With 15 departments and 700 workers, Deer Valley Ski Resort in Utah is a major operation with tons of moving parts but like all ski resorts success comes down to one thing, reliably running chairlifts. When lifts aren’t running, everything grinds to a halt and wold class ski resorts return to just being hills.
This is why folks like Jorg Tonett of Wire Rope Services Inc. are critical to the ski industry as only a handful of people globally are qualified to splice haul ropes, a critical step to chairlift upkeep and installing new chairlift.
Go behind the scenes with Deer Valley director of mountain operations, Garrett Lang, as he shares what it takes to splice a haul rope on a new chairlift and appreciate the rare expertise involved in the process.