still open before I get there...ME2VTSkier wrote:Or even if the sun comes out and the wind dies!daytripper wrote:It's a moot point anyway because in shitty weather the mountain doesn't open until noon.
Snowdon triple
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Re: Snowdon triple
mach es sehr schnell
'exponential reciprocation'- The practice of always giving back more than you take....
'exponential reciprocation'- The practice of always giving back more than you take....
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Re: Snowdon triple
What infrastructure improvements could be made to improve operations during weather events that impact lift status?
More fixed grips?
More chair storage barns for detachables?
Unloading houses/enclosed unloading terminals at the top?
Lift tower sheave assembly covers or tower roofs?
More surface lifts?
Magic carpet tunnel to the peak?
More fixed grips?
More chair storage barns for detachables?
Unloading houses/enclosed unloading terminals at the top?
Lift tower sheave assembly covers or tower roofs?
More surface lifts?
Magic carpet tunnel to the peak?
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Re: Snowdon triple
Pitch that idea with a solar array on the roof and you might get some traction...Stormchaser wrote:What infrastructure improvements could be made to improve operations during weather events that impact lift status?
Lift tower sheave assembly covers or tower roofs?
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Re: Snowdon triple
Hell, use solar and a battery to deice the platforms...Mister Moose wrote:Pitch that idea with a solar array on the roof and you might get some traction...Stormchaser wrote:What infrastructure improvements could be made to improve operations during weather events that impact lift status?
Lift tower sheave assembly covers or tower roofs?
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Re: Snowdon triple
So what is different about a fixed grip versus a detachable at the towers? As far as I can see, nothing. If you have to go up and deice a tower's sheave train, why does how the chair grips the cable matter? The differences between an detachable and a fixed grip are the grip (so ice on the cable would be an issue) and in the loading and unloading platforms. Nothing on the tower should matter, the cable and grip pass right though them!
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Re: Snowdon triple
Chatted with the Master rope splicer just after he finished the job. He said the length of the splice needs to be at least 1,200 times the diameter of the haul rope. In our case for the Snowdon triple that length is 140 feet. Now all they need to is get the wire in the air and put the chairs back on in prep for the full load test.
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