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Ragged Mountain installing at HSQ to replace Spear this summer

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I wonder if they will use a helicopter to remove those towers and they're waiting for it to arrive.
 

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Or possibly a joint "pluck the old" and then fly in the new on the same day scenario.....

Maybe. I'd say they need to put in new footings for the new towers. I'd figure that the new lift will need bigger towers.


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it looks as if excavation for footings is going on up the entire slope.


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Looks like it. Also looks like maybe the lift is going to run up the slope to looker's right.


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Looks like it. Also looks like maybe the lift is going to run up the slope to looker's right.

Doesn't look that way. If you look back at the photos you'll notice a surveyors target at the base. When I walked up to the first new footing I lined up the center of that footing with the target. I then turned around. The old towers were perfectly lined up. That tells me the lift will be following the old line.
 

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Or possibly a joint "pluck the old" and then fly in the new on the same day scenario.....

A "pluck and plant"?

pretty large pile of dirt next to the ravine crossing Showboat. I wonder if they'll be using that to put in a culvert and cover the stream crossing like I've mentioned they should do in the past.

I wish this were true. Just a bridge across would be nice so you don't lose that little extra pitch.
 

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Doesn't look that way. If you look back at the photos you'll notice a surveyors target at the base. When I walked up to the first new footing I lined up the center of that footing with the target. I then turned around. The old towers were perfectly lined up. That tells me the lift will be following the old line.

OK. Then maybe they will be able to reuse some of the old footings up higher where the towers still stand.
 

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OK. Then maybe they will be able to reuse some of the old footings up higher where the towers still stand.

I sincerely hope not.

Here's and interesting photo taken at the Spear summit. (from http://www.newenglandskihistory.com/lifts/viewlift.php?id=713)

spearmtntriple-2014-0715b.jpg


If they're cutting trees that far (from skiers left) what will be going there?

Top of Spear Triple by Bob Misu, on Flickr
 
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