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[highspeedquad]

From my experiences (and they are somewhat limited, as I've only ridden on one lift with a footrest and a midstation, the Peak 8 SuperConnect) you don't have to raise the bar. But then again, I have only ridden on one such lift.

[poloxskier]

From my experience as referenced above the super connect is the exception. It's the only one I have riden where you didn't have to raise it.

[SkiBachelor]

You don't have to raise the bar at the midstation of the Palmer Express at Timberline.

[poloxskier]

Ok I thought that you did. Well two then.

[highspeedquad]

Well, then, maybe that's not too big of an issue at many places.

[ski_Lift_modeler]

at sunday river on the locke triple (FG) you dont need to raise the foot rest at the mid..

[heavenly_romer]

The mammoth gondola has a nice midstation, and the cars make a slight turn before continuing up the mountain. On the one day that I was there, they opened up the top section for the first time in a week for some killer powder skiing, so the midstation was packed with locals, and they had to leave every other car empty, which became a pain. In my opinion, that is the problem with most midstations. It is usually a long wait before you can find an empty chair to get on.

[floridaskier]

heavenly_romer, on Mar 28 2005, 02:09 AM, said:

The mammoth gondola has a nice midstation, and the cars make a slight turn before continuing up the mountain.  On the one day that I was there, they opened up the top section for the first time in a week for some killer powder skiing, so the midstation was packed with locals, and they had to leave every other car empty, which became a pain.  In my opinion, that is the problem with most midstations.  It is usually a long wait before you can find an empty chair to get on.
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When they open up the top section, does that just mean they start letting people on to ride up, or is there some system (i.e. a drop-down turnaround) that only opens the bottom section?

[KZ]

It is two seperat systems, so if the top is closed only the lower part is running. When the top opens the two stages are linked together and people can start riding up.

[iceberg210]

On Mid Gad you don't have to raise the footrest either although it might just scrap the ramp as Snowbird ussually keeps thier ramps pretty high. On the midstation on Collins since they have no bars on the lift it doesn't matter.

[Duck]

KZ, on Mar 28 2005, 10:32 AM, said:

It is two seperat systems, so if the top is closed only the lower part is running. When the top opens the two stages are linked together and people can start riding up.
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I think what floridaskier was asking (and now I'm curious!) is, do the cabins turnaround at the midstation until the upper leg is opened, or is this 2 completly separate gondola systems that people have to get out of one cabin and transfer to the other line at the midstation? What's the mechanical setup in the midstation?

-Iain

[floridaskier]

Now I guess it's only one system, but the top part can be completely closed off so the cabins can go around a separate turnaround in the middle, or all the way up to the top

Here's a pic - the red tyres drive it to the top section, but there's a turnaround there too. Either one can be run with a switch. Just my guess

[coskibum]

here are some shots of the mid station on the riva bahn at vail. the mid station you can unload from either direction there.

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[heavenly_romer]

I think the mammoth gondola is two separate systems that can be linked at the midstation, because when we were there, the top section was closed, but the bottom was open, and we could see that the cables on the upper section were not moving.

[poloxskier]

coskibum, on Mar 28 2005, 04:57 PM, said:

here are some shots of the mid station on the riva bahn at vail.  the mid station you can unload from either direction there.
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This setup is really nice for the acces from the back area the hill because the catwalks and canyons on that side of the are a real pain and it funnels back into one run that accesses the golden peak and village base, unless you ride the Riva Bahn back to the midstation. Just up the line from the midsatation the descent is nice and steep and makes this lift is alot of fun to ride.

[egieszl]

heavenly_romer, on Mar 28 2005, 05:55 PM, said:

I think the mammoth gondola is two separate systems that can be linked at the midstation, because when we were there, the top section was closed, but the bottom was open, and we could see that the cables on the upper section were not moving.
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Mammoth's Panorama Gondola is two separate systems that are linked together when both are open. During weather events they will run Gondola 1 (Lower Panorama) only which is its own system. In some cases (Spring) they will run only the upper section and close the lower section. The mid-station is a long angle station.

This Gondola was built in two phases. The upper was installed in one year and the lower section was built a year later.

Last time I rode it they only had an old Bell 6-passenger gondola on the bottom section and the new Dopplemayr Gondola on the upper section. That was the transition year. The Bell Gondola that the Dopplemayr replaced was also two separate systems that could be linked or unlinked. Only once did I see the two systems (Bell years) both running, but not linked together. One of those stormy days where they could run the upper section at times.

Eric

[highspeedquad]

So for the Mammoth gondola, you can A). Run cabins from the bottom to the midstation, B). run cabins from the mistation to the top, and C). run cabins from the bottom to the top, correct? That's what I seem to be hearing.

[floridaskier]

Here's a crappy Paint drawing of it

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[Kicking Horse]

where are the drives on that gondola?

[heavenly_romer]

The drive is in the midstation, with tensioning in both the bottom and top.