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Another interesting use for a used gondola cabin
Started by poloxskier, Feb 02 2006 12:33 AM
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Posted 02 February 2006 - 12:33 AM
This former Aspen gondola cabin that was removed last year was re-designed as a DJ booth and used for the Next Snow Search All Stars competition last weekend. I also have some pictures of the actual competition that I will be posting later but with the night lighting conditions and the pyrotechnics used it played havoc with my camera so they are still in the photoshop phase.
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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 02 February 2006 - 05:01 AM
poloxskier, on Feb 2 2006, 03:33 AM, said:
This former Aspen gondola cabin that was removed last year was re-designed as a DJ booth and used for the Next Snow Search All Stars competition last weekend. I also have some pictures of the actual competition that I will be posting later but with the night lighting conditions and the pyrotechnics used it played havoc with my camera so they are still in the photoshop phase.
not a bad use! I know my turntable setup would fit in there just fine, but the lack of headroom would drive me nuts!!
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Posted 02 February 2006 - 07:18 AM
I you had enough of them, you could set up a low-cost employee housing complex.
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Posted 02 February 2006 - 09:04 AM
Maybe thats why the guy who showed up at the aspen sale wanted to buy all of the ones still on the line at the end of the season
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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 02 February 2006 - 05:37 PM
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I you had enough of them, you could set up a low-cost employee housing complex.
dont give them any ideas
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Posted 06 February 2006 - 02:45 PM
We've had a cabin off Excalibur gondola in Merlins (the bar at the base of Blackcomb) for a few years now. Works great as a DJ booth. We also hung a cab from a Prinoth snow cat in there as well (back in '96)
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Posted 08 February 2006 - 11:05 AM
I still can't believe Aspen took off their gondola cabins. The Silver Queen is almost as much of an icon as the JH tram. What kind of cabins do they have in mind for replacements? I hope they use ones with clamshell doors.
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Posted 09 February 2006 - 10:04 AM
vons, on Feb 8 2006, 07:13 PM, said:
Clamshell cabins are no longer avalable Aspen is getting CWA omaga III's to replace the old poma cabins, The old cabens have been sold off as mentiond in another post topic.
Have the cabins already been taken off the line? I wish they didn't get gondolas that look like everyone elses, like I said, I think the Silver Queen is as much of a ski icon as the JH tram.
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Posted 09 February 2006 - 12:37 PM
The cabins should be used until this summer. I can't picture them shutting the gondola to install new cabins during the ski season.
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Posted 09 February 2006 - 04:59 PM
I think they are CWA.
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Posted 09 February 2006 - 05:01 PM
full story
The old cabins are poma cabins made in france at the parent factory they still offer what looks like an economy model cabin(all plastic) but the clamshell cabin has been long discontinued.
The current cabins will be used till april 16th the last day Ajax is open, the cabins have been pre-sold and will be picked up at Buttermilk about a 3 weeks later. This summer SQ is getting the new cabins and terminal upgrades nessitated by the new cabins. last summer the gearbox was replaced and the drive line strenthened in anticipation of the new cabins
The old cabins are poma cabins made in france at the parent factory they still offer what looks like an economy model cabin(all plastic) but the clamshell cabin has been long discontinued.
The current cabins will be used till april 16th the last day Ajax is open, the cabins have been pre-sold and will be picked up at Buttermilk about a 3 weeks later. This summer SQ is getting the new cabins and terminal upgrades nessitated by the new cabins. last summer the gearbox was replaced and the drive line strenthened in anticipation of the new cabins
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Posted 12 February 2006 - 08:54 AM
A friend and I went up to Big Sky a couple of seasons ago. The skiing was great!
Anyway, while skiing the trees we came upon this:
I can't imagine what the locals use it for
Yeah, we got to ski the Big Coulior, too!
Carl
Anyway, while skiing the trees we came upon this:
I can't imagine what the locals use it for
Yeah, we got to ski the Big Coulior, too!
Carl
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Posted 12 February 2006 - 05:55 PM
Carl, on Feb 12 2006, 07:54 AM, said:
A friend and I went up to Big Sky a couple of seasons ago. The skiing was great!
Anyway, while skiing the trees we came upon this:
I can't imagine what the locals use it for
Yeah, we got to ski the Big Coulior, too!
Carl
Anyway, while skiing the trees we came upon this:
I can't imagine what the locals use it for
Yeah, we got to ski the Big Coulior, too!
Carl
Big is an incredible run, Little was great too when they open it.
I'm guessing that cabin is off of gondola 2 wad still there before the HSQ replaced it?
This post has been edited by poloxskier: 12 February 2006 - 05:57 PM
-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 12 February 2006 - 06:02 PM
I'm confuesed about Gondola 2? In an old Warren Miller movie (1988 I believe) it said that Big Sky had two gondolas but I can only find 1 in the lift installation surveys. Did Big Sky buy a used gondola and remove it only a few years later to replace it with the Swift Current Express?
That cabin design was never used on Gondola 1 so this is kind of weird.
That cabin design was never used on Gondola 1 so this is kind of weird.
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Posted 12 February 2006 - 06:49 PM
The main quad running roughly paralell to gondi 1 was at one point another gondola but I am unsure of make or when it was installed
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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 12 February 2006 - 07:12 PM
Well Big Sky opened in 1974 with one gondola (Heron Poma, which is the one that's still there today) and a few other lifts. I guess I could e-mail Big Sky about that question and see what information they have about it.
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Posted 12 February 2006 - 10:55 PM
I believe Gondola Two was a 4 person gondola installed in1983, I don't know the make, but all their other lifts during that time were Heron-Poma.
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