Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Chairs on on and Ready to Roll

Once the towers had been set and all of the helicoptering of components had been done, it seems like the finishing touches on the lift took such a short time to complete.
The top and bottom terminals were assembled and the haul rope pulled and spliced. Then the chairs were hung. Currently they are load testing using barrels of water. The planned opening of the new lift is slated for Friday 12/23 (as long as there is snow to ski on…). I’m sure there will be a more “official” opening with dignitaries and such at some point in the near future. I plan to be there first thing Friday morning to ride this new attraction.

In the meantime here are some pictures from Saturday afternoon: