Will Zephyr be Relocated? It Likley will, it still has some life left. It could probably replace old chairs like the Sunnyside, Challenger, or maybe Eagle Wind.
That seems like a pretty high number. Vail has been scrapping their old chain drives for a few years but i didnt realize this many high speeds were going to be scrapped. very interesting.
Even if Vail waits until next year to replace Game Creek, more high-speed chairlifts will be removed this year than any other in history. Eclipsing even 1996 when seven Yans were torn out.
The two high speed lifts being relocated this summer are: Ramcharger at Big Sky is moving to become Shedhorn Express at Big Sky, and Emerald Express at Whistler Blackcomb is moving to become Catskinner Express at Whistler Blackcomb,
Wizard and Solar have been already cut up by an excavator with a shear. Took all of about 2 hours per terminal to reduce them to small pieces. Mid station looks quite odd now.
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Will Zephyr be Relocated? It Likley will, it still has some life left. It could probably replace old chairs like the Sunnyside, Challenger, or maybe Eagle Wind.
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All signs point to the scrapyard along with seven other high-speed quads that are being removed this spring.
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Seven being removed or seven being scrapped?
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Ten are being removed and all but two of those are likely to be scrapped.
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That seems like a pretty high number. Vail has been scrapping their old chain drives for a few years but i didnt realize this many high speeds were going to be scrapped. very interesting.
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Even if Vail waits until next year to replace Game Creek, more high-speed chairlifts will be removed this year than any other in history. Eclipsing even 1996 when seven Yans were torn out.
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Any idea where the two high speed lifts that aren’t being scrapped will end up?
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The two high speed lifts being relocated this summer are: Ramcharger at Big Sky is moving to become Shedhorn Express at Big Sky, and Emerald Express at Whistler Blackcomb is moving to become Catskinner Express at Whistler Blackcomb,
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Wizard and Solar have been already cut up by an excavator with a shear. Took all of about 2 hours per terminal to reduce them to small pieces. Mid station looks quite odd now.
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