Dangerous Jobs: A Chairlift Installation

Produced by: FirstTracksPro... "Anything can happen at any moment" One of the crew speaking of a hovering helicopter dangling 5,000 pound steel towers above their heads. Installing a ski lift on the side of a mountain in gusty winds is an impressive feat. We went behind the scenes at Bear Valley Mountain to see how something like that goes down...

[@Baribrotzer]

Note the weird double meshing rotor on the helicopter - it's a Kaman, which isn't all that fast but can lift unusually heavy loads and hold them in place with considerable stability.

[@macbook802]

Didn't look stable at all

[@al-du6lb]

I had a buddy who did this for a few years. Cool to see it up close.

[@tonyahenry5198]

Incredible job the ski lifts 🚡 terrifying lol 😂

[@sivayamsiva9343]

Thanks for sharing excellent skilled workers congratulations 👌

[@al-du6lb]

man, I really have to get back out west. I miss it so much.

[@macbook802]

Dude literally almost lost his fingers 5 times per section