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Spillway
by cvagrad86 » Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:17 pm
Hiked the mtn. today, zig zagged back and forth to get some perspectives on the Spillway chair deconstruction. Eery in places, the result to date would look like a NELSAPed lift on some defunct mtn. There are stakes indicating where the new chair towers will be. It appears to be 5 feet to the west of the existing towers. The clearing for the survey line at the top is hard to figure out. It goes 15 feet above the spillway cross cut, up the slope. If that will be the end of the chair, significant blasting/clearing will have to take place.
Here are some pics....
http://unhalum90.imgur.com/spillway
Enjoy
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Re: Spillway
by D. B. Cooper » Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:53 am
Great Pictures ! Thanks.
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Re: Spillway
by kdub » Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:59 am
cvagrad86 wrote:The clearing for the survey line at the top is hard to figure out. It goes 15 feet above the spillway cross cut, up the slope. If that will be the end of the chair, significant blasting/clearing will have to take place.
Bullwheel will be on that slope above the crosscut. The chair will pass over you as you unload slightly to the West of the existing unload.
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Re: Spillway
by jimskime » Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:33 am
The Skyline chair will have more towers, allowing it to set lower as the cables won't be sagging as the Spillway lift did. The bullwheel will be above the unloading area, Very little excavating needs to be done.
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Re: Spillway
by Fixedgrip16 » Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:39 am
Good deal-- thanks for the info. That makes alot of sense having more towers and a lower cable. Actually heading up there today to check things out.
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Re: Spillway
by Andrew B. » Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:20 am
Fixedgrip16 wrote:Good deal-- thanks for the info. That makes alot of sense having more towers and a lower cable. Actually heading up there today to check things out.
Pictures please.
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Re: Spillway
by WrathOfAramark » Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:55 am
kdub wrote:
cvagrad86 wrote:The clearing for the survey line at the top is hard to figure out. It goes 15 feet above the spillway cross cut, up the slope. If that will be the end of the chair, significant blasting/clearing will have to take place.
Bullwheel will be on that slope above the crosscut. The chair will pass over you as you unload slightly to the West of the existing unload.
That will be a hell of a ride when someone inevitably fails to get off at the unload ramp. I'll make sure to never be standing under the cable after clearing just in case it starts to rain small children and ski equipment.
Edit:
Thanks for the pictures cvagrad!
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Re: Spillway
by SkitheLoaf » Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:03 pm
Nice pictures. Thanks!
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Re: Spillway
by creakyneez » Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:09 pm
jimskime wrote:The Skyline chair
Did I miss something? Has a name been decided?
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Re: Spillway
by WrathOfAramark » Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:23 pm
creakyneez wrote:
jimskime wrote:The Skyline chair
Did I miss something? Has a name been decided?
Don't think so, but it looks like they started dismantling the bottom terminals and first two towers today.
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Re: Spillway
by Mr. Vesper » Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:08 pm
WrathOfAramark wrote:
creakyneez wrote:
jimskime wrote:The Skyline chair
Did I miss something? Has a name been decided?
Don't think so, but it looks like they started dismantling the bottom terminals and first two towers today.
You missed something, but then "Who Cares"?
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Re: Spillway
by jimskime » Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:31 pm
WrathOfAramark wrote:
creakyneez wrote:
jimskime wrote:The Skyline chair
Did I miss something? Has a name been decided?
Don't think so, but it looks like they started dismantling the bottom terminals and first two towers today.
Oops, I don't know if I was supposed to say that.
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Re: Spillway
by Skimaine » Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:31 pm
creakyneez wrote:
jimskime wrote:The Skyline chair
Did I miss something? Has a name been decided?
Skyline would be a pretty good name. Fits the purpose. But like most, I will be calling it Spillway regardless.
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Re: Spillway
by TOOTH » Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:14 am
Skimaine wrote:
creakyneez wrote:
jimskime wrote:The Skyline chair
Did I miss something? Has a name been decided?
Skyline would be a pretty good name. Fits the purpose. But like most, I will be calling it Spillway regardless.
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by T.O.S. » Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:07 pm
skyline? I thought it was going to be down low, out of the wind.
Call it what you want, we'll call it spillway.
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Re: Spillway
by k2trav » Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:43 pm
Watched the bottom terminal burn to the ground this afternoon after i made some turns on The Big jump in Haywire
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Re: Spillway
by WrathOfAramark » Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:04 pm
As of 3:00 PM you could see smoke from it in the webcam. A still doesn't really show anything, need to see it swirling to even see it.
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Re: Spillway
by TOOTH » Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:08 pm
k2trav wrote:Watched the bottom terminal burn to the ground this afternoon after i made some turns on The Big jump in Haywire
Best thing I've heard around here in a long time. Is Wig still alive?
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Re: Spillway
by Masskiah » Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:10 pm
Turns on the big jump on Haywire?! So am I getting this right, there's still snow on the mtn? I see a patch of snow on the wski webcam but not enough to make a turn on. Maybe a half turn but not a full turn.
And I agree with Tooth, best news in a long time on this site about the burning of the lower terminal! Woohoo!
Now the question Tooth posed...is Wigman still alive? What has happened to this site???
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Re: Spillway
by Fixedgrip16 » Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:20 pm
TOOTH wrote:
k2trav wrote:Watched the bottom terminal burn to the ground this afternoon after i made some turns on The Big jump in Haywire
Best thing I've heard around here in a long time. Is Wig still alive?
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Re: Spillway
by TOOTH » Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:29 pm
Masskiah wrote:Turns on the big jump on Haywire?! So am I getting this right, there's still snow on the mtn? I see a patch of snow on the wski webcam but not enough to make a turn on. Maybe a half turn but not a full turn.
And I agree with Tooth, best news in a long time on this site about the burning of the lower terminal! Woohoo!
Now the question Tooth posed...is Wigman still alive? What has happened to this site???
The post season pain of the "long wait" has caused the once vibrant and witty exchange of all information deemed important to us to come to a screeching halt. Or something like that. I love Trav just for putting skis on and attempting to get a turn in at our beloved mountain on June 8th. Someone get this man a hooker.
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Re: Spillway
by cveccentric » Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:48 pm
Hookers in the Valley - don't you know how it is to sell something others give away!!
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Re: Spillway
by Masskiah » Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:30 pm
+1 on a hooker for Trav. Let's say we get one for Wigman too. Maybe that'll get him back to taunt us til the snow flys again with progress pics of Spillway and Brackett Basin.
He had my drooling last Fall with all his Basin pics.
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Re: Spillway
by k2trav » Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:40 pm
Spillway Deconstruction
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Re: Spillway
by Frontface » Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:54 pm
Great photos of an exciting day at the 'Loaf. Thanks for sharing !
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Re: Spillway
by Masskiah » Thu Jun 09, 2011 8:21 pm
Wow!! Thems some really great pics!
Holy Christ, waves of stoke washing over me!
I''ll admit, the fire shots brought a tear.
Thank you, k2trav, for sharing such a memorable day with all of us!
And good for you---gettin some on June 8th! Well deserved I'd say!
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Re: Spillway
by LMGRNJP » Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:10 pm
so is there still snow on haywire? would love it if i could get a june turn in along with a hike
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Re: Spillway
by cvagrad86 » Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:17 pm
I saw three piles of snow on Haywire last weekend. Two are certainly still there, as they were 10 feet tall still. I got a picture on my phone, will try and upload.
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Re: Spillway
by k2trav » Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:26 pm
There was enough snow for 6-7 turns
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Re: Spillway
by k2trav » Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:51 am
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150329262412306
Ill upload to youtube later
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