Montanabakken Traditional Geocache
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Norsk
Et nedlagt skitrekk i en overgrodd bakke, like ved inngangsporten til Ulriken.
English
An abandoned ski lift in an overgrown slope, just by the gateway to Mount Ulriken.
Norsk beskrivelse
Montanabakken er en omtrent 300 meter lang bakke som ligger et par hundre meter øst for Ulriksbanens nedre stasjon. I en kort periode fra slutten av 1970-tallet ble det drevet et lite skisenter her. Senteret kunne skilte med en preparert alpinbakke, et motorisert skitrekk og elektrisk flombelysning.
Anlegget ble bygget på dugnad og med midler fra Oluf Bjørneseth og Hustru Marie Bjørneseth Født Knudsens Fond, og sto ferdig i 1979. Montana alpinklubb ble stiftet samme år, og fremtiden så lys ut for lokal skisport.
Dessverre gikk de visjonære planene så alt for fort i vasken. Man hadde nemlig oversett en viktig detalj under prosjekteringen av anlegget: Bergensklimaet. De kalde vintrene i Bergen var snart en saga blott, og Montanabakken fikk samtidig status som Norges minst snøsikre alpinbakke. Derfra var veien til nedleggelse kort.
I dag fremstår den en gang så stolte bakken som overgrodd. Det gamle klubbhuset, skitrekket og flomlysene står til nedfalls. Som et monument over typisk bergensk fremtidsoptimisme, fra en tid der kalde, snørike vintre fortsatt var regelen heller enn unntaket.
Cachen ligger på toppen av Montanabakken. Følg turstien som starter ved klubbhuset nordvest for parkeringsplassen. Styr unna den merkede terrengsykkelløypen. God caching!
Denne cachen var luke nummer 15 i 2016-utgaven av adventskalenderen Julestri(l).
Kilde: Bergen byleksikon
English description
Montanabakken is an approximately 300 meter long slope located a few hundred meters east of Ulriksbanen cablecar's lower station. In a short period from the late 1970s, a small ski resort was located here. The resort could boast a groomed ski slope, a motorized lift and electric floodlighting.
The resort was built by volunteers and funded by Oluf Bjørneseth and Wife Marie Bjørneseth Born Knudsen's Fund, and was completed in 1979. Montana Alpine Club was founded the same year, and the future looked bright for local skiing.
Unfortunately, the future did not turn out as expected. During the design and construction phases of the facility, an important detail had been overlooked: The local climate. Cold winters in Bergen would soon be history, and Montanabakken received concomitant status as Norway's least snowy downhill slope. From there, the road to closure was short.
Today, the the once-so-proud resort is almost completely overgrown. The old clubhouse remains, together with traces of the ski lift and the flood lights. As a monument of local optimism, from a time when cold, snowy winters were still the rule rather than the exception.
The cache is located at the top of Montanabakken. Follow the path that starts by the clubhouse, northwest of the parking lot. Steer clear of the marked mountain bike trail. Happy caching!
This cache was door number 15 in the 2016-edition of the advent calendar Julestri(l).
Source: Bergen byleksikon
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