Bretton Woods Canopy Tour – New Hampshire
Location: Mount Washington Resort – Bretton Woods, NH
Client Website: www.mountwashingtonresort.com
Course: Bretton Woods Canopy Tour
Duration Of Install: 2 1/2 months
Season Of Install: Fall
Completion Of Install: November 2008
Project Goal:
- Maintain commitment to environmentally sustainable programs
- Introduce a year-round outdoor activity that will attract more visitors in the summer months
- Supplement winter activities
Program Description:
- Eco/Cultural History Tour
- Unique experience in the heart of the White Mountains
- Bird’s eye view of scenic Rosebrook Canyon
- Final thrill consists of Williwaw Racing Zip, a dual zip line cable so you can race your friends or family members to the finish line
Course Description:
- Tour Length: 3 ½ hours
- Elements: 10 zip lines
- 2 Sky-Bridges
- 16 tree platforms
- Group Size: 6 participants
- Lead/sweep guide management
- Participatory tour with gloved hand-braking system
- Dual Racing Zips with structural tower
Installation Specifics:
- Built in hemlock, spruce, and white pine trees
- Galvanized steel platforms systems
- Rough saw hemlock lumber and harvested logs from site
- Wrap terminations
- Double cable systems with galvanized 3/8’’ jacketed cables “Quiet Run” cables
- Client support: Surveyor, Forester, ground labor, fabrication, on-site room/board
