Interesting that they chose off white terminal and red cabins. It does not match anything at the mountain except for the logo. All of the chairlifts are forest green. That being said, I really like the look. It will stand out but will not be too over the top.

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#107 liftmech

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Posted 08 October 2010 - 12:02 PM

You should have seen the lifts when they were bright red and bright blue. Anything's better than that. Cabins look nice.

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#108 SkiBachelor

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Posted 08 October 2010 - 08:47 PM

That's very strange that the cabins are not branded with the huge Crystal 'C' like everything else at the resort.

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#109 Peter

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Posted 12 October 2010 - 04:05 PM

Tower flying on the 20th has been postponed.

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#110 liftmech

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Posted 15 October 2010 - 11:35 AM

Weather?

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#111 Peter

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Posted 15 October 2010 - 04:38 PM

Said online that the helicopter company (Columbia Helicopters) had to reschedule for either the 26th, 27th, or 28th.

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#112 vons

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 10:08 AM

Colombia flies only big birds(they have a cool website)and they are often in demand a contract may have run long or the chopper in question needed mantinace. I worked under one of their birds on Chair 11 at BC took only 1hour 45 min to land 16 towers and that was with a refule stop in the middle. It takes about a week to pull the rope on and rig for a splice. The electrical stuff takes a few weeks so end NOV. early DEC. sounds like a reasonable completion time line.

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#113 Peter

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 12:59 PM

Looks like the North American style towerhead, not the European one.

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#114 Peter

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Posted 23 October 2010 - 04:15 PM

This might slow things down...

Tonight: Snow. Low around 33. South wind between 13 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Sunday: Snow. High near 34. South southwest wind between 13 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Sunday Night: Snow. Low around 27. West southwest wind between 14 and 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Monday: Snow showers. High near 31. Breezy, with a west southwest wind between 20 and 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Monday Night: Snow showers. Low around 28. Breezy, with a west wind between 21 and 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tuesday: Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

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#115 Limelight

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Posted 24 October 2010 - 06:11 PM

Yeah, this is what I was afraid of! Why Crystal waits until Oct/Nov to install its towers with our record of NW weather is beyond me. They got away with it last time, really hope they can do it again. Forcast is calling for the worst winter since 1955, so time might already be up.

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#116 Peter

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Posted 24 October 2010 - 06:40 PM

I agree that they always seem to push it but I have confidence they will get enough of a window to get it done.

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Concrete was poured into the last of the 13 tower footings by helicopter on October 19th. The concrete needs 7-10 days to cure before the towers and sheave assemblies will be flown into place using a Chinook helicopter. The heavy-lifting Chinook, coming from Columbia Helicopters in Aurora, OR, is scheduled to be at Crystal on Friday, October 29th (weather permitting). Then the wire haul rope will get strung and the electrical connections will be made to each tower. And finally, the gondola cabins will be attached to the rope. The load test is scheduled for December 1st. The official Grand Opening Ceremony and will be held Friday, December 10th. Stay tuned for details.