Heard through the grapevine that the triple at Big Sky caught on fire yesterday, anyone hear anything about it??? Looks like Big Sky lift mechanics are not having a fun winter.
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Big Sky Triple
Started by not really a liftie, Feb 27 2008 10:07 AM
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Posted 27 February 2008 - 12:45 PM
SkiBachelor, on Feb 27 2008, 11:23 AM, said:
There are three triples at Big Sky, do you happen to know which one?
The Lone Peak Triple, apparently they lost a bullwheel bearing. At any rate they shuttling skiers to the tram with snowcats.
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Posted 27 February 2008 - 02:47 PM
Ouch! From their website:
The Lone Peak Triple is temporarily closed for unscheduled maintenance. Mountain Operations apologizes for this inconvenience. During the time that the Triple Chair is closed we will be operating Ramcharger, Swift Current, and Challenger lifts an extra 1/2 hour, closing these three lifts at 4:30PM. We have also secured use of a "cabin cat" that we will use to give guests a ride from tower 3 on the Triple to the bottom of the Tram. This cat will be operating from approximately 10:00 AM to 2:00PM. Capacity of this cat is very limited. The Tram and all other lifts will continue to operate on their normal schedules during this time.
The Lone Peak Triple is temporarily closed for unscheduled maintenance. Mountain Operations apologizes for this inconvenience. During the time that the Triple Chair is closed we will be operating Ramcharger, Swift Current, and Challenger lifts an extra 1/2 hour, closing these three lifts at 4:30PM. We have also secured use of a "cabin cat" that we will use to give guests a ride from tower 3 on the Triple to the bottom of the Tram. This cat will be operating from approximately 10:00 AM to 2:00PM. Capacity of this cat is very limited. The Tram and all other lifts will continue to operate on their normal schedules during this time.
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Posted 28 February 2008 - 08:21 AM
I had a fantastic time skiing there a few years ago, however the skiing off the top was delayed for a few days. One day the winds were too strong but the next day the Tram had lost a phase. The Power Company was struggling to get the service restored.
It seems that if it wasn't for bad luck, they'd have no luck at all......
Carl
It seems that if it wasn't for bad luck, they'd have no luck at all......
Carl
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Posted 01 March 2008 - 01:30 PM
Kicking Horse, on Feb 29 2008, 06:39 PM, said:
My guess is for the rest of the season. IF there was a fire.
Apparently they got it fixed yesterday, still no idea what was wrong, rumor has it a bullwheel bearing went bad. But it was supposed to open today, except because of high winds half the lifts weren't open this morning.
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Posted 02 March 2008 - 09:58 AM
not really a liftie, on Mar 1 2008, 02:30 PM, said:
Apparently they got it fixed yesterday, still no idea what was wrong, rumor has it a bullwheel bearing went bad. But it was supposed to open today, except because of high winds half the lifts weren't open this morning.
Yup a bullwheel bearing failed. There was no fire. The triple is now open!
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