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The "Sugarbush Thread"
- Thread starter thetrailboss
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I was wondering if it would be a conveyor lift. That would be great.
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steamboat1
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dlague
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http://a123.g.akamai.net/7/123/1155...i.com/11558/www/nepa/97755_FSPLT3_1633162.pdf
Other details:
WARREN — Sugarbush Resort plans to replace the Valley House Lift this spring with a new Doppelmayr Fixed-Grip Quad. The new Valley House Quad will increase the uphill capacity of the current lift from 748 to 1800 people per hour and cut the ride time to approximately 8 minutes. The lift should help eliminate any lift lines in the base area and provide a reliable back-up lift to the Super Bravo Express Quad.
The base of the new Valley House Quad will include a loading conveyor–allowing for easier loading and increased lift speed–and will be located where the current mountain operations building now sits. The new lift will also terminate lower, between towers 13 and 14 of the current lift on The Mall, which will eliminate the intersection of people off-loading from the lift with those skiing and riding on Valley House Traverse.
“The Valley House Lift project will really take the pressure off the base area on busy days by significantly increasing our uphill capacity. Also, the re-positioning of the lift will make it more accessible to our guests, and will alleviate congestion on Valley House Traverse,” said Sugarbush Resort President Win Smith.
The project is expected to cost around $3 million, including the lift purchase and ancillary costs related to the lift install and relocation of existing business areas.
Sugarbush has received their permit from the U.S. Forest Service and is in the process of securing Act 250 and Town of Warren permits. The project is expected to begin on Monday, April 6th, at which point access to Gadd Peak trails will be mostly shutdown including Valley House Traverse, Reverse Traverse, Stein’s Run, Lixi’s Twist, Moonshine, Spring Fling, Snowball, Racer’s Edge, Coffee Run, and Cat’s Meow. The designated spring skiing routes will change for the remainder of the 2014/15 season and include Birdland, Organgrinder, Jester, Ripcord, Domino, and Gondolier, all of which are accessed by both the Super Bravo and Heaven’s Gate chairs. Additional snow was made on these trails to provide snow depths well into spring.
“Our intention, as in the past,” Smith adds, “is to be open seven days a week through Sunday, April 26th at Lincoln Peak, and to reopen for one final weekend on May 2nd and 3rd.
Other details:
WARREN — Sugarbush Resort plans to replace the Valley House Lift this spring with a new Doppelmayr Fixed-Grip Quad. The new Valley House Quad will increase the uphill capacity of the current lift from 748 to 1800 people per hour and cut the ride time to approximately 8 minutes. The lift should help eliminate any lift lines in the base area and provide a reliable back-up lift to the Super Bravo Express Quad.
The base of the new Valley House Quad will include a loading conveyor–allowing for easier loading and increased lift speed–and will be located where the current mountain operations building now sits. The new lift will also terminate lower, between towers 13 and 14 of the current lift on The Mall, which will eliminate the intersection of people off-loading from the lift with those skiing and riding on Valley House Traverse.
“The Valley House Lift project will really take the pressure off the base area on busy days by significantly increasing our uphill capacity. Also, the re-positioning of the lift will make it more accessible to our guests, and will alleviate congestion on Valley House Traverse,” said Sugarbush Resort President Win Smith.
The project is expected to cost around $3 million, including the lift purchase and ancillary costs related to the lift install and relocation of existing business areas.
Sugarbush has received their permit from the U.S. Forest Service and is in the process of securing Act 250 and Town of Warren permits. The project is expected to begin on Monday, April 6th, at which point access to Gadd Peak trails will be mostly shutdown including Valley House Traverse, Reverse Traverse, Stein’s Run, Lixi’s Twist, Moonshine, Spring Fling, Snowball, Racer’s Edge, Coffee Run, and Cat’s Meow. The designated spring skiing routes will change for the remainder of the 2014/15 season and include Birdland, Organgrinder, Jester, Ripcord, Domino, and Gondolier, all of which are accessed by both the Super Bravo and Heaven’s Gate chairs. Additional snow was made on these trails to provide snow depths well into spring.
“Our intention, as in the past,” Smith adds, “is to be open seven days a week through Sunday, April 26th at Lincoln Peak, and to reopen for one final weekend on May 2nd and 3rd.
Bump. Progress.
jimmywilson69
Well-known member
I hope this means all approvals are in place. This new lift will be a significant improvement for the weekends.
mrvpilgrim
Member
I was up at the mountain over the 4th
The mountain Ops building has been completely removed
Heard the lower drive terminal being shown loaded onto a trailer on prior a post has been sold to Haystack
Also ski patrol, lift maintenance, and mountain OPs will temporarily occupy the mushroom this season until a more permanent solution is found
The mountain Ops building has been completely removed
Heard the lower drive terminal being shown loaded onto a trailer on prior a post has been sold to Haystack
Also ski patrol, lift maintenance, and mountain OPs will temporarily occupy the mushroom this season until a more permanent solution is found
ThinkSnow
Member
Why would ski patrol need space there, when they're already located under Timbers?
Plowboy
Member
Locker rooms were in the old Gondi building.
That's the medical/ortho clinic. ski patrol locker room was in one of the removed structures.
More recent pics:
More pics of work.....
Looks like they really haven't widened The Mall much if at all, which is great.
ThinkSnow
Member
Excellent pics, keep 'em coming!
Didn't they widen it a bit before this past winter? The treeline on skier's left seemed to have been cut back slightly. Early season from the lift you could see what appeared to have been the remnants of trees that were cut along the trail edge before the snow covered it up.
No sure. Last winter was the first season in years I didn't make it to Sugarbush.
benski
Active member
Found the remains of some trees the hard way on a powder day. Trail is all of a sudden no longer even from edge to edge. Definitely widened but only on the right side.
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Interesting. Getting on and riding the first part will offer an interesting view and perspective with it being that close to the lodge.
DoublePlanker
Member
First world problems with this chairlift. This lift won't even run midweek if the HSQ is running. I would have preferred to see this $$$ used on a chairlift to develop a new pod such as around lower fis.
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