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[skiersage]

Squaw Pass which will soon be known as Echo mountain is getting closer to opening this season. Here are some instalation pics from their website.

http://www.echomtnpark.com/p...ery.php

[poloxskier]

Is it just me, or the angle, or are those towers really tall?

[Peter]

It might be because there is a terrain park underneath, but the picture is definitaly streched

This post has been edited by Skier: 01 September 2005 - 09:40 PM

[coskibum]

i'll let you know...im getting pics tomorrow

[coskibum]

I think it is just the camera angle, they're normal sizes.

Here are the pictures I took:

http://www.coloradoskihistory.com/news/reo...nstruction.html

[WBSKI]

Thats cool that theyre opening a ski area that hasnt been running for so long. It sounds like its pretty small though...

[Jonni]

Peak Resorts did the same thing with Crotched Mountain here in NH. They reopened it three years ago after it was closed for 12 years. It's small, but really nice to ski at.

[liftmech]

Where did that lift come from? It looks like a relatively late-model Yan, and there aren't too many of those around. Steamboat maybe?

[Lift Dinosaur]

liftmech, on Sep 5 2005, 05:38 AM, said:

Where did that lift come from? It looks like a relatively late-model Yan, and there aren't too many of those around. Steamboat maybe?
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It is a combo or 2 or 3 lifts that came out of Heavenly Valley and have been stored in Burch Const. yard in Carson City, NV for some time.

[coskibum]

they still have to do a lot of work up there. the lodge has not even been started yet and will not be a temp structure.

i'll make a visit there again in like a month or so for another update...

[SkiBachelor]

Actually, the Powderbowl and that other triple were removed last year to make way for the HSS. So the lifts were only in storage for about a year until Echo bought them.

[Lift Dinosaur]

OK: "some time" = "about a year". I didn't mean to insinuate that they had been laying around for years.

[coskibum]

I was up at Echo Mtn Park today, the new resort being developed outside of evergreen (ie the old Squaw Pass Ski Area) and their progress was looking great.

They are going to be splicing the cable for their triple chair here very shortly. The biggest project left is to finish the lodge.

Here are some shots:





more pictures here: http://www.coloradoskihistory.com/news/reo...nstruction.html

[SkiBachelor]

Did Mark take you down to the bottom on a sled? It's kind of strange that with that big storm you guys got that there are still bare spots at the base of the lift. However, it could have warmed up a bit down in the lower elevations.

[coskibum]

with all of the construction, the snow was getting ripped up pretty good. it is about 70 out in evergreen today, so its at least 55 up at the ski area.

[vons]

look you took my picture

[coskibum]

you took that one? I got that from your PR department....you should see the picture credit at the bottom of the page.

[SkiBachelor]

No, Vons is referring to him being in the picture and thought that you took a picture of him. If you open it up, you will see an arrow that points to Vons.

[coskibum]

ah, stupid me...i didn't view the picture in a larger form so i didn't see the me arrow!

that lift should be a great addition to the mtn...they need to upgrade the Rose Bowl lift though

[vons]

I have heard that B.C. has three lifts in planning one is The gondola from Avon. Yes I was setting the tower, I had no idea who took the pic there where about 10 camra men from print and TV outlets infact we had to have many people escorted out af the area.