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[coskibum]

so the first HSQ at Breck, Colorado (and world) built by Doppelmayr in 1981 was just located. It was removed by Poma in 1999 for the Quicksilver Super Six and reinstalled at Owls Head in Quebec, Canada. Here is a link to see pictures http://carnetduski.com/Carnetvoyages/carnv...ie/owlshead.htm and it is the 4th and 5th pictures from the top. I guess the lift was really slow and used their 'old' style of chairs.

-brad

[SkiBachelor]

I found a picture of this lift a while back and posted it in the Random Images post, because I wasn't sure if that was the old Quicksilver or not.

Mt. Bachelor's Summit Triple Express had that same chair design and grip. It was built two years after the Quicksilver Express.

[vancouverguy]

Nice to see it's not gone. I bet they upgraded it when it was re-installed.

[floridaskier]

It's probably going at a normal speed now

[KZ]

very interesting

[Kicking Horse]

that looks nothign like the old quicksilver chair @ breck....................

[coskibum]

here is what that page says in english for the non=french speakers including me...

To the quadruple first débrayable bought nine during the years 80 thanks to the governmental advantages added a quadruple other well-worn débrayable that replaced the orange chair of the quotation of the lake. This climbed one back up one is the first high speeds ever installed in North America. It was obtained from Brekenridge, Colorado. (photo)

[KZ]

interesting

[floridaskier]

Hmm. Where is this place?

[coskibum]

canada... http://www.owlshead....irections_.html

[Kicking Horse]

coskibum, on Nov 8 2003, 05:05 PM, said:

so the first HSQ at Breck, Colorado (and world)
-brad

I find that hard to belive that Breck had teh first hsq on this planet.

[Kicking Horse]

i can belive first in the usa. but not the planet

[floridaskier]

Well, it is, whether or not you choose to believe it

[coskibum]

yea, well i guess you better believe it...i've read the article in SAM, one of the founders of Doppelmayr attended the opening celebration in breck (1981)!

This post has been edited by coskibum: 10 November 2003 - 05:31 PM

[liftmech]

I haven't read the article, but I'm pretty sure that one of the Breck lift maintenance guys helped design the original Quicksilver. His name is Jon Mauch, and he's currently the head of maintenance at both Breck and Keystone.

[Eric]

I have a few pictures of the 1st hsq in north america. now @ owl's head
By the way, I forgot to mention you that I live in eastern Canada.
I ski everywhere in North America

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[Eric]

The top terminal

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[Eric]

another one of mine

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[Whistler]

Nice! :) I like the chain system that moves the chair through the terminal.

[vancouverguy]

Those chairs look really uncomfortable.