Kirkwood Chair 6 Garage

Project to replace existing garage adjacent to staff quarters at approximately 9,100’ elevation at the top of Kirkwood Mountain Resorts’ Chair 6 in Amador County.  The project consisted of the demolition of an existing garage and the construction of a new single-story garage sized to fit the largest of the ski area’s snowcats.  Bailey Civil Engineering completed the architectural and structural design.  Significant design issues were the maximum recorded wind speeds at the site exceeding 190 miles per hour and working around existing staff quarters and a partial garage slab that was not to be demolished.  The new garage was located in the same location as the previous garage but the footprint was expanded to the east and south and the new roof was approximately four feet higher.  Significant additional anchorage and hold-downs were designed to carry the extreme wind load.  The project design was completed in a short window in late spring 2022.  Construction was completed in late fall 2023.