liplipliplip Posted August 9, 2020 Report Posted August 9, 2020 Anyone have any idea what's going on with the lifts at boulder? Was walking the dog earlier around the base and it looks like every one has had at least some chairs pulled off (except Merry Widdows). Seems like they might be reducing the number of chairs and re-spacing what remains. Also looks like black forrest lift is at the end of its life, the cable was pulled off the towers and strewn in the parking lot and its counterweight was cut loose. Any rumors if loose chairs might go up for sale, figure they'd make a great porch swing. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted August 9, 2020 Report Posted August 9, 2020 Welcome to PASR!!! 1 1 Quote
liplipliplip Posted August 9, 2020 Author Report Posted August 9, 2020 On 8/9/2020 at 7:58 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Welcome to PASR!!! Expand Thanks, quad drama over at JF turned me on to this place, been lurking for a bit, first time posting 3 Quote
toast21602 Posted August 9, 2020 Report Posted August 9, 2020 On 8/9/2020 at 8:01 PM, liplipliplip said: Thanks, quad drama over at JF turned me on to this place, been lurking for a bit, first time posting Expand Welcome, lippy. 1 1 Quote
Benm Posted August 9, 2020 Report Posted August 9, 2020 I've been on the hunt for a chair nearby for a while, would love to get one if BB sold them. If anyone hears something, lemme know. Also, welcome. 2 Quote
liplipliplip Posted August 9, 2020 Author Report Posted August 9, 2020 On 8/9/2020 at 8:09 PM, Benm said: I've been on the hunt for a chair nearby for a while, would love to get one if BB sold them. If anyone hears something, lemme know. Also, welcome. Expand Yeah, the black forest lift runs nearly the same lift line as Merry Widdow I and Merry Widdow II, two double lifts that share a single set of towers. It's typically been closed the past 5+ years but the cable was derailed a couple of years back without ever being repaired. I can't imagine with the duplicate capacity and the lift's current state that it's going to be brought back to life, unless someone knows more than I do. I feel like if the lift is toast those chairs are bound for scrap or going to go up for sale. Quote
JFskiDan Posted August 9, 2020 Report Posted August 9, 2020 There are lifts at BB that havent run in a while, and shouldnt run any longer. They dont need all of the lifts they have there. A friend that works at JF said Vail had plans for multiple new lifts at each resort. Then Covid came knocking, so we shall see. 1 Quote
poconoceancity Posted August 9, 2020 Report Posted August 9, 2020 The quad at JF won’t be operational next season. Quote
liplipliplip Posted August 9, 2020 Author Report Posted August 9, 2020 On 8/9/2020 at 11:41 PM, poconoceancity said: The quad at JF won’t be operational next season. Expand What makes you say that? Also, do we know what’s wrong with it? I feel like the gearbox issue at attitash was well known when it happened, all I’ve seen on the quad was a sign apologizing it was closed for the season, a no trespassing sign, some chairs flagged with pink tape, and new bolts overhead some chairs. Quote
C1erArt Posted August 13, 2020 Report Posted August 13, 2020 On 8/9/2020 at 11:52 PM, liplipliplip said: What makes you say that? Also, do we know what’s wrong with it? I feel like the gearbox issue at attitash was well known when it happened, all I’ve seen on the quad was a sign apologizing it was closed for the season, a no trespassing sign, some chairs flagged with pink tape, and new bolts overhead some chairs. I was told by an employee that someone noticed a crack in the hanger arm for a chair, and an inspection of more chairs showed cracks in about a dozen of the chairs, so they decided that all the chairs would need replacing to run it again. Not sure if he was supposed to give that information out. It was in use for a couple of weeks last season before they shut it down. 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted August 14, 2020 Report Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) On 8/13/2020 at 10:44 PM, C1erArt said: I was told by an employee that someone noticed a crack in the hanger arm for a chair, and an inspection of more chairs showed cracks in about a dozen of the chairs, so they decided that all the chairs would need replacing to run it again. Not sure if he was supposed to give that information out. It was in use for a couple of weeks last season before they shut it down. Expand Wow I’m sure he wasn’t at liberty to give that info out. Reminds me of when @phillycore jumped off the east mountain lift at JF.. Edited August 14, 2020 by GrilledSteezeSandwich Quote
liplipliplip Posted August 19, 2020 Author Report Posted August 19, 2020 On 8/13/2020 at 10:44 PM, C1erArt said: I was told by an employee that someone noticed a crack in the hanger arm for a chair, and an inspection of more chairs showed cracks in about a dozen of the chairs, so they decided that all the chairs would need replacing to run it again. Not sure if he was supposed to give that information out. It was in use for a couple of weeks last season before they shut it down. Expand Glad to know the chair I spent the better part of my youth riding was slowly cracking. That’d explain the chairs with the pink flag tape on them for sure. Not sure what happens to old chairs, but if they head for scrap rather than retail, I’ll offer up a $400 finders fee to anyone who can help me save a chair from the scrap heap. Quote
