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#401 Peter

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Posted 31 January 2007 - 09:11 PM

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.
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#402 Callao

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Posted 31 January 2007 - 09:39 PM

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.

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Posted 01 February 2007 - 01:23 AM

View PostSkier, on Jan 31 2007, 07:30 PM, said:

The 2 six packs at Crystal Mountain, both of which serve beginner and intermediate terrain have incredibly few misloads. Maybe its just the Colorado beginners. :smile:

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.
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Posted 01 February 2007 - 04:38 AM

View Postboardski, on Feb 1 2007, 03:23 AM, said:

they freak out when the see the chair start to make the turn (to load at 90 degrees).

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.

#405 Peter

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Posted 01 February 2007 - 05:54 PM

Lastchair44, do you have any pictures of the new summit double at Jackson Hole? I figured you might since you work there.
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Posted 01 February 2007 - 05:56 PM

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 :thumbsup:

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Posted 01 February 2007 - 06:01 PM

View Postlastchair_44, on Feb 1 2007, 08:56 PM, said:

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


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

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Posted 01 February 2007 - 06:03 PM

Yeah, I was wondering about the bottom.
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Posted 04 February 2007 - 07:58 AM

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.

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Posted 04 February 2007 - 07:59 AM

More Sublette...

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Posted 04 February 2007 - 08:09 AM

:kewlpics: That's a lot of depression sheaves on that POMA quad!

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Posted 04 February 2007 - 02:42 PM

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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.

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

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Posted 04 February 2007 - 02:57 PM

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)?

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#414 Peter

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Posted 04 February 2007 - 03:00 PM

I think the plan is to reinstall it potentially as a quad on the ridge above the gondola.
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Posted 04 February 2007 - 04:21 PM

View Postskidv, on Feb 4 2007, 03:57 PM, said:

Why does East Ridge have a quad line gauge? Is that so it does not hit the towers when it swings

Yep.
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Posted 06 March 2007 - 10:53 AM

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

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