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- From: rkmossm@pbhyb.PacBell.COM (Richard Mossman)
- Subject: Re: Closest ski area to San Jose?
- Reply-To: rkmossm@PacBell.COM (Richard Mossman)
- Organization: Pacific * Bell, San Ramon, CA
- Distribution: ca
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 18:10:06 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.181006.20090@pbhyb.PacBell.COM>
- References: <2B092F3C.10C4@deneva.sdd.trw.com> <jog.722050711@kpc.com>
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- Iron Mtn. has just gotten new buyers and will open again this year.
- For the snowboarders on the net, that has got to be good news. They
- have catered to snowboarders for the last couple of years now with
- organized races, half pipes, etc. way before others had them. It is
- a small resort and not the most challenging in the area, but I have
- had people say they actually prefer it to other bigger resorts. They
- used to have a mid-week ticket that was something like $16. Of course,
- I don't know what they will be like this year.
-
- Bear Valley just completed about $2.5 Million in work on lifts and
- runs this past summer. Of course, the fire earlier this year did some
- damage but not much. Their huge parking areas were used as the evacuation
- point for all the local residents in that area. I don't know what their
- prices will be this year.
-
- Iron Mtn. is on Hwy. 88 east of Sacramento and Bear Valley is on Hwy.
- 4 east of Stockton. Iron Mtn.s phone # is 209-258-4672 and Bear Valley's
- is 209-753-2301.
-
- The normal disclaimers apply. I don't work for or have any interest in
- either of these resorts (or any other resorts unfortunately). I just
- love skiing and like to see others enjoy it too. I also don't claim
- that the prices, etc. above are accurate.
- --
- Richard K. Mossman {att,bellcore,sun,ames,decwrl}!pacbell!rkmossm
- 510/823-1479
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