Might need to train someone in house to keep the dam thing running, If you can keep a 20+ year old franken lift running at 29 below an inside moving stair should be a piece of cake.rogman wrote: ↑Jan 27th, '25, 18:24They did. Again, and again, and again, ...
Everyone knew this was a terrible idea except the owner and the architect, and I'm not so sure about the latter. Since an architect's main goal is to make things bigger and more expensive, consider this a win for them. My recollection is the repair service comes out of Burlington, Vermont. Figure four hours round trip travel charge before the repair even starts. To become a elevator and/or escalator person requires a 4 year apprenticeship, so the whole thing is pretty locked down. In short, massive failure to investigate the real cost of ownership.
What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
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Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
2 hours and 10-minute drive to K
2024/2025 Ski Days: 35 days for the season
Killington: 11/14 (Day One), 12/23, 1/6, 1/10, 1/13,1/23, 2/5, 2/10, 2/19, 2/28, 3/11, 3/27, 4/20
Loon: 12/13, 12/20, 12/25, 1/8, 1/13, 1/15, 1/21, 1/27, 2/4, 2/12, 2/24, 3/13, 3/19, 4/11
Sunday River:3/4
Sugarloaf:
Cannon:12/05, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/21, 2/26, 3/14, 3/25
2024/2025 Ski Days: 35 days for the season
Killington: 11/14 (Day One), 12/23, 1/6, 1/10, 1/13,1/23, 2/5, 2/10, 2/19, 2/28, 3/11, 3/27, 4/20
Loon: 12/13, 12/20, 12/25, 1/8, 1/13, 1/15, 1/21, 1/27, 2/4, 2/12, 2/24, 3/13, 3/19, 4/11
Sunday River:3/4
Sugarloaf:
Cannon:12/05, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/21, 2/26, 3/14, 3/25
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Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Please think once before you post.
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Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
I always forget about the escalator as I never come thru the front door of KBL.
Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
IIRC the elevator/escalator workers are the highest paid trade.rogman wrote: ↑Jan 27th, '25, 18:24They did. Again, and again, and again, ...
Everyone knew this was a terrible idea except the owner and the architect, and I'm not so sure about the latter. Since an architect's main goal is to make things bigger and more expensive, consider this a win for them. My recollection is the repair service comes out of Burlington, Vermont. Figure four hours round trip travel charge before the repair even starts. To become a elevator and/or escalator person requires a 4 year apprenticeship, so the whole thing is pretty locked down. In short, massive failure to investigate the real cost of ownership.
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So i should get trained and station out if Killington?
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Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Repetitive failure is an embarrassment. Never should have been installed if K can't keep it working.




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Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
According to my “research”:
Burlington Airport has 2
Barnes and Noble in South Burlington has 2
Killington has 2
And that’s it for Vermont. At least you’ll have plenty of time to ski. Doesn’t sound like a great way to make a living. Better brush up on elevators, too.

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Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Hey this would be a semi retirement job. Sounds like I could setup some kind of deal and have a daily/weekly shift at the K1 

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Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
theyre traveling workers who work full time if not more than full time. i think they are out of the boston area but dont quote me.
Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Hey, the escalator is fixed! I used it! It's like stairs, only it moves for you! Pretty cool.
What's a touron?
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Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Since they heard me about the escalator, I've got more requests:
Easy to read clocks on all the lifts
Actually, they got this one right. Good job!
Easy to read thermometers on all the lifts
Those dial ones are nice.
Vary the music a little.
I mean "Jack and Diane", "Stayin' Alive" . . . make me feel my age, why doncha? "Stayin' Alive's" the CPR music, right? Just in case I need it.
Some of the lifties got it goin' on. Snowdon's been playing EDM. South Ridge playing I'm not sure what, but it was cool.
Easy to read clocks on all the lifts
Actually, they got this one right. Good job!
Easy to read thermometers on all the lifts
Those dial ones are nice.
Vary the music a little.
I mean "Jack and Diane", "Stayin' Alive" . . . make me feel my age, why doncha? "Stayin' Alive's" the CPR music, right? Just in case I need it.
Some of the lifties got it goin' on. Snowdon's been playing EDM. South Ridge playing I'm not sure what, but it was cool.
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Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
They could make the KZone owners a purchase offer they can’t refuse.




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Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
I'll just leave this here: http://www.killingtonchat.com/
Check out where that goes (after you get past the "not secure" warning - its not malicious).
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Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
So much for being fiercely independent.spanky wrote: ↑Jan 29th, '25, 22:20 I'll just leave this here: http://www.killingtonchat.com/
Check out where that goes (after you get past the "not secure" warning - its not malicious).
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2024/2025 Ski Days: 35 days for the season
Killington: 11/14 (Day One), 12/23, 1/6, 1/10, 1/13,1/23, 2/5, 2/10, 2/19, 2/28, 3/11, 3/27, 4/20
Loon: 12/13, 12/20, 12/25, 1/8, 1/13, 1/15, 1/21, 1/27, 2/4, 2/12, 2/24, 3/13, 3/19, 4/11
Sunday River:3/4
Sugarloaf:
Cannon:12/05, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/21, 2/26, 3/14, 3/25
2024/2025 Ski Days: 35 days for the season
Killington: 11/14 (Day One), 12/23, 1/6, 1/10, 1/13,1/23, 2/5, 2/10, 2/19, 2/28, 3/11, 3/27, 4/20
Loon: 12/13, 12/20, 12/25, 1/8, 1/13, 1/15, 1/21, 1/27, 2/4, 2/12, 2/24, 3/13, 3/19, 4/11
Sunday River:3/4
Sugarloaf:
Cannon:12/05, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/21, 2/26, 3/14, 3/25
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Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Re: Clocks at the lifts. How bout adjusting them to actual time; several of them are still on Daylight Savings time.
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Watch each card you play, and play it slow
Don't you let that deal go down
Don't you let that deal go down
Looks like its going down no matter what I do !!!