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[orangegondola]

Looks like stowe is replacing the little spruce double (Riblet) with a HS quad this summer :( This lift was such a classic. It is impecably maintained, looks like it is fresh out of the Riblet factory. I hope it finds a new life somewhere. It will be sorely missed.

Anyway it is being replaced by a HS quad. In addition the mity mite is being replaced by a triple. At least we get to keep the big spruce roebling for another year or 2.

[jeffgladnick]

Thats correct, ive been told this as well.

[Dr Frankenstein]

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[Eric]

It's more the Big Spruce double that would have to be replace. It takes over 15 minutes to ride it

It's sad for the little Spruce double. I rode it only once this season and it looked like new. But it's slow

[Eric]

Do you know if it will be a Poma or a Doppelmayr Ctec?

[coskibum]

i learned to ski at stowe...i remember skiing at spruce mountain, good memories! Taking the Forerunner quad was such a step up for me...my dad made me ski liftline, which was a double-diamond...first one ever. Anyway, stowe has both Pomas and Doppelmayrs, but the last one built was the gondola by Poma in like 1993 or so.

[Eric]

Actually the gondola was built in 1991 by Poma. The FourRunner Quad in 1986 by doppelmayr.

The liftline trail is really a good challenge such as Starr, National, Goat, and ChinClip. You can hike to the summit and ski the backside

[floridaskier]

Maybe they can move it to some other part of the mountain. Do they have any expansion plans?

[jeffgladnick]

They havent decided between Poma and Doppelmayr yet. Bids arent back or arent sent or something like that.

[floridaskier]

This is a little bit off-topic, but when a resort wants to buy a lift, how late in the season can they order it and still have it ready in time for the next season?

[CAski]

I think IVGID ordered the lift for Diamond Peak really late in the season. I'm not sure when, but it was probably after april.

[floridaskier]

...and they still hadn't finished it before they had almost enough snow to open the place

[CAski]

True, but they still had it open by the planned opening day (I think they tested it the day right before).

[floridaskier]

I wonder what they would have done if they had tested it and something went wrong...

[CAski]

Opened the lower part of the mountain, then repaired it in a hurry. It doesn't matter that much since the area is owned by the city of Incline Village and it doesn't normally turn a profit anyway (the HSQ may change that).

[floridaskier]

Oh ya, I forgot that it wasnt at the base of the mountain