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[yosemitemtb]

Is it Eco or Echo? For some reason I have it my head as the latter.

[Peter]

Thanks SuperRat and yosemitemtb. Last summer people were calling it "Echo" instead of "Eco."

http://www.skiliftforum.com/index.php?show...248&hl=echo

[CH3skier]

mjturley34, on Jun 12 2009, 06:09 PM, said:

I heard that it was not going to be replaced. Need to make room for the new hotel and Little Jeff was a recycled lift anyways put together from old Homestake & Crippler parts. It did service some sweet terrain !! Another Yan gone for Herbie !!

Here is a pic of the hotel. Seems out of place to buildsomething so big for the area. The other one on top of Deer Crest is out of place as well. I think is like eleven stories tall.

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[yosemitemtb]

Skier, on Jun 13 2009, 11:24 AM, said:

Thanks SuperRat and yosemitemtb. Last summer people were calling it "Echo" instead of "Eco."

http://www.skiliftforum.com/index.php?show...248&hl=echo

Ahh, I see. This lift would have been perfect for replacing our Badger lift except it is only available in a right side up config. Our hill only works with left side up. I'm currently working in another area of Yosemite (I regularly work in Yosemite Valley for about 2 months in late spring), but it is my understanding that contracts have been signed and Doppelmayr will be replacing our 36 year old Hall sometime this summer, done deal.

[SuperRat]

yosemitemtb, on Jun 13 2009, 02:20 PM, said:

Is it Eco or Echo? For some reason I have it my head as the latter.

I made the same mistake for a while, I first saw "Echo" on this site last year, but its Eco as in "Economical". I was corrected by a Doppelmayr CTEC employee. For a time we at Loon had plans to install an Eco for a real estate development but it was postponed.

[floridaskier]

Too bad about Little Chief at DV. It was fun for the couple years they had the mini-terrain park off there, but in the last few years they barely ran it or even cleared snow off it after storms, and even when it was open, hardly anyone used it. No great loss for the mountain, except that it's one less piece of Yan history for us chairlift buffs, and it was nice to see the old Homestake/Clipper parts back in action

[Peter]

Lots of lift-moving news today:
According to Brad of Coloradoskihistory.com, Ski Rio, New Mexico removed its Platter as well as the Alpha and Bravo Poma triples last week which hadn't been operated since 2000. Alpha is headed to an unknown resort in Canada, anyone know where? Bravo is going in this summer at Berkshire East. Ski Rio's platter is going to Mohawk Mountain, CT.

Sun Valley is in the process of removing the Exhibition Yan triple in order to make way for the new Doppelmayr CTEC gondola. Good news is that it will see new life at Ski Discovery in Montana. Anyone know when/where it will go in?

[SkiBachelor]

Skier, on Jun 17 2009, 11:35 PM, said:

Lots of lift-moving news today:
According to Brad of Coloradoskihistory.com, Ski Rio removed its Platter as well as the Alpha and Bravo Poma triples last week which hadn't been operated since 2000. Alpha is headed to an unknown resort in Canada, anyone know where? Bravo is going in this summer at Berkshire East. Ski Rio's platter is going to Mohawk Mountain, CT.

Sun Valley is in the process of removing the Exhibition Yan triple in order to make way for the new Doppelmayr CTEC gondola. Good news is that it will see new life at Ski Discovery in Montana. Anyone know when/where it will go in?

My guess would be where I have the arrow pointing. This area is located to the right of the current Jubilee terrain/lift.

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[Peter]

Also the Idaho Mountain Express reports that Doppelmayr CTEC won the contract for the Wildhorse Pulse Gondola at Steamboat.

[hoodoo]

Skier, on Jun 17 2009, 11:52 PM, said:

Also the Idaho Mountain Express reports that Doppelmayr CTEC won the contract for the Wildhorse Pulse Gondola at Steamboat.

I did not see any article staing this in IME.. nor did Steamboat Pilot, which is usually right on top of ski hill news... do you have a link?

[SkiBachelor]

hoodoo, on Jun 18 2009, 06:16 PM, said:

I did not see any article staing this in IME.. nor did Steamboat Pilot, which is usually right on top of ski hill news... do you have a link?

Here is a link to the article: http://www.mtexpress...p?ID=2005126503

[hoodoo]

SkiBachelor, on Jun 18 2009, 06:38 PM, said:

Here is a link to the article: http://www.mtexpress...p?ID=2005126503

I don't know if I would consider that an "official" release on the Steamboat project...

