Tj, Yes, this system will make a great irrigation system. I have already used it to water my parched lawn in fact.
Ml, I'm not the first in the East. It's not a big deal really. Belleayre uses their system regularly for irrigation purposes.
Chris. We have some pretty awesome machine built and hand built MTB trails at Woodstream. Unfortunately riding a bike up a surface lift is extremely difficult and dangerous. We usually just walk/pedal up, or use a quad.
I'll take boilerplate ice over wet snow any day