Dan- Posted October 18, 2006 Report Posted October 18, 2006 They've been putting in towers for the past 2 hours... Quote
AtomicSkier Posted October 18, 2006 Report Posted October 18, 2006 that's insane....2 hours to install all the towers and all the cross members. Quote
ColoradoHigh Posted October 18, 2006 Report Posted October 18, 2006 that's insane....2 hours to install all the towers and all the cross members. Well they need to have the lift running by mid. November to test that thing. It actually takes longer to get the wire, and chairs on, becuase the way to put wire around a lift takes a really hard time. It needs to be the right length, and the right tightness/slackness. If it has TO much slack, then it won't work, and they need to tighten it. They use a little nifty gadget to make sure the right pressure is there. Then the chairs. They, need to be the correct spaces. Quote
jsong83 Posted October 18, 2006 Report Posted October 18, 2006 all i see when i look at the webcam is a helicopter. cant see anything else...its too dark. god i want to go boarding. i would pay $200 for one hour of snowboarding at blue mountain right now. Quote
ColoradoHigh Posted October 18, 2006 Report Posted October 18, 2006 all i see when i look at the webcam is a helicopter. cant see anything else...its too dark. god i want to go boarding. i would pay $200 for one hour of snowboarding at blue mountain right now. Don't worry, they are, sure enough, putting in the tower. The pole is just hidden behind the trees. You can see the top beam of it with the wheels Quote
skifreak Posted October 18, 2006 Report Posted October 18, 2006 They had a story on WFMZ tonight about it. They were talking to Ray Tuthill about it, and he was giving reasons for the delay. He said it rained the day they first planned to do it, and then it was foggy the next day. So then they decided to do it today. He wasn't sure how long it would take but he said they would have it all done today, even if it meant working until 8 O'clock. If I remember correct the cost for the lift and installation was $4 million. They also said they installed the last lift themselves (Comet quad, I guess), but this time they hired people. I tried to find the story on WFMZ's site, but I didnt' see it. Quote
Dan- Posted October 18, 2006 Report Posted October 18, 2006 Unless they find a way to blow snow while it's 40. Then nope.. Quote
Stevo Posted October 19, 2006 Report Posted October 19, 2006 Well i have to say- this is quite a fucking disappointment. I wasn't even home when they were doing it- couldn't have watched. I like how the day of the lift they let us know. When they said it was "temporarily postponed", one would assume longer than a day. Fucking rediculous. One thing about blue- they suck at getting word out. Website updates are few and far between, pictures suck. There goes my day.. Quote
Tyler Posted October 19, 2006 Report Posted October 19, 2006 it was on the 6 oclock news tonight, they showed video of them putting in some of the towers for the 6 pack, i think it was fox news but im not sure Quote
Glenn Posted October 19, 2006 Report Posted October 19, 2006 Then the chairs. They, need to be the correct spaces. It's a high speed lift. The chairs come off the cable every time you come into the loading/unloading stations. Also every night all the chairs are taken off the lift, and every morning all the chairs are put back on. The chairs are not an issue. Quote
AtomicSkier Posted October 19, 2006 Report Posted October 19, 2006 It's a high speed lift. The chairs come off the cable every time you come into the loading/unloading stations. Also every night all the chairs are taken off the lift, and every morning all the chairs are put back on. The chairs are not an issue. They take them off at Camelback everynight? That seems like a waste of time. Blue doesn't have storage tracks like camelback does, so they never take them off. Quote
Schif Posted October 19, 2006 Report Posted October 19, 2006 I knew they repositioned them, but I thought that was every week or so. Quote
snorovr Posted October 19, 2006 Report Posted October 19, 2006 The chairs come off the cable every time you come into the loading/unloading stations. Thats the mechanism that broke on the Comet quad last season. It wasn't spacing the chairs correctly so they had to get a new part. Quote
Stevo Posted October 20, 2006 Report Posted October 20, 2006 This helped me get over it a little, though i am still pissed. Quote
First Grade Teacher Posted October 20, 2006 Report Posted October 20, 2006 This helped me get over it a little, though i am still pissed. I think the 200,000 people that are going to ride that lift take priorty over you getting to watch the install. Look at the pictures on the website and chill already. Quote
snorovr Posted October 20, 2006 Report Posted October 20, 2006 I think the 200,000 people that are going to ride that lift take priorty over you getting to watch the install. Look at the pictures on the website and chill already. I agree with First Grade. I could care less that I didn't get to see it as long as they get the freakin thing in. Ya I woulda liked to roll up if I could, but I think they did a pretty good job with the webcam and posting pics. I've noticed they've been giving the website pretty regular updates. Anyone know any dates on the rental shop sale yet??? Quote
Stevo Posted October 20, 2006 Report Posted October 20, 2006 I think the 200,000 people that are going to ride that lift take priorty over you getting to watch the install. Look at the pictures on the website and chill already. Well duh, but i'm still dissappointed that they didn't give better notice. I'm not bitching right now, i'm just responding to what you said, for the record. Quote
First Grade Teacher Posted October 20, 2006 Report Posted October 20, 2006 Do you ever have anything nice to say Did you say something? Quote
skifreak Posted October 20, 2006 Report Posted October 20, 2006 Rental shop sale is usually the second or third week in November. Quote
poconoceancity Posted October 20, 2006 Report Posted October 20, 2006 Did you say something? After spending a day with 20+ 6 year olds you would make some mean remarks also. Quote
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