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#1 sheave

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Posted 24 May 2021 - 10:00 AM

I would like to create a dataset of all manufacturers that made lifts in the United States. This should be a first update to the existing installation survey focusing on the timeline of manufacturers. I hope once the list is complete, I can make a new version of the installation survey. Any hints to complete the table below are very welcome. Here is a visualization of the data (more companies are added in the course of the research): https://public.table...cturer/Timeline

Changes
02/03/23: added Bridger and Ski-Way
04/04/22: minor update on Skyride of America
01/22/22: added info on Borvig and Partek
09/20/21: added info on Stearns Roger
09/19/21: started adding gondolas
08/11/21: added info on Timberland Ellicott / Sykway and Skyrides of America
06/24/21: added Western Manufacturing, added companies from SAM's 1969 supplier directory
06/17/21: added new sections gondolas, tramways and firsts
06/10/21: added Morton
06/08/21: changed Ramsey-Dearborn to Ramsey Chain Co.
06/01/21: removed BM Lifts Ltd./Blue Mountain: likely no installation in the U.S., added details about Gifford-Wood
05/31/21: minor changes
05/30/21: added more companies to the visualization
05/29/21: updated MND, started adding the history
05/27/21: added Ringer, updated Mohawk
05/26/21: removed Sykway as a manufacturer, that was Timberland Ellicott's brand for T-Bars

