New Lift for Blue?

[toast21602]

54 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said:

This is perhaps premature but I'm beginning to wonder if this will be completed in time for opening day.

they still have ~5 months. I think it will be done, tested, and inspected before that. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

2 hours ago, RidgeRacer said:

This is perhaps premature but I'm beginning to wonder if this will be completed in time for opening day.

I’m sure they have access to a calendar. Nothing to worry about and amazing that we won’t have to park up top anymore early season. 

Edited June 25, 2022 by GrilledSteezeSandwich

[JFskiDan]

3 hours ago, RidgeRacer said:

This is perhaps premature but I'm beginning to wonder if this will be completed in time for opening day.

I think they are moving along ok, maybe not setting the world on fire but seeing some really big holes in the ground is a very good thing.  But of course, those holes are probably the easiest ones to dig and access.  I think the big thing for making this all work, is when the concrete for the towers goes in the ground.  I am pretty sure there will need to be significant cure time on the concrete before they can set towers on them.  Like maybe a month or so.  Keep in mind, since the main street and burma lifts are gone, and those chairs all sold off, not completing this on time will be the mother of all fuck ups.  

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

1 hour ago, JFskiDan said:

I think they are moving along ok, maybe not setting the world on fire but seeing some really big holes in the ground is a very good thing.  But of course, those holes are probably the easiest ones to dig and access.  I think the big thing for making this all work, is when the concrete for the towers goes in the ground.  I am pretty sure there will need to be significant cure time on the concrete before they can set towers on them.  Like maybe a month or so.  Keep in mind, since the main street and burma lifts are gone, and those chairs all sold off, not completing this on time will be the mother of all fuck ups.  

@Ski2Live Live2Skican start his business shuttling people to the summit lodge from the valley in his Subaru SUV if that happens. 

[Schif]

I think we will see concrete this week. It's a decent sized risk to open up those holes and let them get rained on. I would love to see the forms being built. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

7 minutes ago, Schif said:

I think we will see concrete this week. It's a decent sized risk to open up those holes and let them get rained on. I would love to see the forms being built. 

Will there be rebar?  How deep do you think they go with the foundations?  Schif I always forget that you went to school for engineering before you became a businessman. 

Edited June 25, 2022 by GrilledSteezeSandwich

[mikes781]

Metal power structure thing came down this morning.

[Benm]

concrete is supposedly being poured 'down there at the lift project' today.

[Schif]

It's going to be interesting to see a concrete pumping truck drive up main street

[toast21602]

51 minutes ago, mikes781 said:

Metal power structure thing came down this morning.

I was hoping that thing would somehow make it through all of this. RIP.

[JFskiDan]

1 hour ago, mikes781 said:

Metal power structure thing came down this morning.

someone is going to need to show me where/what this thing is.  i like to think i am fairly aware of things, but i have no idea what you guys are talking about.  

[Benm]

29 minutes ago, JFskiDan said:

someone is going to need to show me where/what this thing is.  i like to think i am fairly aware of things, but i have no idea what you guys are talking about.  

this rusty thing

[theprogram4]

I literally checked the cams yesterday and was happy to see it still there.  The end of an era 😢

[Benm]

Hole looks bigger than before. There is a concrete square in there but might be for a pole rather than the terminal.

No poles or anything but they could be up top. Ton of Spartan race stuff sitting in the lot tho

Edited July 3, 2022 by Benm

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I haven’t paid attention but had blue been updating their Facebook page with new lift constructions updates?

[JFskiDan]

10 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

I haven’t paid attention but had blue been updating their Facebook page with new lift constructions updates?

[toast21602]

Really wish a camera was pointed towards the "construction" that might be occurring. A lot of nothing seems to be going on. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

16 minutes ago, toast21602 said:

Really wish a camera was pointed towards the "construction" that might be occurring. A lot of nothing seems to be going on. 

Patience young grasshopper. It will be completed by the start of the ski season 

[indiggio]

2 hours ago, toast21602 said:

Really wish a camera was pointed towards the "construction" that might be occurring. A lot of nothing seems to be going on. 

Seems like they pointed them even farther away from the action.

[enjoralas]

5 hours ago, toast21602 said:

Really wish a camera was pointed towards the "construction" that might be occurring. A lot of nothing seems to be going on. 

 

2 hours ago, indiggio said:

Seems like they pointed them even farther away from the action.

Here's a screenshot of a partly installed lower lift house:

 

 

[enjoralas]

Some digging on the left side of the Main St cam. Can't see much but a pile of dirt and the occasional hoe bucket, but maybe some footers coming soon.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Blue hasn’t updated on their Facebook page which is surprising.  

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

On 6/25/2022 at 7:28 AM, toast21602 said:

they still have ~5 months. I think it will be done, tested, and inspected before that. 

Less than 4 months.  I will laugh so hard if they don’t get the deadline. 

[AtomicSkier]

i would've liked to see all the prep work done by now and left the last 4 months for installation.  the lack of footings is questionable.  maybe we'll just ski off the vista chair for the first month of the season!

@GrilledSteezeSandwich vista talk.

[indiggio]

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