Lift Construction Photos 2015
floridaskier
15 Jul 2015
Great shots. Could you see if other lifts had been repainted yet? Hope they're not leaving the tops of the six packs white like Silverlode is sporting right now
DonaldMReif
15 Jul 2015
Isn't it possible to see the top of Silverlode on the camera stationed at the top of Crescent?
Peter
15 Jul 2015
floridaskier, on 15 July 2015 - 08:38 AM, said:
Great shots. Could you see if other lifts had been repainted yet? Hope they're not leaving the tops of the six packs white like Silverlode is sporting right now
Terminals of Crescent, First Time, Silverlode and Bonanza have been painted. McConkey's was being painted while I was up there. The two new lifts are the same dark red and silver. No other lifts at Canyons or PCMR have new paint. It looks like the same color Vail uses at Northstar.
DonaldMReif
15 Jul 2015
So the new paint scheme is just for existing and new detachables? They're not doing anything to the fixed grip lifts?
floridaskier
15 Jul 2015
Would think the top of Three Kings might get paint this summer because it's visible from the road. Other than that, the other fixed grips are painted black and will probably stay that way. The drive terminals on Jupiter and Thaynes are white but those are probably far down the list to be repainted.
Is Silverlode finished as you showed it in the pictures, with a silver top and red sides?
You can see the bottom of Silverlode and the new gondola base from the Crescent webcam, haven't checked in a while
Is Silverlode finished as you showed it in the pictures, with a silver top and red sides?
You can see the bottom of Silverlode and the new gondola base from the Crescent webcam, haven't checked in a while
teachme
15 Jul 2015
Hi everyone,
Well I have finally moved back to Canada and got a job here so can start to ski again. In 'preparation' for such I went hiking at Sunshine village in Banff last weekend and took some pictures of the new Tee Pee town express for those around here. And used the time to buy my seasons for next year too!
Below we have the top station (with shot to the Goats Eye section of the mountain), bottom station, and bits of the old lift.
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Well I have finally moved back to Canada and got a job here so can start to ski again. In 'preparation' for such I went hiking at Sunshine village in Banff last weekend and took some pictures of the new Tee Pee town express for those around here. And used the time to buy my seasons for next year too!
Below we have the top station (with shot to the Goats Eye section of the mountain), bottom station, and bits of the old lift.

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Peter
15 Jul 2015
floridaskier, on 15 July 2015 - 12:51 PM, said:
Would think the top of Three Kings might get paint this summer because it's visible from the road. Other than that, the other fixed grips are painted black and will probably stay that way. The drive terminals on Jupiter and Thaynes are white but those are probably far down the list to be repainted.
Is Silverlode finished as you showed it in the pictures, with a silver top and red sides?
You can see the bottom of Silverlode and the new gondola base from the Crescent webcam, haven't checked in a while
Is Silverlode finished as you showed it in the pictures, with a silver top and red sides?
You can see the bottom of Silverlode and the new gondola base from the Crescent webcam, haven't checked in a while
3 Kings is still white at both ends.
The scheme for the CTECs is red on the bottom and silver/gray from the windows up. The Uni-GS's are all red. The new Uni-G's are all red except for the rounded end pieces (not sure what Doppelmayr calls those.) Lift shacks are also being painted red and silver. I imagine all 37 lifts will get the same treatment in due time.
As I wrote on my blog, they will unveil the new brand/logo/trail map on July 29th. I'm told they will be dropping the word resort and Park City Mountain's new logo will be the Canyons infinity logo in dark red.
Since everyone's so curious here's a picture of two guys with a Genie lift painting McConkey's!
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MNSkier
15 Jul 2015
Lutsen posted the following statement and photos on their Facebook page today:
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Here's some exciting stuff! The line has been cleared, forms for the towers are being constructed, and the top terminal is underway. Next week a helicopter will be onsite pouring concrete; stay tuned for more pictures.
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matt9915
16 Jul 2015
Peter, on 15 July 2015 - 06:20 PM, said:
3 Kings is still white at both ends.
The scheme for the CTECs is red on the bottom and silver/gray from the windows up. The Uni-GS's are all red. The new Uni-G's are all red except for the rounded end pieces (not sure what Doppelmayr calls those.) Lift shacks are also being painted red and silver. I imagine all 37 lifts will get the same treatment in due time.
As I wrote on my blog, they will unveil the new brand/logo/trail map on July 29th. I'm told they will be dropping the word resort and Park City Mountain's new logo will be the Canyons infinity logo in dark red.
Since everyone's so curious here's a picture of two guys with a Genie lift painting McConkey's!
Based on what you said, I made a little rendition of what the new logo could be. Think it could be something like this? (See image)