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Company Name                              Short Name               From   To     Country              Year   First Lift USA                        Year   Last Lift USA                    Sum    Successor                                Ancestor                                                                  
A-S-H Industries, Inc.                    Graffer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Advanced Engineering                      Advanced Engineering     196?   ????   USA                  ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   ????                                     E. G. Constam Co.                                                         
Alpine Lift AG                            Alpine Lift              ????   ????   ????                 ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   ????                                     ????                                                                      
American Cable Link                       American Cable Link                    USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
American Cableways, Inc.                  American Cableways       196?   1965   USA                  1964   Wildcat, Snowbasin, UT                1964   Chair 5, Mammoth Mtn., CA        3      ----                                     ----                                                                      
American Steel & Wire Co.                 AS&W                                   USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
American Tramways, Inc.                   American Tramways                      USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Atlas Engineering Corp.                   Atlas                    ????   ????   ????                 ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   ????                                     ????                                                                      
B. A. Rice/Rice-Sneller Co.               Rice                     1973   ????   USA                  1973   Chairlift, Ski Valley Club, NY        ????   ????                             ????   ????                                     Sneller Ski Lift Co.                                                      
Bachmann & Co. AG                         BACO                     1950   1981   Switzerland          1959   T-Bar, Sky Tavern, NV                 1961   Tram, Bridal Veil Falls, UT      2      Pomagalski S.A.S.                        ----                                                                      
Bell Maschinenfabrik AG                   Bell                     1855   1995   Switzerland          1962   Tram, Stone Mountain, GA              1970   Stagecoach, Steamboat, CO        ????   Sulzer Hydro AG                          ----                                                                      
Berry Metal Co.                           Pullman-Berry            1918   ----   USA                  1971   Chairlift, Ski Minnewaska, NY         1972   Hong Kong, Cannon Mtn., NH       8      ----                                     ----                                                                      
Borvig                                    Borvig                   1962   1993   USA                  1962   T-Bar, Big Vanilla at Davos, NY       1992   ????, Camelback, PA                     ----                                     ----                                                                      
Bridger Ski Lift Inc.                     Bridger                  ????   ????   USA                  ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   ????                                     ????                                                                      
British Ropeway                           Breco                    ????   ????   ????                 ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   ????                                     ????                                                                      
Cable Transportation Engineering Corp.    CTEC                     1977   1993   USA                                                                                                              Garaventa CTEC                           Thiokol                                                                   
Carlevaro & Savio                         C&S                      ????   1969   Italy                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
Cianbro Corp.                             Cianbro                  ????   ????   USA                  1966   Double, Eaton Mtn., ME                1966   Double, Eaton Mtn., ME           1      ????                                     ????                                                                      
Cosmos, Inc.                              Cosmos                   1962   1963   USA                  1962   Nutmeg, Mohawk Mtn., CT               1962   Christie, Steamboat, CO          2      ----                                     ----                                                                      
DeRouen Machine Works                     DeRouen                  ????   ????   USA                  1957   Skyride, Raton Pass, CO               1957   Skyride, Raton Pass, CO          1      ????                                     ????                                                                      
Doppelmayr Co., Inc.                      Doppelmayr               ????   2002   Austria/USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
Doppelmayr CTEC                           Doppelmayr               2002   2010   Austria/USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
Doppelmayr USA, Inc.                      Doppelmayr               2011   2021   Austria/USA          ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   ----                                     ----                                                                      
E. G. Constam Co.                         Constam                                Switzerland/USA                                                                                                  Advanced Engineering                     ----                                                                      
Garaventa AG                              Garaventa                1928   1993   Switzerland          ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   Garaventa CTEC                           ----                                                                      
Garaventa CTEC                            Garaventa CTEC           1993   2002   Switzerland/USA                                                                                                  Doppelmayr CTEC                          Garaventa AG/Cable Transportation Engineering Corp.                       
Gerhard Mueller Maschinenbau AG           Mueller/GMD              1947   1985   Switzerland          ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   Rowema AG                                ----                                                                      
Gifford-Wood Co.                          Gifford-Wood             1905   ????   USA                  1959   T-Bar, Whiteface Mt. NY               ????   ????                             ????   ????                                     Gifford Brothers/William T. Wood & Company                                
Goforth Brothers, Inc.                    Goforth Bros.            1952          USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
H.S. Fabricators Inc.                     Harusch                                Canada                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
Habegger AG                               Habegger                 1943   1980   Switzerland                                                                                                      Von Roll-Habegger of America, Inc.                                                                                 
