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#1 LuvPow

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Posted 12 January 2009 - 02:04 PM

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Posted 12 January 2009 - 02:08 PM

View PostLuvPow, on Jan 12 2009, 05:04 PM, said:



WOW IS THAT COOL!! In southern michigan if you get 6 inches of in one storm people freak out.

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Posted 12 January 2009 - 02:38 PM

Would be nice to see what the lift looks without snow to see how much is really there. How would you like to be the employee who is handed a shovel and told to get it dug out and going again. :)

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Posted 12 January 2009 - 02:49 PM

I don't think that 100 foot snow drift is going anywhere till July. Even with a shovel.
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Posted 12 January 2009 - 09:03 PM

Someone at work claimed "Photoshop". The lift line does appear to go into a mountain of snow and the work chair is also on line. Can anyone validate the photo?
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Posted 12 January 2009 - 09:53 PM

While working at Timberlne years ago I recall the top terminal and the top two towers of the Palmer lift being completely buried with snow and seeing the haul rope going directly into the snow . Fortunatly it is a detachable with 100% parking and the chairs were off line.
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Posted 13 January 2009 - 08:44 AM

View Post2milehi, on Jan 12 2009, 10:03 PM, said:

Someone at work claimed "Photoshop". The lift line does appear to go into a mountain of snow and the work chair is also on line. Can anyone validate the photo?

It is indeed accurate. Notice the spindrift in the upper left corner of the firts picture. Also there are no downhill chairs on the line.
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Posted 13 January 2009 - 04:15 PM

All i can say is that is nuts! :w00t:
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Posted 13 January 2009 - 05:59 PM

View Postskierdude9450, on Jan 13 2009, 09:44 AM, said:

It is indeed accurate. Notice the spindrift in the upper left corner of the firts picture. Also there are no downhill chairs on the line.


"Spindrift"? "No downhill chairs"?
How does that validate the photo and make it "indeed accurate"?

Why would there be a work carrier on line-downhill during an epic storm cycle that would bury the return terminal of a fixed grip chair lift?
I call B.S.

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 06:26 PM

This was sent from a friend that works for Poma in France.. he would have mentioned that it was not for real
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Posted 16 January 2009 - 07:13 AM

The shadows on the snow look correct, seems to me that would be hard to fake.

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Posted 16 January 2009 - 08:25 AM

Looks legit to me. Awesome pic, send some of that snow to Montana!!

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Posted 16 January 2009 - 09:39 AM

My guess is that lift is closed for the season... Maybe the work chair was on because it is a summer only lift, possibly... that's my guess!

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Posted 16 January 2009 - 11:57 AM

It was taken at Bovet Ski area in Slovakia. A Poma Service Tech took it as he was there to help repair the Bull wheel which was crushed under the snow.
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Posted 16 January 2009 - 03:30 PM

View Postskisox34, on Jan 16 2009, 10:39 AM, said:

My guess is that lift is closed for the season... Maybe the work chair was on because it is a summer only lift, possibly... that's my guess!

Obviously closed for the season...and also probably taken at the end of the season. I could see a later season dump causing a slide that would bury the terminal...but why would you put one there in the first place? Answer is below...
"It was taken at Bovet Ski area in Slovakia. "



A Poma Service Tech took it as he was there to help repair the Bull wheel which was crushed under the snow.
How long did he have to wait for them to dig it out? Or did he come back later?

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Posted 17 January 2009 - 01:08 AM

"A Poma Service Tech took it as he was there to help repair the Bull wheel which was crushed under the snow"

That sucks. I figured a bull wheel could withstand a little pressure. Guess they don't make em like they used to. :rolleyes:
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Posted 17 January 2009 - 07:15 AM

Bullwheels are designed to take radial loads generated in line with the haul rope. NOT when tons of snow are dumped on top of them.

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Posted 18 January 2009 - 04:23 PM

Boy, I did not realize this would cause tension... :blush:

I was not paying good attention when getting this info. It was in Slovenia at Bovec. Ask JP at PSA, he went there to help change the bullwheel out and he took these pic's.

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Posted 19 January 2009 - 09:00 AM

View PostLuvPow, on Jan 12 2009, 03:04 PM, said:



Wow!!! I never see that before. Thank you for sharing a picture.





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