[hoodoo]

The Steamboat Pulse Gondola went to Leitner Poma today, will be starting asap

[Peter]

hoodoo, on Jun 25 2009, 07:11 PM, said:

The Steamboat Pulse Gondola went to Leitner Poma today, will be starting asap

Glad to hear it's going through. Is the Nakiska Gold chair replacement still on? Still not a word about it anywhere except on L-P's site.

[liftmech]

I saw parts for it at the plant last month, unless there's another Nakiska somewhere.

[Lift Dinosaur]

Skier, on 25 June 2009 - 09:18 PM, said:

Glad to hear it's going through. Is the Nakiska Gold chair replacement still on? Still not a word about it anywhere except on L-P's site.

LPOA Installation personnel are on-site.

Dino

[LuvPow]

I heard the New York Tram may postponed until spring of 2010... nothing official though

[SuperRat]

Has anyone in Vermont heard of any lift construction at Middlebury Snow Bowl? I heard the regional Doppelmayr-Ctec crew at Gunstock doing the concrete work will move on to Middlebury to something with a "fixed-grip".

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[Peter]

LuvPow, on 05 July 2009 - 12:20 PM, said:

I heard the New York Tram may postponed until spring of 2010... nothing official though

I found some more info on the Roosevelt Island blog...

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Roosevelt Island Tram Modernization Program Postponed Until September - Will Remain Open For Summer

The Tram will remain in service throughout the summer. The Tram modernization program and shutdown of service originally scheduled to begin July 6, 2009 has been postponed until September 2009.

I had been hearing rumors of possible delays in the Tram Modernization schedule so I inquired of RIOC President Steve Shane:

At the last Operations Committee meeting you indicated that Poma might be having some difficulties meeting the planned July 6 start date for the Roosevelt Island Tram Modernization Project. You also indicated that you would be meeting with them to learn the status of the project. What happened?

Subsequent to the Ops meeting, I have heard from several individuals that Poma is having difficulties meeting the schedule and that the start date for cessation of Tram Service and the beginning of the Modernization Project has been postponed to August.

Is that true? Has the start date been postponed from July 6 and if so what is the new date and how does this impact the entire project?

Mr. Shane repllied:

See my column. As of today, tentatively postponed until September, to reopen February. Will finalize decision tomorrow. All parties are here in our office for progress meeting.

Excerpt from his column that will appear here later in week and in the May 30 Main Street WIRE below:

3. Tram: The birthday of the Tram was celebrated on Monday afternoon, May 18th. Cake was served and a videographer interviewed residents for Tram stories. The kids did their own signboard birthday card. Overhaul: The schedule for a July 2009 shutdown and December reopening seems to be shifting. The Contractor, POMA, has requested sliding the window of closure to accommodate redesign changes in the structural elements, principally the tower heads and the necessary bracing. Design and fabrication of the various elements is well advanced. Spools of cable have been shipped from Europe. Final details of cabin design are completed and fabrication is underway. Scheduling of tower reinforcing and top replacement, cable pulling, street and park closures, crane locations, etc. with permitting for everything is ongoing, but is dependant on the schedule as established. My best guess is a shutdown in September and a reopening in February. Better coordination with architectural work at the two stations will result. I met again with Community Board 8 on May 5. Architectural work for Tram stations is proceeding. A preliminary sketch of the Manhattan and Island stations will be posted as it is an evolving concept....

It sounds as though Poma will be building two parallel reversible aerial trams that run independently of each other, not in a continuous loop. Doppelmayr wrote a letter to the Roosevelt Island Operating Commission challenging this proposal during the bidding process.

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"the vote [to award the contract to Poma] was not unanimous. Dr. Kathie Grimm abstained after expressing concerns about receiving new information only the night before the meeting. Those materials included a letter from the competing bidder, Doppelmayr (who built and runs the Island’s current tramway) questioning aspects of the Poma bid."

[skisox34]

SuperRat, on 05 July 2009 - 01:34 PM, said:

Has anyone in Vermont heard of any lift construction at Middlebury Snow Bowl? I heard the regional Doppelmayr-Ctec crew at Gunstock doing the concrete work will move on to Middlebury to something with a "fixed-grip".

I'll go check it out on Wednesday and report back...