Bubble Blog: Timeline
The new chairs for the Grand Summit Express started to arrive today! It is up to our lift mechanics to put them together and get them on the lift in time for the 4th of July weekend. Our fingers are crossed. See photos – very exciting.
We continue to do a lot of earthwork for the bottom terminal and storage barn of the new 6-pack. We are removing the old terminals (top and bottom) and the crane moves to the summit to remove the old drive room from its pedestal on June 8.
There has been a lot of interest surrounding the dates that the new lift will be installed. It is hard to nail down firm dates as many parts and pieces are being shipped from all over the world to little ole’ VT. Just a few days ago the haul rope was ordered but won’t arrive until October! Here is a very TENTATIVE timeline for all of you lift-geeks.
· Storage Barn Kit arrives, July 22 (yup – just like Legos it comes all numbered and ready to assemble)
· Start foundation work for new lift end of June
· Marketing to name this lift by Aug 1
· Set towers – TBA – sometime in Sept
· Chairs arrive around Sept 25
· Haul rope install and splice done by Oct 24
· Load test by Nov 9
· 3 ft of fresh powder by Nov 15
· Grand opening Nov 19???
Obviously, there are a few minor details missing, like when we will assemble our barn and when we will fly the towers. Stay tuned, we will continue to share the details with you and before you know it you’ll be pulling out your winter sweaters and taking your first ride on our 6-pack bubble chair.
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· 3 ft of fresh powder by Nov 15
^ I like this one.
Flying the towers if schedule permiting during Brewer’s Fest could make for some interesting entertainment (both for the pilot/construction crew and the guests) for sure!!
YES THAT IS AN AMAZING IDEA. I AM GOING TO BE THERE AND THAT WOULD BE AWESOME
Can you guys do that
no idea when the towers will be flown in… i’m willing to bet it won’t be during brewers but who knows?
two suggestions:
1) have a naming “contest.” have people submit names for the lift and if the marketing dept decides to use one then award that person with the ceremonial first ride or lift tickets or something.
2) buy an old bus and put it in carinthia, other places have done it and it looks awesome.
You guys should allow people to sponsor new lift chairs…each chair should have their own name…just a thought!
Just name the lift Mount Pisgah Xpress as I have been saying for a while!
Like the “Free Fall” run on the North Face which was named via a contest (by a friend of mine), this new chair should also be named via a contest with a prize to be awarded at the end following live voting on this site….
I mean, it’s not like “grand summit express” or “yankee clipper” were such great names to begin with, maybe throw this one to the fans??? haha
we may, paul. we may.
Name the lift after the founder of Mount Snow- something with Walt in the name- Like Walt’s Flyer?
What’s up with the lift chairs? When are they available for pickup?
will there really be 3 ft. of fresh powder by Nov. 15???
this is so exciting to watch – thank you for all the great photos — very fun to see the tranformation in action.