Hall Ski-Lift Company, Inc.               Hall                     ????   1983   USA                  ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   Von Roll Tramways, Inc.                  ----                                                                      
Heron Engineering, Inc.                   Heron                    1945   1970   USA                  ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   Heron-Poma Co.                           ----                                                                      
Heron-Poma Co.                            Heron-Poma               1970   ????   USA/France           ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   ????                                     Heron Engineering, Inc./Mountain Lifts Corp./Poma Aerial Tramways, Inc.   
Hjorth Bros., Inc.                        Hjorth Bros.             1946   ----   USA                  1964   Chairlift, Frontier Land, WY          1965   Exhibition, Squaw Valley, CA     4      ----                                     ----                                                                      
Hunziker Lift, Inc.                       Hunziker Lift            1965   1967   USA                  1965   Northwest, Mt. Rose, NV               1965   Chair 6, Mammoth, CA             4      ----                                     ----                                                                      
International Aerial Tramway Corp.        Doppelmayr                             USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
J. Pohlig AG                              Pohlig                   1874   1962   Germany              1962   Blue Chair, Magic Mountain, VT        1962   Blue Chair, Magic Mountain, VT   1      Pohlig-Heckel-Bleichert AG               ----                                                                      
J. W. Penney & Sons Co.                   J. W. Penney                           USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
John A. Roebling`s Sons Corp.             Roebling                               USA                  1940                                         1963                                           O. D. Hopkins Associates, Inc.           ----                                                                      
Karl Braendle & Co.                       Brandley                 1951   1969   Switzerland                                                                                                      Habegger AG                              ????                                                                      
Larchmont Engineering                     Larchmont                              ???                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Leitner AG                                Leitner                  1888   1998   Italy                                                                                                            Leitner Lifts USA, Inc.                  ----                                                                      
Leitner Lifts USA, Inc.                   Leitner                  1998   2000   Italy/USA                                                                                                        Leitner-Poma of America, Inc.            Leitner AG                                                                
Leitner-Poma of America, Inc.             Leitner-Poma             2000   ----   Italy/France/USA                                                                                                 ----                                     Leitner Lifts USA, Inc./Poma of America, Inc.                             
Lift Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc.    Yan                      1963   1996   USA                  1968   Poma #1, Mammoth Mountain, CA         1994   Frenchman`s, Sun Valley, ID      333                                                                                                                       
Link Belt                                 Link Belt                              ???                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Mill Valley Splicing Shop                 Mill Valley              ????   ????   ????                 ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   ????                                     ????                                                                      
Miner-Denver, Inc./Miner Machine Co.      Miner-Denver             ????   ????   USA                  1963                                         1971   Chairlift, Arapahoe East, CO                                                                                                                               
Mist-J Investment Co.                     Mist-J                   ????   ????   ????                 ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   ????                                     ????                                                                      
MND America Corp.                         LST/MND                  2012   ----   France/USA/Germany   2016   Valar, Cannon Mountain, NH            ----   ----                             ----   ----                                     LST Loipolder Seilbahntechnische Anlagen GmbH                             
Mohawk Designers                          Mohawk Designers         ????   ????   ????                 ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   ????                                     ????                                                                      
Mohawk International, Inc.                Mohawk                   1961   ????   USA                  196?   Chairlift, Val Bialas Ski Area, NY    ????   ????                             ????   ????                                     ????                                                                      
Mountain Lifts Corp.                      Mountain Lifts           ????   1970   USA                                                                                                              Heron-Poma Co.                           ----                                                                      
Murray-Latta Machine Co. Ltd.             Murray-Latta             1918   2009   Canada                                                                                                           Murray Latta Progressive Machine Inc.    ----                                                                      
Nuova Agudio Of North America, Inc.       Agudio                   1978   1983   Italy/USA            1979   Tram II, Cannon Mountain, NH          1979   Tram II, Cannon Mountain, NH     1      ----                                     ----                                                                      
O. D. Hopkins Associates, Inc.            Hopkins                  1960   2001   USA                  1964   ????                                  ????   ????                                    SkyTrans Manufacturing, LLC              John A. Roebling`s Sons Corp.                                             
Partek Ski Lifts                          Partek                   1991   2005   USA                  1996   Cricket, Jiminy Peak, MA              ----   ----                             24     ----                                     ----                                                                      
Pohlig-Heckel-Bleichert AG                PHB                                    Germany                                                                                                          PHB-Weserhuette                          J. Pohlig AG                                                              
Poma Aerial Tramways, Inc.                Poma                                   USA                                                                                                              Heron-Poma Co.                           ----                                                                      
