine Products Opened in November 2010 Nor ...
The first form of summer toboggan was the alpine slide, which started in its present form in the 1970s. Josef Wiegand had envisioned the idea of creating a roller coaster ride for ski resorts that would take advantage of the topography of the land, rather than building a structure to create the elevation changes that traditional roller coasters required.
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 ...
Type of rock. batholith and igneous. The Sierra Nevada (/ siˌɛrə nɪˈvædə, - ˈvɑːd -/ see-ERR-ə nih-VA (H)D-ə) [6][a] is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies ...
Mount Pinos (/ ˈpaɪnoʊs /) (Samala: 'Iwɨhɨnmu) is a mountain located in the Los Padres National Forest on the boundary between Ventura and Kern counties in California. The summit, at 8,847 feet (2,697 m), is the highest point in Ventura County. [2] The mountain is the highest point of the Transverse Ranges west of Tejon Pass, as well as ...
Aerial view of the White Mountains, looking north over the Pellisier Flats to Montgomery and Boundary Peaks at the end of the range. The highest point in the range is White Mountain Peak, which at 14,252 ft (4,344 m) is the third-highest summit in California. This peak is actually an extinct volcano rising about 1,600 ft (490 m) above the ...