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[Peter]

Before Crystal could replace the Green Valley lift, they had to design the new lift so the base was in a different spot to avoid the wetland that the old lift was on.

[poloxskier]

That same problem had been a snag in the ability for keystone to re-locate the lower station of the River Run Gondola and Breck had problems in the cucumber gulch area under their gondola. They finally have approval for keystones relocate but no set date for construction as of yet.

[SkiBachelor]

Keystone's base is all on private land after a land swap with the USFS when it was built back in like 98. It's weird how even enviromentalists can stop people from building on their own land.

[poloxskier]

Yes it is. I think that the area arround the creek is actualy still USFS land since they had to be involved on the decision although it may have just been for an EIS.

[vons]

So I gess Assy Hill lift at Snowmass is going too. I jest read at firstracksonline that the Assy Hill lift is to be realinged and upgraded to a fixed quad in addition to the Gondola project.

[wally]

I just received a email from the Powder Mountain office indicating they "plan" to replace the 30 year Borvig
Hidden Lake lift with a new HSQ from Doppelmayr CTEC, this summer. Creating the "Hidden Lake EXpress".
4.5 M$.
I have been bugging PM management about a summer time job for most of the past winter.

Time to go up and become a real pest!

Wally

[SkiBachelor]

Here's a new article about the new lift at Powder Mountain:

http://kutv.com/tops..._110182230.html

[Peter]

Look, It's already built! 4.5 million seems low to me.

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[Peter]

Here's my latest list of lifts:

49°North, Washington Used Quad Sunrise Basin
Bear Valley, California Leitner-Poma High Speed Quad Hibernation Express
Beaver Creek, Colorado DoppelmayrCTEC High Speed Quad Rose Bowl
Beaver Creek, Colorado DoppelmayrCTEC Pulse Gondola Riverfront Gondola
Beaver Mountain, Utah DoppelmayrCTEC High Speed Quad Harry's Dream
Belleyare Mountain, New York DoppelmayrCTEC High Speed Quad Superchief Express
Big Mountain, Mountain DoppelmayrCTEC Quad Beginner
Blue Mountain, Pennsylvania Leitner-Poma High Speed Six Passenger
Breckenridge, Colorado Leitner-Poma 8 Passenger Gondola Breckenridge Gondola
Burke Mountain, Vermont Leitner-Poma High Speed Quad Willoughby Express
Catamount, New York Used Quad Summit
Crested Butte, Colorado Leitner-Poma High Speed Quad East River Express
Deer Valley, Utah DoppelmayrCTEC High Speed Quad Sterling Express
Heavenly, Nevada DoppelmayrCTEC High Speed Quad North Bowl Express
Jackson Hole, Wyoming DoppelmayrCTEC Double Headwall
Mammoth Mountain, California DoppelmayrCTEC High Speed Quad Goldhill Express
Mammoth Mountain, California DoppelmayrCTEC High Speed Quad
Marquette Mountain, Michigan Used Triple Snowfield
Miners Club, Utah DoppelmayrCTEC Pulse Gondola
Northstar-at-Tahoe, California DoppelmayrCTEC High Speed Quad Pioneer Express
OHSU, Oregon DoppelmayrCTEC Tram OHSU Tram
Park City, Utah Used Triple Silver Star
Powder Mountain, Utah DoppelmayrCTEC High Speed Quad Hidden Lake Express
Silver Star, British Columbia DoppelmayrCTEC Quad Alpine Meadows
Ski Bromont, Quebec DoppelmayrCTEC Quad Chair 7
Snow Valley, California DoppelmayrCTEC High Speed Six
Snowbasin, Utah DoppelmayrCTEC High Speed Quad Little Cat Express
Snowbird, Utah DoppelmayrCTEC High Speed Quad Peruvian Express
Snowmass, Colorado Leitner-Poma 8 Passenger Gondola Elk Camp Gondola
Snowmass, Colorado Leitner-Poma Quad Assay Hill
Snowshoe, West Virginia DoppelmayrCTEC High Speed Quad Soaring Exgle Express
Steamboat, Colorado Used High Speed Quad Sunshine Express
Stowe, Vermont Leitner-Poma Cabriolet 4 Cabriolet
Sun Peaks, British Columbia DoppelmayrCTEC Quad
The Canyons, Utah DoppelmayrCTEC Quad Dreamcatcher
The Canyons, Utah DoppelmayrCTEC High Speed Six Tombstone Express
Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia DoppelmayrCTEC High Speed Quad Piccolo Express


DoppelmayrCTEC has 24 new lifts, 65%
Leitner-Poma has 8 new lifts, 22%
There are 5 used lifts being installed, 13%

Total of 37 New Lifts

This post has been edited by Skier: 20 April 2006 - 05:20 PM

[SkiBachelor]

Because the current Sunshine lift at Steamboat is still in pretty good condition, do you think that Steamboat will relocate it somewhere else on the mountain? I could see Steamboat replacing Bashore with it.

