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Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Posted: Jan 28th, '25, 06:51
by Big Bob
rogman wrote: ↑Jan 27th, '25, 18:24
mdskiguy wrote: ↑Jan 27th, '25, 17:12
Fix the K1 escalator.
They 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.
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.
Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Posted: Jan 28th, '25, 07:25
by jimmywilson69
Bayfive wrote: ↑Jan 27th, '25, 20:12
jimmywilson69 wrote: ↑Jan 27th, '25, 18:28
Seems right up john Cumming/Powders mentality
Please ,ski the place once before you post
Please think once before you post.
Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Posted: Jan 28th, '25, 08:30
by daytripper
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
Posted: Jan 28th, '25, 16:31
by asher2789
rogman wrote: ↑Jan 27th, '25, 18:24
mdskiguy wrote: ↑Jan 27th, '25, 17:12
Fix the K1 escalator.
They 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.
IIRC the elevator/escalator workers are the highest paid trade.
Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Posted: Jan 28th, '25, 16:34
by jimmywilson69
So i should get trained and station out if Killington?
Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Posted: Jan 28th, '25, 16:38
by Stormchaser
mdskiguy wrote: ↑Jan 27th, '25, 17:12
Fix the K1 escalator.
Repetitive failure is an embarrassment. Never should have been installed if K can't keep it working.
Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Posted: Jan 28th, '25, 18:55
by rogman
jimmywilson69 wrote: ↑Jan 28th, '25, 16:34
So i should get trained and station out if Killington?
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.
Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Posted: Jan 28th, '25, 19:57
by jimmywilson69
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
Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Posted: Jan 28th, '25, 21:06
by asher2789
jimmywilson69 wrote: ↑Jan 28th, '25, 16:34
So i should get trained and station out if Killington?
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
Posted: Jan 29th, '25, 20:23
by mdskiguy
Hey, the escalator is fixed! I used it! It's like stairs, only it moves for you! Pretty cool.
What's a touron?
Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Posted: Jan 29th, '25, 20:37
by mdskiguy
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.
Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Posted: Jan 29th, '25, 21:40
by Bubba
Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Posted: Jan 29th, '25, 22:20
by spanky
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).
Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Posted: Jan 30th, '25, 05:38
by Big Bob
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).
So much for being fiercely independent.
Re: What Can the New Owners do to Fix K This Season
Posted: Jan 30th, '25, 10:29
by Captain Hafski
Re: Clocks at the lifts. How bout adjusting them to actual time; several of them are still on Daylight Savings time.
