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fromUnofficial Networks
6 days ago

Aspen Snowmass's Hilarious Guide For Riding The T-Bar

Snowmass released an instructional guide to help skiers and snowboarders properly ride the new Cirque T-Bar after observing widespread difficulties among guests.
fromUnofficial Networks
2 months ago

Ski Resorts Often Load Buckets Of Water Onto New Chairlifts For Load Testing

This video from Alpental shows how they went about testing their new Chair 2. It doesn't seem like that complicated of a process to load test. You just put weight on the chairs to simulate a full lift and give it a whirl, taking a look vibration, tower movement, sheave alignment, and everything else required to make sure the chair is safe. Of course actually checking all those things requires some serious expertise.
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fromSnowBrains
2 months ago

5-Year-Old Boy Dies After Arm Gets Trapped in Magic Carpet Ski Lift at Hokkaido Ski Resort - SnowBrains

A 5-year-old boy died after his arm became trapped in a conveyor-belt-style magic carpet ski lift at Asarigawa Ski Resort in Hokkaido.
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