The Ski Santa Fe Summer Crew continues to hustle as they work to complete the new Santa Fe Express high-speed quad before the start of the 2024-25 winter season. Over the past week, our crews have finished pouring all the concrete that will anchor the new lift tower footers. 

The largest of the tower pads, located at the upper terminal, was the first to be completed. The “Fin” required almost 70 yards of concrete to be delivered via helicopter, where crews would dump the material in place. Each bucket contained a little under a yard of concrete per trip, so our crew and helicopter pilot stayed quite busy! Once the crew broke up into 3 teams to tackle the remaining 11 locations. The helicopter was able to leapfrog between locations quickly, staggering deliveries to allow each crew to set and finish the material while concrete was being delivered elsewhere. 

Once the concrete is fully set, the wooden forms will be removed and any ground excavated will be refilled. The next major milestone will be in mid-August, when the helicopter will be reenlisted to help install the new lift towers.

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