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Timberline lift, originally from Stagecoach (1972), then Silver Creek, now in its third incarnation (1992). The old top-drive configuration has been changed with a new drive terminal, and the top was modified into an idler station.

Summit Express, 1985 Alpha/Falcon detachable quad. This is the only time I've seen a support tower in this configuration.

Sunnyside, a mid-eighties CTEC triple. Very burly-looking terminals, especially considering it's not that big of a lift.

Discovery, what looks to be a late-model Heron with Yan mods.
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Endeavour, a newish Alpha triple.
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The last remaining Riblet at WP- Looking Glass. 1968 or so.

The slowest lift removal I've ever seen- Outrigger, a 1979-1981-ish Yan triple. Three years ago, the chairs were removed. Sometime since then, the shacks have disappeared. Now there are three chairs back on line. I don't get it either.

High Lonesome, a converted 1983-4 Alpha quad with 1990s Competition terminals and TB grips. It has a section where you go down for a tower span before resuming upward travel.
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Finally, Iron Horse, a 1975 Heron. It roughly parallels the Summit Express, and when Summit went down at 2.30 this afternoon (synchro/cadence issues) my counterparts cranked it up to keep a semblance of uphill travel on the Mary Jane side.
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Lots of fun, even though there hasn't been any new snow for two weeks. 'I love you Mary Jane' (even if my knees hurt after skiing bumps all day- No Pain, No Jane, they say).

Breck's falcon has a portal tower for the first depression tower on the line.

The outrigger removal is similar to the removal of the Ida Belle at Keystone, it took them 4-6 years to actualy remove it and the chairs were off the line, then back on, then there were three in the lower station with no more than 5 feet between them. Perhaps they are using outrigger for evac training?

Many Pomas (both fixed and detachable) of that vintage have tower 1 as a portal depression. I was referring to the fact that Summit's tower 24 is a support tower, and I haven't seen one like that except on this lift.

You're probably right on the evac training- I hadn't thought of that but it makes sense.

what would be the purpose of a suport tower there?

Squaw has it on Siberia if that counts, but it still is odd that the one above is on such a flat section. Here is siberia:

liftmech, on Jan 25 2005, 09:46 PM, said:

1989

liftmech, on Jan 25 2005, 09:51 PM, said:

Dis was installed in 1984. Endeavor was in 93.

liftmech, on Jan 25 2005, 09:56 PM, said:

1965......

liftmech, on Jan 25 2005, 10:01 PM, said:

I thought you said last year that outrigger was suppose to be running this year? I'll do some digging on that. also outrigger was installed in 1979


As for the timberline lift it was removed from Silver Creek in 1988.


btw nice pics :)
This post has been edited by Kicking Horse: 25 January 2005 - 10:36 PM

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where was discovery relocated from?

that's a good question. I though it was a brand new lift and then yan upgraded it.....

In your previous post, the part about it being installed in '84 was that the original instal or the yan modification? If it was installed in '84 it had to have been from somewhere else.

all i know is it was installed in 84. upgraded by yan later on. it took me a few weeks last season to fnd that out......

Cool photos! :) That one you label as Alpha/Falcon sure looks like POMA. Is there a relationship between those companies?

-Iain

Alpha/Falcon is the model name for that kind of lift, POMA is the manufacturer