Colorado Steamboat's New Gondi shaves 4 minutes off time

[raisingarizona]

3) the earth is obloid
4) they used the wrong factor converting to metric. Like Nasa. So it was shorter than they thought.
5) There's really nothing to this as the "ten minutes" was quoted from a guy who got it at the coffe shop over hearing some guy who heard it at the deli earlier. The deli source itself is questionable, but the sandwich was really good, enhancing the believability.

Going with 5)...

Haha! I like 5.

 

[Bruuuce]

All I know is that our new gondi really moves (when it is working of course) and I have enjoyed not having a head bang every other run. I barely have time to get a good conversation in now before it hits the top. They also redesigned the load line and it looks like it will be much improved.

 

[Seldomski]

The 10 minutes came from the physicist who approximated the time to the nearest power of ten.

 

[raisingarizona]

All I know is that our new gondi really moves (when it is working of course) and I have enjoyed not having a head bang every other run. I barely have time to get a good conversation in now before it hits the top. They also redesigned the load line and it looks like it will be much improved.

And what’s the timeline for the other new gondola? I’m curious, how do theclocals feel about expanding the boundaries into the rib?

That’s a pretty fun zone in there. Plenty of lips, fins and pillows!

 

[Bruuuce]

Feedback for opening the new terrain is mixed. We'll see how the plan rolls out. What I'd love to see first is access at the bottom of the sunshine lift. That would make the mornings sooo much less of a cluster.

 

[Ron]

And what’s the timeline for the other new gondola? I’m curious, how do theclocals feel about expanding the boundaries into the rib?

That’s a pretty fun zone in there. Plenty of lips, fins and pillows!

thats not even realistically on the table right now.

 

[Doug Briggs]

Did they get it back up and running? Apparently they had a mechanical issue late Sunday.

 

[Ron]

Did they get it back up and running? Apparently they had a mechanical issue late Sunday.

no, its still down. I had heard an unsubstantiated statement that a new "wheel" of sorts is needed and its currently in Austria, I don't have facts yet but @Bruuuce or I will post as soon as we get confirmation. In the mean time, all terrain is still accessible. via Thunderhead lift.

 

[Ron]

Here's a quote from the Pilot. (newspaper)

the malfunction occurred on the drive line to the gear box in the upper terminal. Its cause is currently being assessed by resort officials and employees of Doppelmayr Garaventa Group, the Austria-based manufacturer of the gondola. As crews work to fix the issue, the gondola will not be in operation.

 

[Decreed_It]

no, its still down. I had heard an unsubstantiated statement that a new "wheel" of sorts is needed and its currently in Austria, I don't have facts yet but @Bruuuce or I will post as soon as we get confirmation. In the mean time, all terrain is still accessible. via Thunderhead lift.

Hopefully fixed before we get there in February

 

[mdf]

the malfunction occurred on the drive line to the gear box in the upper terminal. Its cause is

... running too fast! (Just kidding.)

 

[Bruuuce]

I rode up with an employee this morning and he said, speaking on the condition of anonymity, that the part has been manufactured and is on its way along with some experts from Bavaria. Hope it is true.

 

[Ron]

so the matches with what I read/heard. seems to me this shouldn't be a protracted issue. Now, can they bring some beer and pretzels?

 

[Andy Mink]

I love the faster lifts but that also puts more folks on the hill at one time. Sometimes it's worth a few extra minutes to have a more open slope. All this said never having been to Steamboat. Just experience at other places.

 

[Ron]

while that is true, in our case, this just brings you up to mid-mountain. you ski from the summit down to mid-mountain here (Which is why we really only care about the summit snow reports so its not the same as dumping hoards of people directly onto the runs. once you get to the Thunderhead lodge, you can go to many different sections the mountain

 

[Doug Briggs]

Bummer. But at least it's under warranty. ;-)

 

[raisingarizona]

No new bling bling lifts are going to fix the terrain deficit. At least they get some good snow.

 

[Ron]

Ok folks, repairs are under weigh.

Gondola repairs to begin Friday, reopening date remains uncertain

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The replacement parts to fix Steamboat Resort’s new gondola are scheduled to arrive Friday, Nov. 29, but officials remain uncertain when the lift can reopen. This comes after the record-setting gondola, the...

www.steamboatpilot.com

 

[Ron]

No new bling bling lifts are going to fix the terrain deficit. At least they get some good snow.

we could use more terrain but hones.ty. Once you live here and understand the mountain better , there’s a ton of stuff that most people never see or know about. It’s hard to get bored on a powder day skiing 1800’ vert of trees that are literally Lift to lift.

 

[Bruuuce]

we could use more terrain but hones.ty. Once you live here and understand the mountain better , there’s a ton of stuff that most people never see or know about. It’s hard to get bored on a powder day skiing 1800’ vert of trees that are literally Lift to lift.

I couldn't agree more. If you ski with someone who knows the mountain there is much more great terrain than at first glance. Nope, we don't have lots of hike-to terrain, but I'll put one of our powder mornings up against other areas I've skied. Don't mean to sound like a homer, but follow @Ron (or even me) and you'll be exhausted before you run out of terrain.

Now that they've opened Burgess and Storm, the gondi issue will really only be a big problem in the morning. After that most won't be skiing gondi laps.