Cloudchaser | The Story Behind Building A New Lift

Located in the heart of Oregon, Mt. Bachelor's new lift, Cloudchaser, opened to the public on December 16, 2016. Cloudchaser accesses 635 acres of previously unserved terrain and is the first new chairlift to be installed since Northwest Express in 1996.
For more information on Cloudchaser visit - www.mtbachelor.com/info/cloudchaser
To see the latest conditions at Mt. Bachelor visit -www.mtbachelor.com/conditions-report/
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[@ben3989]

They glossed over the fairly interesting bit about splicing the rope. The splice is hundreds of feet long and takes a bunch of hands to accomplish. Its an old school piece of work.

[@quillmaurer6563]

There's another video I see off the recommends of this one, "Steamboat Gondola Cable Splice" that shows the process pretty well. That process is worthy of a video of it's own.

[@nickdambrosia2304]

Watching in 2021, I’m VERY impressed with this video considering this was made 5 years ago and has a ton of drone shots

[@fullflowaerospace]

Yes

[@Yes-pg3ge]

I mean drones were used for photography since the 1980s

[@XabiExplores]

2022 now!

[@ulthric670]

What's so impressive about that? Lol

[@nickdambrosia2304]

@@ulthric670 consumer drones back then we’re trash… this must have been shot by an actual drone team and not just a POS Phantom

[@jan-annekloosterboer6492]

cool. but did the music really had to be this loud?

[@simonsaucy]

Just turn your volume down b****

[@griffinbliss5482]

Have not had

[@adventurercarlo115]

@@griffinbliss5482 cool

[@corty8969]

Jan-anne Kloosterboer Yeah

[@nolanpahmahmie4896]

Turn it down shmuck

[@austint19]

Amazing work boys!! I’ve never really thought about the engineering that goes in to these but I’ll never take a ski lift for granted again!

[@Sagina1999]

Great documentation of the construction! It seems to have really helped out lift lines in a big way. Kudos to Bachelor and Powder.

[@jeffjensen27]

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[@mattss7886]

I love when he says "front dumper" it makes me randy

[@ITeachRick]

Wow! Started in the snow and finished in the snow!

[@bjorn3923]

Mt Bachelor’s entire Operation from marketing themselves all the way to building a chairlift and everything far and in-between just amazes me! Keep up the hard work, and I will continue to support the mountain in any way I can!

[@adnix88]

Well done. All without WIFI and Seatheating like here in Germany Austria - who the fuck needs a heated Seat or Wifi???

[@ashlynuskoski6733]

The music is drowning out the narrator

[@juliezaremskiy3635]

Anyone else see that HUGE line at 6:27?

[@Jacksquatch69]

Looks like a regular pow day line at bachelor lol.

[@vcummins]

Ive seen worse. Strawberry gondola at snowbasin on a powder day is far beyond longer than this.

[@EmotionalWeather]

Then why did the only build a 4 seater and not a 6-8 seater? :) Probably too expensive.

[@wallykramer7566]

@@EmotionalWeather A quad chair is fine most of the time. A wider chair would deposit riders too quickly and cause congestion at the top.

[@EmotionalWeather]

Wally Kramer In the US it seems like that is true. I think I‘ve only seen 1 6-seater when I was skiing in Utah. 6-8 seaters are kind of normal in Germany/Austria, the big resorts have them everywhere. The resort where I was a week ago has 12 6-seaters and 5 8-seaters

[@dylan6341]

Christopher Nolan: I’m gonna steal this audio mixing This video: Exists

[@dankgenetics9663]

Wow this looks like heaven.

[@DoppelmayrSeilbahnen]

Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@Crossfire-is7bo]

This is probably my favorite video you guys have posted this is my favorite mountain and my home mountain you guys do a great job keep it up!

[@dustyclery8791]

How far is that from Seattle?

[@ayxzer3226]

Dusty Baker If you live in Seattle then you know. We get much more snow up in Washington so why do you ask?

