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Rare pictures of Yan Detachables

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#21 SkiDaBird

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Posted 15 November 2017 - 02:05 PM

I don't think it's possible to dispute that Yan had a sense of style. I still think that their towers with the lifting frames, like on the Sun Valley quads, are the best looking towers ever made.

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Posted 16 November 2017 - 05:07 AM

Your totally right about that SkiDaBird. Even though Yan's high speed quads didn't work as hoped, they were still some of the most beautiful lifts ever made. I'm a bit sad that I will never get to ride an unmodified Yan HSQ.

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#23 RibStaThiok

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Posted 16 November 2017 - 11:41 AM

don't be sad, be grateful.
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#24 Yooper Skier

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Posted 17 November 2017 - 01:16 PM

The lifting frames look like upside-down metal coat hangers...just sayin' :lol:

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Posted 17 November 2017 - 10:03 PM

View PostYooper Skier, on 17 November 2017 - 01:16 PM, said:

The lifting frames look like upside-down metal coat hangers...just sayin' :lol:

Y is for Yan :wink:
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#26 RibStaThiok

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Posted 17 November 2017 - 10:32 PM

Are you sure it is not for: "Yikes!" J/K :lol:
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Posted 18 November 2017 - 07:35 AM

Oh thanks, now I'll never un-see the coat hangers!! hah
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#28 Nor'eastSkier

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Posted 30 July 2018 - 09:28 PM

Found some more, these are Broadway at Mammoth, and Prospector and Carpenter at Park City and Deer Valley, respectively (Prospector pic is a composite of two frames, sorry if it doesn't look great).

Great full video shots of the top of Prospector at 15:25 and the bottom of Carpenter at 22:45:
https://www.youtube....h?v=rcAAKP62nTw

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#29 floridaskier

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Posted 31 July 2018 - 09:27 AM

Wow, great find! A bunch of other interesting lift shots in there too. I see the Park City gondola, original Crescent Yan quad, pre-shortening Ski Team, Three Kings, and then at Deer Valley you can see the Wasatch, Homestake, and Clipper Yan triples. Also a good Delta 727 at SLC airport.
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Posted 12 August 2018 - 07:28 PM

Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol's rope evac training video has some good shots of Chair 1 pre-retrofit in action. I'll try to see if I can track it down and post it.
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#31 DonaldMReif

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Posted 27 March 2019 - 10:41 PM

View PostBackbowlsbilly, on 14 July 2017 - 08:55 AM, said:

The original Yan River Run Gondola at Keystone

https://www.remontee...ering-5782.html


That thread also contains some nice photos of the Riblet double that came before the Montezuma Express lift, and the Erickson triple that the Summit Express lift replaced.
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Posted 06 April 2019 - 03:17 PM

The Remontees-Mecaniques photo-article of the Spain Yan detachable quad installation was updated a couple a months ago, so worth checking out again.
https://www.remontee...-reac-1057.html
It broke down this season and never reopened. It will be replaced this summer.
Edit: sorry, I already posted this in a different topic

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#33 Nor'eastSkier

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Posted 03 February 2021 - 09:00 AM

Another find in my searches through old ski footage: quick shot of the top of Barker at Sunday River around 18:51:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Mche9r9T0

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#34 Nor'eastSkier

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Posted 19 September 2021 - 11:17 AM

A few more from Sun Valley.

First is the bottom of Challenger, the second two are the top of Seattle Ridge.

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