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[darkshark0159]

Is anyone interested in seeing blueline's (blueprints) of the Ski Idlewild double chair?

It'll take some effort to upload pics so I want to make sure there is interest.

[SkiBachelor]

lift profiles are always good.

[darkshark0159]

here it is(the lift profile)...i dont know how well the pic came out. i might need to scan and photoshop together.
 SANY2932.JPG (1.27MB)
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This post has been edited by darkshark0159: 05 July 2006 - 03:35 PM

[Lift Kid]

Was Idlewild not financially capable of maintaining that lift or what happened to cause it to suddenly fall appart?

[darkshark0159]

The intermidiate lift inspections were performed and certified by the ski area manager. All that was required was a public notary. The old documents I have read really erk me. I would hope the tramway board is better at enforcing maintenence than they were in the 70's and 80's.

[Peter]

I think the sheave train failure was just a small part of a big problem. The aging lift wasn't being maintained because the area didn't have enough money. When the sheaves dropped, it gave them a bad image and they didn't have any money to fix the problem and the place just shutdown.

[darkshark0159]

Yeah, I'm sure the sheave train was the straw that broke the camel's back...

[liftmech]

darkshark0159, on Jul 5 2006, 10:17 PM, said:

The intermidiate lift inspections were performed and certified by the ski area manager. All that was required was a public notary. The old documents I have read really erk me. I would hope the tramway board is better at enforcing maintenence than they were in the 70's and 80's.

Trust me, they are.

[darkshark0159]

yeah, thought so


i "rode" chair 8 on the ski idlewild double chair. it seemed pretty safe except for the fact of using an old ladder to get up on the chair. it's a nice place to eat a breakfast sandwich

[darkshark0159]

btw, i found out ski idlewild closed bc it could not pay the $550 inspection fee after the march 1986 accident