mount snow to install a bubble 6 pack next year!

[from_the_NEK]

Hmmm, Blueberry Express? It does have blue bubbles.

If that's not the official name it makes a fitting nickname :lol:

 

[Newpylong]

It really doesn't make any sense to have a new ski lift "done" before November 1. Why would the ski resort want to pay the lift company early?

I have no idea what you're talking about. All I said was I bet Sugarloaf's lift will be finished first.

 

[drjeff]

I have no idea what you're talking about. All I said was I bet Sugarloaf's lift will be finished first.

I'm guessing that in the contract with Leitner-Poma, Peak Resorts has some wording in there saying that the final X% of the payment for the lift won't be due until the lift is done and has completed all testing and certification from the VT State Tramway Board. If done after November 1st, then Peak can hang onto the $$ even longer and get even closer to the date at which their day to day revenue starts increasing dramatically (the start of ski season). If they had the lift done for say September 1st or October 1st, sure they could get some revenue from leaf season tourists, but not to the extent that it will offset the payments that Peak will be making on the $$ to the folks they borrowed it from. Just makes more sense from a cash flow standpoint that way

 

[oakapple]

It really doesn't make any sense to have a new ski lift "done" before November 1. Why would the ski resort want to pay the lift company early?

You want to leave some contingency in the time frame, so that any delays don't cut into ski season.

 

[Nick]

Project Management 101. Nothing ever goes in on time. :lol:

 

[vcunning]

The new towers arrived today and are in the parking lot.

 

[WoodCore]

Drove by today........here's some pictures!

 

[deadheadskier]

damn

those chairs look sweet. Like they belong in the back of an Audi :lol:

 

[Glenn]

I had a nice chat with the Director of Lift Ops on Saturday. (We were there picking up our chairlift chair). He said they were working on some blasting up top to accomodate the 90 degree unload the new chair will make. They're making some good progress on the footings as well.

 

[vcunning]

I had a nice chat with the Director of Lift Ops on Saturday. (We were there picking up our chairlift chair). He said they were working on some blasting up top to accomodate the 90 degree unload the new chair will make. They're making some good progress on the footings as well.

The new lift terminal cover at the base of the Grand Summit looked pretty sweet. Those new chairs are pretty comfy too!

Dennis did a great job loading the chairs. I think they're probably a little more work to unload (unless you have your personal all-terrain fork lift at home).

On another note, I did capture someone on video removing some chairs from the parking lot. He also apparently was using my 4-year old as a decoy.

 

[Newpylong]

Thanks for the picts, you can only see so much from the webcam. I guess I will see more in two weeks at the Triathlon, that is if Im not passed out : )

I will get real excited when the first tower goes in.

 

[wa-loaf]

The new lift terminal cover at the base of the Grand Summit looked pretty sweet. Those new chairs are pretty comfy too!

Dennis did a great job loading the chairs. I think they're probably a little more work to unload (unless you have your personal all-terrain fork lift at home).

On another note, I did capture someone on video removing some chairs from the parking lot. He also apparently was using my 4-year old as a decoy.

3 Quads? That's going to be one hell of a chairlift swing. :-o

 

[SkiDork]

how much are they charging for those chairs?

 

[Newpylong]

I think they were $150 and they were all sold within a few hours.

 

[Glenn]

The new lift terminal cover at the base of the Grand Summit looked pretty sweet. Those new chairs are pretty comfy too!

Dennis did a great job loading the chairs. I think they're probably a little more work to unload (unless you have your personal all-terrain fork lift at home).

On another note, I did capture someone on video removing some chairs from the parking lot. He also apparently was using my 4-year old as a decoy.

HA Great vid! That's classic!

 

[vcunning]

HA Great vid! That's classic!

Well, it not TV41 noteworthy, but we had fun . . . Especially with those beers until 1 am.

 

[drjeff]

3 Quads? That's going to be one hell of a chairlift swing. :-o

Well, only 1 is mine, 1 is Vcunning's and the third is a present that one of my hygienist's bought for her boyfriend.

All 3 chairs were picked up by a crane at my local welding shop here in CT today and should have their stands welded to them in about a week. Then its back in the trailer and off to 3 seperate backyards in CT

 

[Nick]

What do they look like in the stands? Are you welding them yourself?

 

[Glenn]

I was going to weld mine, but my welder doesn't have enough juice for the job. Plus, I'm teaching myself how to weld; so a 250lb top heavy object that people will be sitting in isn't exactly something I want to "practice weld" on. I'm going to build a base out of mine with 4x6 pressure treated beams. I went to the Depot last night and picked those up; had them cut there as well. I'll be fabbing things up this weekend. I'll take pics.

 

[drjeff]

What do they look like in the stands? Are you welding them yourself?

Nick, basically a "T" shaped stand. 4' long, 1/4" wall square tube bar on the ground and then another piece the same sized/dimensions welded perpendicular to the piece on the ground. And then the chair gets 3 welds on each side to set it at a height about 18-20" off the ground. And i'm having my local welding shop do it, since they're the pros (and I have 0 welding experience) and I don't want my chair falling on my patio when it has 4 adults sitting in it some evening!

Pictures to come in about a week when I take delivery on it