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New Lift Construction Photos 2007

Started by Peter, Mar 17 2007 05:21 PM

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#341 Lift Dinosaur

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Posted 30 August 2007 - 10:24 AM

A Rigging Extravaganza! Nice pics, John.

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Posted 30 August 2007 - 07:14 PM

View Postliftmech, on Aug 30 2007, 07:52 AM, said:

Out with the old... (in with the new next week, if all goes well)

The new grey paint in the terminal looks nice! :smile: Good luck getting the new one in. :thumbsup: Is it getting chilly up there yet??!! :biggrin:

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Posted 31 August 2007 - 03:39 AM

Not yet, still warm enough to break a sweat. We sized all our rigging for the new bullwheel so that we wouldn't have to change halfway through. It turned out to be about a ton heavier than the old, so purchase of new chain falls was necessary. Removal went very smooth, hopefully installation goes as well. And, of course, we've gotten the brand-new paint all scratched and dirty already :devil:
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Posted 31 August 2007 - 09:28 AM

at least there is no carpet at that end of the line

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Posted 02 September 2007 - 03:38 PM

View Postliftmech, on Aug 31 2007, 06:39 AM, said:

Not yet, still warm enough to break a sweat. We sized all our rigging for the new bullwheel so that we wouldn't have to change halfway through. It turned out to be about a ton heavier than the old, so purchase of new chain falls was necessary. Removal went very smooth, hopefully installation goes as well. And, of course, we've gotten the brand-new paint all scratched and dirty already :devil:

If you take pictures of the install, please post them! I will keep my eyes open next winter for that new bullwheel..... :smile: By scratching up the paint, your giving the lift character!! :laugh: :biggrin:

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Posted 02 September 2007 - 04:04 PM

I have tons of new pictures from Crystal. There is more progress...

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Posted 02 September 2007 - 04:55 PM

All the foundations are done except the top 3, bottom terminal is taking shape, still no towers or sheaves in the parking lot. Towers will be flown around September 15th.

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Posted 02 September 2007 - 05:40 PM

Thank you for sharing these pictures of new lifts. I am fastantic to see most pictures.

I will go up to Brighton this thursday and I will take pictures of the new lift...Milly Express (I will hike up to the top, too and take the pictures) and I will post them.

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Posted 02 September 2007 - 06:14 PM

I thought I'd give a roundup of Crystal Projects this summer...

Northway Lift...In Progress
Northway Runs...Mostly done
Summit House Remodel...Mostly Done
Lucky Shot Regrade...Not Started
Quicksilver New Cable...In Progress
Painting the Main Lodge...In Progress
Painting Quicksilver...Done
Painting Gold Hills...Done
Painting Discovery...Done
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#350 Allan

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Posted 03 September 2007 - 07:14 PM

Here, have some pictures of our new lift.

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Posted 03 September 2007 - 11:06 PM

This is a really cool video from Doppelmayr posted 2 days ago. This time, they put a helmet cam on the crossarm being flown for the Lady Morgan Express.

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=Mc2fPEzIBvo

And some footage of Shirley Lake Express being built at Squaw:

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=E15Rz8tT5dE

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Posted 04 September 2007 - 02:41 AM

cool video. Great find.

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Posted 04 September 2007 - 02:44 PM

Allan, no catwalks?! Looks nice though.
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Posted 04 September 2007 - 04:31 PM

View Postlastchair_44, on Sep 4 2007, 03:44 PM, said:

Allan, no catwalks?! Looks nice though.

No catwalks, just those funny rails. It's shinier than anything else we have!! And it's not the YAN so we don't have an extra 100 carriers to gusset!
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Posted 04 September 2007 - 05:36 PM

Allan, looks like you've got the Doppelmayr version of the infamous Pomapass... not as good as a catwalk but better than nothing at all.

Skier- where is Lucky Shot being regraded? Are they taking out all the rollers over which one can catch massive air? :sad:

...and our new bullwheel moves a final twenty feet...

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Posted 04 September 2007 - 06:20 PM

View PostAllan, on Sep 4 2007, 05:31 PM, said:

No catwalks, just those funny rails. It's shinier than anything else we have!! And it's not the YAN so we don't have an extra 100 carriers to gusset!

I think so. So far there has been no progress. I think they are going to use all the rick and dirt that they took off the top of Northway Peak.
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Posted 06 September 2007 - 03:36 PM

View Postliftmech, on Sep 4 2007, 08:36 PM, said:

Allan, looks like you've got the Doppelmayr version of the infamous Pomapass... not as good as a catwalk but better than nothing at all.

Skier- where is Lucky Shot being regraded? Are they taking out all the rollers over which one can catch massive air? :sad:

...and our new bullwheel moves a final twenty feet...

Looks like you have the whole crew working on that new bullwheel! Have you guys taken it for a spin yet? :laugh:

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Posted 09 September 2007 - 03:56 PM

The person who works for Doppelmayr really like making these point of view videos. It looks like there are a bunch now.

http://www.youtube.c...ser=pdogandyboy
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#359 Lift Dinosaur

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Posted 09 September 2007 - 06:14 PM

Great to see that they have the time to share their work with the industry, but like the Vail #10 "destruction"(FYI, there was never any input from the owner to do a test like Winter Park on this lift), they have too much time on their hands.(OK, I'm a Dinosaur and never had the technology (to photograph) while I was riding in the concrete bucket from tower to tower. When they're freezing their :cursing: fingers off in November, they may reconsider their efforts while wearing T-Shirts in July.
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Posted 09 September 2007 - 08:43 PM

View PostSkier, on Sep 9 2007, 05:56 PM, said:

The person who works for Doppelmayr really like making these point of view videos. It looks like there are a bunch now.

http://www.youtube.c...ser=pdogandyboy


I watched these videos...WOW...I feel like I am inside videos to do installation the tower, head, wheels, etc. It is fun and learned a lot.

Thank you, Skier. :smile:
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