On Mar 14, 2006, at 12:48 PM, Marc Chrusch wrote:

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>
> *My understanding (correct me if I'm wrong) is that replacing the  
> MRG single with a double would have been cheaper than refurbishing  
> the single. Put on half as many chairs and the uphill capacity  
> isn't altered. But hey, it's their co-op and their vote - I really  
> don't care.

Marginally cheaper. The three options (all with the same 500 people  
per hour uphill capacity as the present lift) considered in detail were:

1.      A new Single Chair ($1.3 million) – A completely new Single  
with ramp unload, modern tube towers, and a modern drive and return  
station.

2.      Rebuild of the current Single Chair ($1.4 million) – Reuse of  
the present lattice towers and line.  New Chairs with the same design  
as the original chairs; consistent aesthetics; and state of the art  
components improved for safety, reliability, and maintainability.   
Drive components would housed in the present drive building.  The  
current return station would be reused, with improvements in the  
bullwheel and carriage design.  This option would utilize an electric  
regenerative drive with full diesel backup.

3.      A new Double Chair ($1.1 million).  Entirely new, “industry  
standard” double chair.  A double with 800 people per hour (“pph”)  
capacity would cost $1.3 million and a double with 1,000 pph capacity  
would cost $1.6 million.

Co-op voted for option 2.

I voted for a 120 person tram up the backside from Jerusalem so I  
wouldn't have to drive over the gap during snowstorms.


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