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GIS Project SKi Area Development

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nhjibber
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Hey guys,

I'm doing a project in my GIS class about ski area development. Basically I have to prove that the mountain i selected is suitable for a ski area. I need information on ideal soil make up, watershed and run off, too design of snowmaking systems, lifts, slope/pitch of the hill etc.  If you guys know any sites I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

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Mar 26 2008 10:19AM
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ATLskier
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GIS class, sounds pretty sweet.

ERSI might be able to help?
Mar 26 2008 1:19PM
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ATLskier
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ESRI my bad


Im pretty sure that they have GIS stuff for tons of places all over the earth dont know where it is on the site though.
Mar 26 2008 1:21PM
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1080bio
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wow i just did the same project prity much, except mine was on a state wide basis where i selected a specific site in vt by elevation, slope, snowfall and proximity to utilities, major highways and population centers.   I don't know what  state your place  your looking at is in but look at the states gis clearinghouse site, theres usually  a bunch  of stuff on there.  only bad thing is i had to buy my precipitation and average monthly temperature data from a company called climate source. 
Mar 26 2008 1:55PM
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brizz
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i sometimes use the NRCS for soil data for work, the US Dept of soil conservation service also has a lot of the data you may want, it varies by county how nicely its put together
http://www.nh.nrcs.usda.gov/Soil_Data/soil_data.html
topozone.com has USGS topo you can get for free. runoff you can calc yourself
Mar 26 2008 2:16PM
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nhjibber
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Thanks for the replies guys, my project is for Mt Bigelow in Maine (right across from sugarloaf) I know i can find maps from my state GIS site. I really need to find research literature that says for example a slope between 10-40% is ideal for a ski area etc.

I'll add more to this later...
Mar 26 2008 3:23PM
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nhjibber
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bump.
Mar 27 2008 10:52AM
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