toast21602 Posted April 20, 2022 Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, Benm said: little bit of trimming to the left of main st. Oh damn! Good eye! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted April 20, 2022 Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) 45 minutes ago, toast21602 said: Oh damn! Good eye! New liftline for the adventure six pack. @Benmnotices everything..he would definitely know if somebody had eaten some of his porridge. Even Johnny Law was telling me that he’s one of the brightest to come out of Delco. Edited April 20, 2022 by GrilledSteezeSandwich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schif Posted April 20, 2022 Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 Will make it easier to find runaway skis in there! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoralas Posted April 20, 2022 Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Benm said: little bit of trimming to the left of main st. Probably for a new glamping platform. Prime location for lift peeping, so they should charge double. Don't want to leave any money on the cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFskiDan Posted April 20, 2022 Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 2 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: New liftline for the adventure six pack. @Benmnotices everything..he would definitely know if somebody had eaten some of his porridge. Even Johnny Law was telling me that he’s one of the brightest to come out of Delco. Summit Safari Super 6 pack Supreme 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted April 20, 2022 Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 5 minutes ago, JFskiDan said: Summit Safari Super 6 pack Supreme A lot of superlatives there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFskiDan Posted April 20, 2022 Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 4 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: A lot of superlatives there. Pretty much just describing its awesomeness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Benm Posted April 21, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 21, 2022 (edited) lets just say i've been eavesdropping and 2-3 days ago, they'd been trying to round up what sounds like every chainsaw that exists in PA, chaps (presumably chainsaw) arrived and a lot of chainsaw noises in the background in the last two days. this is what prompted me to take still shots of the cams and start paying attention. there is a lot of work being done near come around, so all outside of cam view with the exception of the valley cam where there is a very slight difference - but it is noticeable. it's hard to piece everything together, but you can see add'l lines cut - near the top, i'm guessing skier's right of come around - from the main st cam. i don't know what it means but it sounded like maybe blue mountain rd was shut down to traffic this morning - could be irrelevant, could be heavy / oversized equipment, might not have been blue mtn road at all. it sounds like they're in a time crunch, like they are anticipating doing something very soon. the location of all things happening would fit the narrative about a lift originating at the bottom and ending at the top of the doubles. after looking at the satellite view, it does look like a pretty easy route wiht the exception of cutting a line through the woods next to come around (which they could just leave in the woods anyway and not clean up). does it mean anything? not really. is it piquing my interest? absolutely. i wouldn't be surprised if some camera feeds stopped working soon. Edited April 21, 2022 by Benm 6 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted April 21, 2022 Report Share Posted April 21, 2022 @Benmnone of this is a secret. In a few weeks when the summer season starts, you can hike around a little and do some more speculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benm Posted April 21, 2022 Report Share Posted April 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: @Benmnone of this is a secret. In a few weeks when the summer season starts, you can hike around a little and do some more speculation. if it's not a secret, blue should just tell ppl if something is happening. i dunno about hiking. it's a lot steeper when it's grass than when it's snow. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted April 21, 2022 Report Share Posted April 21, 2022 Just now, Benm said: if it's not a secret, blue should just tell ppl if something is happening. i dunno about hiking. it's a lot steeper when it's grass than when it's snow. Usually ski areas don’t announce improvements for the next season until the early fall. That’s when Elk will talk about all the trees they planted. Remember that article about how blue ordered a new six pack to replace the two doubles..that’s all the info you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirheadD8 Posted April 21, 2022 Report Share Posted April 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Benm said: lets just say i've been eavesdropping and 2-3 days ago, they'd been trying to round up what sounds like every chainsaw that exists in PA, chaps (presumably chainsaw) arrived and a lot of chainsaw noises in the background in the last two days. this is what prompted me to take still shots of the cams and start paying attention. there is a lot of work being done near come around, so all outside of cam view with the exception of the valley cam where there is a very slight difference - but it is noticeable. it's hard to piece everything together, but you can see add'l lines cut - near the top, i'm guessing skier's right of come around - from the main st cam. i don't know what it means but it sounded like maybe blue mountain rd was shut down to traffic this morning - could be irrelevant, could be heavy / oversized equipment, might not have been blue mtn road at all. it sounds like they're in a time crunch, like they are anticipating doing something very soon. the location of all things happening would fit the narrative about a lift originating at the bottom and ending at the top of the doubles. after looking at the satellite view, it does look like a pretty easy route wiht the exception of cutting a line through the woods next to come around (which they could just leave in the woods anyway and not clean up). does it mean anything? not really. is it piquing my interest? absolutely. i wouldn't be surprised if some camera feeds stopped working soon. Nice detective work. That’s going to prevent collisions of people trying to get to the mainstreet chair . As far as hiking goes I would think they’ll keep people away from any construction site. Salty needs