How would you go about destorying a lift?
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Started by Kicking Horse, Sep 06 2007 05:18 PM
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Posted 06 September 2007 - 06:00 PM
Kicking Horse, on Sep 6 2007, 07:18 PM, said:
Just by debunking the stories surrounding it.
The real answer...let me really load test it.
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Posted 07 September 2007 - 11:30 AM
eh, a little bit of C4 ought to do the job nicely! 
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Posted 07 September 2007 - 01:33 PM
Just don't know where to start.
Yes, machines probably don't have a soul or a heart, but they do have a history. This particular lift has a great one.
It provided safe passage for many years to who knows how many guests. Home to some of the best views of real day bump skiing ever. (Spademan bindings and Scott boots on 200's.)
I cut teeth on this lift years ago and it was old then.
Too many names of people and old friends come to mind when considering Chair 10.
So, I hope Vail saw fit to fire these guys if for nothing else but re-defining "Moron" in the lift dictionary.
That old lift deserved better.
By the way, real lift mechanics could take a Riblet clip out by twisting a chair without a 10 ft. 4 x 4.
Yes, machines probably don't have a soul or a heart, but they do have a history. This particular lift has a great one.
It provided safe passage for many years to who knows how many guests. Home to some of the best views of real day bump skiing ever. (Spademan bindings and Scott boots on 200's.)
I cut teeth on this lift years ago and it was old then.
Too many names of people and old friends come to mind when considering Chair 10.
So, I hope Vail saw fit to fire these guys if for nothing else but re-defining "Moron" in the lift dictionary.
That old lift deserved better.
By the way, real lift mechanics could take a Riblet clip out by twisting a chair without a 10 ft. 4 x 4.
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Posted 07 September 2007 - 03:25 PM
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So, I hope Vail saw fit to fire these guys if for nothing else but re-defining "Moron" in the lift dictionary.
you said it! If I were the boss I'd fire 'em for not using the right equipment and it looked like they were horseplaying. There's a right and a wrong way to dismantling something. I was joking on my earlier comment.
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Posted 07 September 2007 - 04:36 PM
Agree, what a careless way to do it. The weird thing is they actually sold those chairs to people as a charity benefit I think. What a dumb way to get rid of a lift. Sun Valley gave their old lifts this year to a non-profit ski area.
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Posted 08 September 2007 - 03:33 PM
I am glad that others feel the same way I do. Hell I proposed to my ex-fiance on Lift-1 up at Loveland! Just like LSS spent great times on lift 10, I spent my great times learning to ski, talking to people, and learning to appreciate a great machine like a skilift on Becker and Wildcat lifts at Snowbasin. When it comes time for Wildcat to be torn down, its going to be like havling lost a best friend. Fortunitly she will be there for a few more years yet.
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Posted 08 September 2007 - 03:46 PM
JustJeepIt, on Sep 8 2007, 04:33 PM, said:
I am glad that others feel the same way I do. Hell I proposed to my ex-fiance on Lift-1 up at Loveland! Just like LSS spent great times on lift 10, I spent my great times learning to ski, talking to people, and learning to appreciate a great machine like a skilift on Becker and Wildcat lifts at Snowbasin. When it comes time for Wildcat to be torn down, its going to be like havling lost a best friend. Fortunitly she will be there for a few more years yet.
I feel the same way about Eagle at Badger Pass. I didn't learn to ride there, but I've had a great time with that lift. She's got a lot of life left!
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Posted 09 September 2007 - 01:15 PM
RIP #10, that's no way to go. That old riblet gave me many great bump runs on highline, blue ox, and roger's run. I'm suprised that was posted on youtube?
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Posted 11 September 2007 - 03:34 PM
Skier, on Sep 7 2007, 07:36 PM, said:
Agree, what a careless way to do it. The weird thing is they actually sold those chairs to people as a charity benefit I think. What a dumb way to get rid of a lift. Sun Valley gave their old lifts this year to a non-profit ski area.
Vail did sell their chairs from 10. I talked to the lift maintenance dispatcher.
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