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Photos: Chair 5 Installation in East Rim

Crews at Whitefish Mountain Resort install Chair 5 at its new location in East Rim on Sept. 24. Ski resort officials said moving the chairlift will improve skier access to intermediate and advanced terrain and offer skiers an alternative way to access north side terrain while taking pressure off the resort’s Chair 1. It will also reduce traffic on the upper section of Russ’s Street known as the Ant Hill, mitigating the long traverse from the east side terrain along Russ’s Street back to Chair 1, and improve skier flow at the resort.

Greg Lindstrom
Crews reach for ropes on the crossarm and sheave assembly as a helicopter moves Chair 5 to its new location in East Rim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Sept. 24, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Crews at Whitefish Mountain Resort install Chair 5 in East Rim on Sept. 24, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Crews at Whitefish Mountain Resort install Chair 5 in East Rim on Sept. 24, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Crews at Whitefish Mountain Resort reach for a box, which is the support for the base of a tower perched on a cliff, as they install Chair 5 in East Rim on Sept. 24, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
A helicopter pilot peers out an open door to see the alignment of towers below as crews at Whitefish Mountain Resort install Chair 5 in East Rim on Sept. 24, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Crews at Whitefish Mountain Resort install Chair 5 in East Rim on Sept. 24, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Crews at Whitefish Mountain Resort install Chair 5 in East Rim on Sept. 24, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Crews at Whitefish Mountain Resort celebrate after installing Chair 5 in East Rim on Sept. 24, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon

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