to do some aerial reconnaissance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFskiDan Posted April 21, 2022 Report Share Posted April 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Benm said: lets just say i've been eavesdropping and 2-3 days ago, they'd been trying to round up what sounds like every chainsaw that exists in PA, chaps (presumably chainsaw) arrived and a lot of chainsaw noises in the background in the last two days. this is what prompted me to take still shots of the cams and start paying attention. there is a lot of work being done near come around, so all outside of cam view with the exception of the valley cam where there is a very slight difference - but it is noticeable. it's hard to piece everything together, but you can see add'l lines cut - near the top, i'm guessing skier's right of come around - from the main st cam. i don't know what it means but it sounded like maybe blue mountain rd was shut down to traffic this morning - could be irrelevant, could be heavy / oversized equipment, might not have been blue mtn road at all. it sounds like they're in a time crunch, like they are anticipating doing something very soon. the location of all things happening would fit the narrative about a lift originating at the bottom and ending at the top of the doubles. after looking at the satellite view, it does look like a pretty easy route wiht the exception of cutting a line through the woods next to come around (which they could just leave in the woods anyway and not clean up). does it mean anything? not really. is it piquing my interest? absolutely. i wouldn't be surprised if some camera feeds stopped working soon. Nice CSI work. All very interesting stuff. If it seems like they are in a rush, here is my bet. They have the footings for the towers being dug and poured by another company, but they chose to clear the line in house, and its taking longer than anticipated. Of course there is always some type of time table they have to be working backwards from. i am pretty sure this project is being watched closely for permitting and whatnot, so there are most likely some time frame as far as how long the concrete footings have to cure before bolting on some big old towers, lots of core samples, and inspections in between i would imagine, and then of course there is everything that happens after the towers go up. Its a huge pain in the ass to dig some big holes in the side of a mountain, and get them filled with concrete. it should be interesting to watch, as access for concrete trucks isnt great, but i think most of it is likely to happen with trucks and pumpers. It might seem like there is a lot of time between now and black friday to get this done, but if i was working on this, i think i would have some sleepless nights. Hopefully the cams stay online. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoralas Posted April 21, 2022 Report Share Posted April 21, 2022 Being in a rush makes sense. The article said that they were starting construction this month, and gave an actual hard date for the Camelback lift. I wonder if that one is reusing footers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted April 21, 2022 Report Share Posted April 21, 2022 Really appreciate your work on this @Benm. I hope the PASR Magazine editor-in-chief is able to get something written up about this in the next edition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrwilco Posted April 21, 2022 Report Share Posted April 21, 2022 Can’t wait to poach the Old lifeline after one of Palmerton’s famous storm cycles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirheadD8 Posted April 21, 2022 Report Share Posted April 21, 2022 18 minutes ago, rgrwilco said: Can’t wait to poach the Old lifeline after one of Palmerton’s famous storm cycles. Coming soon ….again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momskeeztoo Posted April 22, 2022 Report Share Posted April 22, 2022 16 hours ago, JFskiDan said: They have the footings for the towers being dug and poured by another company, but they chose to clear the line in house, and its taking longer than anticipated. There’s a lot of rock up that way. Do you think they will have to blast to get through it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted April 22, 2022 Report Share Posted April 22, 2022 1 hour ago, momskeeztoo said: There’s a lot of rock up that way. Do you think they will have to blast to get through it? Yes probably with a jack hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFskiDan Posted April 22, 2022 Report Share Posted April 22, 2022 1 hour ago, momskeeztoo said: There’s a lot of rock up that way. Do you think they will have to blast to get through it? i would think they would go with a hydraulic breaker on an excavator. Blasting would bring it to a next level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schif Posted April 22, 2022 Report Share Posted April 22, 2022 (edited) I wonder how many towers they will need in total. I bet they need to pour a pretty big slab for the top and bottom stations too. I would guess there's a week where a local concrete company is dedicating half their trucks to this project. Edited April 22, 2022 by Schif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benm Posted April 22, 2022 Report Share Posted April 22, 2022 (edited) 18 minutes ago, JFskiDan said: i would think they would go with a hydraulic breaker on an excavator. Blasting would bring it to a next level. things a bit more pronounced from the valley. Edited April 22, 2022 by Benm 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted April 22, 2022 Report Share Posted April 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, Schif said: I wonder how many towers they will need in total. I bet they need to pour a pretty big slab for the top and bottom stations too. I would guess there's a week where a local concrete company is dedicating half their trucks to this project. 10-12 towers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted May 11, 2022 Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 @Johnny Law I found this under my seat when I was cleaning my car today. Remember I told you I lost it. Battery even had power still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benm Posted October 15, 2022 Report Share Posted October 15, 2022 On 12/16/2021 at 7:51 AM, toast21602 said: We all need this shirt. Hope it comes back! @antman12 i'm adding imagery for this ski shop and was reminded of this. it's technically back in stock, but they've changed the design. same verbiage https://www.skitheeast.net/products/dedicated-tee-charcoal-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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