I think 4.5 million is about right since Deer Valley's were in the same price range.

[floridaskier]

It could end up at another ASC resort, and if history tells us anything, it'll be part of another Canyons lift swap. Didn't the Lookout/Short Cut lift at The Canyons come from Steamboat?

[Jonni]

Don't forget about the possible HSQ going in at Tenney Mountain, NH. I have no idea who would be contracted to build it, but I would assume that it would be Dopp.

[SkiBachelor]

I think it was the Silver Lake triple from DV.

[Skidude]

I recently got back from a ski trip to Heavenly. While I was up there, I read an article saying the North Bowl express was going to be a high speed six. It also said Heavenly will be getting the Boulder experss and Galaxy express(both high speed quads) as well as Kirkwood getting the Caples Crest express(also a high speed quad) in the near future.

[vons]

Rose Bowl at B.C. is a no. It seems it was a situation that if the gondola was not approved, and part paid for by avon, in time Rose would be upgraded but the gondola is a go so no Rose Bowl

[floridaskier]

SkiBachelor, on Apr 20 2006, 09:49 PM, said:

I think it was the Silver Lake triple from DV.

Lookout was definetly not Clipper from DV, if that's what you're talking about. It went in before Clipper was removed, and Clipper had lifting frames, the newer grip style, and drive terminal with the rounded end, not the box. The chairs on Lookout (not the hanger arms, just the chairs) came from DV's Quincy/Wasatch triple though

Is that tunnel at Snowbird from Peruvian to Mineral Basin opening this year?

[Outback]

Lookout came from Steamboat...every part.

[Carl]

Jackson Hole, Wyoming DoppelmayrCTEC Double Headwall

No, the lift will be built in Rendezvous Bowl, on the east side, beginning near the upper terminal of the Sublette Ridge quad and ending up near the "Mountain Station" building.

Carl

[mikest2]

New Lift At Big White
Big White Ski Resort is getting a state-of-the-art, six-passenger chairlift located at the base of the Ridge area.

The new Snow Ghost Express, named after the legendary snow covered trees famous to Big White Ski Resort, will be built by Leitner Poma at a cost of $7M.

The new lift will be adjacent to the current Ridge Rocket Express and the two lifts combined will generate an uphill capacity of 5,400 skiers per hour or 10 passengers every 7 seconds. It increases the hourly lift capacity at the resort to 28,000 riders per hour.

The Snow Ghost Express will be the longest six-passenger chair in Canada - 6190 feet, (1862 metres) long, and will have a ride time of just under six minutes. One of the features of this multi-million dollar lift will be a dual motor capacity, allowing it to run at full power if the backup diesel engine is required.

The record breaking number of guests during our Christmas, Presidents Week and Spring Break periods clearly indicated that we had to expand our existing carrying capacity, especially in the highest-traffic area of the Ridge ski pod. The Snow Ghost Express will definitely reduce the wait times to a minimum during these busy periods," says Michael J. Ballingall, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Big White.

Construction of the Snow Ghost Express commenced April 18th, 2006, a day after the resort closed for the season.

[quote name='mikest2' date='Apr 21 2006, 07:32 AM' post='44766']
New Lift At Big White
Big White Ski Resort is getting a state-of-the-art, six-passenger chairlift located at the base of the Ridge area.

The new Snow Ghost Express, named after the legendary snow covered trees famous to Big White Ski Resort, will be built by Leitner Poma at a cost of $7M.

The new lift will be adjacent to the current Ridge Rocket Express and the two lifts combined will generate an uphill capacity of 5,400 skiers per hour or 10 passengers every 7 seconds. It increases the hourly lift capacity at the resort to 28,000 riders per hour.

The Snow Ghost Express will be the longest six-passenger chair in Canada - 6190 feet, (1862 metres) long, and will have a ride time of just under six minutes. One of the features of this multi-million dollar lift will be a dual motor capacity, allowing it to run at full power if the backup diesel engine is required.

The record breaking number of guests during our Christmas, Presidents Week and Spring Break periods clearly indicated that we had to expand our existing carrying capacity, especially in the highest-traffic area of the Ridge ski pod. The Snow Ghost Express will definitely reduce the wait times to a minimum during these busy periods," says Michael J. Ballingall, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Big White.

Construction of the Snow Ghost Express commenced April 18th, 2006, a day after the resort closed for the season.

Forgot to add this:

Upgrade the Happy Valley beginner ski and snowboard area by installing a 400 foot Magic Carpet lift allowing for a comfortable, safe and enjoyable learning experience

[WBSKI]

WHAT!?!? How is Big White Resorts funding all these lifts!