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First New Lift in 20 years....

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bigbuds
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You read that right it's the first new chair lift in Washington in 20 years. The new "Northway" lift is going to be put in at Crystal mountain. Let's hear some opinions on the good and bad of a new lift in the North B/C at Crystal.
Heres a link to more info: http://www.skicrystal.com/1729.html
Mar 30 2007 6:40PM
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skithebigA
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hahahahaha that sucks
Mar 30 2007 7:33PM
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Ryanvdonk
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well chair 5 at baker is relatively new, replacing the two double chairs, and then skyline (haha anyone remember barrier?) and hogsback at stevens were both put up within the last 20 years.
Mar 30 2007 7:42PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Haha, oh man, I remember Barrier, that thing was such a beast...
Mar 30 2007 7:55PM
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cobra_commander
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Ha, Crystal has put in atleast 3 new chairs in in the last 20 years. I don't believe that highspeed chairs were availble 20 years ago. so that means that there are atleast 8 new lifts in WA in the last 20 years, and those are only the ditachable ones.  3 at crystal, 2 at snoqualmie, 2 at stevens and mission ridge put a new one in just a couple years ago.
Mar 30 2007 8:50PM
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bigbuds
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My bad I can't slip anything past you guys.... This is the first new lift serviced terrain that will open in the state in almost 25 years.
Mar 30 2007 8:58PM
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cobra_commander
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hmm I wonder if Huricane ridge is less then 25 years old.
Mar 30 2007 11:20PM
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skier_boy26
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Hurricane Ridge is closer to 60 years old. Its been around.
Mar 31 2007 1:52AM
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Schmitz
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yeah i skied there when i was a kid. i wanna revisit it. whats it like (besides no terrain and one rope tow)
Mar 31 2007 3:29AM
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coolhandluke
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Shits gonna get tracked out 1000 times faster
Apr 1 2007 11:11PM
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cobra_commander
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two rope tows
Apr 2 2007 12:42AM
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laughdamon
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I don't think it will be too bad, it's only a double.
Apr 2 2007 1:21AM
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Brit1275
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Yeah, non-detachable double, thats awesome. I figured they'd be putting in a super fast detachable uber high speed 8-person chair with a rolling carpet too.
Apr 2 2007 11:04AM
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Casey
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im surprised they could ego check themselves enough to build just a double chair.
Apr 3 2007 10:30PM
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laughdamon
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Northback at crystal is kind of sacred... wouldn't surprise me to see a quad to the top of the king though.
Apr 4 2007 12:03AM
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Brit1275
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haha, thats very funny but SUCH a good point.
Apr 4 2007 2:42PM
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coolhandluke
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^ John Kirchner will still insert himself to various locales via heli.
Apr 5 2007 3:09AM
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Sholte
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well once agien i will say that sucks
Apr 6 2007 8:56PM
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