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Tram to baldy from alta approved

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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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https://www.powder.com/stories/news/tram-approved-for-alta/

Thoughts? Please fuck no, I like less skiers than more, and half of having skied the baldy chutes is the hike
Apr 23 2018 7:41PM
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iambusyskiing
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this is a late april fools joke...right?
Apr 23 2018 8:45PM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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Sadly not, also this would mean they replace wildcat with a high speed quad
emrenthis is a late april fools joke...right?
Apr 23 2018 8:57PM
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FigNewton
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It is only for ski patrolers, so no public. It will be an eye sore, but people still will have to hike. The idea is to keep patrolers safer and hopefully open the chutes easier/more often.
Apr 23 2018 9:42PM
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JWillySkeez
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Hmm not too sure how to feel about the Wild Cat quad idea, on the one hand it means more fast wild cat laps which is never a bad thing, on the other hand A LOT of people would be sad to see that chair go, myself included.
Apr 24 2018 1:29AM
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iambusyskiing
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FigNewtonIt is only for ski patrolers, so no public. It will be an eye sore, but people still will have to hike. The idea is to keep patrolers safer and hopefully open the chutes easier/more often.

I read some of the proposed action document and it sounds like the tram would also be open to the public


This lift would transport ski patrollers to near the top of the mountain to allow conventional explosive avalanche control work. The lift could also be used for skier access below the tram or in the east and west Mt. Baldy areas when conditions allowed.
Apr 24 2018 1:56AM
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FigNewton
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emrenI read some of the proposed action document and it sounds like the tram would also be open to the public


This lift would transport ski patrollers to near the top of the mountain to allow conventional explosive avalanche control work. The lift could also be used for skier access below the tram or in the east and west Mt. Baldy areas when conditions allowed.


Interesting, I have must have missed that part.

Also, the proposal for a lift that goes from sugarloaf to collins is interesting. The traverse sucks, but a double chair might not be any quicker.
Apr 24 2018 1:46PM
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SkiBum.
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Make Alta great again.

I’m hoping for one of those ski through Starbucks
Apr 24 2018 1:56PM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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Finally a 10 dollar coffee
SkiBum.Make Alta great again.

I’m hoping for one of those ski through Starbucks
Apr 24 2018 2:17PM
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CLQ
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Gross
Apr 24 2018 2:26PM
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HypeBeast
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Lol 15 people per car? And 150 per hour? Must be a typo. That's no tram. Literally the size of two gondola cars. Perhaps that will help with traffic. For comparison, snowbirds tram is as much as 120. Jay Peaks tram holds 45. And fun fact: when researching the number, it turns out in 2016 Jay was required to reduce the number from 60 to 45 because the original manual from 1966 had an error in the capacity. Fuck me.

I agree with other folks here. Hike to terrain that has avalanche risks and gates are good deterrents to keeping people from venturing outside their skill level. A tram could invite some inexperienced folks there. Just think of the Asians that travel in big groups, strap on rental gear, and slide all the way on their backs down blacks. Good lord.
Apr 24 2018 9:44PM
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theabortionator
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I think people will be fine wih it. One more reason for them to bitch about the good old days and how core they are.

Bring on the melts.
Apr 24 2018 11:01PM
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iambusyskiing
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i heer the snowboarding is great at alta
Apr 25 2018 12:03AM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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Hiked wildcat last year with a boarder friend. It was great
emreni heer the snowboarding is great at alta
Apr 25 2018 1:23AM
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.[sanhedrin].
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IsitWinterYet17Lol 15 people per car? And 150 per hour? Must be a typo. That's no tram. Literally the size of two gondola cars. Perhaps that will help with traffic. For comparison, snowbirds tram is as much as 120. Jay Peaks tram holds 45. And fun fact: when researching the number, it turns out in 2016 Jay was required to reduce the number from 60 to 45 because the original manual from 1966 had an error in the capacity. Fuck me.

I agree with other folks here. Hike to terrain that has avalanche risks and gates are good deterrents to keeping people from venturing outside their skill level. A tram could invite some inexperienced folks there. Just think of the Asians that travel in big groups, strap on rental gear, and slide all the way on their backs down blacks. Good lord.



In the article they compare the proposed tram to the ones at Snowbasin and Big Sky which are like beer cans in their shape - so no typo.
Apr 25 2018 5:58PM
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denvertrash
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the silver lining is the alta slvsh games will actually get finished lmao
Apr 26 2018 1:26PM
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