Snowflake is a weird lift
SkiBachelor
15 Jan 2005
Yes, as John mentioned in the past, Lift 5 at Breckenridge, a Riblet double has a 3% degree turn.
http://skilifts.org/...reckenridge.htm
http://skilifts.org/...reckenridge.htm
highspeedquad
31 Jan 2005
Poma and Breck have really done some interesting projects together. There's Snowflake, Quicksilver, and Peak 8.
Boeinglover
01 Feb 2005
Hi!
I personally think that the Snowflake lift @ breck is Great! It's my absolute fave lift!
Regards,
Boeinglover
:)
I personally think that the Snowflake lift @ breck is Great! It's my absolute fave lift!
Regards,
Boeinglover
:)
poloxskier
01 Feb 2005
I just found this article in the summit daily:
BRECKENRIDGE - Ski patrollers at the Breckenridge Ski Resort spent about an hour Saturday evacuating skiers and boarders from the Snowflake Lift between Peaks 8 and 9 after a cable derailed.
"It happens," said ski resort public information officer Emily Jacob. "Instead of leaving all those people on the lift while we figured out what the problem was and fixed it, we felt it was more prudent to evacuate the lift so people could continue to enjoy their day."
Jacob was unsure how many people had to be evacuated.
Precautions built into lift systems are designed to catch a derailed cable so it doesn't fall from the lift towers.
The Snowflake Lift is unique in that it transports people from the Four O'Clock bed base area, takes a 90-degree turn and drops them at the base of Peak 8. The dog-leg where the lift turns is a maze of cables and towers, but doesn't experience problems often, Jacob said.
"We've got a whole plan in place," she said of the evacuation. "Ski patrol practices it all the time."
BRECKENRIDGE - Ski patrollers at the Breckenridge Ski Resort spent about an hour Saturday evacuating skiers and boarders from the Snowflake Lift between Peaks 8 and 9 after a cable derailed.
"It happens," said ski resort public information officer Emily Jacob. "Instead of leaving all those people on the lift while we figured out what the problem was and fixed it, we felt it was more prudent to evacuate the lift so people could continue to enjoy their day."
Jacob was unsure how many people had to be evacuated.
Precautions built into lift systems are designed to catch a derailed cable so it doesn't fall from the lift towers.
The Snowflake Lift is unique in that it transports people from the Four O'Clock bed base area, takes a 90-degree turn and drops them at the base of Peak 8. The dog-leg where the lift turns is a maze of cables and towers, but doesn't experience problems often, Jacob said.
"We've got a whole plan in place," she said of the evacuation. "Ski patrol practices it all the time."
highspeedquad
01 Feb 2005
That's a little freaky, glad I wasn't riding it. So they don't know the reason of derailment? If they could figure out what went wrong without evac then I guess that it was on the down side. Let me know when you have more info.
poloxskier
01 Feb 2005
I'll talk to some of my friends on patrol and see if I can find out.
highspeedquad
01 Feb 2005
have they already got it running again? I might go there this weekend and don't want to end up at the base of a "downed" lift.
poloxskier
01 Feb 2005
That derailment was on the 23rd and they had it back up when I was there last weekend so yes its turning again.
Mike
03 Feb 2005
It was running again after 2 hours. The derailment occured at the bend where all the horizontal sheaves are. The rope moved up off the sheaves and was caught by the cable catcher. The derailment was caused by the horizontal sheaves heating up (It was very warm that day!) and chewing up the rubber on the top of the horizontal sheaves which caused the rope to ride high and eventually pop out. About a dozen sheaves had to be replaced and the the rope pulled back into position. Some alignment was also done. This was the first time something like this has happened on that lift.