Poma of America, Inc.                     Poma                     1981   2000   France/USA                                                                                                       Leitner-Poma of America, Inc.            Heron-Poma Co.                                                            
Pomagalski S.A.S.                         Poma                     1936   1954   France                                                                                                           Pomalift, Inc.                           ----                                                                      
Pomalift, Inc.                            Poma                     1954   1965   USA/France           1953   Alpine Lift, Snow Ridge, NY           ????   ????                             ????   Mountain Lifts Corp.                     Pomagalski S.A.S.                                                         
Ramsey Chain Co.                          Ramsey                   1923   ----   USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Ratnik Industries                         Ratnik                   ????   ????   ????                 ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   ????                                     ????                                                                      
Riblet Tramway Co.                        Riblet                                 USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Robbins Engineering Co.                   Robbins                                ???                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Rudolf Kienast                            Kienast                  ????   ????   ????                 ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   ????                                     ????                                                                      
Samson                                    Samson                                 Canada                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
Sierra Machinery Company, Inc.            Ringer                                 USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Ski-Lift International, Inc.              SLI                      1965   1973   USA/Austria          1965   Chair #1, Bryce Mtn., VA              1974   Wells Fargo, Heavenly, CA        ????   Riblet Tramway Co.                       ----                                                                      
Ski-Way, Inc.                             Ski-Way                  ????   ????   USA                  ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   ????                                     ????                                                                      
Skyrides Of America, Inc.                 Skyrides Of America      ????   ????   USA                  1964   Mt. Aetna Skyride, Raccoon Mtn., TN   ????   ????                             ????   ????                                     ????                                                                      
Skytrac Inc.                              Skytrac                                USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
SkyTrans Manufacturing, LLC               SkyTrans                 2001   ----   USA                  2001                                         2020                                                                                    O. D. Hopkins Associates, Inc.                                            
Sneller Ski-Lift Co.                      Sneller                                USA                                                                                                              B. A. Rice/Rice-Sneller Co.              ????                                                                      
St. Lawrence                              St. Lawrence                           ???                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Stabil                                    Stabil                                 ???                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Stearns-Roger                             Stearns-Roger                          USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Superior Tramway Co., Inc.                Superior Tramway         1981   ----   USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
TAC-Ways                                  TAC-Ways                 1961   ????   USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Telecar, Inc.                             Telecar                  1957   1966   USA/Italy/France     ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   Carlevaro & Savio                        Carlevaro & Savio                                                         
Thiokol Chemical Corporation, Inc.        Thiokol                  1971   1978   USA                  1971   Sundown, Powder Mtn., UT              1977   Moonbeam, Solitude, UT           ????   Cable Transportation Engineering Corp.   ----                                                                      
Tiegel Manufacturing Co.                  Tiegel                                 USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Timberland Ellicott, Ltd.                 Timberland Ellicott                    Canada                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
United Tramway Engineers, Inc.            United Tramway           ????   ????   USA                  1954   Chair 1, Snow Summit, CA              1955   Chair 1, Donner Ski Ranch, CA    3      ????                                     ????                                                                      
Universal Design                          Universal Design                       USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Von Roll Seilbahnen AG                    Von Roll                               Switzerland                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
Von Roll Tramways, Inc.                   Von Roll                               Switzerland/USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
Von Roll Transport, Inc.                  Von Roll                               Switzerland/USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
Von Roll-Habegger of America, Inc.        Von Roll                 1980   1996   Switzerland/USA                                                                                                  Doppelmayr Co., Inc.                                                                                               
Western Lift and Crane, Inc.              Western Lift and Crane   1967   1968   USA                  1968   Chair 7, Mammoth Mtn., CA             1968   Chair 7, Mammoth Mtn., CA        1      ----                                     ----                                                                      
Western Manufacturing Co.                 Western Manufacturing    ????   ????   ????                 ????   ????                                  ????   ????                             ????   ????                                     ????                                                                      
Willamette Construction Co.               Willamette               ????   ????   USA                  1965   Aerial Tram, Jackson Hole, WY         ????   ????                             ????   ????                                     ????                                                                      
Willy Buehler AG                          WBB/Buhler                             Switzerland                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
WSO-Maschinenfabrik AG/Staedeli Lift AG   WSO/Stadeli                            Switzerland                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

History

Borvig
Borvig was founded by the engineer Boris Vilhar in 1962. Their first lift was a surface lift at "Big Vanilla at Davos". In 1970, Gary Schulz joined the company. It went bankrupt in the early 1990s.

International Aerial Tramway Corp.
Likely just a sales rep or distributor for Doppelmayr with Charles Van Evera as president. It is currently unknown if any lifts were installed.

Partek Ski Lifts
Partek Ski Lifts was founded by Hagen Schulz in 1991. They made their first two lifts in 1996 for Jiminy Peak, MA and Shawnee, PA. Partek is still in business as of today.

Stearns Roger
Stearns Roger held an exclusive contract with Roebling to manufacture and install their lifts in the area of Treasure Mountain/Park City. In 1962, Stearns Roger offered Treasure Mountain two hydraulic Roebling chairlifts (C-1 and C-2) and a Gebrueder Girak (Austria) gondola G-1. They later offered at least two J-Bar (J-1 and J-2), a T-Bar (T-1) was also mentioned in a letter. The gondola was eventually erected by PHB, but Stearns Roger was successful in selling two chairlifts and two J-Bars. Treasure Mountain wasn't very happy about the chairlifts reliability and asked Hall to step in. It is currently unknown if Stearns Roger sold any other lifts.

Skyrides of America
Out of Memphis, Tennessee. Likely the U.S. distributor or general contractor (or maybe even just an operator) for Von Roll in the early 1960s. A few VR101 were built by that brand, e.g. at Magic World, Florida or Legend City, Arizona. They also installed the Mt. Aetna aerial tramway at Raccoon Mountain, TN, but it is unknown which manufacturer made it.

TAC-Ways
TAC stands for Tram-Aerial-Cableways. Founded in Encino, California in 1961 by "foremost European engineers and technicians" to "engage in designing and construction of chair-lifts, T-bars and aerial cableways". Joseph Deutsch was named as General Manager. It is currently unknown if any lifts were installed.

Timberland Ellicott Ltd. / Skyway T-Bar Lift
Skyway was the brand name for TE's T-Bars. The company is still in business and some documents might be in their archives, but they are currently not able to get them.

Comments
- I was using the local name as long as the company had no representation in the U.S.
- From and To are the years the company was in business, whether this was in the U.S. or not and whether it made lifts or other things
- The first and last lift are U.S. installations only. If the company only installed one lift, both fields have the same value.
- "----" means there is no data (because the company is still in business or has no successor or ancestor)
- each row should be a registered business, not the common name
- I'm still not sure how to deal with companies that were more a sales rep than a manufacturer, e.g. Telecar.

U.S. firsts
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Category          Sub-Category        Grip         Cable   Person       Year   Name                     Location                    Manufacturer   
Tows              Rope Tow            -            Mono    1            1934                            Woodstock, VT               made by local handyman David Dodd
Surface lifts     Platter             Fixed        Mono    1
Surface lifts     Platter             Fixed        Mono    4            1965*  ?                        The Homestead, VA           SLI
Surface lifts     Platter             Detachable   Mono    1            1953   Alpine Lift              Snow Ridge, NY              Poma
Surface lifts     J-bar               -            Mono    1            1935   Whitneys` J-Bar          Black Mountain, VT          made by local engineer George Morton, converted to "J-Bar" in 1936 by Bill Whitney   
                                                                        1935   Ski Tramway              Dartmouth Outing Club, NH   Fredrick Bryon Tomlinson and Split Ballbearing Corp.
Surface lifts     T-bar               -            Mono    2            1940   Alpine Ski Lift          Pico, VT                    Roebling-Constam
Aerial lifts      Chairlift           Fixed        Mono    Single       1936   Dollar Chair             Sun Valley, ID              American Steel & Wire/Union Pacific
                                                                        1936   Proctor Chair            Sun Valley, ID              American Steel & Wire/Union Pacific
Aerial lifts      Chairlift           Fixed        Mono    Double
Aerial lifts      Chairlift           Fixed        Mono    Triple       1963   Main Triple              Boyne Highlands, MI         Riblet
                                                                        1963   North Triple             Boyne Highlands, MI         Riblet
Aerial lifts      Chairlift           Fixed        Mono    Quad         1964   Meadows                  Boyne Mountain, MI          Heron
Aerial lifts      Chairlift           Fixed        Bi      Single       1941*  Ski Tow / Chair Lift     Red Mountain, CO            ?
Aerial lifts      Chairlift           Fixed        Bi      Double       1947*  ?                        Berthoud Pass, CO           Heron
Aerial lifts      Chairlift           Detachable*  Mono    Double       1952   Chair No. 1              Snow Summit, CA             Ringer
Aerial lifts      Chairlift           Detachable   Mono    Triple       1983   Summit Chair             Mt. Bachelor, OR            Doppelmayr
Aerial lifts      Chairlift           Detachable   Mono    Quad         1981   Quicksilver SuperChair   Breckenridge, CO            Doppelmayr
Aerial lifts      Chairlift           Detachable   Mono    Six Pack     1992   Mountain Express         Boyne Mountain, MI          Doppelmayr
Aerial lifts      Chairlift           Detachable   Mono    Eight Pack   2018   Ramcharger 8             Big Sky, MT                 Doppelmayr
Aerial lifts      Chairlift           Detachable   Bi      Quad         1968   ?                        Val Bialas Ski Center, NY   Mohawk International
Aerial lifts      Gondola             Fixed        Mono    -            1966*  Monarch Pass Scenic Tramway, CO                      Heron
Aerial lifts      Gondola             Fixed        Bi      -            
Aerial lifts      Gondola             Detachable   Mono    -
Aerial lifts      Gondola             Detachable   Bi      -
Aerial lifts      Gondola             Pulse        Mono    -            
Aerial lifts      Gondola             Pulse        Bi      -
Aerial lifts      Chondola            Fixed        Mono    -            2017   Chondola                Anakeesta, TN                Leitner-Poma
Aerial lifts      Chondola            Detachable   Mono    -            1995   Chondola (1)            Telluride, CO                Garaventa CTEC
Aerial lifts      Funitel             Detachable   Mono    -            1986   QMC                     June Mountain, CA            Yan
Aerial tramways   Single reversible   -            -       -            1964*  Mt. Aetna Skyride       Raccoon Mtn., TN             Skyrides of America 
Aerial tramways   Double reversible   -            -       -            1938   Tram                    Cannon Mountain, NH          American Steel & Wire
Funicular         Single reversible   -            -       -
Funicular         Double reversible   -            -       -            1828*  Mauch Chunk Railroad    Nesquehoning, PA             Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co.
People Mover      -                   -            -       -
*record to be confirmed


