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[Peter]

Here is the list from their site posted today:

2007 Projects in North America

Arapahoe Basin
Arapahoe Basin, Colorado
Zuma 300 HP Alpha Quad
Fixed Chair

Mt. Baldy
Oliver, British Columbia
Sugar Lump 250 HP Alpha Quad
Fixed Chair

Mount St. Louis
Coldwater, Ontario
Summit Six 400 HP Omega 6 Place
Detachable Chair

Revelstoke Mountain Resort
Revelstoke, British Columbia
Upper Gondola 1600 HP Omega
8 Place Gondola

Revelstoke Mountain Resort
Revelstoke, British Columbia
Chair 12 800 HP Omega
Fixed Chair

Snowmass Ski Area
Aspen, Colorado
Elk Camp Beginner 75 HP Alpha Quad
Fixed Chair

Steamboat Ski & Resort
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Christie Peak Express 800 HP Omega 6 Place
Detachable Chair

Vail Resort
Vail, Colorado
Highline 700 HP Omega Quad
Detachable Chair

Vail Resort
Vail, Colorado
Sourdough 300 HP Omega Quad
Detachable Chair

Winter Park Resort
Winter Park, Colorado
Panoramic Express 1000 HP Omega 6 Place
Detachable Chair

So no new ones at Crested Butte or Lake Louise. I thought at one point they had 19 orders?

This post has been edited by Skier: 30 May 2007 - 06:43 PM

[SkiBachelor]

It's interesting that Revelstoke and Snowmass both decided to go with fixed grip quads instead of detachables like they planned.

[Peter]

I think Revelstoke's is a typo. It says Omega so I think it is a detach.

[Peter]

I am excited to see Doppelmayr's list now. There were no surprises on this one! I count 27 completely confirmed for Doppelmayr CTEC, with others possible.

[SkiBachelor]

I never received an e-mail from Caryn about all of Doppelmayr CTEC's 2007 installations for some reason. Maybe it's because the list is still growing or she was no longer in charge of that stuff prior to her departure.

[skierdude9450]

Is LP no longer accepting orders?

[poloxskier]

I'm going to try to make a site vist to Revelstoke on my way back from Alaska this year so I may have some pics in September.

[trooper1556]

Not sure what the plan is here in Crested Butte, they have already taken the chairs off of Gold Link, but nothing else.

[hoodoo]

Skier, on May 30 2007, 06:46 PM, said:

I think Revelstoke's is a typo. It says Omega so I think it is a detach.

You're right Skier, I spoke with the Project Manager at revel. and it is a detach quad

[skiersage]

It is easy to tell that Revelstoke's chairlifts is a detachable based on the size of the motor they are going to use. 800 HP is way too much for a fixed quad. Likewise it is easy to tell that snowmass' lift is a fixed grip based on how small it is.

[boardski]

trooper1556, on May 31 2007, 07:26 AM, said:

Not sure what the plan is here in Crested Butte, they have already taken the chairs off of Gold Link, but nothing else.

Maybe they are just planning on extensively repairing the lift instead of replacing it or are installing a used lift. Are the chairs lined up at the bottom or have they been taken away?

[skierdude9450]

Ahh, you've nailed it. They probably are only listing their full lift projects.

[SkiBachelor]

However, the Assay Hill lift at Snowmass was listed last year on LPOA's list and it consisted of mostly used parts.

[Peter]

Skierdude9450, how do you know that he has "nailed it?"

[liftmech]

trooper1556, on May 31 2007, 07:26 AM, said:

Not sure what the plan is here in Crested Butte, they have already taken the chairs off of Gold Link, but nothing else.

Gold Link's haul rope was being NDT'd. Almost everyone with a Poma fixed-grip lift of that vintage is doing it, there was a service bulletin about it last year some time. Not sure of the exact cause, I just know that it's a very tedious project rom the carrier removal to the actual NDT.

[skierdude9450]

They're probably not going to completely replace Gold Link. They're going to replace the chairs drive, and maybe line gear, and keep everything else the way it is.

liftmech, on Jun 1 2007, 02:03 PM, said:

Gold Link's haul rope was being NDT'd. Almost everyone with a Poma fixed-grip lift of that vintage is doing it, there was a service bulletin about it last year some time. Not sure of the exact cause, I just know that it's a very tedious project rom the carrier removal to the actual NDT.

Are you NDTing K and L?

[vons]

K got a new rope in 05', L got NDT the same year but John could tell ya for sure

[liftmech]

K- NDT '06, failed, new rope. L- NDT this past week, passed just fine for a 26-year old rope. I believe it even came from the same spool as the old one off K, but lower cycles and less hours mean less wear.

[Snoqualmie guy]

What is the avarage amount that POMA or Doppelmayr puts in for lifts in a year?

[SkiBachelor]

Snoqualmie guy, on Jun 9 2007, 08:58 PM, said:

What is the avarage amount that POMA or Doppelmayr puts in for lifts in a year?

If you look at the lift installation surveys on Skilifts.org, this should answer your question.