Peter
16 Jul 2015
matt9915
16 Jul 2015
Thanks. I actually reside not too far from the main parking lots at PCMR, and in looking at both your pictures of the parts for the new King Con lift, and a visit to see them for myself. I cannot help but womder what is with at least one red sheave being on all of the sheave assemblies, not just the depression ones. Ive seen such assemblies in pictures of lift installations at Vail (MountainTop HSS), and at Beaver Creek (numerous installations). This is not the case on other Doppelmayr lifts, such as Mountaineer at DV or PCMR's own Crescent lift. What is the need for the extra red sheaves?
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Peter
16 Jul 2015
matt9915, on 16 July 2015 - 04:16 PM, said:
Thanks. I actually reside not too far from the main parking lots at PCMR, and in looking at both your pictures of the parts for the new King Con lift, and a visit to see them for myself. I cannot help but womder what is with at least one red sheave being on all of the sheave assemblies, not just the depression ones. Ive seen such assemblies in pictures of lift installations at Vail (MountainTop HSS), and at Beaver Creek (numerous installations). This is not the case on other Doppelmayr lifts, such as Mountaineer at DV or PCMR's own Crescent lift. What is the need for the extra red sheaves?
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skier2
16 Jul 2015
Peter, on 16 July 2015 - 02:55 PM, said:
That's spot on with the rumors I've heard. We will know soon enough.
matt9915, on 16 July 2015 - 12:13 PM, said:
Based on what you said, I made a little rendition of what the new logo could be. Think it could be something like this? (See image)

I hope so -- I love the look, much cleaner and more modern than the current PCMR logo!
DonaldMReif
18 Jul 2015
Liftblog's got an update on Motherlode's construction: http://liftblog.com/...erlode-upgrade/
From the post, the terminals have been moved, although they still need to be repainted:


The post also notes that the lift might need some more chairs to be ordered since Motherlode's lift line is longer than King Con's.
The tower heads are also sitting in the parking lot:
From the post, the terminals have been moved, although they still need to be repainted:


The post also notes that the lift might need some more chairs to be ordered since Motherlode's lift line is longer than King Con's.
The tower heads are also sitting in the parking lot:

vons
18 Jul 2015
Donald, Peter writes the lift blog and posts on this forum, Just so you know.
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JSteigs
18 Jul 2015
DonaldMReif, on 18 July 2015 - 03:38 PM, said:
Liftblog's got an update on Motherlode's construction: http://liftblog.com/...erlode-upgrade/
The tower heads are also sitting in the parking lot:

The tower heads are also sitting in the parking lot:

