Newpylong
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They could retain the capacity of the current quad by user fewer 6 chairs, and gain the benefit of the wind resistance and ability to add capacity down the road.
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Hawk
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Tough to say. Like sated above, let's get past Northridge first and then we will see thier taste for a new Bravo.
jimmywilson69
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Any update on Heaven's Gate lift?
benski
Active member
Super Bravo and Gate House both are high capacity quads. Resorts don't seem to build many of them anymore. They also are also easier to load. Both are good candidates. I see A Basin's 2022 Lenawee 6 https://liftblog.com/arapahoe-basin-co/, Winter Park's 2019 Sunnyside 6 have a lower design capacity than Super Bravo and Gate House https://liftblog.com/sugarbush-vt/.
Hawk
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I keep hearing that they are "on schedule" but nowhere have they issued a schedule that says what the projected opening date is. I mean opening day for Lincoln Peak lately has been 3rd or 4th weekend of November and we are usually skiing HG by thanksgiving or December 1st. If the lift opens any later than that, I am calling it behind schedule.
jimmywilson69
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thanks!
I was just wondering if they've posted any pics. I haven't seen anything except for the short video they posted recently. I would assume all of the towers are in by now.
I was just wondering if they've posted any pics. I haven't seen anything except for the short video they posted recently. I would assume all of the towers are in by now.
As of 9/11, all towers other than the very top one (which they're planning to install via crane at the same time as the terminals) were installed. That was the last update I saw.
There's links to a couple photo galleries in this post:
Persistent Progress on Heaven’s Gate - SugarBlog
If you've been tuned in at all to our social media, or if you just happen to live locally, you'd know that the Heaven's Gate project took some big steps in the last couple of weeks. With a little bit of air support in the form of a helicopter, we've now successfully removed all of
blog.sugarbush.com
jimmywilson69
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Thanks! I always forget about their blog.
Hawk
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LOL Cool video. That guy is a total goofball.
Hawk
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yup I saw that. Still no proposed completion date.
The video on Facebook is much longer than the one on IG:
jimmywilson69
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It was a good video even if the narration was a little corny. I think what was great about it was that it was done with "classic" northeast style conditions.
No Cotillion? Love that stretch.
ducky
Active member
For those of you that care remotely about what happens at Killington. Last time I was there, someone in a Jets jacket and jeans crashed into me in the lift line. That was maybe 25 years ago.
https://vtdigger.org/2024/09/30/killington-finalizes-sale-to-group-of-local-investors/
https://vtdigger.org/2024/09/30/killington-finalizes-sale-to-group-of-local-investors/
What's that have to do with sugarbush? There is a whole thread dedicated to this topic.
Hawk
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Not only are the new owners not making any big changes to policies, they are investing a shit ton of money. New superstar 6 pack. New gondola cabins for the original gondola, hundreds of new snowmaking guns, etc. Kind of sets the bar high for Altera I would say.
Personally I do like to mix it up and utilized my Ikon days at Killington. Its a fun mountain to ski on a Friday. The fact that the new owners are putting in millions $$ is a good thing for Killington and a good thing for the industry. A rising tide raises all ships.
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