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  1. 03-30-2010, 10:45 AM #1
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    Kirkwood: Chair 11 cable snapped

    Due to the high winds, a tree fell over and snapped the cable for Chair 11 at Kirkwood...

    Just found out!
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  2. 03-30-2010, 10:58 AM #2
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    damn... the webcam look gnar right now.
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    they are just not having a good year
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  4. 03-30-2010, 11:13 AM #4
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    decade???
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  5. 03-30-2010, 11:15 AM #5
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  6. 03-30-2010, 11:21 AM #6
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    I hope that was a big tree.

    I don't typically think of chair cables as something that could be snapped with a few thousand pounds.
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  7. 03-30-2010, 11:30 AM #7
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    ^^^ Yeah really, the chokers that pick up 20 logs at a time are half the diameter.

    I would have to guess it just got knocked off???

    Cohee was probably out there with a Sierra at Tahoe chainsaw.
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  8. 03-30-2010, 11:37 AM #8
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    I was texted this morning with "A tree fell on the chair and snapped the cable". You can speculate all you want.. but I'll trust someone that works there lol.
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  9. 03-30-2010, 11:40 AM #9
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    confirmed with patrol that chair 11 cable is down... not 100% clear on snap or thrown; however, question was "did chair 11 cable break?", response was a simple yes.
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  10. 03-30-2010, 11:48 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dhelihiker View Post
    ^^^ Yeah really, the chokers that pick up 20 logs at a time are half the diameter.

    I would have to guess it just got knocked off???

    Cohee was probably out there with a Sierra at Tahoe chainsaw.
    could have knocked it off so that it was holding the weight of the tree on something not round or smooth, and then snapped. or a tree being blown down by 100 mph winds and falling downhill would gather up a significant amount of force. and it's a sierra summit chainsaw rather than sierra at tahoe (although i think the sticker on it says china peak).

    and yeah, they're having a bad year/decade, but it's their fault. if that tree were properly maintained.......
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  11. 03-30-2010, 11:50 AM #11
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    FUCK! What chair am I going to ride now?! Screw it, I'm going to Heavenly.
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  12. 03-30-2010, 11:54 AM #12
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    it is possible that the tree fell right on the cable tuck and that is why it failed, also why they close the lift in high winds.

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  13. 03-30-2010, 12:03 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by zIPPY View Post
    FUCK! What chair am I going to ride now?! Screw it, I'm going to Heavenly.
    what r u talkin' about. we can totally hike 11 for freshies now!!!!
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  14. 03-30-2010, 12:05 PM #14
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    what happens when a cable snaps anyway? does everything drop to the ground with chairs getting pinched off as they fly past towers?
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  15. 03-30-2010, 12:09 PM #15
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    trees have fallen onto chair 10's line before and not snapped the cable. but it's difficult to cut those trees off of the line with skiers buzzing all around.
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    Quote Originally Posted by powdork View Post
    what happens when a cable snaps anyway? does everything drop to the ground with chairs getting pinched off as they fly past towers?
    yes.
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    Something else must have happened if the cable did in fact break. A tree falling on a haul rope doesn't snap it.
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    nothing about it on the web site. it's listed as scheduled for tomorrow???
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  19. 03-31-2010, 12:13 AM #19
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    Wow. Photos would be interesting to see.
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    Quote Originally Posted by powdork View Post
    nothing about it on the web site. it's listed as scheduled for tomorrow???
    They updated it. Listed as "Closed" for today. All the other chairs are "Scheduled."
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  21. 03-31-2010, 09:29 AM #21
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    yeah, nothing on website or snowphone but i noticed same as Arty50, all other chairs are listed as sched. and # 11 as closed. and whats up with cohee on the snowphone still, i thought he had moved on?
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  22. 03-31-2010, 09:34 AM #22
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    It would take a lot to snap a haul rope. I could see it breaking the comm line and perhaps derailing the haul rope.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bennett View Post
    Wow. Photos would be interesting to see.
    someone needs to do this if it really broke the haul line or derailed it.
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  24. 03-31-2010, 11:46 AM #24
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    This infamous winter park rollback test video has footage of them dropping large trees on the cables.

    http://video.google.ca/videoplay?doc...2502795274450#

    Skip to ~10:00 for tree drops.
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  25. 03-31-2010, 01:26 PM #25
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    From Kirkwood's Facebook Page:

    Quote Originally Posted by James Hall
    whats the deal with chair 11??? heard it is out of service
    Yesterday at 10:14pm
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    Buenos Dias Amigo,

    Yes, We had a communications line hit by a tree, Not a big deal, our Mtn Ops team is working on this as I type. Chair 11 today no. We are at best guess set for the am opening 11 tomorrow. Today, Patrol is working their routes now and plan for frontside in a short while here. Great new snow this am, low winds and still accumulating at a good pace. April pow & how sweet it is………

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