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High Noon Express:

This year's new addition to Vail is going along very well. It seems to be targeted to a mid-December opening.

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It looks like this is the first year ever Poma detachables don't have that corrugated sheet metal on the sides. Nice upgrade, that's a sharp looking lift

floridaskier, on 30 November 2010 - 07:02 PM, said:

It looks like this is the first year ever Poma detachables don't have that corrugated sheet metal on the sides. Nice upgrade, that's a sharp looking lift

floridaskier, you really need to get out of Utah and come to Colorado sometime.
There was a smooth side installed at Winter Park in 2008.... and it's "Leitner-Poma".
Dino
This post has been edited by Lift Dinosaur: 01 December 2010 - 05:20 PM

Wow. I had no idea Vail was getting a new lift. Any recent pix from the cnstruction?

DonaldMReif, on 29 November 2010 - 03:20 PM, said:

Wow judging by guide rails in this photo, it looks like this will be the first lift in North America to feature the LPA grip.

stmad12, on 06 December 2010 - 03:17 PM, said:

I believe load test on this lift was over today.. except for a mishap by the ski area dropping a tree on the line yesterday.. it apparently ripped the catwalk off and damaged the sheave assembly as well as the rope, but sounds like it will not affect the opening as Poma is hurriedly replacing the damaged parts for them.
This post has been edited by LuvPow: 08 December 2010 - 06:32 PM

LuvPow, on 08 December 2010 - 06:31 PM, said:

I believe load test on this lift was over today.. except for a mishap by the ski area dropping a tree on the line yesterday.. it apparently ripped the catwalk off and damaged the sheave assembly as well as the rope, but sounds like it will not affect the opening as Poma is hurriedly replacing the damaged parts for them.

...and as we know, LovPow, it's Leitner-Poma.
I was there today doing some grip NDT and got to see G briefly.

Dino

Lift Dinosaur, on 08 December 2010 - 07:37 PM, said:

I'm still kinda partial to: Po-Leitner

It's a really nice looking lift. I like the curved sheet metal with the lift name and Vail's logo.

What kind of AUX is this lift using?

Skier, on 09 December 2010 - 12:58 PM, said:

Did you have a third photo? That I infer based on the fact that one photo was IMG_600 and the other was IMG_602. Where's IMG_601?

It's nothing, really.

The pictures were from the TGR forum and those were the only 2 posted.

Kicking Horse, on 09 December 2010 - 02:57 PM, said:

What kind of AUX is this lift using?

Twin Cummins

Dino

The halo looks a great deal beefier than our Omega models. Maybe if we're lucky we too will get to experience this new stuff....

liftmech, on 10 December 2010 - 04:14 PM, said:

The halo looks a great deal beefier than our Omega models. Maybe if we're lucky we too will get to experience this new stuff....

"Halo"? Maintenance Rail?

Dino

Lift Dinosaur, on 10 December 2010 - 06:33 PM, said:

I think he's talking about the Chair Bail.
This post has been edited by Keymech: 11 December 2010 - 04:02 AM

No, Dino's correct. I meant maintenance rail. We've all got too many different terms for this stuff :)

Lift Dinosaur, on 08 December 2010 - 07:37 PM, said:

Ahh yes, how could I forget.. Thank you Leitner for the grip

A beautiful new lift has arrived along with the long awaited LPA grip!! Some pictures from yesterday...

Matt,

Thanks for the pics, If only it were blue sky out I would set one as a background... :)