Changes at Snowbird for 06/07 season
Photo: snowbird resort
Wed 31 May 06
After an epic season work has begun on a new tunnel giving access to Mineral Basin and the old Peruvian lift is being replaced with a new 4-seater chair
Snowbird recently began a two-year project constructing a new chairlift and tunnel in Peruvian Gulch. Ready for the new season, Snowbird?s original Peruvian lift will be taken out and replaced with a new high-speed quad.
The base will stay near the original base shack, but the top station will be located below the steepest Chip?s Run pitch, an approximately 2,600-vertical-foot rise. At the top of the lift, a 595-foot tunnel with a conveyor lift will provide access to Mineral Basin.
May 15 ? Begin grading of Bottom Terminal
June 01 ? Begin construction of Bottom Terminal
June 12 ? Begin construction of Top Terminal
July 18 ? Begin construction of Lift Towers
July 24 ? Begin construction inside Tunnel
August 21 ? Complete construction inside Tunnel
September 25 ? Hang Chairs
October 10 ? Test Lift
Chairlift Stats
8,000 linear feet long
Approximately 2,600-vertical-foot rise
Approximately 1,800 passengers per hour
Estimated 8 minute lift ride
6,000 square foot lift base area
Tunnel Stats
595 feet long
12 feet high
Estimated 4 minute lift ride
Sealed from the elements with retractable doors
One-way access into Mineral Basin
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