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A drop test is a method of testing the in-flight characteristics of prototype or experimental aircraft and spacecraft by raising the test vehicle to a specific altitude and then releasing it. Test flights involving powered aircraft, particularly rocket-powered aircraft , may be referred to as drop launches due to the launch of the aircraft's ...
The following is a list of ski areas in New England by vertical drop. Unless otherwise noted, vertical drop figures are from Verticalfeet.com , vertical for Bolton Valley and Magic Mountain directly from their websites.
Vertical drop (ft) Skiable acreage Total trails Total lifts Avg annual snowfall (in) Adult weekend lift ticket window price (USD) Date statistics updated Ski Bromont: Bromont: Quebec: 1,854 590 1,264 450 141 9 190 $72 January 29, 2025 [1] Apex Mountain Resort: Penticton: British Columbia: 7,197 5,197 2,000 1,112 79 4 236 $84 January 29, 2025 [2 ...
Gore Mountain has recently expanded its resort limits to combine with the historic North Creek Ski Bowl (Old Gore). [4] In 2008-2009 ski season Gore added 5 new runs to the mountain as it completed its Burnt Ridge expansion. This new quad offers skiers an opportunity to ski four new glades, two intermediate trails and one expert run.
A gore is a sector of a curved surface [1] or the curved surface that lies between two close lines of longitude on a globe and may be flattened to a plane surface with little distortion. [ 2 ] The term has been extended to include similarly shaped pieces such as the panels of a hot-air balloon or parachute, [ 3 ] or the triangular insert that ...
On the episode, titled "Vertical Drop, Horizontal Tug," Lewis talked to Larry David about his will and death. The installment aired on Feb. 18, less than two weeks before Lewis died of a heart ...
Killington Mountain Resort & Ski Area is a ski resort in Rutland County, Vermont, United States, near the town of Killington.It is the largest ski area in the eastern U.S., and has the largest vertical drop in New England at 3,050 feet (930 meters).
In road and highway construction, a gore (or nose in modern British English) [1] is a triangular plot of land as designated when a road forks at the intersection with second road, or merges on and off from a larger one. A "virtual" (or theoretical) gore is a triangular shaped space, characteristically marked off with distinguishing highway ...