The NEW Magic Mountain

[sull1102]

Cough... Snow bowl... Cough, cough... Stratton... Cough cough (know nothing, have no insider info etc and don't want to start this whole thing up again)

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[djspookman]

cough... Snow bowl... Cough, cough... Stratton... Cough cough (no nothing, have no insider info etc and don't want to start this whole thing up again)

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ditto.

 

[slatham]

Cough... Snow bowl... Cough, cough... Stratton... Cough cough (know nothing, have no insider info etc and don't want to start this whole thing up again)

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Can you cough cough up a million bucks?

 

[JoeB-Z]

Can you cough cough up a million bucks?

Magic is in a great position to buy this very appropriate lift so stay tuned.

Hey, I'm all positioned to buy my season pass, are you?

 

[slatham]

Magic is in a great position to buy this very appropriate lift so stay tuned.

Hey, I'm all positioned to buy my season pass, are you?

Ha, well positioned to buy a pass, that's a good one. I BOUGHT MY PASS weeks ago. And you're waiting for????

Given the announced plans for this summer, I am not sure Magic is well positioned either financially or band-width wise to acquire and install a new (used) Black Lift. But that's just my opinion. I hope you have good and accurate inside info and are right.

 

[JoeB-Z]

I really meant well positioned geographically to fly in the towers and the Stratton lift seems a good size for the job. I have no idea about the finances. A hint from Jamaicaman was a mention of 2000 skiers max per day. That is a new high water mark. Geoff also said there would be an announcement on the subject.

As to my pass- need that tax refund to hit!

 

[slatham]

Twitter video of sheath housings being painted for Green chair.

 

[bheemsoth]

Looks like the lift purchase is official - https://twitter.com/SkiMagicVT/status/994231964059172865

 

[Kleetus]

Looks like the lift purchase is official - https://twitter.com/SkiMagicVT/status/994231964059172865

Huge news for Magic. Means more skiers on the hill, but will really help out with some of the long liftlines that have occured over weekends past. Being able to sell a few more day tickets won't hurt either.

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[slatham]

Looks like the lift purchase is official - https://twitter.com/SkiMagicVT/status/994231964059172865

THIS IS HUGE!! Way to go JM! I guess Do Work has plenty of work to do this summer.

Stratton’s Snow Bowl Poma Quad Lift Heading to Magic Mountain
Another Major Upgrade by SKI MAGIC LLC Will Replace Magic’s Current Black Chair Summit Lift

Londonderry, VT, May 9, 2018 – Magic Mountain is purchasing and installing Stratton’s current “Snow Bowl” Poma fixed-grip quad chairlift as a new base-to-summit lift for the 2018/19 season. The Poma quad lift will replace Magic’s current “Black Chair” which had been operating as a double passenger capacity lift. The new lift at Magic will follow a similar lift line up the Black Line trail to the summit with a slightly higher terminal station in order to access all trails at Magic.

Magic’s new Poma quad lift, originally built in 1986 and installed at Stratton’s Snow Bowl area, comes with 148 chairs, a 2,000 skier per hour capacity, and has an excellent performance and maintenance record at Stratton. It will service approximately 1,500 vertical feet with the lift line stretching about 5,000 feet long. The lift will add significant uphill capacity in combination with Magic’s current “Red Chair” double summit lift and another new installation to be completed this spring of a base-to-mid mountain Borvig double passenger lift (“Green Chair”). The current Black Chair, which the Poma Quad will replace, only had 113 chairs, was approved as a two-person carrier, and therefore had a maximum capacity of just 620 riders per hour. The Poma Quad therefore effectively triples Magic’s uphill capacity over the current lift.

“When we heard Stratton was replacing their Snow Bowl lift with a new high-speed detachable, four-passenger lift, our investor group jumped on the opportunity to try and purchase their Poma fixed-grip quad”, said Geoff Hatheway, President of SKI MAGIC LLC. “For our ski community, this lift is a huge upgrade that meets and manages our current and future growth expectations, better fulfills customer desires for quality, reliable lift service at Magic, and sustains our reputation as an area with both minimal lift lines and low on-slope skier density.”

Stratton is taking down the Snow Bowl lift this month and then Magic will have the lift transported across the valley (about 15 miles) to its Londonderry location.

“It’s great to see this dependable lift live on in southern Vermont, and I want to acknowledge Bill Nupp, President and COO of Stratton, and all our neighbors there for making this purchase happen”, continued Geoff Hatheway. “We occupy a very different place in the industry than Stratton, but Bill and his team really wanted to make this possible for us. It’s a true example of the big guy on the block helping the little guy out and supporting the diversity of experiences uniquely available here in southern Vermont—all within just a few miles of each other.”

Magic plans for its lift contractors to begin work this summer and fall on the new summit Black Line Poma Quad, after the installation is complete on the mid-mountain Green Lift. Magic will operate the new quad as the primary summit lift every weekend and holiday period, with the famed Red Chair continuing as an additional lift on busy weekends plus pulling main duty on lighter traffic weekdays.

In total, this will be a major $1 million capital investment in the new lift by SKI MAGIC LLC which will help attract more skiers and riders to the southern Vermont and Windham County region who are interested in a classic, old-school mountain vibe.

 

[JoeB-Z]

This will be a big task to get done for this coming coming winter on top of the Green lift install but have at it men! Bought my season pass yesterday. People worry about crowding on the slopes but I don't see it as a problem with enough open terrain.

 

[djspookman]

WINNER, WINNER, CHICKEN dinner!

 

[GregoryIsaacs]

This is amazing news! Now we need to do our part to spread the word, bring family and friends etc...

Just thinking about how much of a game changer this is makes me giddy with excitement. This lift is a workhorse

 

[prsboogie]

F'kNA guys!! Great news

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[JamaicaMan]

This is amazing news! Now we need to do our part to spread the word, bring family and friends etc...

Just thinking about how much of a game changer this is makes me giddy with excitement. This lift is a workhorse

Word.


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[Smellytele]

Yeehaw. Game changer for sure.

 

[p_levert]

Word.


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With all this new capacity coming on line, will this mean higher lift ticket ceiling? And the parking lot?

Totally great effin news, BTW.

 

[Newpylong]

Amazing.

 

[BenedictGomez]

This part is nice too.

with a slightly higher terminal station in order to access all trails at Magic.

In addition to the increased uphill capacity, that inefficiency will be resolved.

 

[GregoryIsaacs]

Just looking over google earth to see how this will all look. There's an observatory at the true summit? never noticed that before.......