Gondolas (until mid 80s)

Von Roll VR101
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Year   Location                     State   Name                            Person   Closed   Notes
1956   Disneyland                   CA      Skyway                          4        1994     Walt Disney Imagineering, relocation
1957   Sugar Bowl                   CA      Magic Carpet                    4        1983     -
1958   Pacific Ocean Park           CA      Ocean Skyway                    2        1967     Spherical cabins by Skycraft Industries 
1960   Lakeland                     TN      Brussels World`s Fair Skyride   4        1976     -
1960   Freedomland USA              NY      Tucson Mining Co. Ore Buckets   2        1964     Double                          
1961   Six Flags Over Texas         TX      Astrolift                       4        1981     -
1961   Magic World                  FL      Skyride                         2        198?     Installed by Skyrides of America
1962   Century 21 Exposition        WA      Union 76 Skyride                4        1980     -
1962   Cedar Point                  OH      Skyride                         2        -        Converted to 4 later
1962   Cherokee Wonderland          TN      ?                               2        ?        -
1963   Astroland Park               NY      ?                               2-3      ?        Spherical cabins
1963   Aquarena Springs             TX      Alpine Swiss Skyride            2-3      1994     Spherical cabins
1963   Riverview Park               IL      Space Ride                      ?        1967     -
1963   Legend City                  AZ      Sky Ride                        4        1983     Installed by Skyrides of America
1964   Palisades Amusement Park     NJ      ?                               4        ?        -
1964   USA World`s Fair             NY      ?                               ?        ?        Double
1964   Brackenridge Park            TX      Skyride                         4        1999     -
1964   Texas State Fair             TX      Swiss Skyride                   4        1979     -
1964   Minnesota State Fair         MN      Skyride                         2        -        -
1965   Coney Island                 OH      Skyride                         2-3      1971     -
1965   Tulsa State Fairgrounds      OK      Skyride                         4        -        -
1967   Six Flags Over Georgia       GA      Astrolift                       4        1981     -
1967   Six Flags AstroWorld         TX      Astroway                        4        2005     -
1967   SeaWorld San Diego           CA      Bayside Skyride                 2        -        -
1968   Gore Mountain                NY      Gondola                         4        1999     2 sections
1968   Pirates World                FL      Skyride                         ?        1975     -
1968   Legend City                  AZ      Satellite                       2        1983     Relocated from Pacific Ocean Park
1968   Six Flags Over Georgia       GA      Sky Buckets                     ?        2020     -
1968   Hemisfair `68                TX      Skyride                         4        ?        -
1969   Cedar Point                  OH      Frontier Lift                   4        1985     -
1969   San Diego Zoo                CA      Skyfari                         4        -        -
1970   Six Flags Over Mid-America   MO      Sky-Way                         4        1981     -
1971   Magic Kingdom	            FL      Skyride                         4        1999     -
1971   King Island                  OH      Skyride                         ?        1979     Relocated from Coney Island, OH
1972   Bronx Zoo                    NY      Skyfari                         4        2009     -
1972   Opryland                     TN      Skyride                         ?        1997     -
1973   Six Flags New England        MA      New England Sky Way             ?        2014     Relocation?
1973   Worlds Of Fun                KS      Sky Hi                          ?        1987     Relocation?
1974   Busch Gardens Tampa          FL      Skyride                         4        -        -
1974   Six Flags Great Adventure    NJ      Skyride                         4        -        Double, relocation from Freedomland and USA World`s Fair
1975   Busch Gardens Williamsburg   VA      Aeronaut Skyride                4        -        -
1976   Six Flags Great America      IL      Delta Flyer                     4        1984     -
1976   California`s Great America   CA      Delta Flyer/Eagle`s Flight      4        -        -
1977   Six Flags Great America      IL      Southern Cross                  4        1983     -
1980   Washington State Fair        WA      Skyride                         4        -        Relocation from Century 21 Exposition
1982   World`s Fair 1982            TN      Gondola Skyride                 4        ?        Relocation?
tbc

