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[Newpylong]

Gotta put yourself in their shoes: they want to spend X per year. The village is not there yet and as others have mentioned what happens to RH and Snowshed are tied at the hip to the village. It does not make any sense to touch those lifts yet. That said, ever since the Snowdon 6 went in, the RH4 has seen less usage. I do see it going to a non-bubble 6 eventually, as well as a new lift on Snowshed which would also be a non-bubble 6.

In a massive icing event, the S3 is literally the only option out of the basin, they have to protect that option and going to a detachable makes no sense given its "secondary" status, so a FG4 makes perfect sense. It will also be slightly more appealing on busy days to people waiting for K-1 or those planning on going down to the S6. It really is the only logical lift replacement in the near term given all of these realities.

 

[urungus]

It really is the only logical lift replacement in the near term given all of these realities.

What about Bear Mountain Quad, it is Killington’s only other lift dating to the 1970s, there is no backup lift going up Bear, and there is the fancy new real estate coming online at Base Camp ?

 

[drjeff]

What about Bear Mountain Quad, it is Killington’s only other lift dating to the 1970s, there is no backup lift going up Bear, and there is the fancy new real estate coming online at Base Camp ?

Don't think I can recall a time where the Bear Mountain Quad and reliability, have been an issue. Can't say the same about the Snowdon Triple. Those Poma Alpha's, Like the Bear Mtn Quad is, just have proven themselves over decades now, to be reliable workhorses with proper maintenace, like it has received

 

[Newpylong]

The Bear Quad is low hours and is bulletproof, and while it's the primary lift on Bear proper, it doesn't even run most mid-week days. They have lots of parts for it.

It would only be replaced with another FG4 in all likelihood as well, so not a priority. It will need to be addressed at some point though.

 

[machski]

Ramshead HSQ just feels janky, as does Needles Eye. Can't put my finger on it.

Its the generation of POMA HSQ's, all in that vintage feel the same to me.

 

[machski]

But when they put in a 6 (or maybe even an 8) at Ramshead, will they necessarily up the capacity? Look at Superstar, going from a 4 to a 6 but keeping the capacity at essentially the same.

More seats on a carrier doesn't always mean more capacity. Especially if they feel the current downhill traffic levels are saturated

They will if the interconnect happens. I would suspect by the time the village begins to take shape and Ramshead upgrade is finally undertaken, they will know if they are doing the interconnect. Ramshead will be a primary feed into that expansion and connect, so they have to know that before they finalize the Ramshead chair replacement.