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Big Sky Gonda is dunda

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evtic
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Next summer the gonda @ B sky is being torn down, the thing is old as wood and parts are not made for it any more, a lift from the parking lot to the gonda let out area is the top alternative as of now. Just wanted to get that out there for my Fellow montanans.
Jun 17 2006 4:46PM
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Aenigma
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What are they doing for biking then?
Jun 17 2006 6:30PM
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*Styles*
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I think they are going to use Swifty for biking somehow.... not sure if that's true though.
Jun 18 2006 1:10PM
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Aenigma
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That's the only alternative I can think of, all the trails start at the gondola. I might not make it up at all this summer though unless I decide to break down and buy the Heckler frame I've been eying.
Jun 18 2006 9:47PM
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Jaskittin
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So they are getting one more winter out of it?
Jun 20 2006 2:59AM
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evtic
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yep, high speed six is answer, maybe even another gonda. I guess a tram pole needs to be moved as well due to slumping. i will keep asking for updates.
Jun 20 2006 12:44PM
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NWFlow
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That thing never seemed to run much anyways.
Jun 25 2006 1:26AM
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evtic
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they are putting bike racks on swifty and building another lift with racks on it. I guess they are gping to get some more access to the iron horse side too.
Jun 27 2006 3:20PM
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evtic
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Guess they are 50/50 on biking, I hear they have thought about nixing biking.
Sep 27 2006 1:01AM
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NWFlow
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^That'd be stupid.
Sep 28 2006 12:55AM
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evtic
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Boyne is so lame
Sep 28 2006 10:39AM
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Aenigma
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I'll be incredibly pissed if they get rid of my biking.
Sep 28 2006 11:19AM
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freeridinskier
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thats the Boyne Corporation for you. i have been deal with boynes bullshit since I started skiing.
Sep 28 2006 12:21PM
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Aenigma
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I think the only good thing that has come out of the Boyne corporation is the sticker in the pizza place at Big Sky that says Bend Over You're Now Employed.
Sep 28 2006 12:25PM
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evtic
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My old boss John, was the one who had those produced. I also hear that a tram tower base pad is cracking and has only a couple seasons left.
Sep 28 2006 3:25PM
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NWFlow
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^Tram tower on the main tram? Ha. That's pretty funny actually. How old is it?

Sep 28 2006 3:39PM
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evtic
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I guess it is getting kinda old. The line of sight is off? and the cement has a crack in it. Could last for a while longer though. Trams in Europe last for like 65 years. Also heard that they have comtemplated making access from the meadow
to andesite.
Sep 28 2006 4:02PM
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Aenigma
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The tram's only 10 years old, that's kind of shitty that it's falling apart already. Especially since that is by far the best lift up there.
Sep 28 2006 8:03PM
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p00paloop
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dude fuck the gondola, swifty lets u out in a better place anyways, catwalk over to the tram is like.. my morning tradition, i never ride the gondy, but if they have to tear down the tram, im gonna have to find a different home
Oct 1 2006 7:56PM
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evtic
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The tram will be fixed, not replaced, while that is a great thought, we are talking about Boyne here.
Oct 1 2006 8:18PM
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Aenigma
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Haha, Big Sky would be totally worthless without the tram.
Oct 1 2006 8:18PM
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p00paloop
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yeah but if the concretes cracking we are talking about major repairs, that might cut into some of a season, so i guess bridger would have to do till then
Oct 2 2006 9:28PM
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Literature
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I really hope the tram stays intact, that thing is sooo much fun. Sounds like the typical big corperation resort bullshit to me.
Oct 2 2006 10:56PM
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evtic
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good for now, I guess, gona run this year and get fixed next summer.
Oct 2 2006 11:28PM
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