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I stopped by monarch on my way back north from my weekend visiting family in Santa fe and talked biz with the Sky Trac guys
The new terminal is called the "Monarch" for where it is first being built, there is a second Sky Trac fixed grip lift going in Michigan.
A detachable is in development, possibly to be installed next sumer depending on if Sky Trac uses a BMF produced grip or their own, it was unclear if Sky Trac is in negotiations to form a partnership with BMF or if they intend to simply buy components from them.

Monarch Drive tension terminal
This post has been edited by vons: 28 October 2010 - 07:02 PM

Are they replacing the entire Garfield lift or just the bottom terminal. In the picture it looks as if chairs are still on the rope further up the lift.

boardski, on 28 October 2010 - 07:18 PM, said:

Just the lower terminal was replaced. The pictures clearly show it and the video off of the Monarch website also says that very clearly. Just the lower terminal was replaced on Garfield at Monarch.
This post has been edited by Andy1962: 29 October 2010 - 04:00 AM

A lift at Pine Knob, MI is the other drive termianl replacement they are doing this summer. There is a market for Jan and Carl out there, especially with the cost of a new lift.

skier691, on 29 October 2010 - 08:56 AM, said:

I heard it might be going in at Alpine Valley since they had some slope stability problems last spring. I haven't seen any activity at pine knob this year, but they've had a crane pushing sheet pile at alpine all summer.

What does BMF stand for

vons, on 28 October 2010 - 06:59 PM, said:

thairston96, on 30 October 2010 - 05:07 AM, said:

http://www.bmf-ag.ch/en/

How is BMF going in North America?

Years ago I was thrilled to hear that there was a challenger to the Dopp-Pom duopoly, but they haven't even tried to sell any lifts in Australia or New Zealand.

Although there were rumors of BMF coming to North America a few years ago, I am not aware of any of their lifts being built here.

skier691, on 29 October 2010 - 08:56 AM, said:

You're right, I drove around the back side of pine knob today to see, it looks like the same style of terminal as monarch. It's funny I didn't see anything there when we were working all over around the hill this year. Sorry for the poor quality cell phone pic (thanks nextel).

monarch from Facebook

New Skytrac Lifts finished. Here's a few pic's.... I think they attached?

3pin_to_win, on 03 December 2010 - 10:32 AM, said:

Sorry, but the pictures didn't attach.

SKYTRAC BECOMES NORTH AMERICA’S NEWEST LIFT MANUFACTURER
December 3, 2010

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SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, Dec. 2, 2010—Skytrac, Inc., which has started manufacturing lifts in the U.S., is the first new North American aerial ropeway manufacturer to be created in almost 30 years. It is headed by longtime lift builder Jan Leonard, and includes several lift industry veterans, among them Alan Hepner, John Pentesco, David Metivier, Carl Skylling, Tim Nikou, and Maynard Russell—all of whom have at least 21years of experience in the industry.

Skytrac is a lift design, manufacture, and installation company utilizing North American designs and components. Its design and manufacturing facility is in Salt Lake City, where it will manufacture a line of fixed-grip lifts in a variety of configurations—doubles, triples, and quads, to include different lift speeds, bullwheel diameters, and horsepowers—using its own components. The focus will be to provide designs and equipment of high quality, but with value pricing, Leonard said.

The equipment will also be suited for lift retrofits. Adaptations can be made to most current and orphaned lift manufacturers, according to Leonard. Over the past three years, Skytrac, Inc, has done several lift retrofits, modifications, and reinstallations across the U.S. The company recently designed and completed two fixed drive terminal retrofits, one at Monarch Mountain, Colo., and one at Pine Knob Ski Resort, Mich. “We are a full service ropeway company with all lift-required capabilities, including design, manufacturing, installation, and the all-important service needs,” said Leonard.

Skytrac’s sister company, Hilltrac, Inc., offers a Utah-designed and manufactured line of inclined passenger transportation systems for all slope applications. Several of these self-powered, cog-driven systems have been constructed in Utah to access ski slopes or bluffs from homes or condominiums.

In addition, Skytrac has an agreement for tramway equipment with Swiss lift manufacturer BMF, AG (Bartholet Manufacturing, AG). BMF has been building aerial lifts for more than 35 years, and has built tramways, 6 packs and quad detachable lifts. BMF is also a premier ropeway manufacturer in the amusement industry, with many installations worldwide, including North America.

finished product @ Monarch

How well did it run in it's first season?

vons, on 04 July 2011 - 02:27 PM, said:

I only got down to Monarch 3 maybe 4 times from what I have heard they have been very satisfied with the new drive terminal and that SkyTrac is a contender for Monarch's proposed lift improvements (breezeway triple & the backside lift).

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They built a tram in Mexico last summer. Ok, that isn't North America, but at least it's close to it.

vons, on 04 July 2011 - 02:27 PM, said:

That's a really nice looking terminal. Can't wait to see their detachable model.

If the way they entered into the market with fixed grips is any indication, we won't know that they are building a detachable till it is mostly built or when SkyTrac places an advertisement in SAM of a completed project.