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I was just browsing poma's master website. there is a lot of stuff there that we dont have in the u.s.
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this first one is of the products that they make.
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these two are of a 6 chair 6 gondola telemix, or as we call it a chondola.
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this next one is called the orion terminal. now where have I heard that one before.
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these next ones are called the unifix. this is the third terminal option for europe. the other one being the alpha of course.
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their terminals are just all around better than our phatboy one or whatever it is.

I'm sorry, but I do not find the POMA Satellit terminal that aesthetically pleasing at all as compared to the Omega's. That style was just so 70s.

I think the Orion terminal is actually a Leitner designed, but POMA uses it now after Leitner bought the company.

Poma lifts differ in the U.S. and in Europe.

I remember an european ski resort (Val Thorens I think) that ordered a lift from Poma America because they were cheaper!

For give me for being a little wet behind the ears when it comes to this, but what is the advantage if any to the chondola? Is it to keep women warm and the real men on the chairs or something ?

This is going off topic a little bit but a chondola it so that people who want to ride in gondolas can and people who like chairs can do that. Personaly I dress warm enough and I don't like taking my skis off to get in a gondola.

phillybluntz, on Sep 28 2005, 01:24 PM, said:

The truth is that if a chondola was a really practical lift, there would be more of them. so basically what I am saying is that there is no true advantage/reason for them.

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here we have poma's funitel. this is a picture that i forgot to add last post. but none the less, they exist

Dr Frankenstein, on Sep 27 2005, 06:48 PM, said:

Leitner-Poma of America is autonomous from Leitner and Poma in Europe. They design their lifts for the North American market. European codes differ from N.A., therefore I don't believe that an N.A. lift would be cheaper in Europe- it would have to be modified to meet codes and the cost of shipping would be enormous.European costs typically run 15-20% than N.A., but that is because of regulations and requirements. A load test in Europe can take up to 3 weeks with the review of all documentation.
P.S. Look for the UniFix drive station to be installed on the Mall Connector at Snowmass.

Then why did POMA of Europe design a lift that just looked like the 1994 + Challenger? I thought the lift (just the terminals) were shipped over because of the value of the U.S. Dollar was much cheaper than the French currency at the time. Also, it couldn't have been a prototype terminal since this lift had round windows instead of the original flat ones on the challenger. This was the only Challenger lift that I have seen over in Europe. Also, the Doppelmayr/Garaventa UNI-G terminals are shipped over from Europe.

Old Design:

New Design:


P.S. Why is there a European six-pack carrier in the Grand Junction office instead of an Omega one?

I like the funutils

here are some more.
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these first six are an ore carrier in peru.
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a pulse gondola in Great Brittain
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a high speed quad in Chile

skiersage, on Oct 17 2005, 08:52 PM, said:

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Jeezum crow! Its an easy guess as to which side of the lift is loaded, and which isn't! (see pic 5)

dave

Does anyone have the drawings for the terminals and cabins?

phillybluntz, on 28 September 2005 - 09:24 AM, said:

In this country Chondolas are used at night. A couple of resorts have restaurants at the top of the hill which they open in the evenings. When the skiers have finished for the day, the chairs are taken off the system and gondolas are attached. Restaurant patrons ride the gondolas up and down the hill in the dark.

The resorts that have chondolas used to have the gondolas mixed in with chairs for daytime ski operations, but after the novelty wore off, they discontinued the practice except for rare occasions such as VIP visits.

Dr Frankenstein, on 27 September 2005 - 04:48 PM, said:

An Australian resort (Falls Creek) did much the same thing. They didn't like the quotes from the local Dopp or Poma offices, so they ordered their "Drovers Dream" quad chair from Poma in Canada which was operational for the 2004 season. Apparently the local Poma people were not happy.
This post has been edited by Bogong: 17 October 2011 - 05:06 PM