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Ski lift, Five Lakes area, Alpine Meadows CA?
As you hike up the widely used Five Lakes trail in Alpine Meadows,
California, you see a number of towers both below and above you, apparently intended for a chair lift that, if it were completed, would cross the trail at approximately a right angle, heading up in the general direction of KT 22. The towers themselves look quite new and modern and appear to be in very good shape, except that there's no cable installed, and in fact no pulley flanges on the towers. Anyway know the origin or history of these? A project that got started and then was disapproved or otherwise abandoned? Do I recall correctly that there once was, quite a long while ago, a lift in this general area that allowed skiers to ride up from Alpine and drop down into Squaw Valley? |
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Ski lift, Five Lakes area, Alpine Meadows CA?
On 7/13/10 2:02 PM, AES wrote:
As you hike up the widely used Five Lakes trail in Alpine Meadows, California, you see a number of towers both below and above you, apparently intended for a chair lift that, if it were completed, would cross the trail at approximately a right angle, heading up in the general direction of KT 22. The towers themselves look quite new and modern and appear to be in very good shape, except that there's no cable installed, and in fact no pulley flanges on the towers. Anyway know the origin or history of these? A project that got started and then was disapproved or otherwise abandoned? Long time Alpine Meadows locals Troy and Sue Caldwell bought a piece of land between Alpine and Squaw that included the top of KT22. Part of their deal with Squaw to continue to operate the KT22 lift was a lift from their property to Squaw, resulting the lift you report. The economy has stalled the project AFAIK. I believe they intend some private building sites and a lodge. Do I recall correctly that there once was, quite a long while ago, a lift in this general area that allowed skiers to ride up from Alpine and drop down into Squaw Valley? Never. |
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Ski lift, Five Lakes area, Alpine Meadows CA?
On 7/14/10 7:51 AM, AES wrote:
As a postscript to this post: Returnng home from our Five Lakes excursion via Old 40 over Donner Pass we noticed the Donner Summit Historical Society building in Norden: http://www.donnersummithistoricalsociety.org and stopped for a visit. Funky place, tons of interesting stuff, and good coffee -- will be a regular stop for future trips. Nice establishment - lots of ski history on Donner Summit. Dick *Mad Dog* Buek lived in that neighborhood. 1950ish American downhill racer, known for winning or crashing. No second place for him. |
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Ski lift, Five Lakes area, Alpine Meadows CA?
On Wed 14 Jul '10 at 09:59 lal_truckee wrote: snip Dick *Mad Dog* Buek lived in that neighborhood. 1950ish American downhill racer, known for winning or crashing. No second place for him. Did he also form his own "Team America" ... ? A. -- Alun Evans |
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