As built, the lift originally only had 118 chairs and an uphill capacity of 1800 pph. However, an additional 39 chairs were added a year after the lift opened, bringing the uphill capacity to 2400 pph, alongside the addition of the Pete’s Express.
I’m surprised there are no photos of the section on the ridge, which is really a very beautiful place as far as scenery backdrops go, when taking photos looking back towards the China Bowl.
As built, the lift originally only had 118 chairs and an uphill capacity of 1800 pph. However, an additional 39 chairs were added a year after the lift opened, bringing the uphill capacity to 2400 pph, alongside the addition of the Pete’s Express.
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That’s a weird top building!
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Both it and the Earl’s Express have this unique barns.
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Vail clearly wanted some theming for the BSB lifts.
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I’m surprised there are no photos of the section on the ridge, which is really a very beautiful place as far as scenery backdrops go, when taking photos looking back towards the China Bowl.
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Pretty tragic story about the rider who passed away on this lift. Seems like the seat was flipped up and he fell through. Tragic.
Somehow a very similar incident has happened before on this very lift, though last time it was quite amusing:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/skier-suffers-exposure
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I think in both instances, the seatback was blown up by wind on the ridge.
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