Wachusett's "Clueless" Takes on Chairlift Construction Are Gold

Stimpson’s descriptions of the construction proceedings will be familiar to those of us who’ve never spent time on a job site and, despite our best efforts, don’t really know how building a chairlift works.

One of the Cat construction vehicles, Stimpson notes, looks like Wall-E. He describes another machine as a “giant spaghetti fork twirler.” The excavator moving dirt isn’t helping with the chairlift. Instead, it’s crafting a giant zen garden.

While the mountain operations manager has since stepped back in, Stimpson’s series is continuing, too, covering the tongue-in-cheek angle.

In another video from Wachusett Mountain’s “clueless construction updates” series, we learn that the ski resort obtained some PVC pipes from the Blue Man Group’s weird instruments (that’s a joke in case it wasn’t clear!).

Standing out on social media isn’t easy, but with its “clueless construction updates,” Wachusett Mountain has found a way to make construction—a subject that isn’t always stimulating—actually funny.

The numbers suggest that Wachusett Mountain is onto something. The “clueless” videos each outpace their standard counterparts, earning a few thousand more views.

Silliness aside, Wachusett Mountain plans to open the new, updated Polar Express chairlift this coming ski season. It replaces a four-person chairlift that has served skiers and snowboarders since 1994.