The NEW Magic Mountain

[ne_skier]

 

[Newpylong]

Are those horizontal sheaves common on those lifts leading to the bull wheel?

 

[zoomzoom]

must be a gage/guage difference between the bullwheel and line. that said, not sure i've seem hor sheaves to help maintain cable alignment to the entry/exit sheaves before.

no matter. the lift is up and running.

 

[zoomzoom]

"lower restraint bar" sign is there, tower is numbered, tip guard is there, and grip match-marks too? those final details are real time killers.

looks like a very nice install.

 

[WoodCore]

Are those horizontal sheaves common on those lifts leading to the bull wheel?

Those must be new, don't remember them being on the Snowbowl when it existed @ Stratton. Speaking of Stratton, Villager has a similar setup on the drive end.

 

[ne_skier]

Snow Bowl did have them. Might be to make shipping easier with a narrower bullwheel, not totally sure on that but I'm sure there's a good reason for it.

 

[ne_skier]

Black Lift operating today from 10-2 per snow report

 

[tumbler]

Curious as to why they wouldn't make the new lift they put in the one that runs all the time and red is the weekend and holiday lift?

 

[Newpylong]

To be honest I think it's likely something they are going to have to experiment with. Saying one thing 3 years before the thing is operational is different than after it's been running for some time.

 

[ne_skier]

And it's open! After 5 years the Black Chair is loading skiers. Huge for this mountain.

 

[urungus]

 

[MidnightJester]

Praise to finally getting the Black lift open and running passengers. Watch live if you need a little extra smile in your life

 

[Newpylong]

Hopefully someone videos the ride!

 

[jimmywilson69]

Liftblog dude is at Sugarloaf today. Someone should ping him and get him down to Magic!

not it

 

[IceEidolon]

IceEidolon, after 6 years (or however many years Ski Magic Ltd has owned Magic), they finally took my advice and put a weather station on the summit. That said prior they were able to triangulate pretty accurately based on other nearby stations: 1,500’ near base, 2,200’ on NE shoulder of Glebe, 2,500 over at Stratton, etc. But summit station will be a big help next fall. Hence my comment about being flexible to start at summit and move down as temps allow. I’ve watched this temperature dynamic closely for years now (my condo is across the valley at 2,300’). You’ve just got to be aggressive and flexible, but again, easy for me to say. I am sure at some point they’ll tell me to put in a night with the crew to appreciate the reality…..

We definitely weren't using that information while I was making snow there, and I wanted to be doing exactly what you're saying. Knowing what the summit weather is, plus committing to using it even at the cost of making expensive snow, would be substantial.

 

[SkiingInABlueDream]

Snow Bowl did have them. Might be to make shipping easier with a narrower bullwheel, not totally sure on that but I'm sure there's a good reason for it.
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I would have found it a bit disturbing if the old lift didn't also have those horizontal sheaves. Ie why do they now need them if not before? Or, should they have been there in the original build? But whatever the case, I wonder if you'll notice a slight twist at that spot

And separate from all that, congratulations to Magic!!

 

[letitsnow1]

Curious as to why they wouldn't make the new lift they put in the one that runs all the time and red is the weekend and holiday lift?

Probably because red is cheaper to run and there is never a line on non powder weekdays. I'm sure they will run black whenever there is enough demand

 

[ss20]

They did it!

Still shocking to me it's open as we enter the 2/3rds mark of my 3rd season at Alta. I remember having a Magic pass the first year Black was supposed to open lol.

 

[JoeB-Z]

It's a nice ride. Did it twice today. As I thought a bit faster than Red. Very smooth, Runs nice like Red.

 

[WoodCore]

It's a nice ride. Did it twice today. As I thought a bit faster than Red. Very smooth, Runs nice like Red.

Definitely faster than old black. Lost my KOM on Strava.