How do they replace chair lift cables at Big Sky Resort? [WATCH]

As important as those big chair lift cables are, have you ever seen one being replaced? I certainly haven't. Until now.

We stumbled upon Max Stosich's Instagram which is packed with all sorts of cool Big Sky stuff, including his video "Replacing the Haul Rope on Six Shooter". (He's the head badass of lifts at Big Sky Resort, so he knows a thing or two. He also seems to be a badass photographer.)

The Six Shooter lift at Big Sky is no joke, and it's LONG at 8,457 ft with 1,828 ft in vertical. That's an 8.5 minute chair lift ride according to Big Sky Resort's website.

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With so much terrain, the most vertical in America and so many nice lifts, Big Sky Resort's team has a lot to maintain. How many lifts are there? More than you think. (If you don't recognize a few of the following lifts, it's probably because they're specifically located for certain real estate access.)

Here is the list of Big Sky Resort lifts, with capacity, length of lift, vertical gained, and the lift ride time. (We did not list the additional 13 surface lifts.)

• Lone Peak Tram: High Speed, 15 cap, 1450 ft, 2828 ft, 4 min
• Ramcharger: High Speed, 8 cap, 1160 ft, 4578 ft, 4.5 min
• Swift Current: High Speed, 6 cap, 1647 ft, 8555 ft, 7 min
• Powder Seeker: High Speed, 6 cap, 833 ft, 2643 ft, 2.5 min
• Six Shooter: High Speed, 6 cap, 1828 ft, 8457 ft, 8.5 min
• Thunder Wolf: High Speed, 4 cap, 1728 ft, 5966 ft, 6 min
• Shedhorn: High Speed, 4 cap, 1484 ft, 4623 ft, 4.5 min
• Southern Comfort: High Speed, 4 cap, 1250 ft, 6055 ft, 6 min
• Lewis and Clark: High Speed, 4 cap, 715 ft, 4182 ft, 4 min
• Iron Horse: Fixed Grip, 4 cap, 874 ft, 3370 ft, 7.5 min
• Lone Tree: Fixed Grip, 4 cap, 650 ft, 1540 ft, 3.5 min
• Derringer: Fixed Grip, 4 cap, 429 ft, 2481 ft, 5.5 min
• Challenger: Fixed Grip, 3 cap, 1645 ft, 4111 ft, 9 min
• Lone Moose: Fixed Grip, 3 cap, 1292 ft, 4131 ft, 8.5 min
• Dakota: Fixed Grip, 3 cap,1210 ft, 3100ft, 6 min
• Pony Express: Fixed Grip, 3 cap, 560 ft, 3100 ft, 6 min
• Cascade: Fixed Grip, 3 cap, 448 ft, 3295 ft, 6.5 min
• Sacajawea: Fixed Grip, 3 cap, 544 ft, 2562 ft, 5 min
• Cabin: Fixed Grip, 3 cap, 136 ft, 1614 ft, 3 min
• Highlands: Fixed Grip, 3 cap, 951 ft, 3845 ft, 8 min
• Jayhawk: Fixed Grip, 3 cap, 207 ft, 2552 ft, 5 min
• Headwaters: Fixed Grip, 2 cap, 686 ft, 1500 ft, 3 min
• Explorer: Fixed Grip, 2 cap, 622 ft, 3700 ft, 7.5 min
• White Otter: Fixed Grip, 2 cap, 210 ft, 2200 ft, 4.5 min
• Little Thunder: Fixed Grip, 2 cap, 71 ft, 922 ft, 2 min
• Stagecoach: Fixed Grip, 2 cap, 191 ft, 2170 ft, 4.5 min

Kudos to everyone on the lift crews that work so hard to keep us all safe. See a glimpse of how it's done via i.max.s on Instagram:

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