[@dustyclery8791]

@@ayxzer3226 I live in Chicago. I've been to Seattle twice to board and both times the conditions were shit. I know it can be pristine but it was icy as fuck those times. Neither of those compare to Vail!

[@dustyclery8791]

@@ayxzer3226 I ask because I'm flying to Seattle end of month and htting best conditions within reasonable distance...

[@ayxzer3226]

Dusty Baker Ive lived in Chicago for most of my life. Where did you board near Seattle? Whenever I go to Vail it’s always seriously icy.

[@tonyahenry5198]

Thank you chair lift guys. Skiing ⛷ & snowboarding 🏂 wouldn’t be possible without you 🌨🚡⛷🏂 🏔

[@quillmaurer6563]

5:49 Beer kegs for load testing. I feel like that's a very ski-culture thing to do.

[@eriknorton8642]

This is my favorite mountain . I know there is bigger, and maybe even better but this will always be where my fondest memories remain. Mount bachelor never gets old. From the marshmallow to the outback, I’ll always love it

[@CamerOneiric]

Honestly it’s one of the best. The terrain is legit.

[@kosycat1]

"Your mountain is kicking my ass and I'm Scottish of god sake" lol

[@dronefootage5438]

You should look at chairlifts in europe...

[@juliezaremskiy3635]

This ain't Europe

[@josephauler6165]

The infrastructure in Europe is insane. Laax alone is a wonder

[@iancho9587]

the more u know, the painful it gets... and you not gonna get that retro-rustic feel from the over priced chair ride ;)

[@goqsane]

@@iancho9587 that's fair, I agree that the lifts in Europe are better. But that being said, there's way too many gondolas that make coming back up way slower, due to having to take off your skis etc. I'm European living in Denver and I think I like the systems used here better, for maximizing my skiing fun.

[@Yaka95]

@@josephauler6165 I live in Switzerland and Laax is probably the worst in terms of lifts, so many old ones and you always have to take your skis off. But yeah most places in the alps have amazing lifts.

[@PeterAlexanderWelch]

Why are there so many Australians building a chairlift in america?

[@hickmanmtb9590]

Because Australia isn’t real and the earth is flat

[@Dave_Sisson]

Probably because Australians are amongst the keenest and best traveled skiers around plus their engineers are pretty versatile. Theres a few chairlifts and a gondola being being in Australian ski fields at the moment.

[@DocJamesH]

@@Dave_Sisson bull shit. They're obsessed with extreme sports while our engineers are going to space and defending the motherland. "Probably." Take another, "selfie."

[@Inthemixmedia]

They were Scottish

[@HenrysAviation]

Because Aussies are Awesome

[@VENIfromRUST]

Chill out on the music he's trying to talk

[@antonin701]

It's funny to see American beeing amazed by a 4 seater detachable chairlift. Here in France, small resorts have 6 seaters detachable chairlifts, and most of them have gondolas.... If a resort in France invests in a non-detachable chairlift., everyone complains

[@barkeest2561]

Heres the funny part... In CO we got a new Bubble chair in Copper Mt. But people didn't even know that bubble chairs even exists for most people.

[@RobbisTV]

5m/second 1000ft/minute Damn now that's how fast all Bike Park lifts need to be! not 15-20 miniutes for 385m of vertical, or 8 minutes for 350ft of vertical. Not hatin, just damn most lifts are run too damn slow (won't say names) ;P

[@Pshady]

I saw a cross country rider get to the top I nether same time it took us to chair up, helped by a few stops of the chair

[@KevAlberta]

That’s ground speed not elevation

[@scotturban54]

Love everything but the background music

[@ohraider]

I can see why it's called cloudchaser, those slopes look amazing

[@jeffjensen27]

Cloud Chaser lift is No☝️Match for Ramcharger 8. North America 1st ever Heated 8 Seater Chairlift. liftblog.com/2018/12/15/big-sky-doppelmayr-christen-ramcharger-8/

[@alfihalma4320]

All good and interesting but why is skiing in the USA sooo expensive? Equipment nearly double, lift prices sometimes double, sometimes tripple of what the Austrian charges in the top resorts like Ischgl or Kitzbühel.

