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Cannon Lover's Thread
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doublediamond
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If Barron's and Taft are being used for NCAAs this year, you can bet your ass that colleges will be training on them.
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I would generally agree but last year UNH had access to Baron's but trained on Rocket.
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SIKSKIER
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Some t-bars are on but they havn't straightened out the towers yet.
SIKSKIER
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What I dont like is that I spent a lot of time on the new snowmaking trails last yeat at Mittersill.I see an issue there now if they use Barons a lot.
Jully
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Yeah what shoddy construction!!!!
Is it installed that way on purpose or shoddy workmanship? Maybe a new style of engineering to give the liftline a bit more space towards the tower? Can't say I have ever seen a lift tower with a sideways lean like that.
Jully
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I'm assuming it was on purpose. I think the design, in terms of the lifeline, certainly is a wider and easier ride up than a vertical tower.
Newpylong
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The design is on purpose and is common in Europe. It provides more clearance between rider and tower. Don't need that on the downhill side.
SIKSKIER
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I was kidding,of course that is the design.What makes no sense to me is if the towers are tilted to allow more room for the ride lane,than why would you have cross tees extend longer on the return side.Seems to me if the towers were straight and the cross t was flipped around you would have the same clearance.I dunno but it looks strange.
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the_awesome
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It looks like it's for clearance on the return side as the T-bar will be retracted. Need enough room to compensate for movement from wind etc..
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the weight is on the uphill side - you want a short lever arm on that side, hence the lean
machski
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Not to mention if the uphill side was on the other, you'd be pulled towards the tower base going up. Not good!!
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There's a minimum bulwheel size based on the rope diameter.
SIKSKIER
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What?I'm just saying if you flip the cross t aound and have the towers straight,it appears you would have the same clearance.Lookers right is the uphill side.I'm no lift engineer so I'm sure they know a lot better than me.Just speculating thats all.
Maybe Jerry of the Day reads AZ
http://jerryoftheday.net/blogs/best-of-jerry-of-the-day/wrong-side-jerry
http://jerryoftheday.net/blogs/best-of-jerry-of-the-day/wrong-side-jerry
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Torque is a function of distance from a point and the force applied at that distance. You'd need a much larger cross arm for your proposal.
tree_skier
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i just about fell out of my chair on that one
dlague
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Here you go! Dates that will be a mad house at Cannon. Race dates like these. Granted racing will be on the Mittersill side but.....
UNH Carnival set for Jan. 27-28, 2017 on Cannon Mt's Mittersill Trails.
GS on Baron's Run; SL on Taft Training Slope.
Save the dates & view EISA Racing on our new race venues!
UNH Carnival set for Jan. 27-28, 2017 on Cannon Mt's Mittersill Trails.
GS on Baron's Run; SL on Taft Training Slope.
Save the dates & view EISA Racing on our new race venues!
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