Lift Construction Photos 2010
Peter
28 Apr 2010
The bullwheel is up on the Goat Rocks Express at White Pass:
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Holiday Valley, NY is getting an early start too: http://www.holidayva...in-updates.aspx

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Holiday Valley, NY is getting an early start too: http://www.holidayva...in-updates.aspx
Peter
30 Apr 2010
White Pass is making some serious progress building over snow...
http://skiwhitepass....ction/index.cfm
http://skiwhitepass....ction/index.cfm
Peter
06 May 2010
Talk about building over snow!
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Lift Dinosaur
07 May 2010
Peter
07 May 2010
From the WP website: "The expansion area is in an inventoried roadless area and, therefore the necessary facilities will be constructed without the use of roads. Helicopters, over snow travel and pathways will be used for all construction."
Peter
11 May 2010
More White Pass
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vons
12 May 2010
cornet peak NZ has construction pictures of their new LPOA quad up on their Facebook page.
skisox34
12 May 2010
Skier, on 28 April 2010 - 07:05 PM, said:
The bullwheel is up on the Goat Rocks Express at White Pass:
28589_398876268192_82667828192_4104131_6430258_n.jpg
Holiday Valley, NY is getting an early start too: http://www.holidayva...in-updates.aspx

Holiday Valley, NY is getting an early start too: http://www.holidayva...in-updates.aspx
I'll get some pix of holiday valley's construction when I visit my parents next week.
SuperRat
15 May 2010
Shawnee Peak Maine has some pictures on their website of crews dismantling their old Borvig Summit Triple and preparing the "new" CTEC Triple:
http://www.shawneepe...it_Triple_Chair
This post has been edited by SuperRat: 15 May 2010 - 10:25 AM
http://www.shawneepe...it_Triple_Chair
This post has been edited by SuperRat: 15 May 2010 - 10:25 AM
SkiBachelor
15 May 2010
SuperRat, on 15 May 2010 - 10:25 AM, said:
Shawnee Peak Maine has some pictures on their website of crews dismantling their old Borvig Summit Triple and preparing the "new" CTEC Triple:
http://www.shawneepe...it_Triple_Chair
http://www.shawneepe...it_Triple_Chair
Are two lifts being dismantled because there are photos of the Summit Riblet triple along with photos of a Borvig triple (the photo with the green towers heads)?
vons
15 May 2010
The Shawnee lift looks like a newer Riblet in good condition, even with high hours does it make sense to replace it vs. rebuild or is there an other issue with this lift?
SuperRat
16 May 2010
vons, on 15 May 2010 - 10:47 AM, said:
The Shawnee lift looks like a newer Riblet in good condition, even with high hours does it make sense to replace it vs. rebuild or is there an other issue with this lift?
Shawnee's new lift is a 1984. It was in operation at Loon Mountain NH until 2004. The Riblet is also an '84 but Shawnee's night skiing operation makes it certain the CTEC has fewer hours of operation. The CTEC also was built to run 550 fpm. Shawnee's website states they plan run at 525 fpm along with a loading conveyor to help increase uphill capacity and decrease ride time.
This post has been edited by SuperRat: 16 May 2010 - 06:53 AM
SuperRat
16 May 2010
SkiBachelor, on 15 May 2010 - 10:42 AM, said:
Are two lifts being dismantled because there are photos of the Summit Riblet triple along with photos of a Borvig triple (the photo with the green towers heads)?
Only one lift is being dimantled but some of the pictures are of the new lift. The green towers are CTEC. There are more pictures on Facebook.
This post has been edited by SuperRat: 16 May 2010 - 06:52 AM
SkiBachelor
16 May 2010
Seems like it would have been easier to just go out and buy a bigger motor for the lift, although maybe it would not fit inside the drive unit.
SuperRat
16 May 2010
If that were an option I'm sure they would've done it, especially Shawnee. What I've heard about them indicates they're very thrifty.
I don't think they're just replacing the lift to install a loading carpet and get an extra 25 fpm. My information is the CTEC was originally bought for expansion not replacement. If this is true, they must have a good reason to change their plans.
This post has been edited by SuperRat: 16 May 2010 - 11:36 AM
I don't think they're just replacing the lift to install a loading carpet and get an extra 25 fpm. My information is the CTEC was originally bought for expansion not replacement. If this is true, they must have a good reason to change their plans.
This post has been edited by SuperRat: 16 May 2010 - 11:36 AM
Bill
17 May 2010
liftmech
18 May 2010
Looks like an atypical bluebird day up there. Hope they're taking advantage of it.
Andy1962
18 May 2010
Bill
18 May 2010
I think they piled snow really deep at WP. That is a roadless area, so all heavy equipment are using the snow. Once the snow is gone they can only fly and hike, so it makes sense to pile up as much snow as possible for the install work.
Peter
19 May 2010
It's supposed to be roadless. Not sure what the technical definition of a road is, but what they were building sure seemed like roads.