[@Crossfire-is7bo]

1:19 guy runs into kid

[@Jolinator]

Notice how he puts his skis around the kids as he looks down at the kid and the fact kid has no poles? That's clearly his dad giving him a push. You must be from California

[@braedenforschler9596]

@@Jolinator california prolly has better skiing than where u live so stfu

[@2xstuffedoreos210]

was the guy aussie

[@fernandog.aguirre2791]

I'm a builder and I really enjoy watching this building process, I whished be part of one like this. Amazing experience! Great job!!!!

[@GershonBenYitzhak]

"The 6 of us do everything" Couldn't be a union

[@billhartlove8917]

Turn the stupid music off

[@yobb1n544]

Great work from the lift team and Doppelmayr to make such an incredible lift!

[@A-Shitty-Snowboarder]

Can't wait to ride it April 5th 2022!!!!

[@Jbro952]

WHY IS THE MUSIC SO DAMN LOUD.

[@jbuystedt]

"last time we did this was 20 years ago" ya everyone who rides bachelor knows that ha

[@grizzkid795]

I wanted to see how they get the initial cable up that pulls main haul rope into place.

[@Stefan-st]

American ski resorts: -most expensive ones -the only ones using the cheapest lifts

[@aaronkamakaze2967]

Colorado and Utah use extremely expensive lifts. Oregon is not as popular and doesn't have as many resorts or skiing tourism as those states so doesn't have the money to spend on gondolas and lifts. Not to mention Bachelor costs about $175 for a 2 day pass, and kids under 12 can ski for free. I can't find any European tickets where kids ski free. And the average cost is 60-80 euros per day while kids average 40-50 euros. For families this mountain is cheaper then most of Europe and it's certainly cheaper then Canada which is more expensive then the US

[@anrzy5447]

Been skiing here since 2010

[@ajaxm13]

Turn down the music, I'm trying to listen to the builder talk.

[@KaliAndy2]

Beautiful looking mountain would love to enjoy some day. Only thing could make it nicer if was a bit steeper.

[@North_Cascade_Railfan]

They have steep stuff, this is just a more mellow area!

[@JMcKaySV]

why didn't they build it higher? All that terrain up there wasted...

[@barkeest2561]

Probably because there isn't enough room to fit the top terminal and it will take a long time to blast the top surface with explosive.

[@cadeburggren9091]

They already have a lift to the top

[@charlesritter6640]

The last thing Bachelor needs is more lifts. They can't even open all the lifts they have now. They should put in night skiing thats what they really need.

[@christianwestling2019]

Interesting video! Didn't know oregonians spoke canadian and british english. :D

[@freezeonkeys8746]

they should have looked how they build a lift in Europa, its much better and faster...

[@christianwestling2019]

Awesome video. Rural Oregon is still back in the goldmining days of the 1800s with its mix of different english dialects. :D

[@tomsherman8897]

Adrenaline junkie is a job requirement

[@christianstorgaard9621]

Obviously the capacity is not high enough. Look at the mass of people at 6:55.

[@BurgerurgerFPV]

They should make lifts like 10-15ft from the ground not 30+

[@djscottdog1]

Why not have the lift go to the sumit or have a 2 stop chair if the top is too steep for some

[@evaodland7349]

I want to ride that....

[@loon3111]

Talk about watch your toes on that pillar drop geez.

[@juanmauro4534]

Wheres this place at

[@wallykramer7566]

Mount Bachelor is in Central Oregon, about 20 miles west of Bend, Oregon. See www.mtbachelor.com/

[@jeffjensen27]

The place to go is this place>>unofficialnetworks.com/2018/12/15/big-sky-officially-opens-the-worlds-most-technologically-advanced-chairlift/amp/

[@InsaneDynamics]

This is my favorite lift for off piste skiing at Bachelor!

