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Crystal has many talented screamers, all they do is yell at people "you 4 + you and you makes 6. Go, Go, Go" all day long. The load gates are a huge help too.

How efficient! As a lonely guy always wading through the "singles" cue, I long to ride with somebody nice . . . Too bad though. Brian Head didn't mind a single like me riding alone on the triple chair.

Skier, on Jan 31 2007, 07:30 PM, said:

Granted, there are many skiers & boarders who ride Super Guage/ Summit Express who don't have the ability to ski the Mary Jane side (all intermediate & expert terrain), there is also mass chaos in the maze and it is not managed properly. People often end up sitting on each-other's laps or missing the chair entirely, or try to sit on the chair too soon because they freak out when the see the chair start to make the turn (to load at 90 degrees). Contrasting, Copper's Super B chair, the maze is well managed and the lift loads at the conventional forward-facing position. Consequently it stops and slows exponentially less than SG/ Summit at Mary Jane. I have heard that the Quicksilver Super 6 at Breck expreiences similar probs at the SG/ Summit, however, this lift serves almost all flat beginner terrain so it is a little more to be expected.

boardski, on Feb 1 2007, 03:23 AM, said:

90 degree loading systems can be kind of scary. You watch the chair coming in at line speed and it get super close super fast. That is kind of a scary place to be for a beginner. I don't like the turn when you get on a 90 degree loader. Everyone gets pushed towards the outside guy.

Lastchair44, do you have any pictures of the new summit double at Jackson Hole? I figured you might since you work there.

the only picture I have is of the top terminal with the sand line strung...I'll ski up there within the next two days and get some photos for ya

lastchair_44, on Feb 1 2007, 08:56 PM, said:

There are some pictures on JH's site. (Only the top, unfortunately)
http://www.jacksonhole.com/info/jhpressrel...906.release.asp

Yeah, I was wondering about the bottom.

East Ridge
Some interesting facts...the line gauge is the same as a quad's...the carriers are heavily weighted (look at the huge piece of steel under the basket) to help alleviate swing, and every tower but the top two are compression assemblies.

More Sublette...

That's a lot of depression sheaves on that POMA quad!
This post has been edited by Lift Kid: 04 February 2007 - 08:11 AM

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It makes sense to weigh down the carriers. Do they got a lot of wind up there?

Why does East Ridge have a quad line gauge? Is that so it does not hit the towers when it swings, or for when it gets reinstalled somewhere else (so it could be upgraded)?
This post has been edited by skidv: 04 February 2007 - 02:58 PM

I think the plan is to reinstall it potentially as a quad on the ridge above the gondola.

skidv, on Feb 4 2007, 03:57 PM, said:

Yep.

Here's a video of the Sunshine Express at Steamboat.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_8aanHCF2wY