I’ve seen better pictures of the combo somewhere, but my google skills are failing me. Maybe the pictures were at the ski area the last time I swung through.
I checked out the new SkyTrac, it’s coming together well. The bottom return station and first 2 towers are in place. All of the other foundations are installed. I saw the drive, tower tubes, and sheaves in the parking lot, the sheaves look to be LPA. The initial climbout feels super steep but I’m sure it is similar to the old double although I don’t remember it being that steep. Anyways thought I’d just let you guys know.
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How was emerald mountain lift both a T-bar and a double? It doesn’t really feel like something you could upgrade.
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It must have been a t-bar in the winter and a double chair in the summer.
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it was mixed, like a chondola, except the chairs were close enough to the ground that the Ts were viable. You can see the T-bar entering the bullwheel shack on the return line if you look closely in this picture: https://www.coloradoski.com/sites/default/files/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Howelsen-Photos-Courtesy-of-the-Tread-of-Pioneers-Museum.jpg
I’ve seen better pictures of the combo somewhere, but my google skills are failing me. Maybe the pictures were at the ski area the last time I swung through.
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Emerald mountain was so long because it went all the way to the top of what is now called Quarry mountain.
Description of Emerald mountain lift near the bottom of this Steamboat Pilot article
https://www.steamboatpilot.com/explore-steamboat/lost-ski-resorts-of-routt-county/
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You can also still kind of see the lift line of the Emerald Mountain lift on google earth.
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I’m pretty sure Emerald Mountain was a single with T-bars, not a double.
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It was
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I checked out the new SkyTrac, it’s coming together well. The bottom return station and first 2 towers are in place. All of the other foundations are installed. I saw the drive, tower tubes, and sheaves in the parking lot, the sheaves look to be LPA. The initial climbout feels super steep but I’m sure it is similar to the old double although I don’t remember it being that steep. Anyways thought I’d just let you guys know.
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