Don’t blame it on them. Don’t underestimate what leaving a vintage lift with little available parts left without maintenance for 5 years can do to it. It was most likely not in salvageable condition to reopen. Even a few months with not running a lift or maintaining it is bad for the lift. I agree that it’s unfortunate, but it isn’t really their fault.
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Always nice to see a sky ride.. er Hopkins on a ski slope
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Sad to see she is going what a shame
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Those jerks!! So few Hopkins serving ski mountains now :(
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Don’t blame it on them. Don’t underestimate what leaving a vintage lift with little available parts left without maintenance for 5 years can do to it. It was most likely not in salvageable condition to reopen. Even a few months with not running a lift or maintaining it is bad for the lift. I agree that it’s unfortunate, but it isn’t really their fault.
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Parts may not have been a problem. Skytrans has already rebuilt the drive once, they could have done it again.
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It’s gone! (you also can see the Rangeley HSQ in the bottom right)
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