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Fixed Grip Quad's Photo Fixed Grip Quad 11 Jul 2017

Please post any pictures of pre retrofit Yan Detachables in this thread. Also appreciated are pictures of Yan Detachables that have since been removed.
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iceberg210's Photo iceberg210 12 Jul 2017

These are the best photos I've ever run across for them
https://www.remontee...ering-1057.html
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Fixed Grip Quad's Photo Fixed Grip Quad 12 Jul 2017

View Posticeberg210, on 12 July 2017 - 10:23 AM, said:

These are the best photos I've ever run across for them
https://www.remontee...ering-1057.html


I was looking for North American Yan Detachables, but thank you though. How is that left legally able to run with the original grips?
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sbwhidbey's Photo sbwhidbey 12 Jul 2017

Yans at Whistler. Green chair, Redline chair, Quicksilver and a type 7 grip from red or green.

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Liftkid99's Photo Liftkid99 12 Jul 2017

Wow, those are awesome photos. Always wanted to see pics of the old whistler Yans
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Fixed Grip Quad's Photo Fixed Grip Quad 13 Jul 2017

Great pictures, thanks!
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reaperskier's Photo reaperskier 13 Jul 2017

Lift Engineering/Yan made some awesome looking detachable lifts. Too bad there aren't many unmodified ones left out there. Otherwise, :kewlpics: .
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RibStaThiok's Photo RibStaThiok 13 Jul 2017

Given what happened, it's a good thing they were modified. And I am glad they were able to be, otherwise there would be none out there. I am very sad though that Yan fell like it did.
This post has been edited by RibStaThiok: 13 July 2017 - 08:22 PM
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Backbowlsbilly's Photo Backbowlsbilly 14 Jul 2017

The original Yan River Run Gondola at Keystone

https://www.remontee...ering-5782.html
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Fixed Grip Quad's Photo Fixed Grip Quad 01 Sep 2017

That is cool, are there any pictures of the Yan Detachable gondola at squaw valley or the former Yan gondola at Northstar?
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reaperskier's Photo reaperskier 02 Sep 2017

I know there was a yan gondola at squaw, but I've never heard of there being one at northstar.


Only Yan 4x fixed grip and 3x fixed grip at NS - Forum Admin
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snoloco's Photo snoloco 29 Oct 2017

I'm surprised that the Pol-X-West grip that worked in the same terminals didn't get more widely adopted. Would've saved lots of money over having to replace the sheaves and terminal machinery. Were those grips any better than the marshmellow grips?
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Nor'eastSkier's Photo Nor'eastSkier 03 Nov 2017

Does anyone know which lift this picture is from?

http://sisyan.com/images/lift02.jpg

From the website for Sisyan, which seems to be Yan's newest venture.
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CH3skier's Photo CH3skier 03 Nov 2017

View PostNor'eastSkier, on 03 November 2017 - 12:17 PM, said:

Does anyone know which lift this picture is from?

http://sisyan.com/images/lift02.jpg

From the website for Sisyan, which seems to be Yan's newest venture.

That looks like Frenchman's at Sun Valley to me.

http://www.skilifts....topstation3.jpg
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Nor'eastSkier's Photo Nor'eastSkier 08 Nov 2017

Some more I found from random internet searches, don't know where either of these are from.

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Fixed Grip Quad's Photo Fixed Grip Quad 08 Nov 2017

I believe the second one is at Kit Meadows Japan.
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Nor'eastSkier's Photo Nor'eastSkier 12 Nov 2017

Some awesome shots of the original Superstar Express at Killington:

https://www.youtube....h?v=KtQ4G_UFHzA

I've always wanted to see the original Vermont Yans because they were some of the earlier ones installed. It looks like the machine rooms on the drive terminal were slightly different than the later version, also didn't include the more "stream-line" way the portal towers were incorporated into the bottom terminal that the later version had (see 8:15).
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Nor'eastSkier's Photo Nor'eastSkier 12 Nov 2017

Found an even better shot. The things you find in ski videos from the 90's!

Amazing how much sleeker the original terminal designs were than the retrofits.

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Nor'eastSkier's Photo Nor'eastSkier 13 Nov 2017

https://www.youtube....h?v=0ILCeEuUKak

Awesome shots of the top of the Greyhawk lift at Sun Valley, shot from Challenger (6:30-7:00).

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iceberg210's Photo iceberg210 13 Nov 2017

Fantastic video! So cool to see one in operation, not something you find really ever is video of a YAN detach. Thanks for the find!
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