Source: https://www.facebook...onrollskyrides/ and others

Others
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Year   Manufacturer   Location              State   Name                          Grip         Cable   Person   Notes
1933   Roebling       World`s Fair          IL      Sky Ride                      ?            ?       36       -
1953   Heron          Sugar Bowl Ski Area   CA      Magic Carpet                  Detachable   Bi      6        -
1957   C&S            Wildcat Mountain      NH      Gondola                       Detachable   Mono    2        Sold by Telecar
1957   C&S   	      Sugarbush             VT      Gondola                       Detachable   Mono    3        Sold by Telecar
1962   PHB	      Ski Apache            NM      Gondola                       Detachable   Mono    4        Sold by Constam
1962   Bell	      Vail Mountain         CO      Gondola #1                    Detachable   Bi      4        -
1963   C&S   	      Crested Butte         CO      Gondola                       Detachable   Mono    3        Sold by Telecar
1963   Mueller/GMD    Mount Whittier        NH      Gondola                       Detachable   Mono    4        -
1963   PHB            Treasure Mountain     UT      G-1                           Detachable   Mono    4        Sold by Gamut Engineering
1963   PHB            Squaw Valley          CA      Gondola                       Detachable   Mono    4        -
1963   C&S            Frontier Land         NC      ?                             Detachable   Mono    ?        Sold by Telecar
1963   C&S   	      Silver Springs        FL      Six Gun Territory Sky Ride    Detachable   Mono    ?        Sold by Telecar
1964   C&S   	      Mount Snow            VT      G1                            Detachable   Mono    2        Sold by Telecar
1965   PHB            Sugerloaf             ME      Gondola                       Detachable   Mono    4        -
1966   PHB-Hall       Loon Mountain         NH      Gondola                       Detachable   Mono    4        -
1966   Heron          Monarch Pass          CO      Monarch Pass Scenic Tramway   Fixed        Mono    4        -
1967   PHB-Hall       Quincy                IL      Quinsippi Skyride             Detachable   Mono    4        -
1967   C&S   	      Beech Mountain        NC      ?                             Detachable   Mono    ?        Sold by Telecar
1968   C&S   	      Killington            VT      Killington Gondola            Detachable   Mono    4        Sold by Telecar
1968   PHB-Hall       Stowe                 VT      Gondola                       Detachable   Mono    4        -
1969   C&S            Mount Snow            VT      G2                            Detachable   Mono    2        Sold by Telecar
1969   Bell           Vail Mountain         CO      Gondola #2                    Detachable   Bi      4        -
1970   Goforth Bros.  Land Of Oz            NC      Wizard`s balloon              Fixed        Mono    2?       Cabrio lift
1970   Hall           Wallowa Lake          OR      Wallowa Lake Tramway          Detachable   Mono    4        Minimal involvement of PHB (track design, few parts)
1970   Mueller/GMD    Pipestem Resort SP    WV      Gondola                       Detachable   Mono    4        -
1970   Bell	      Steamboat             CO      Stagecoach Gondola            Detachable   Bi      4        -
197?   Breco*	      Marco Polo Park       FL      ?                             Detachable   Mono    4        -
1971   Giovanola      Magic Mountain        CA      Skyride                       Detachable   Mono    4        Sold by Intamin
1972   Hall           Sterling Vineyards    CA      Aerial Tram                   Detachable   Mono    4        Giovanola grips
1973   Poma	      Big Sky               MT      Gondola                       Detachable   Mono    4        Oeuf cabins
1973   Giovanola      Carowinds             NC      Skyway                        Detachable   Mono    4        Sold by Intamin
1974   Riblet         Spokane               WA      Spokane Falls SkyRide         Fixed        Mono    4        Pulse
1974   Giovanola      Hersheypark           PA      Skyride                       Detachable   Mono    4        Sold by Intamin, with Stadeli, eventually sold to Dream World, Bangkok
1975   Giovanola      Kings Dominion        VA      Skyride                       Detachable   Mono    4        Sold by Intamin
1983   PHB	      Big Sky               MT      Gondola 2                     Detachable   Mono    4        Various cabins, relocated from Squaw Valley
1983   Yan	      Squaw Valley          CA      Gondola                       Detachable   Mono    6        Replaced after two seasons
1983   CTEC	      Sugar Bowl            CA      Village Gondola               Detachable   Mono    4        Reused towers and terminals
1984   Poma           Louisiana World Expo  LA      MART                          Detachable   Mono    6        Poma Back-2-Back cabins
1984   Yan            Keystone              CO      Skyway Gondola                Detachable   Mono    6        Replaced after two seasons
tbc
*record to be confirmed


