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[Sacdelic_Skier]

This probably already has a thread but why not start another! What is your favourite lift company and why? (defunct or not)

[Yooper Skier]

Hall. Classic, well-built machines.

[RibStaThiok]

That's a tough one. Thiokol,(Might as well include the CTEC Fixed Grips with that since they were pretty much a carryover of the Thiokol in many regards for quite a few years) After that it would no doubt be Hall and Von Roll. I'd include Riblet too but I'll let someone else from on here do that :)

This post has been edited by RibStaThiok: 11 January 2016 - 03:08 PM

[Sacdelic_Skier]

I am quite a fan of both. My personal favorite is Borvig. USA built and very comfortable might I add. The Borvigs from the 60s and late 80s are the best.

[NHskier13]

I like borvigs, but I really like any fixed grip lift that isn't Yan. All around, though, I'd say either CTEC or Poma. We don't have many Poma built lifts in New Hampshire, I think only 4 high speeds, and I think only a couple fixed grips.

[Conrad]

My vote is for Hall. I also appreciate some older Yan lifts, but not so much the newer stuff.

[Yooper Skier]

Sacdelic_Skier, on 11 January 2016 - 03:44 PM, said:

I am quite a fan of both. My personal favorite is Borvig. USA built and very comfortable might I add. The Borvigs from the 60s and late 80s are the best.

Leitner was a supplier of grips, sheaves/assemblies, along with other components from the mid-80s on, so there was an Italian influence. The rest came from Pine Island, NY.

[NoPainNoJane]

I'm torn, I'm a fan of both Soloy & Bell helicopters ;), of my trips way north, I have found both to be very reliable, although a very tight fit all the time, but that's the price you pay when heli-boarding

[Sacdelic_Skier]

Yooper Skier, on 12 January 2016 - 04:06 PM, said:

Leitner was a supplier of grips, sheaves/assemblies, along with other components from the mid-80s on, so there was an Italian influence. The rest came from Pine Island, NY.

right i knew that but forgot. thanks

[SkiDaBird]

CTEC chairs are the most comfortable, so from a skiing only perspective, they're my favorite. I'm sure if I worked in maintenance, what broke the least would be my favorite.

[vtbubble]

I might as well start off the more modern companies with leitner poma as aesthetically they look great and they are some of the most comfterble chairs I've ridden. For Old school companies I would have to say yan.

[Liftkid99]

For old probably Mueller, I like their design and also the look of their lattice towers. For newer I'd say Doppelmayr even though I'm more familiar with Leitner Poma

[Aussierob]

Doppelmayrs

[boardski]

My vote is also Doppelmayr.

[liftmech]

Anything built with the mechanic in mind.

[Yooper Skier]

liftmech, on 18 January 2016 - 10:15 AM, said:

Anything built with the mechanic in mind.

Hear hear!

[Petz]

Historic Carlevaro & Savio / Marchisio group cause they had built the most rugged lifts that can be found.

This post has been edited by Petz: 06 February 2016 - 07:17 PM

[NHskier13]

Hall built lifts are pretty nice - their carriers aren't very comfortable but the ride is very smooth on most I've ridden. Same with Muellers, mainly pats peaks', but not quite as much. I wouldn't know too much about riblets, considering only one area near me has them (Crotched Mountain)

[SkiDaBird]

NHskier13, on 06 February 2016 - 09:09 PM, said:

Hall built lifts are pretty nice - their carriers aren't very comfortable but the ride is very smooth on most I've ridden. Same with Muellers, mainly pats peaks', but not quite as much. I wouldn't know too much about riblets, considering only one area near me has them (Crotched Mountain)

Riblets aren't the most comfortable, but I have been on worse. They are smooth over towers though.

This post has been edited by SkiDaBird: 06 February 2016 - 10:08 PM

[snoloco]

I've always liked Poma a lot. They make the fastest and most comfortable lifts out there. The Omega and later Arceaux/Falcon chairs almost always come with thick padding, much better than Doppelmayr's EJ chairs. Riding one of their bubble chairs is like riding up the mountain on your living room sofa. They're also smooth as glass and super quiet.