Bolton Valley is on
privately owned land and we have permission to place this cache as
part of a
CITO in June 2008. Please be mindful of geocaching
etiquette.
The permanence of this cache will depend on how respectful
cachers
are of the property.
A T-bar lift, also called T-bar, is a mechanised system for
transporting skiers and snowboarders uphill, along the surface
of
the slope. In the United States it is generally employed for
low-capacity slopes in large resorts and small local areas
servicing skiers numbered in the dozens rather than in the
hundreds
or thousands.
It consists of an aerial steel rope loop running over a series
of
wheels, powered by an engine at one end. Hanging from the rope
are
a series of vertical recoiling cables, each attached to a
T-shaped
bar measuring about a meter in both dimensions. The horizontal
bar
is placed behind the skier's or snowboarder's buttocks. This
pulls
the passenger uphill while they slide across the ground. A
single
T-bar transports one or two people.
This is a 2 stage puzzle cache. The coords at the top will take
you to stage 1 along the Basta Bastion Trail where you will have to
figure out the coords to the final. The hike is about a quarter of
a mile but you will be gaining about 300 ft in elevation. The FTF
prize is an unactivated Travel Bug tag.
During the winter season, you will need to purchase a
Nordic ski
pass to access the trail. The coordinates for the Nordic ticket
window are noted as a reference point. The trails are well groomed
throughout the winter.