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February 2010 Update

Hopefully everyone is having a good winter. While we couldn't get everything done in time to open for this season, we did make a sizable dent in the long (very long) Eaton Mt. to-do list. Immediate project on our plate include finishing off the install of our new snowtubing lift, getting lights and snowmaking installed on the snowtubing slope, conducting a dynamic load test on the chairlift, and having the snack bar cleaned up and certified.

Here is a list from our annual progress report of things that we did get accomplished in 2009.

  • All trails including chairlift line mowed and/or hand cut
  • Damaged culverts in driveway replaced
  • Additional gravel added to driveway, major potholes fixed
  • Lighting added to parking area
  • Maintenance garage completed: siding, doors, roof, paint, and lighting
  • Complete removal of one junk mobile home
  • 500+ tires removed from the hill
  • Selective removal of trees at base area to make slopes visible from road
  • New terrain roughed in by Badger and Lower Fawn
  • Dilapidated back restrooms on lodge demolished
  • New highway signs made, ready for install
  • Two sides of lodge painted
  • Two sides of ski shop painted
  • Lodge ceiling professionally sheetrocked
  • Repaired extensive water damage in lodge bathrooms
  • Lodge roof drainage reconfigured to prevent freezing
  • Lodge furnace and oil tank repairs/upgrades
  • Lodge enclosed porch: painted, new carpet, new furniture
  • Two large windows added to lodge facing chairlift
  • Purchased snowgroomer with tri-flex tiller, much better condition than existing equipment
  • Purchased 50+ late model snowboards with step-in bindings and 100+ pr boots for rental shop
  • Purchased Bombardier rubber tracked utility vehicle with plow
  • Purchased yard/plow truck
  • Purchased 50 snowtubes with tow straps
  • Annual independent NDT inspection of chairlift grips and chair frames
  • Annual independent inspection of chairlift cable
  • Welded reinforcement/wear pads to all chair frames
  • Replaced 12 worn chairlift sheave liners
  • Replaced chairlift bullwheel liners
  • Painted chairlift top shack, added window for better visibility down lift line
  • Began painting of lift towers- over half completed
  • Survey/profile of chairlift and new handle tow by professional surveyor
  • Dynamic load test procedure for chairlift designed and written by professional engineer
  • Existing dump truck restored to running condition
  • 500 ft handle tow for snowtubing purchased, concrete work completed, lift put in place
  • Electrical work for tube lift and tube slope snowmaking & lights initiated- 600+ ft of buried 4-0 five conductor cable put in place.
  • Existing buildings relocated for use as snowtubing park shacks
  • Mobile home furnace replaced
  • New electcal service to ski shop, garage, and mobile home
  • Picnic tables painted
  • Old motocross course graded out

 


 
 

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