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Posted 28 May 2021 - 12:07 PM

I think there is also MND Ropeways.

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Posted 29 May 2021 - 08:40 AM

View Postski_acres, on 28 May 2021 - 12:07 PM, said:

I think there is also MND Ropeways.

MND is already included in the list. MND Ropeways is the name of a business line and not the company's name or the term that is used for their lifts - or am I wrong here?

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Posted 29 May 2021 - 12:05 PM

https://en.wikipedia...t_manufacturers

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Posted 29 May 2021 - 12:06 PM

View Postsheave, on 29 May 2021 - 08:40 AM, said:

View Postski_acres, on 28 May 2021 - 12:07 PM, said:

I think there is also MND Ropeways.
MND is already included in the list. MND Ropeways is the name of a business line and not the company's name or the term that is used for their lifts - or am I wrong here?


Here is the website for MND Ropeways: https://mnd.com/en/mnd-ropeways/
And here is the website for MND America: https://mndamerica.com/

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Posted 08 July 2021 - 06:57 PM

Can u create a google docs or something

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Posted 09 July 2021 - 11:52 AM

I could, but I can't embed it in the post. So the list is the best option.

But maybe you could edit your last post, we don't need the data in here twice. Thanks!

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Posted 02 August 2021 - 02:12 PM

Okay, I put it from Excel to Google Sheets. Here is the link to view: https://docs.google....dit?usp=sharing

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Posted 02 August 2021 - 05:55 PM

Western also built a T-Bar at Catamount, NY/MA in 1957, or was this another company?
https://newenglandsk...wlift.php?id=55

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Posted 03 August 2021 - 12:50 PM

That's a different one, I will add it!

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Posted 22 August 2021 - 02:51 AM

View Postski_acres, on 03 August 2021 - 12:50 PM, said:

That's a different one, I will add it!

I do only add the data to my table above if there is a first-hand confirmation. This could be the company itself, its successor, a historian, a document from the ski area, etc.





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