Chair falls from lift at Attitash

[zoomzoom]

so after the NH lift inspectors and lift manufacturer nosed around, the lift reminds closedfor 20days so far. would love to speak w/one of their lift techs
for the inside scoop. oh, well. that ain't gonna happen.

 

[deadheadskier]

You would think within days the investigation would be complete, the cause of failure announced and a timeline for remediation communicated.

Don't the pass holders want to know when one of the two most important lifts on the mountain will be back?

Maybe Vail is waiting to get the dude who almost died to agree to a settlement before announcing a cause. The silence sure smells funny

 

[thebigo]

The remaining NHARA races this year, originally scheduled to occur on bear, have all been moved. SG to barons, GS to cranmore. These are lucrative events, doubt bear runs again this year.

 

[thetrailboss]

The remaining NHARA races this year, originally scheduled to occur on bear, have all been moved. SG to barons, GS to cranmore. These are lucrative events, doubt bear runs again this year.

Ski racing does not mean anything to Vail. The focus is all on Epic. They’ve all but ended ski races at PCMR.

 

[thebigo]

Ski racing does not mean anything to Vail. The focus is all on Epic. They’ve all but ended ski races at PCMR.

This is crazy to me. Registration fees alone for the event moved to barons this week approach $30K. That does not count F/B and companion tickets. Is vail so stupid to ignore a midweek/non-holiday $50K+ event?

 

[meff]

Ski racing does not mean anything to Vail. The focus is all on Epic. They’ve all but ended ski races at PCMR.

Um, Birds of Prey at BC says otherwise, not to mention the Olympics are coming back to SLC. Vail has their warts no need to go looking....

 

[crystalmountainskier]

Um, Birds of Prey at BC says otherwise, not to mention the Olympics are coming back to SLC. Vail has their warts no need to go looking....

Park City isn't hosting any alpine events this go around. Some of the events that were at PCMR in 2002 are going to Snowbasin.

 

[thetrailboss]

This is crazy to me. Registration fees alone for the event moved to barons this week approach $30K. That does not count F/B and companion tickets. Is vail so stupid to ignore a midweek/non-holiday $50K+ event?

Again, not to continue to beat a dead horse, but Vail's whole business model is the Epic Pass and anything that feeds into that. Local races do not fit that model. So they have pushed a lot racing programs out. In particular, look at Park City. The local racing programs literally had to build their own race training area at the Utah Olympic Park because Vail all but evicted them.

Um, Birds of Prey at BC says otherwise, not to mention the Olympics are coming back to SLC. Vail has their warts no need to go looking....

Wow. Birds of Prey--ONE BIG race. My point was that Vail has all but killed access for local racing programs at Park City and other places. Saying that there is one big race at Beaver Creek does not disprove what I am saying. If anything, it proves it. PCMR used to have LOTS of big races for the US Ski Team and other programs. Hell, they used to have rock concerts with the races back in the 1980's and 1990's under Nick Badami. That all ended under Vail. As I said above, the local racing programs (all ages and US Ski Team) had to literally build their own training site outside of PCMR because PCMR did not want to continue to close and maintain terrain for these programs. Or lose parking to them. But yeah, the world's largest ski area owner still hosts Birds of Prey. Call me unimpressed.

And I live in SLC so yes, I know about the 2034 Olympics and yes PCMR/Vail is CROWING about hosting a snowboarding and a freeride event. But as said below, PCMR is actually going to host LESS Olympic Events than they did in 2002. That left organizers having to find another venue and it looks like Snowbasin is going to get more love.

Park City isn't hosting any alpine events this go around. Some of the events that were at PCMR in 2002 are going to Snowbasin.

This. It was reported shortly after Utah won the Olympics that PCMR was cutting back on the events it was hosting. But PCMR certainly is still bragging about their (now less significant) role in 2034!

But none of this really has to do with Bear Peak at Attitash being all but closed.

 

[RH29]

Bolton had a "Question of the Day" on a whiteboard by Vista today mocking this incident. "Who is better at keeping their chairs on the lifts?". Got a kick out of it , though it's probably slightly in poor taste.