new lifts 2018
#42
Posted 07 March 2018 - 09:04 AM
Peter Pitcher, on 06 March 2018 - 09:42 AM, said:
I'd sure like some of the YAN G assemblies and also the depression wheels, I guess you won't be needing anymore YAN parts
Peter- American Flyer ('86) and American Eagle ('89) are both Poma detachables. No Yan parts.
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#44
Posted 07 March 2018 - 10:21 AM
liftmech, on 05 March 2018 - 09:52 AM, said:
I was excited to hear your take on it! I am very excited about all the changes. As soon as I left (2015) we get a bunch of shiny stuff haha.
How much longer did we have on the grips/gearbox etc.? Also, do you get a part in the new builds or do you maintain the existing lifts until construction is done?
#45
Posted 08 March 2018 - 12:00 PM
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#48
Posted 12 March 2018 - 08:53 AM
#50
Posted 25 March 2018 - 07:18 AM
- Falls Creek resort is replacing it's 1980 Eagle triple chair with a Poma detachable quad.
- Perisher (owned by Vail Resorts) is replacing the 1976 Leichhardt T-bar with a fixed grip quad. (Will probably be a Dopp but not confirmed.)
- Thredbo is replacing Merritts chairlift (an ancient 1968 Riblet) with an eight seat gondola. That has to be one of the most radical upgrades ever!
Source: the recent news section at the start of Australian ski lift directory
This post has been edited by Bogong: 25 March 2018 - 08:20 AM
#51
Posted 27 March 2018 - 05:16 PM
Nor'eastSkier, on 12 March 2018 - 10:07 AM, said:
Will be interesting to see how long until they will be regretful and wish they had put in a 6 pack.
Im not complaining though, new fastest route to the top on weekends (or when gondola is on wind hold??) I could see 8.5 minutes be possible.
#52
Posted 12 April 2018 - 06:34 PM
Upper and lower liftline are definitely closed (There was no tower pads* even last weekend), so they actually might be seriously doing some work this weekend. If I was up this weekend I'd take pics.
This post has been edited by Smacpats: 26 April 2018 - 03:42 PM
#53
Posted 21 April 2018 - 03:31 AM
It was further announced yesterday that it would actually be a Combi lift, 6-pack chairs / 8-passenger gondola. Should be ready for the 2018-19 season, and built by Doppelmayr.
#54
Posted 10 May 2018 - 10:05 AM
Press release here: https://www.magicmtn.com/
#55
Posted 11 May 2018 - 10:24 AM
Smacpats, on 27 March 2018 - 05:16 PM, said:
Im not complaining though, new fastest route to the top on weekends (or when gondola is on wind hold??) I could see 8.5 minutes be possible.
I"m guessing never. As between the gondola, Ursa, and Shooting Star, that's up to 22 people hitting the summit every 5-6 seconds. Snow Bowl adds another 4 as currently designed - do you really need 28 people every 6 seconds, especially when lines at Snow Bowl aren't that big of an issue to begin with?
#56
Posted 12 May 2018 - 08:34 AM
Tin Woodsman, on 11 May 2018 - 10:24 AM, said:
most of the reason snowbowl lines were never a big problem was because of the ridiculous ride time, which is now fixed. Tons of people skiing meadow and the beginner trails on there also would just ski down to gondola, and get in line there, and that might shift to snowbowl now. Also, there was some 10-15 minute lines that I did wait in at snowbowl (on days where ursa had a 25 minute line and gondola had a 40 minute line), I'd say that a snowbowl HSS and shooting star HSQ would be much better than a shooting star HSS and snowbowl HSQ, but there's not a ton you can do about it.
#57
Posted 18 May 2018 - 07:07 AM
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#59
Posted 29 May 2018 - 03:43 PM
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#60
Posted 09 June 2018 - 09:20 AM
Allan, on 14 December 2017 - 03:18 PM, said:
I know sunrise park resort in Arizona has 2 400 hp motors and 2 475 gearboxes that are just going to waste...
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