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Crotched Mountain, NH 2011-12

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obienick Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Oct 21, 2005 Posts: 1162 Location:	Posted: May 21, 2012 - 12:10 AM GMT Quote: Chairs are getting (re)galvanized. Wow, fancy! Is it really necessary after only 13 or so seasons? Quote: Apparently the rope position sensors need to be disconnected for the summer to avoid lightning damage. Since they were not, they will need to be replaced. It was my impression as mentioned on this board numerous times that they were never installed in the first place. And if they have to be taken off for lightning, how can HSQ's reopen a half hour after a thunderstorm in the spring?

telemechanic Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Jul 24, 2004 Posts: 412 Location:North Woodstock, NH	Posted: May 21, 2012 - 10:23 AM GMT Edited: May 21, 2012 - 12:33 PM GMT Quote: Apparently the rope position sensors need to be disconnected for the summer to avoid lightning damage. Quote: ...if they have to be taken off for lightning, how can HSQ's reopen a half hour after a thunderstorm in the spring? RPDs are usually only disconnected if the lift doesn't run during the summer. Other forms of lightning protection may be used too: grounding rods in the terminals that clamp to the haul rope, surge protectors in the comm line boots on the towers, transient protection on circuits in the control cabinets and comm lines that unplug at the control cabinet.

tedede Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 15, 2004 Posts: 806 Location:Amherst, NH	Posted: May 21, 2012 - 10:31 AM GMT Edited: May 21, 2012 - 12:13 PM GMT The GM of Peaks approved galvanizing after comparing one that they had done (which was on display in the lodge) against one in its current condition. The expense was minimal in the grand scheme of things. I think it will make a good impression. The guys at Crotched are working with the former head lift guy from Ascutney and he said it was a common rumor those sensors we not installed. Obviously you can't remove the sensors for a spring t-storm, but if they happen to get damaged the rope speed is limited to 600 FPM.

telemechanic Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Jul 24, 2004 Posts: 412 Location:North Woodstock, NH	Posted: May 21, 2012 - 12:31 PM GMT Quote: It was my impression as mentioned on this board numerous times that they were never installed in the first place. I found a photo that shows an RPD on the Ascutney Quad. Its below the haul rope between the 2nd and 3rd sheaves. Sheave assembly with RPD

Chris Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Apr 19, 2001 Posts: 2720 Location:New Hampshire	Posted: May 21, 2012 - 12:57 PM GMT Latest CM update ... the crew from Sky Trac arrived on-site Friday afternoon ... Work is currently underway to remove the haul rope from the Riblet quad. Blasting and shaping of the summit terminal and unloading area have been ongoing for the past few weeks. Lots of activity around CM and things are definitely moving along! I'll try to post some pics soon. __________ SnowJournal.com

joshua segal Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Jul 12, 2004 Posts: 5940 Location:NH	Posted: May 21, 2012 - 2:41 PM GMT Quote: Latest CM update ... the crew from Sky Trac arrived on-site Friday afternoon ... Work is currently underway to remove the haul rope from the Riblet quad. Blasting and shaping of the summit terminal and unloading area have been ongoing for the past few weeks. Lots of activity around CM and things are definitely moving along! I'll try to post some pics soon. What's happening at Ascutney??? __________ Joshua Segal

Chris Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Apr 19, 2001 Posts: 2720 Location:New Hampshire	Posted: May 21, 2012 - 7:18 PM GMT At Ascutney the chairs are off and being prepped for transport. __________ SnowJournal.com

newpylong Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 05, 2003 Posts: 1466 Location:Billerica, MA Enfield, NH	Posted: May 22, 2012 - 4:33 PM GMT Sweet. Saw the 3 pictures on the Crotched Facebook page. Any others you guys can get would be great. Would love to see the work being done at the summit.

Chris Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Apr 19, 2001 Posts: 2720 Location:New Hampshire	Posted: May 22, 2012 - 7:19 PM GMT Crotched's live base cam is currently showing the cable removal. I will be relocating the summit cam up above within 2-3 weeks. __________ SnowJournal.com

tedede Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 15, 2004 Posts: 806 Location:Amherst, NH	Posted: May 22, 2012 - 8:02 PM GMT Can you remove the screen from the window in the base cam?

joshua segal Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Jul 12, 2004 Posts: 5940 Location:NH	Posted: May 22, 2012 - 8:57 PM GMT From both a posting elsewhere and the base area webcam, it appears that the haul rope at CM was removed! __________ Joshua Segal

Chris Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Apr 19, 2001 Posts: 2720 Location:New Hampshire	Posted: May 22, 2012 - 9:31 PM GMT Quote: Can you remove the screen from the window in the base cam? Yeah, annoying isn't it? heh. Sorry about that. __________ SnowJournal.com

JR Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Apr 27, 2002 Posts: 94 Location:Athol, MA	Posted: May 25, 2012 - 1:30 PM GMT Thanks for the summit cam the last year. It makes me feel like I have visited the summit each day from work.

jedk Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 29, 2007 Posts: 340 Location:Phoenix. AZ	Posted: May 27, 2012 - 3:20 AM GMT Edited: May 27, 2012 - 10:38 PM GMT I like the CM trail/lift renovation pictures on FB; Keep em coming.

Otter Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Apr 16, 2002 Posts: 186 Location:Brownsville Vt.	Posted: May 30, 2012 - 4:12 PM GMT The haul rope has been removed at Ascutney.

sugarloaf Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Mar 05, 2004 Posts: 476 Location:Coventry, Connecticut	Posted: May 31, 2012 - 12:46 AM GMT Any word about the possible future of skiing at Ascutney?

bousquet19 Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Feb 21, 2005 Posts: 1811 Location:Shenandoah Valley, Virginia	Posted: Jun 03, 2012 - 12:36 PM GMT Quote: At Ascutney the chairs are off and being prepped for transport. Beam me up, Scotty. __________ "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

joshua segal Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Jul 12, 2004 Posts: 5940 Location:NH	Posted: Jun 03, 2012 - 5:21 PM GMT June 3, 2012 - Sunday I went past CM this AM. Too wet from the weekend rains for me to climb, but here is what I saw in the base area. There is a large number of double chairs on the ground near the West Double. Not sure what's going on there. There is a large number of triple chairs on the ground near the Zero-G Chair. Not sure what's going on there. [Unless tedede (in his earlier posting) meant that these chairs were being regalvanized. I assumed he was refering to the HSQ Chairs.] I didn't see any of the chairs from the old fixed grip Summit Chair in the base area, although a large spool in the parking lot appeared to be the coiled up haul rope. The towers all appeared to be still standing, although the sheave-trains have been removed. Still no sign of any parts of the HSQ on the hill. __________ Joshua Segal

tedede Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 15, 2004 Posts: 806 Location:Amherst, NH	Posted: Jun 03, 2012 - 6:26 PM GMT I did mean the Ascutney chairs. I believe on the double/triple chairs they need to send 10-20% of the grips off each year for non-destructive testing. Perhaps the old summit chairs were also sent for re-galvanizing too before they head south.

telemechanic Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Jul 24, 2004 Posts: 412 Location:North Woodstock, NH	Posted: Jun 03, 2012 - 8:55 PM GMT Edited: Jun 03, 2012 - 8:57 PM GMT I stopped by Ascutney yesterday. Employees from Sky Trac and Crotched Mt had spooled up the haul rope and were working in the rain, spooling up the sand line. The chairs were parked on a side rail at the bottom terminal and the assemblies from tower one had been removed.

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