I know.. Its the middle of ski season, but this picture is bugging me...
I was looking at photos on google maps tagged as being atop Tuscarora Mt along US 30 in McConnelsburg, PA. Up popped a picture of This ski area. It's not Whitetail, and its not the Richmond Furnace lost area, and I am pretty positive that its not even anywhere NEAR where the person tagged it, but what ski area is it?? There are 4 other pictures that appear to be from the same overlook. (click on "free wheelin franklin"and scroll down on left)
Figured it out.
That's Victor Constant Ski Area
That's a long way from McConnellsburg, PA
Thanks! Been busy close to home with a building project and work. Skiing mostly at Wisp this year when I can get away.
Avoiding PA and their excuse to pull people over with out of state plates. It would be my luck to pass a bored trooper on US219
JimK wrote:
+1
Laurel Hill Crazie wrote:
Hey GG, good to hear from you.
GGNagy wrote:
Figured it out.
That's Victor Constant Ski Area
That's a long way from McConnellsburg, PA
Good God! How did you ever figure that out !!! Are you a remote sensing guy?!?!? I was pretty good at it way back in the day as an analyst ...
It was pretty elementary, once I studied the related photos. To the left, in the background, was a set of buildings surrounding a large open area. the set of buildings suggest school, the large open area in the center suggest parade grounds, (and therefore a Military school). There was also the body of water with a bend, and a bridge/causeway. The overall foliage suggested Eastern US. The only two large military academies I could think of that would meet that criteria would be Norwich University and West Point. Norwich's ski hill closed in the 90s. So, it was simple to match the location of the hill, river, and buildings with imagery from google maps/google earth.
GGNagy wrote:
It was pretty elementary,
Uh, yea, no.
I'm a vector guy rather than a raster/remote sensing guy. Even so, I also wondered how you figured that out and am even more impressed now that you've spelled it out.
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