Memorabilia
If you have some Big Valley / Hahn Mt. memorabilia you'd care to contribute, please contact me.
This 10" x 14" poster is an artifact from my parent's old desk drawer. It's a simple b&w poster, but it looks like I was feeling artistic with a red marker.
Big Valley patch. Another artifact from my parent's old desk drawer.
Hahn Mountain patch. Image contributed by Woody Bousquet.
Hahn Mt. bumper sticker. Image courtesy of Linda Peters.
Novelty license plate.
Instructor name badges.
A newspaper clipping from 1980 provides some interesting insight about the transition from Big Valley to Hahn Mt. Click for larger image.
This newspaper clipping is from what would have been the 85-86 ski season. The end of the article indicates that there were plans to reopen Hahn Mountain. Unfortunately, those plans never materialized. Click for larger image.
Here's an article about my grandfather from the spring 1976 edition of Empire Steel News. Keep reading for the Hahn Mt. connection. I'm the grandson with the broken leg. Note that Hahn Mt. was in Berks, not Schuykill county. Click for larger image.
Hahn Mountain employed about a half-dozen gas and diesel powered Hedco snow machines. While surfing the Internet I discovered snow machine-like equipment that is used for dust suppression at demolition sites. One company (CompanyWrench.com) rebuilds old Hedco snow makers into dust suppression machines. One of their rebuilds is shown below. But check out the unmodified unit to the right. It appears to still have its original engine cowling and sled. Who knows? Perhaps these are the very same units that once made snow at Hahn Mountain.
Company Wrench dust suppression machine.