Gore Mountain, NY
Current Lifts:
Northwoods:
Type: 8 Person Gondola
Installed: 1999
Manufacturer: Poma
Speed: 1,110 fpm (design), 850 fpm (normal)
Length: 7,208 feet
Vertical: 1,703 feet
Drive: At Top Station
Tensioning: At Bottom Station
Towers: 24
Capacity: 2,400 pph (design), 1,800 pph (actual due to lift speed)
Topridge:
Type: Triple
Installed: 2002
Manufacturer: Garaventa CTEC, Hall
Speed: 450 fpm
Length: 4,040 feet
Vertical: 998 feet
Drive: At Top Station
Tensioning: At Bottom Station
Capacity: 1,800 pph
Notes: This lift was originally the Valley Triple at Whiteface, NY. It was moved to Gore Mountain in 2002 when the Valley Triple was replaced with the Facelift at Whiteface. It was originally a tandem lift with a Hall double when it was at Whiteface. When it was moved to Gore. It utilized Hall towers that may have come from the North Double which was replaced with the North Quad in the mid 90's.
Sunway:
Type: Double
Installed: 1995
Manufacturer: Riblet
Speed: 375 fpm
Length: 2,894 feet
Vertical: 520 feet
Drive: At Bottom Station
Tensioning: At Bottom Station
Capacity: 1,000 pph
Straightbrook:
Type: Quad
Installed: 1995
Manufacturer: Garaventa CTEC
Speed: 450 fpm
Length: 2,815 feet
Vertical: 900 feet
Drive: At Top Station
Tensioning: At Bottom Station
Capacity: 2,400 pph
North:
Type: Quad
Installed: 1997
Manufacturer: Garaventa CTEC
Speed: 400 fpm
Length: 3,765 feet
Vertical: 750 feet
Drive: At Top Station
Tensioning: At Bottom Station
Capacity: 2,125 pph
High Peaks:
Type: Double
Installed: 1967
Manufacturer: Riblet, Garaventa CTEC
Speed: 450 fpm
Length: 2,770 feet
Vertical: 684 feet
Drive: At Bottom Station
Tensioning: At Bottom Station
Capacity: 800 pph
Notes: This lift originally went to the true summit of Gore Mountain and ended where the Straightbrook Quad ends now. Sometime in the 90's, it was shortened and received a CTEC return.
Burnt Ridge:
Type: High Speed Quad
Installed: 2008
Manufacturer: Leitner-Poma
Speed: 1,000 fpm
Length: 6,096 feet
Vertical: 1,432 feet
Drive: At Bottom Station
Tensioning: At Top and Bottom Station
Chairs: 96
Capacity: 2,400 pph
Notes: This is the fastest lift on the mountain in terms of normal operations. Even though Northwoods is rated for more, it doesn't run that speed which makes Burnt Ridge the fastest lift on the mountain.
Village:
Type: Triple
Installed: 2007
Manufacturer: Partek
Speed: 350 fpm
Length: 1,068 feet
Vertical: 150 feet
Drive: At Bottom Station
Tensioning: At Bottom Station
Chairs: 36
Capacity: 1,400 pph
Hudson:
Type: Triple
Installed: 2010
Manufacturer: Partek
Speed: 450 fpm
Length: 3,800 feet
Vertical: 850 feet
Drive: At Bottom Station
Tensioning: At Bottom Station
Chairs: 104
Towers: 18
Capacity: 1,800 pph
Removed Lifts:
Adirondack Express:
Type: High Speed Triple
Installed: 1984
Removed: 2014
Manufacturer: Von Roll
Speed: 825 fpm
Length: 7,105 feet
Vertical: 1,500 feet
Drive: At Bottom Station
Tensioning: At Top Station
Towers: 28
Capacity: 1,800 pph
Notes: This is the only high speed triple in the east and it is the only lift of its kind in North America.
Gondola:
Type: 4 Passenger Gondola
Installed: 1967
Removed: 1999
Manufacturer: Von Roll
Speed: 700 fpm
Length: 5,083 feet (stage 1), 5,844 feet (stage 2)
Vertical: 986 feet (stage 1), 1,076 feet (stage 2)
Drives: At Mid Station
Tensioning: At Top and Bottom Station
Capacity: 800 pph
Notes: This was the first gondola in New York State and the only one until 1999. It was replaced by the Northwoods Gondola, but this gondola ran to the summit while the Northwoods Gondola runs to a lower peak called Bear Mountain.
Straightbrook:
Type: Double
Installed: 1967
Removed: 1995
Manufacturer: Riblet
Speed: 450 fpm
Length: 2,815 feet
Vertical: 900 feet
Drive: At Bottom Station
Tensioning: At Bottom Station
Capacity: 800 pph
North:
Type: Double
Installed: 1964
Removed: 1997
Manufacturer: Hall
Speed: 450 fpm
Length: 3,765
Vertical: 750 feet
Capacity: 800 pph
Notes: The towers on this lift were reused on the Topridge Triple in 2002
East:
Type: Double
Installed: 1964
Removed: 1984
Manufacturer: Hall
Speed: 450 fpm
Length: 7,105 feet
Vertical: 1,500 feet
Drive: At Bottom Station
Tensioning: At Top Station
Capacity: 800 pph
Notes: This lift was the longest double chair in the east when it was installed.
Gore E Gully
Type: Double
Installed: 1966
Removed: 2008
Manufacturer: Hopkins
Speed: 450 fpm
Length: 720 feet
Vertical: 100 feet
Drive: At Bottom Station
Tensioning: At Bottom Station
Capacity: 800 pph
This post has been edited by snoloco: 27 October 2014 - 02:52 PM