- Aspen Mountain 1A stakeholders narrow replacement options to a few alignments with a two-stage lift or pulse gondola still in the mix.
- Crystal Mountain, WA retires its hand-painted trail map for a computer-rendered VistaMap.
- Antelope Butte, Wyoming inches closer to reopening with its two existing Riblet chairlifts.
- Local paper tells the story of how Borvig’s owner came to own Berthoud Pass.
- Breckenridge and Vail debut new Leitner-Poma six-place lifts.
- A power outage closes Sugarloaf on the always-busy day after Christmas.
- Two different New Hampshire ski areas remain closed due to problems with lifts.
- LST detachable lift number one is still undergoing testing in France with opening now planned for January.
- Bromley’s Sun Mountain Express is back in action today following Monday’s incident. Ironically, it’s currently on wind hold.
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The Argentine lift at Keystone broke down today. They did not have to evacuate it, but they shut it down for the day.
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Not too sure how I feel about Antelope Butte re-opening.. Those custom riblets haven’t turned since 04.. From the pictures you took when you visted there the lifts already looked a bit worn out and custom thrown together.. yikes..
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Even though Wyoming doesn’t have a tramway board, both the Forest Service and Antelope Butte’s insurance company would want to inspect the lifts before an opening.
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Don’t get me wrong, I am very happy to see an old lift that has sat idle for a long time start turning again! I just hope they give those two Ribbies a really good going over.
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Employee at Loveland has died, no details just yet..
http://www.9news.com/news/local/employee-dies-while-working-at-loveland-ski-area/503120146
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9News says it was a lift mechanic entangled in a carpet. Terrible.
http://www.9news.com/news/local/employee-dies-while-working-at-loveland-ski-area/503120146
GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/adam-lee-funeral-and-family-needs
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Terrible. I wish I had some money I could donate. I’m in hard times right now.
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I’ve seen you use the term “six-place” twice now, and I am just curious, is that a recurring typo or is that actually just another term for it?
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I’ve seen the manufacturers use 6 place more often than six-pack.
Example: http://leitner-poma.com/projects/2013/lutsen-mn/
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For carriers bigger than four seats, I just use the term ‘six’. So it would go something like fixed triple, detachable quad, detachable six, detachable eight.
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Eldora and Echo had to shut down due to wind.
http://kdvr.com/2017/12/29/strong-winds-lead-to-power-outages-closure-of-eldora-mountain-resort/
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All of mad river glen shut down on Thursday except the practice slope chair due to wind. Of course that was the day we were there…
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it’s the season i suppose. Breckie had to close down this afternoon due to wind.
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