[@Netgazum]

The fact you can run a thread up the mountain in a straight line...

[@fluistersolden]

Go to les3vallees and look at more than 103 lifts

[@shorm2562]

I lit up a joint on that lift it was litty

[@NietInGebruikMeer666]

Respect for the builders

[@fivetwentyseven8598]

Should have been a gondola 🚠

[@fullflowaerospace]

Havnt been there, but that’s doesnt seem much sense to put a gondola there

[@larvitardratini5965]

Clout chaser

[@PhaseSkater]

opening day on dec 15? mustve been a bad year

[@zach4425]

Snooze fest video

[@adventurercarlo115]

Agreed

[@BD-md6zr]

All this excitement about a fucking chaitlift, ever seen te work going into the 3s bahn in kitzbühel or the Zuigzpitzbahn.

[@TheTkrum]

How cool

[@larryburstein7611]

Rock on Oz.

[@ITeachRick]

6:55 OMG, 😮 !

[@Potterz907]

It’s a beginners mountain for sure.

[@johnmatysik272]

Mh

[@eduluke2010]

Soundtrack is too loud.

[@iclausius7881]

Do chairlifts always have to be straight, or can they have doglegs?

[@jubjuber1]

they can turn, but it's kinda uncomfortable to ride. There is one at Alta utah that turns and you definitely feel it. The tower setup looked more complex too as it needs extra lateral support.

[@EmotionalWeather]

It‘s possible in theory, but it basically never happens.

[@jubjuber1]

@@EmotionalWeather I mean I've ridden on one. It works but it's not as smooth to ride

[@bigrig9702]

Best moutain in oregon!

[@jeffjensen27]

No match compared to the First Ever In North America this lift >>>snowbrains.com/ramcharger-opens-big-sky-resort/ www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/take-a-ride-on-the-most-high-tech-ski-lift/ unofficialnetworks.com/2018/12/15/big-sky-officially-opens-the-worlds-most-technologically-advanced-chairlift/amp/

[@christrotter3052]

Amazing

[@jeffjensen27]

No ☝️This is Amazing 😉 >>>unofficialnetworks.com/2018/12/15/big-sky-officially-opens-the-worlds-most-technologically-advanced-chairlift/amp/

[@tommyb261]

Oh no!!! not the kind of seat that hurts the back of your legs!

[@MaxandusPking]

Every morning I wake up and watch this video. IT IS the best video on the internet. The music, the filmmaking, everything. Hope it will get the oscar soon. Sorry for bad dutch

[@leeman21]

haha, the dictating at the end doesn't match the voice. funny.

[@PrairieRider]

What story? its a cheap promotional video with loud music

[@ashes1871]

Too bad it breaks down every 2 runs...

[@fullflowaerospace]

Oof

[@janschonander9917]

who else read clout chaser

[@xuv5607]

When Libs want to get things done fast, that "They" want, it always goes quick. Any other developer would be shit out of luck.

[@JosephNusse]

When do you go to the real top like in Europe?

[@braedenforschler9596]

there is a lift that goes up to the top dumbass

[@dvrsflrs]

Worst audio ever. But nice video! :-D

[@adrianarchie]

lol building a new one without shields. Have fun freezing

[@wallykramer7566]

"shields"? Maybe you mean canopies? We don't have those in Oregon. Don't need them. Lifts will be closed if the winds are strong enough (45-50 mph with higher gusts) or if surface visibility is very low (like 20 feet).

[@mikekelley]

i grew up in vermont riding exposed conventional double and triple lifts in -15 degree fahrenheit air temps with 20g30 winds... harden up dude

[@barkeest2561]

I mean at least the lift has some Wind slats on the chairs and has a tiny garage compartment.

[@bikepackers]

For me it looks like a low budget lift from the 80s 😂🇨🇭