Bubble Blog: Updated Timeline
The word for the week is PROGRESS!
I’ll start in the base area and work you up to the summit.
In the base, the foundation work is moving along. In the picture above, you can see the storage barn walls and back retaining wall take shape. The barn walls should be done next week. Poma is also planning to finish up all of their base area foundation work this week with the completion of the lift house foundation (see picture below) and the rest of the storage barn rail system footings. After the concrete work is complete in the base area we will back fill. In the picture below, of the lift house foundation, the load area will be at the top of that wall. Needless to say, unlike the Summit Triple, you will not need ski down to the load area, ever again!
The storage barn arrived and 1,350 pieces have been sorted and moved to the base. More pieces to the barn are on the way. Thanks to our crew from building maintenance and snowmaking (Mike Murphy, Training Center, even volunteered to help build the barn) four bents are complete – 8 more to go! We hope to have the crane on site to raise the bents the week of Aug 22nd.
The footings for the lift towers are being poured where the concrete truck can drive to. About ½ of the tower foundations will need the concrete to be flown in around Sept 6th. After the concrete has had time to cure the lift towers will take flight (around Sept 16). For those of you who want to watch, the base area will be a good vantage point and we will keep you posted here on exact dates and times.
Up at the summit, the “ski under” trail is really taking shape.
The foundation has been poured for the top terminal (405,000 lbs of concrete and steel) and the forms are leaving and heading north to another Vermont ski area – can you guess which one? Next Poma will pour the foundations for the top 3 lift towers. Keep checking back because things are changing by the hour – exciting times here are Mount Snow.
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Thanks for taking down that tent !!!
Burke Mountain for next Poma installation? Any pictures of summit site work?
Looking great guys! After experiencing this kind of project myself this year at another mountain, I can relate to how much work it is. But also how exciting it is when things actually start coming together and taking shape. I believe the forms will be heading to Burke Mountain after your done. I believe we are flying towers for our lift around that date and then the company is probably going up your way! Exciting times!
We were out in Park City last month and I made a point to take pictures of the Canyon’s bubble lift. I’d love to share them to give all of us Mount Snow folks a taste of what’s to come!
I wasn’t impressed with their bright orange color, but that seems to be a theme at the Canyons.
I’m really looking forward to trips up to the summit without my shoulders hunched and my head down! Let me know if there is a way to share the pictures.
There’s a pretty informative video of the Canyon Orange Express at
http://youtu.be/6XNzdnzH8ik
Really . . . Orange?
Yep really orange . . . and heated!!!!
How about adding to the name Bluebird express aka Rt 100 express or even better: Walter’s express!
Any chance you can get the base cam up again??
First off, as a longtime fan of Mt Snow, I couldnt be more excited for the upcoming season and the opportunity to ride the new lift!
I’m not sure if this has been brought up or not, with the high winds that plague the summit, the landing area for the lifts at the summit are usually all ice and windblown, what if anything, are some ideas to protect the skiers/riders and snow where we will be getting off the lift?
Guessing the forms are going to Stowe.
The rumor is the forms are headed to Burke
This is all just fantastic, and shows how complex the installation is.
Looking a progress though, and that the really complex bits have yet to arrive or be installed, I’m guessing the Bluebird will not spin in 2011.
Thinking of the complex control systems that must be wired and installed and tested, it seems hard to believe this lift will be ready at the start of the season, a short 10 to 12 weeks away.
Can you please provide an update on the date you think we’ll be able to ride this amazing new lift?
Thanks
Brendan
the plan is to have it running for the opening of the ski season!
now that you plan on putting much more people on the hill to alieviate the line’s at the bottom when do you expand the hill to rid the over crowing problem you WILL have now. :-( long live the summit local!!!