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[Aussierob]

The lift is coming along very well, and barring any unforseen problems it will be ready for the 12th.

[boardski]

k2skier, on Sep 27 2008, 11:15 AM, said:

WB has 2 nights for the price of 3 promo going on now.
Any inside scoop on how the progress is going?

Hopefully the promo is 3 for the price of 2, otherwise its not much of a promo. Sounds like fun though. I have always wanted to ski & ride at Whistler although will probably not be able to make this the year. It is pretty far from CO.

[k2skier]

boardski, on Sep 28 2008, 03:51 PM, said:

Hopefully the promo is 3 for the price of 2, otherwise its not much of a promo. Sounds like fun though. I have always wanted to ski & ride at Whistler although will probably not be able to make this the year. It is pretty far from CO.

Uh, typo. I haven't been to WB in 8-9 years, and now that my 15 year old son is ripping pretty good were going to go this year for sure. I'd like to make a quick cheap trip on opening weekend for the gondola. Any one up for it?

[k2skier]

It looks like the last 2 cabins are moved! Are they all on line now?

[SuperRat]

The Whistler and Blackcomb webcams show cabins on line right now.

... and they're moving.

This post has been edited by SuperRat: 10 October 2008 - 03:05 PM

[brad82]

I went to whistler 3 years ago, and when the village express broke - you either could stand 45mins in a line for garbanzo and then ride the deathtrap that was the orange chair to get to whistler mountain, or go on blackcomb express to blackcomb. Looks like this may solve the problem.

[nathanvg]

brad82, on Oct 19 2008, 01:58 PM, said:

I went to whistler 3 years ago, and when the village express broke - you either could stand 45mins in a line for garbanzo and then ride the deathtrap that was the orange chair to get to whistler mountain, or go on blackcomb express to blackcomb. Looks like this may solve the problem.

I get your point, but the lifts you mention don't seem to add up. If you rode the garbanzo, you'd unload at the same place as the orange chair unloads. Riding down to orange and back up wouldn't get you any more up the mountain.

[LiftFreak]

and as we speak, the orange chair is almost gone...

[liftmech]

...as in they're removing it, or they have plans to do so?

It's three lift rides, but one can get up Fitzsimmons, Garbanzo, and then Emerald if the Village Express is down. Alternately, you can ski down to Big Red from Garbanzo and ride up that way.

[LiftFreak]

Orange has been sold. For now, all the carriers and the rope are gone, towers and terminals to be taken out in the spring/summer...

[Peter]

LiftFreak, on Oct 26 2008, 06:14 PM, said:

Orange has been sold. For now, all the carriers and the rope are gone, towers and terminals to be taken out in the spring/summer...

Do you know who bought it? I know Summit Lift Co. had it listed on their website: http://www.summitliftco.net/images/Used_Do...ft_For_Sale.pdf

[Peter]

Uh oh, from a Moonlight Basin employee posted on TGR:

"Norm was here on Sat. and did our cable inspections. He got called to Whistler for an emergency. Seems they were practicing the evac procedures on the Peak to Peak gondola and had some problems and may have damaged their haul rope, he will be back. If I have the time I will shoot some stills Wed. and post them. Cable splicing is pretty cool to see."

[brad82]

liftmech, on Oct 26 2008, 07:00 AM, said:

...as in they're removing it, or they have plans to do so?

It's three lift rides, but one can get up Fitzsimmons, Garbanzo, and then Emerald if the Village Express is down. Alternately, you can ski down to Big Red from Garbanzo and ride up that way.

Thats the one !

Are they replacing the orange chair or just removing it ?

[skierdude9450]

I doubt they'll replace it since it only ran on busy days anyway.

[k2skier]

Skier, on Oct 28 2008, 10:48 AM, said:

Uh oh, from a Moonlight Basin employee posted on TGR:

"Norm was here on Sat. and did our cable inspections. He got called to Whistler for an emergency. Seems they were practicing the evac procedures on the Peak to Peak gondola and had some problems and may have damaged their haul rope, he will be back. If I have the time I will shoot some stills Wed. and post them. Cable splicing is pretty cool to see."

Any updates on the condition of the haul rope on Peak to Peak? Will it load public before December 12th?

[Peter]

It has been running on the camera so I imagine all is well.

[Aussierob]

Orange chair is going away and the P2P will be open on the 12th. The haul rope issue was minor and has been resolved.

[vonrollskyway1]

ive found a video on youtube..a ride on the peak to peak 3s system.that is one high lift! http://www.youtube.c...h?v=kXHKD_zs-l0

[TRosenbaum]

The Peak 2 Peak gondola did open as scheduled on 12-12-2008. Video:
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/whistler...cid=VIDLRVENT08

[DonaldMReif]

vonrollskyway1, on Nov 9 2008, 09:31 PM, said:

ive found a video on youtube..a ride on the peak to peak 3s system.that is one high lift! http://www.youtube.c...h?v=kXHKD_zs-l0

I can't access that video, it tells me it is private.