Introducing the Bluebird Express!
Mount Snow Dubs America’s Only Six Passenger Bubble Chair Lift Bluebird Express
West Dover, VT (August 1, 2011) – Mount Snow has announced Bluebird Express will be the name of America’s only high speed detachable six passenger bubble chair lift which is currently being installed at the Southern Vermont resort. Fittingly, the first people to learn the new name were spectators at Saturday’s Mount Snow Valley Blueberry Festival Parade in which Mount Snow entered a float complete with a bubble chair and banners brandishing the name.
“We enjoy such great support from our local community, we wanted them to have the privilege of learning the name of our new lift before anyone else”, said Mount Snow’s General Manager, Kelly Pawlak.
The name was derived from a combination of the sky blue color of the bubbles on the new chairs and the beautiful, cloudless days during the winter that skiers and riders refer to as “bluebird”.
Marketing and Events Director Vinnie Lewis says, “The Bluebird Express is going to provide our guests protection from the elements similar to a gondola cabin, but with the convenience and comfort of being able to keep their skis and boards on their feet.”
The Bluebird Express is a high-speed detachable six passenger bubble chair, manufactured by Leitner-Poma, and will be the only one of its kind in America. It will follow the same path up the mountain as the former Summit Local, a fixed grip triple chair lift, but will cut the ride time in half to just seven minutes while increasing Mount Snow’s uphill capacity by up to 800 people per hour.
For details and updates on the Bluebird Express installation visit http://mountsnow.com/category/bubble-blog/
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Very fitting name!! Cant wait for opening day!!!
Why not name it something to do with Mt Snow, it is a signature chair for the mountain!!
Or even something catchy like….”BUBBLE UP”
u dont have to post that ni every single blog…… its not gonna be bubble up…
This is soooooo super cooooool — tx to Kelly and her whole team for making this happen — :)
can’t wait…..if only i had six friends…
You can just meet 5 new people, each trip, who won’t be your friend either. It’s easier to decide what run to take that way!
i thought there was a 6 pack bubble somewhere out west?
theyre is a bubble quad at the Canyons, Park City
They are installing something similar at The Canyons^^
http://espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/blog/_/post/5528328/proof-skiers-too-pampered
they tried this with the summit quad that replaced the old gondola back in the 80′s. problem is on windy days they will have to shut it down, and we know how windy it gets up top.
Awesome chair. I went to Switzerland and they had an 8 person long chairlift. But I think that mount snow has done an amazing job. Another good name for this chairlift would be the bubble express