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Trees flatten ski lift in Vermont storm
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

A severe thunderstorm in Vermont, eastern USA, has hit the Cochran Ski Area causing serious damage to a ski lift. A pylon collapsed and a cable has been brought to the ground by the weight of fallen trees.

It is thought that a 'microburst' (severe downdraft) generated the high winds that flattened the trees.

Cochran Ski Area was founded in 1961 and operates on a non-profit basis, primarily to race-train young skiers. Barbara Ann Cochran, a member of the family which founded the resort, won the slalom gold medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

This report from Burlington Free Press.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Ah! Vermont and skiing. Never felt the urge to go there - but love the song.
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

I ended up skiing in Vermont without any particular determination to be there. My sister lives in NY State, and got married on Manhattan a few years back. It was April, so we thought "Hey, let's go skiing!".

We flew to Burlington and skied Stowe (very nice place, good mountains and scenery), Sugarbush (a bit smaller, but excellent terrain, again) and Killington (biggest, but a horrendous urban sprawl of a place - IMHO).

All in all, it was a pleasant surprise. There are some testing runs. I think the thing to do is avoid the notorious low temps and ice of earlier in the winter. We caught it at the tail end. There were few skiers around, but still plenty of runs open.
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