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Mega Snowbird News
Off of the AP
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Snowbird ski resort is planning to replace one of its original 1971 chair lifts with a longer, faster lift that would take skiers nearly to the top of the resort in Peruvian Gulch. But that's not all: the resort would drill a 400-foot tunnel through the mountain so skiers can reach the backside in Mineral Basin, riding a conveyor belt without taking off their skis. The sheer engineering audacity of the tunnel is bound to turn heads in the industry, and cost a lot of money, although how much is unknown; Snowbird officials said they hadn't drawn up plans and were still examining the lift and tunnel as a concept. Save Our Canyons is unlikely to oppose the transformation because Snowbird promises to tear down the Peruvian lift when it builds the new lift, and because the new detachable four-seat lift would end just short of a ridge line and wouldn't mar the Wasatch scenery. The new lift would stop short of the saddle that separates Peruvian Gulch from Mineral Basin so intermediate skiers wouldn't have to navigate steep terrain from its top. By keeping the chair off a ridge, it would stay protected from high winds that could limit operation, resort spokesman Dave Fields said Tuesday. But that would require a tunnel to get skiers through the mountain saddle and into Mineral Basin, where the conveyor belt would deliver skiers onto moderate terrain. Fields said the "moving carpet" in the tunnel was key to keeping the new lift below the ridge line, meaning the resort wouldn't have to build retaining walls or grade the ridge top for a lift terminal. Save Our Canyons would like to see Bass dismantle and replace the tram with a gondola hugging the ground closer. Instead, Fields said the new lift and tunnel "would take a lot of pressure off the tram," making it more useful for skiers. Snowbird lift designs pose a special challenge. "The bottom line is this resort is on an extremely steep mountain, and they have all sorts of problems operating up there," said Witherspoon. The 1,078-member Save Our Canyons often weighs in resort expansion requiring U.S. Forest Service approval, and Snowbird's new lift would require at least two lift towers on national forest land that makes up the patchwork of public-private land at the resort. Witherspoon, speaking as one board member and an avid backcountry skier, said he could find little reason to oppose Snowbird's plans. "Do they need a new lift up there? That's ski resort decision. I would really like it if they just get rid of the tram," he said. Snowbird also plans to ask the Forest Service for approval to build another base lodge near the bottom of the high-speed Gadzoom lift. -------------------------------------- http://iplay2ski.blogspot.com http://buildmybankroll.blogspot.com |
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"JB" wrote in message ups.com... The 1,078-member Save Our Canyons ......... Bwaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahaha.........NAMBLA probably has more members. |
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In article , pigo says...
"JB" wrote in message oups.com... The 1,078-member Save Our Canyons ......... Bwaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahaha.........NAMB LA probably has more members. And you would know because why? |
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