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Random Lift Photos Number Six

Started by skiersage, Nov 09 2006 12:36 PM

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#181 Kicking Horse

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Posted 30 October 2008 - 11:49 AM

The way I understand it is the cabin got jammed up.
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Posted 03 November 2008 - 08:21 AM

Did that happen again??????
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Posted 03 November 2008 - 10:38 AM

Picture is from this summer sometime.
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Posted 03 November 2008 - 06:28 PM

Mammoth *finally* got rid of their hideous and hard-to-read '80s map in favor of a wondrous James Niehues.
http://www.mammothmountain.com/MountainAct...ctivities/Maps/

Great new website as well!

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Posted 03 November 2008 - 07:11 PM

Well, I was there (in fact in that red cabin) when that happened. It occurred on the day that Aspen opened up their upper mountain for skiing in June. In fact, now that I look closer, I think that's my brother behind the cabin. From what I remember of it, we were under the spacer and remained there until the liftie stopped the gondola after 5 cars had already collided. I just remember thinking "I've always wondered how they do a full-line evacuation 300 feet in the air. It looks like I get to find out today..."

There's another topic about this here: http://www.skiliftfo...?showtopic=6853
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Posted 04 November 2008 - 10:14 AM

Usually it is juts a matter of a flat tire and generally you can hand push the cabins where they need to be. At the K-1 they used to have grates that were in line with the ski baskets and every once in awile a guest would put there poles in one and it would slide through and into the grating and wedge the gondola and the tires couldn't push it. By the time the corner guy stopped the lift you had a couple cabins kissing and if the guy on the corner was asleep, well lets just say it could be worse. I remember a full on sprint to the control pedestal when a hung over corner guy didn't understand me when I was yelling "Stop the Lift!"

Ahhh....those were the days....

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Posted 06 November 2008 - 09:53 AM

So Pretty.

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Posted 16 November 2008 - 07:21 AM

First day of the season!

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Posted 16 November 2008 - 07:43 AM

View Postskiersage, on Nov 16 2008, 10:21 AM, said:

First day of the season!


Ahhhh....Ski Brule, usually it is a bit more crowded on opening day.

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Posted 16 November 2008 - 08:02 AM

View PostAndoman, on Nov 16 2008, 10:43 AM, said:

Ahhhh....Ski Brule usually it is a bit more crowded on opening day.


I guess I should clarify, it was my first day of the season. I coudn't go on the actual first day as I have school.
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Posted 16 November 2008 - 11:34 AM

View Postskiersage, on Nov 16 2008, 11:02 AM, said:

I guess I should clarify, it was my first day of the season. I coudn't go on the actual first day as I have school.


School never stopped me from opening day. :cool: Too cool for school (at least on opening day) :cool:

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Posted 16 November 2008 - 02:33 PM

Here's what we were skiing on today and yesterday for training. Luckily it doesn't get crowded with only employees skiing.

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Posted 16 November 2008 - 09:22 PM

View PostLift Kid, on Nov 16 2008, 02:33 PM, said:

Here's what we were skiing on today and yesterday for training. Luckily it doesn't get crowded with only employees skiing.

And, yes, to answer anybody's questions, that's the whole hill.

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Posted 17 November 2008 - 08:10 AM

Arrggghhhh the midwest is open before most resorts in the east! I am jonesin so bad!

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Posted 17 November 2008 - 09:17 AM

View Postskisox34, on Nov 17 2008, 09:10 AM, said:

Arrggghhhh the midwest is open before most resorts in the east! I am jonesin so bad!


Looks like some great snow making temps back east, I think you will have plenty of choices to ski by the end of this week. That being said, Brule was allot of fun.
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Posted 18 November 2008 - 04:27 PM

Actually, we're not open here quite yet. Employee-only stuff. We were training. Hyland opens after Thanksgiving, along with Buck Hill and other local places.

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Posted 18 November 2008 - 09:00 PM

View PostLift Kid, on Nov 18 2008, 05:27 PM, said:

Actually, we're not open here quite yet. Employee-only stuff. We were training. Hyland opens after Thanksgiving, along with Buck Hill and other local places.

No, Buck is open and has been for a week. Also, Wild is open, Trollhaugen is open, Afton is open...

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Posted 19 November 2008 - 09:05 AM

Definately looking like a good opening weekend for the NE resorts. It looks like Killington will even get skyelark/ bittersweet open for the weekend and Okemo will have at least a couple of top-to-bottom choices. The carpet quad (B Quad) is not scheduled for the weekend though.

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Posted 19 November 2008 - 07:13 PM

View Postskier2, on Nov 18 2008, 11:00 PM, said:

No, Buck is open and has been for a week. Also, Wild is open, Trollhaugen is open, Afton is open...

Oops! My bad. I guess I haven't been paying much attention. :pinch:

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Posted 04 December 2008 - 08:57 PM

This is extremely random..

From an old National Geographic book..

Sandia Peak Tram 1967

Second picture is old gondola in Chamonix and also Cape Town, South Africa tram. (1960's also probably)

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