To elaborate a little on what Dave W. said about us having tried that,
and it not working...yes, we did have an arrangement that lasted about a
season, but the ski hill has a lot of equipment with a lot of their own
breakdowns etc. They needed us to move our stuff from one place to the
other seemingly every day, and when they were having a particular bad
time with breakdowns, we had to put our stuff outside altogether. We did
get lucky for a few weeks and there was some space, but it didn't last
and we were back outside.

The other huge hassle was the way they wanted us to direct ourselves
across the hill -- it was by going WAY up the Mother Lift Line (very
steep), then cut a path across the hill and through the trees to descend
back down to the garage. It was also a mess. It seems they didn't want
us driving right in front of the lodge.

Last season, Mike Green finally said it wouldn't work out (not quite sure
about that, or why...), so we were back over at our pathetic little shack
putting a tarp over the trackster and digging out after storms.

So, we worked out a deal with the ski hill to use a piece of their
property, which they were so kind to do, to build a shed. Nick Piazza is
a local contractor and member of our club, and is the main impetus behind
securing the building materials and equipment to get this thing built.
It is miraculous and will most certainly be an advancement for the club.
The building will, for the most part, be OURS. We will have a lease
agreement ($1 per year) for the land, but the rest is ours.

I'm rejoicing, believe me. I'm tired of the shack in the trees. I like
rats and critters and all, just not crawling all over me.

Clay





On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 18:19:29 -0600 "Ann Norton" <anorton@...>
writes:
> Instead of building our own shed would it be possible to share the
> large
> buildings that already exist to shelter the ski area machines?
> Can't
> imagine that our little machines wouldn't be able to fit in one of
> the
> existing buildings which are probably also heated. Perhaps someone
> has
> already inquired about this but it seems like a possibility that
> should be
> explored.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Members-bounces@...
> [mailto:Members-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Clay Moseley
> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 4:31 PM
> To: members@...; losalamosnordic@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [SWNSKI Members] Equipment & Shed Status
>
> Well, if those guys who are supposed to be spearheading the shed
> project
> would get back from mountain-bike-touring Colorado and Utah, we
> could
> maybe get that shed up before we have a foot of snow on the ground.
>
>
> But, the good news is that we have the planning and conceptual stuff
> done
> and have plans to have a good ol' fashioned barn raisin' sometime
> later
> this week and next. We could possibly use some hands if anyone is
> willing.
>
> Other trail work still needs to be coordinated as well.
>
> On the machines front, Thor is still near completion with its new
> transmission, clutch and drive chain.
>
> I finally got around to working on Kermit yesterday. I ended up
> getting
> a late start due to other obligations, but was still able to get
> something accomplished. I got the transmission reconnected, as well
> as
> refastening the transmission and the engine to the chassis. It
> actually
> looks like its all done and ready to go, but the firewalls and
> protective
> shrouds all need to be reinstalled, and the electrical wiring needs
> to be
> done as well. So, maybe 1/3 of the work is done. I'll keep at it
> as
> time permits. Most of the physically difficult work is done, now
> it's
> just a bunch of little tedious stuff. It'll be up and running
> before the
> season, I promise.
>
> All for now... Snow is here!
>
> Clay
>
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