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Word: sloping (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Cranmore Mountain, about half a mile from Eastern Slope Inn at North Conway, New Hampshire, is the site of a unique experiment in ski tramways. Since last spring men have been clearing a 3,000 foot slope which has a vertical rise of 658 feet. The tramway is known as the "Skimobile," and consists of 60 individual streamlined cars with pneumatic tires that are clamped at uniform intervals to a steel cable running under a wooden platform. There are several disembarking stations on the way to the summit, serving shorter runs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Franconia Has Best Skiing In N. H.; Berkshires Are Fair | 12/2/1938 | See Source »

...EASTERN SLOPE REGION: 6 to 8 inches of frozen granular on slopes. 20 above, clear...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SHOW CONDITIONS | 12/2/1938 | See Source »

Left behind on a bluegrass slope were 3,000 to 5,000 spectators who hoped to catch a glimpse of the chase in the ravine beneath...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Foxhunters | 11/28/1938 | See Source »

...EASTERN SLOPE REGION--From 10 inches new powder in North Conway to 16 inches in Pinkham Notch, slightly drifted. Open slopes generally good, but only smooth trails skiable...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SNOW CONDITIONS | 11/26/1938 | See Source »

CARDIGAN 16 inches new powder. Good slope skiing. Some trails skiable when broken...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SNOW CONDITIONS | 11/26/1938 | See Source »

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