Are those older Poma Crossarms?
NHskier13
19 Jul 2015
I don't think so JSteigs, The older crossarms were not as wide on the top as those pictured, as well as some other differences you may spot:
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floridaskier
19 Jul 2015
Thanks Peter for all the updates, they're really coming along. Did you hear when they might be flying towers for either Motherlode or the gondola? Think I'll get out there in a few weeks and it'd be fun to catch that
Jsteigs: Those are just the old King Con CTEC crossarms down there. They probably need a few extras, King Con had widely spaced towers and Motherlode is longer (they'll have two depression towers at the bottom instead of the one King Con had, does that mean they get new Doppelmayr sheaves or old CTEC ones to match?) First Time has CTEC sheaves reused from the triple instead of Doppelmayr ones.
Would CTEC still make the old chairs to match the originals, or do they have some spares sitting around? King Con had 116 closely-spaced chairs and Motherlode should get a lot less traffic than the King Con line did, at least for the first few years until people figure out they can avoid the line at Silverlode. They might not need any extras. Also wonder if Vail will spring for footrests. The other detachables at PCMR all have them, but only the bubble chair does on The Canyons side.
Also looks like they'll have 90 degree loading at the bottom, which might make it the only CTEC Stealth lift with that (does anyone know of others?). The bottom terminal site is pretty tight on space, and it doesn't look like they've done much dirt-moving.
Glad they preserved King Con as a memento from the Park City Ski Area days. The outside of the terminal is white in the PCMR colors, but the insides are Park City Ski Area blue from back in the day. Think it's the only spot at Park City where you can still see anything blue, and I doubt they'll have time to repaint that. The new PCMR colors with the red sides and silver roof will look much better on the Stealth 1 than on the six packs
Jsteigs: Those are just the old King Con CTEC crossarms down there. They probably need a few extras, King Con had widely spaced towers and Motherlode is longer (they'll have two depression towers at the bottom instead of the one King Con had, does that mean they get new Doppelmayr sheaves or old CTEC ones to match?) First Time has CTEC sheaves reused from the triple instead of Doppelmayr ones.
Would CTEC still make the old chairs to match the originals, or do they have some spares sitting around? King Con had 116 closely-spaced chairs and Motherlode should get a lot less traffic than the King Con line did, at least for the first few years until people figure out they can avoid the line at Silverlode. They might not need any extras. Also wonder if Vail will spring for footrests. The other detachables at PCMR all have them, but only the bubble chair does on The Canyons side.
Also looks like they'll have 90 degree loading at the bottom, which might make it the only CTEC Stealth lift with that (does anyone know of others?). The bottom terminal site is pretty tight on space, and it doesn't look like they've done much dirt-moving.
Glad they preserved King Con as a memento from the Park City Ski Area days. The outside of the terminal is white in the PCMR colors, but the insides are Park City Ski Area blue from back in the day. Think it's the only spot at Park City where you can still see anything blue, and I doubt they'll have time to repaint that. The new PCMR colors with the red sides and silver roof will look much better on the Stealth 1 than on the six packs
matt9915
19 Jul 2015
floridaskier, on 19 July 2015 - 07:25 AM, said:
Thanks Peter for all the updates, they're really coming along. Did you hear when they might be flying towers for either Motherlode or the gondola? Think I'll get out there in a few weeks and it'd be fun to catch that
Jsteigs: Those are just the old King Con CTEC crossarms down there. They probably need a few extras, King Con had widely spaced towers and Motherlode is longer (they'll have two depression towers at the bottom instead of the one King Con had, does that mean they get new Doppelmayr sheaves or old CTEC ones to match?) First Time has CTEC sheaves reused from the triple instead of Doppelmayr ones.
Would CTEC still make the old chairs to match the originals, or do they have some spares sitting around? King Con had 116 closely-spaced chairs and Motherlode should get a lot less traffic than the King Con line did, at least for the first few years until people figure out they can avoid the line at Silverlode. They might not need any extras. Also wonder if Vail will spring for footrests. The other detachables at PCMR all have them, but only the bubble chair does on The Canyons side.
Also looks like they'll have 90 degree loading at the bottom, which might make it the only CTEC Stealth lift with that (does anyone know of others?). The bottom terminal site is pretty tight on space, and it doesn't look like they've done much dirt-moving.
Glad they preserved King Con as a memento from the Park City Ski Area days. The outside of the terminal is white in the PCMR colors, but the insides are Park City Ski Area blue from back in the day. Think it's the only spot at Park City where you can still see anything blue, and I doubt they'll have time to repaint that. The new PCMR colors with the red sides and silver roof will look much better on the Stealth 1 than on the six packs
Jsteigs: Those are just the old King Con CTEC crossarms down there. They probably need a few extras, King Con had widely spaced towers and Motherlode is longer (they'll have two depression towers at the bottom instead of the one King Con had, does that mean they get new Doppelmayr sheaves or old CTEC ones to match?) First Time has CTEC sheaves reused from the triple instead of Doppelmayr ones.
Would CTEC still make the old chairs to match the originals, or do they have some spares sitting around? King Con had 116 closely-spaced chairs and Motherlode should get a lot less traffic than the King Con line did, at least for the first few years until people figure out they can avoid the line at Silverlode. They might not need any extras. Also wonder if Vail will spring for footrests. The other detachables at PCMR all have them, but only the bubble chair does on The Canyons side.
Also looks like they'll have 90 degree loading at the bottom, which might make it the only CTEC Stealth lift with that (does anyone know of others?). The bottom terminal site is pretty tight on space, and it doesn't look like they've done much dirt-moving.
Glad they preserved King Con as a memento from the Park City Ski Area days. The outside of the terminal is white in the PCMR colors, but the insides are Park City Ski Area blue from back in the day. Think it's the only spot at Park City where you can still see anything blue, and I doubt they'll have time to repaint that. The new PCMR colors with the red sides and silver roof will look much better on the Stealth 1 than on the six packs
Since it seems that Skytrac uses what look likes the old CTEC sheaves and towers, maybe they will step in?