JFskiDan Posted August 19, 2020 Report Posted August 19, 2020 On 8/19/2020 at 7:10 PM, liplipliplip said: Glad to know the chair I spent the better part of my youth riding was slowly cracking. That’d explain the chairs with the pink flag tape on them for sure. Not sure what happens to old chairs, but if they head for scrap rather than retail, I’ll offer up a $400 finders fee to anyone who can help me save a chair from the scrap heap. Expand they sold off the Tannenbaum chairs last time they replaced a lift. They sold like hot cakes, literally....minutes. you really need to be in the right place at the right time to get a lift chair around here, i think. I would love to make some yard art out of a few. 2 Quote
liplipliplip Posted August 20, 2020 Author Report Posted August 20, 2020 On 8/19/2020 at 7:33 PM, JFskiDan said: they sold off the Tannenbaum chairs last time they replaced a lift. They sold like hot cakes, literally....minutes. you really need to be in the right place at the right time to get a lift chair around here, i think. I would love to make some yard art out of a few. Expand Yeah a friend has a tannenbaum chair sitting on his patio, it was a right place right time sort of deal. I want to be in that right place this time around, obviously if I see something come up I'll post about it here 1 Quote
liplipliplip Posted August 20, 2020 Author Report Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) On 8/14/2020 at 4:19 AM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Wow I’m sure he wasn’t at liberty to give that info out. Reminds me of when @phillycore jumped off the east mountain lift at JF.. Expand Jumped off the east mountain lift too! Was like 13. I'm sorry to the guy behind me who called me a dumbass, I didn't drop my wallet, I had just watched someone do it in a Warren Miller film and wanted to look cool. We should get flair or something for East Mountain lift jumpers. Edited August 20, 2020 by liplipliplip Quote
Benm Posted August 20, 2020 Report Posted August 20, 2020 On 8/20/2020 at 8:27 PM, liplipliplip said: I want to be in that right place this time around, obviously if I see something come up I'll post about it here Expand I tried emailing them but it bounced back saying the acct was inactive. Quote
RidgeRacer Posted August 20, 2020 Report Posted August 20, 2020 On 8/20/2020 at 8:29 PM, liplipliplip said: Jumped off the east mountain lift too! Was like 13. I'm sorry to the guy behind me who called me a dumbass, I didn't drop my wallet, I had just watched someone do it in a Warren Miller film and wanted to look cool. We should get flair or something for East Mountain lift jumpers.Phillycore (and a few others) jumped into 2 feet of snow. What a day that was. 2 Quote
toast21602 Posted August 20, 2020 Report Posted August 20, 2020 On 8/20/2020 at 10:19 PM, RidgeRacer said: Phillycore (and a few others) jumped into 2 feet of snow. What a day that was. Expand Definitely a top 10 day in PA for me. 2 Quote
liplipliplip Posted August 24, 2020 Author Report Posted August 24, 2020 On 8/20/2020 at 10:59 PM, toast21602 said: Definitely a top 10 day in PA for me. Expand Nothing better than when you can ski happy land, drop elevator, and get into some other stupid shit all on the same day Quote
RidgeRacer Posted August 24, 2020 Report Posted August 24, 2020 On 8/24/2020 at 12:24 AM, liplipliplip said: Nothing better than when you can ski happy land, drop elevator, and get into some other stupid shit all on the same dayHad lots and lots of fun days at Frost doing just that. Quote
Justo8484 Posted August 24, 2020 Report Posted August 24, 2020 On 8/24/2020 at 12:24 AM, liplipliplip said: Nothing better than when you can ski happy land, drop elevator, and get into some other stupid shit all on the same day Expand does the little cliff huck fall under the "stupid shit" umbrella? i seem to always do stupid shit whenever i ski frost, and it's always a fun change of pace from blue Quote
C1erArt Posted September 4, 2020 Report Posted September 4, 2020 On 8/24/2020 at 6:55 PM, Justo8484 said: does the little cliff huck fall under the "stupid shit" umbrella? i seem to always do stupid shit whenever i ski frost, and it's always a fun change of pace from blueThink little cliff huck is gone. They smoothed out that cut out on the left as you approach the East mountain chair. 1 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted September 4, 2020 Report Posted September 4, 2020 On 9/4/2020 at 1:48 PM, C1erArt said: Think little cliff huck is gone. They smoothed out that cut out on the left as you approach the East mountain chair. Correct. Been that way for a while Quote
Lift Blog Posted October 24, 2020 Report Posted October 24, 2020 Black Forest is completely gone now. Merry Widow II is getting a new counterweight. Various repairs are underway on Tannenbaum, Little Boulder and Edelweiss. Vail doesn't mess around with lift maintenance. 2 Quote
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