July 24, 2008
Hi Folks,
I'm excited to share some recent pictures with you showing the construction of the new Revelation lift. The new quad chair will provide access this coming season to a new (and incredible) high-alpine northeast facing powder bowl which catches copious amounts of fluff - Revelation Bowl.
The new lift increases the lift-served vertical drop of Telluride Ski Resort to 3,845 feet (hike-to vertical drop is 4,425 feet). Top terminal elevation of Revelation is 12,570 feet and vertical drop of the new lift is 800 feet.
Above is a picture of the bullwheel assembly process.
Above is a picture of the operator house construction. Nice pealed log and timber accents. Of course, they will have a classic Telluride rusty metal roof too!
Above is a shot of the top terminal location. The excavation is complete and the crews are building forms and assembling steel reinforcement for the concrete foundations. The pile of rock you see will be used to backfill the foundations once the concrete work is complete.
Above is another picture of the top terminal foundation work. If you look closely, you can see the Town of Telluride in the bottom of the canyon.
Tower foundation excavation is underway as the picture above illustrates.
The lower terminal will be located slightly to the left of the rock in the center of the picture above.
If you look carefully at the picture above, you can see the small excavator working on a tower foundation near the top of the new lift. The road you see crossing the bowl was constructed in the early part of the 1900s for the purpose of accessing mines. It is now called the Wasatch trail. It's closed for hiking this summer due to the lift construction activities.
As you can see above, Revelation Bowl will be a huge improvement for Telluride Ski Resort. This is truly one of the most beautiful and unique places to ski on the planet. We hope you'll be able to join us during the 2008/2009 season - and be the first to experience this wonderful new terrain!
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Think snow!**** - Dave