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#1 liftmech

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Posted 02 August 2018 - 01:17 PM

I don’t think we have this topic yet, so I’ll start.
Copper’s Chair 5 is finally going in. It’ll be a Poma fixed triple.
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#2 RibStaThiok

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Posted 02 August 2018 - 03:31 PM

Chair 5? What name?
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Posted 02 August 2018 - 04:25 PM

5 is Tucker MT. Poma Sales couldn't convince you all to buy a Skytrac?

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Posted 02 August 2018 - 08:48 PM

View Postliftmech, on 02 August 2018 - 01:17 PM, said:

I don’t think we have this topic yet, so I’ll start.
Copper’s Chair 5 is finally going in. It’ll be a Poma fixed triple.

There goes the powder...here comes the bumps...
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#5 RibStaThiok

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Posted 02 August 2018 - 09:14 PM

So it's not replacing anything?
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Posted 03 August 2018 - 07:35 AM

View Postvons, on 02 August 2018 - 04:25 PM, said:

5 is Tucker MT. Poma Sales couldn't convince you all to buy a Skytrac?

I think we got a package deal last year.
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Posted 03 August 2018 - 07:37 AM

View PostRibStaThiok, on 02 August 2018 - 09:14 PM, said:

So it's not replacing anything?

No. And to answer your previous question, it doesn’t have a name yet. I assume it’ll be called Tucker but right now it has its master plan designation of 5.
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Posted 04 August 2018 - 02:54 AM

Six passenger detachable chairlift by Doppelmayr going in at Sommet Saint-Sauveur (formerly Mont Saint-Sauveur) in Quebec. It will replace the Atomic Express which was built in 1985 by Doppelmayr.

The lift will not have any bubble covers but the chairs will be heated. The line is about 3200 feet long approximately with a rise of 650 feet, so bubbles are not needed.

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Posted 08 August 2018 - 04:39 PM

Als blog at a basin suggested the possibility of upgrading Lenawee to high speed soon, if this happens, it would make sense to relocate the current triple to replace Pallavicinni...
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#10 RibStaThiok

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Posted 08 August 2018 - 11:04 PM

Naah just upgrade Palla to a HST or HSQ
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Posted 15 August 2018 - 10:18 PM

View PostRibStaThiok, on 08 August 2018 - 11:04 PM, said:

Naah just upgrade Palla to a HST or HSQ

Why would they upgrade to a HST? There's literally two in all of North America, and one's scheduled to be replaced. Why not just put in a limited capacity quad instead?

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Posted 17 August 2018 - 06:56 PM

Cold Spring isn't happening this summer, so it should be 2019.

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Posted 17 August 2018 - 07:46 PM

View Posttrj820, on 15 August 2018 - 10:18 PM, said:

Why would they upgrade to a HST? There's literally two in all of North America, and one's scheduled to be replaced. Why not just put in a limited capacity quad instead?

a HST might be cheaper if they don't need the HSQ capacity but still want the high speed..
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Posted 18 August 2018 - 07:37 AM

It’s more economical to use quad chairs at a longer interval than to use triple chairs.

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Posted 18 August 2018 - 06:27 PM

how so
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Posted 19 August 2018 - 07:00 AM

-Essentially the same tower loads, so no savings on number of towers or number of sheaves
-Line gauge of standard design terminals already set up for quad carriers
-Triple carrier would need to be developed as it isn’t standard design
-grip is same for either quad or triple (standard design)
-quad detachable uses 75% of the carriers needed for a triple detachable

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Posted 19 August 2018 - 03:10 PM

The quad would be cheeper due to the standardized components and depending on the profile it may be able to change tower loadings too.

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Posted 19 August 2018 - 05:20 PM

Originally, the folks at A-Basin were not wanting a high speed lift running Pali's line. They proposed a brand new double chair but without Norway and with the hint of them upgrading Lenawee which will likely become a huge need, it would make sense to use the line equipment and terminals from the current Lenawee to construct a new Pali. Towers would probably have to be new due to the unique profile of that chair due to the rugged and steep terrain it climbs. Moving to another Colorado area, nothing has been announced but it would sure be nice if Winter Park upgraded Sunnyside lift one of these years. The current triple is not cutting it anymore in its current line but would it would be great if they could relocate it to the Cirque area. Sort of a personal wish list but the Sunnyside upgrade has been talked about for quite awhile. Also- at Eldora, rumor of a Corona upgrade is circulating....
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Posted 19 August 2018 - 09:13 PM

thanks for the info.
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