I will upload the pics as soon as i'm done sorting them.
But here is a pic of David and TJ?
(i think it was TJ...)
David is on the right and Tj is on the left.
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Started by Kicking Horse, Jan 16 2005 08:54 PM
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Posted 16 January 2005 - 08:54 PM
First off I would like to say thanks to David T. and Tj? for taking 1 1/2 hours out of there day to give me a tour of the New Lift. There are 61 Chairs, 15 or 16 towers plus a Mid load station. There is NO DOWNLOADING ALLOWED on this lift as it would come within 40 inches of the midload station. The max speed is 1,000fpm and they normally run it close to 1,000fpm. The Mid Load Station is 120ft Long and only the upside detachs.
I will upload the pics as soon as i'm done sorting them.
But here is a pic of David and TJ?
(i think it was TJ...)
David is on the right and Tj is on the left.
I will upload the pics as soon as i'm done sorting them.
But here is a pic of David and TJ?
(i think it was TJ...)
David is on the right and Tj is on the left.
Jeff
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Posted 16 January 2005 - 09:21 PM
ok. The first shot is looking though the Mid Load Station
2nd and 3rd shots are of the mid load station. note how close the chair is to the top of the terminal
4th pic is the computer in the top station
5th pic chair leaving midload
the rest of the pics i will upload to my server and place a link here.
i have about 80mb worth of pics from Sunlight which i will get up later this week.
2nd and 3rd shots are of the mid load station. note how close the chair is to the top of the terminal
4th pic is the computer in the top station
5th pic chair leaving midload
the rest of the pics i will upload to my server and place a link here.
i have about 80mb worth of pics from Sunlight which i will get up later this week.
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Posted 16 January 2005 - 09:45 PM
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Posted 16 January 2005 - 09:53 PM
Nice pics! Did the riblet this replaced have a mid station?
-Bryan
Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"
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Posted 26 January 2005 - 04:06 PM
The so called Phatboy terminal was used from 1999-2002. The stack is on about half of these terminals and varies in length from about half to the full length of the terminal. In 2003 the Stack was dropped on the drive terminals in favour of a taller and uglier omega terminal.
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Posted 28 January 2005 - 06:49 PM
The first (?) Phat Boy terminal.
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Posted 29 January 2005 - 05:26 AM
I like the later ones with the stack going all the way to the back of the terminal with windows a little better, although this one is better than the new type with the extra fat drive terminal
Are there any lifts with the stack on the bottom terminal?
Are there any lifts with the stack on the bottom terminal?
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West Palm Beach, FL - elev. 9 feet
West Palm Beach, FL - elev. 9 feet
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Posted 30 January 2005 - 04:47 AM
Unless it would be a problem to run power to the top of a lift, most lifts are top-drive. It is more energy-efficient to pull the load directly rather than pulling it around the top bullwheel and up. Where this breaks down is Rex at Crystal. There is power available up there (chair 3 is top drive) but the lift is still a bottom drive; I suppose because it would be difficult to get up there on a new snow morning to start the lift.
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Posted 30 January 2005 - 10:47 AM
Every lift at Kirkwood is a bottom drive and I believe the reason is because of wind and exposed ridges. It is kinda wierd though because they could probably save some money if a few were top drives, but it is kinda nice not seeing any power lines on the mountain.
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Posted 30 January 2005 - 02:03 PM
What seems the most pointless is when there's one top drive and one bottom drive lift starting or ending in the same spot, although I'm sure there's a reason for it
- Tyler
West Palm Beach, FL - elev. 9 feet
West Palm Beach, FL - elev. 9 feet
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