Big Valley / Hahn Mountain
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Jeffrey Zweizig Jeff Zweizig Jeffrey Zweizig Jeff Zweizig
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From 05/28/07, Scott writes...
Hi Jeff, I skied there back when it opened. I join the ski patrol there the season of 1970/1971 at age 15. I knew the owner's son so I used to sleep over in the first aid room on weekend nights. Most of the night I would be out on the mountain with the snowmakers. Somehow I got addicted to snowmaking there since I still make snow but only in my back yard. For photos of my snowmaking and equipment, go to my website http://www.findsnap.com/ and go all the way to the bottom of the page and click on the snowmaking links. As for Big Valley's snowmaking system in addition to the five rented diesel compressor outside (rented from Quarrymen's Supply) there were also four electric piston type compressors in the building and one water pump. Most of the original owner's names I can still remember. Yeager, Forry, Cummings, Ratnick I'll use your map and try to put in two other original trails as I knew them. There the ones in yellow. The area circled in green originally didn't have lights on it. I don't know the trail names now, but will try to find out. Also when Hahn took over they regraded the upper Rim Trail, redid the lodge taking out the ceiling tiles and added the deck. Other local extinct ski areas I know of. Apple Hill, North of Allentown Sharp Mountain, Pottsville Pine Forge, Between Douglassville and Pottstown Levan's Old Mill, Kutztown Crystal Ridge, Virginsville Blue Marsh, Bernville Thanks, Scott Lyon Station, PA 
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