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#141 Callao

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Posted 21 July 2008 - 06:52 PM

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Is this Ski Team listed on Mad River Lifts: Yan for Sale


How much would a typical offer be for a lift like this?

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Posted 22 July 2008 - 08:36 AM

View Postskier2, on Jul 16 2008, 09:14 PM, said:

So I guess this doesn't run exactly parallel to the current Pintail Peak chair, then, but close? Is this correct?


Just look at the map. Nubs has already put the new lift on the trail map. I had hoped that this new lift would serve new terrain but not any more.

http://www.nubsnob.c...ubs-mainmap.pdf
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Posted 22 July 2008 - 01:39 PM

Poma folks digging out the footings at the top of SilverFir.

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Posted 23 July 2008 - 06:51 AM

Looks interesting, I'm heading up today to take a look.
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Posted 23 July 2008 - 07:23 AM

View PostSnoqualmie guy, on Jul 23 2008, 07:51 AM, said:

Looks interesting, I'm heading up today to take a look.


What he said he was doing was digging down to see how thick the footings were for the SF chair (it is 5') and they were going to lay the new concrete on top, or something of that sort. There is an orange X on the footing near the hole and he said the unload station will be starting there then 27' straight back.

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#146 Snoqualmie guy

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Posted 23 July 2008 - 04:23 PM

More Silver Fir pictures.

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Posted 23 July 2008 - 08:24 PM

Bunch of new P2P pics in my blog here http://www.skiliftforum.com/index.php?auto...gid=11&st=0

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Posted 23 July 2008 - 08:38 PM

By the way, the Peak 2 Peak cabins look awesome...

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Posted 23 July 2008 - 09:00 PM

Any word on if Silver Fir is going into storage? Aside from the rumours...
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Posted 24 July 2008 - 05:51 AM

View PostBill, on Jul 23 2008, 10:00 PM, said:

Any word on if Silver Fir is going into storage? Aside from the rumours...


The POMA worker told me that it appered to him that they were taking the lift down in a way to indicate it would be re-used (because of the extra care).

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Posted 24 July 2008 - 10:59 AM

Boyne always reuses their fixed grip lifts somewhere. Remember a couple years ago they saved a 1955 Riblet double and put it in at Big Sky. Also the Heron-Poma triple at Big Sky has been relocated twice. I am sure that a 1988 Riblet triple will be reused. Maybe they will galvanize it before reinstalling it like they have done with other lifts. The big question is whether they'll keep it at Snoqualmie or send it somewhere else. Maybe it will become the Liberty Bowl lift at Big Sky?
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Posted 24 July 2008 - 02:37 PM

2 new surface lifts going in at Kirkwood... http://kirkwood.mobi...om/flash/photo/

They look like they might be used?
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Posted 24 July 2008 - 09:28 PM

I put up another blog entry about tensioning the track ropes. Even has a video. http://www.skiliftforum.com/index.php?auto...p;showentry=105
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Posted 27 July 2008 - 12:21 PM

From 7-12-2008, the towers ave been in on the River Run Gondola, so a few more pictures:

So I took a ride up Summit Express to get some pictures of the middle and upper stations. So far, not much has happened with the stations, but all of towers are in place.

The line:

There are 32 towers in total, all completely new. The middle station is right after the new tower 10. The line starts across the river with a 4S/4C combination assembly and then starts to go up at tower 4 (right over the site of the old bottom station) with a 10C compression assembly. Tower 9 and 10 are as I said before a good 100 feet tall, and are right before the middle station. The line then basically follows the same profile as the old gondola, except not quite as high off of the ground. The gondola ends at the same spot with two 10S breakover assemblies.

The bottom of the line:
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Towers 9 and 10:
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A few various pictures taken from Summit Express:
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Posted 27 July 2008 - 12:34 PM

The Middle Station

The middle station is located about a third of the way up the hill, right after the first main ascent. It is located between towers 10 and 11 and is before the gully with the creek crossing.

The foundation:
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Site of the middle station and various terminal parts:
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The Top Station

The top station is located in the same place as the old gondola. The whole structure has been removed, with the exception of the garage entrance, which will be converted to store the new gondola cars.

The site of the top station:
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Parts for the top contour:
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That's all for now. :smile:
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Posted 27 July 2008 - 04:33 PM

though I started a thread for the JH tram a couple weeks ago, I think this would be the proper place for our on-going project.
The Peak to Peak shots are great, that project is really coming along. Can't wait to get up there to play sometime!
Here are a couple more shots of the upper tower nearing completion.

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Posted 27 July 2008 - 04:43 PM

View Posttram mechanic, on Jul 27 2008, 06:33 PM, said:

though I started a thread for the JH tram a couple weeks ago, I think this would be the proper place for our on-going project.
The Peak to Peak shots are great, that project is really coming along. Can't wait to get up there to play sometime!
Here are a couple more shots of the upper tower nearing completion.


It's difficult to tell how big those towers are--until you put a couple guys on it. Still, is that as tall as it needs to be for a 50-person tram?

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Posted 27 July 2008 - 04:56 PM

I have heard from many sources that Silver Fir is going into Hyak somewhere. And there will be spare parts used in the nearby terrain park.
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Posted 27 July 2008 - 06:56 PM

View PostCallao, on Jul 27 2008, 06:43 PM, said:

It's difficult to tell how big those towers are--until you put a couple guys on it. Still, is that as tall as it needs to be for a 50-person tram?


It'll actually be a 100 person tram. The old tram sometimes would drag in the snow at the top dock during big snow events; we had a snowcat woof-out a path most mornings during snowstorms. It'll be interesting getting to know this new machine.

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Posted 28 July 2008 - 03:06 PM

Also a video and slideshow of tower fly day:
http://keystone.snow...rrungondola.asp
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