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[floridaskier]

There's a whole bunch of different high speed quad terminals in use in the US right now, and a few different people have gotten a little confused. Here's a reference guide to all these different types of terminals, with pictures to help everyone figure these out. Enjoy :)

If anyone has anything to add or correct, feel free

[floridaskier]

Start off with Poma:

Performance

This one is the model with the same Poma Alpha drive terminal used on FG lifts, placed behind a HSQ terminal - Coney Glade at Snowmass, CO



Here's the return terminal that goes with it - Coney Glade at Snowmass, CO



This also came as a vault-drive version, which means that the motor is in a little room underground below the terminal instead of inside or behind it - American Flyer at Copper Mountain, CO



Since we didn't know the real name of this one for a while, it might be referred to as the Alpha or Falcon (Falcon might also refer to the chairs that go with it) but the real name used by Poma is Performance

[floridaskier]

Competition or Challenger

This was the next version after the Alpha/Falcon


The earlier version of this terminal had a flat end instead of the more familiar one - American Eagle at Copper



The later and more common version - Tombstone Express at The Canyons, UT

[floridaskier]

Poma Omega

The current Poma design

The tension return terminal of the Poma Omega - the little overhang over the loading area is an option - Ajax Express at Aspen, CO



The drive terminal came in three different types. The first was the plain one, used first... (Apres Vous at Jackson Hole, WY)



...then the double stack one, which Poma called the Phat Boy for a while...(Peak 8 SuperConnect at Breckenridge, CO)



...and the current fat version - (Ajax Express again)

[floridaskier]

CTEC / GaraventaCTEC / DoppelmayrCTEC

I don't know the name of this one, but CTEC used it on its early high speed quads (Great Western at Brighton, UT and Riva Bahn at Vail, CO)

[floridaskier]

GaraventaCTEC Stealth

The CTEC Stealth came in three (or maybe four, depending how you look at it) different types

The Stealth 1, there aren't all that many of these compared to the other two. This model had smaller windows without any painted slats in between them - King Con at PCMR, UT



The Stealth 2 is the most common, this type does have slats between the windows and a more modern look - Mineral Basin at Snowbird, UT



The Stealth 3 came in two slightly different types, the first one used on some quads, and the second used on six packs and quads

Quad - Ruby at Deer Valley, UT



Style 2 - Six Shooter at Moonlight Basin, MT

[floridaskier]

Doppelmayr

Nameless again, but this was one of the first styles of Doppelmayr HSQs - Arrow Bahn at Beaver Creek, CO

[floridaskier]

Doppelmayr UNI-M

This could also be called the UNI, anyone feel like checking on that?

This was used in the mid-to-late-90s. Pretty simple



There's also this design, we don't know yet what it was called or anything

[floridaskier]

GaraventaCTEC + Doppelmayr = DoppelmayrCTEC

DoppelmayrCTEC UNI-G

This is, in my opinion, the best looking single lift I've ever seen right here - this particular one, the Birds of Prey lift at Beaver Creek, CO. Unfortunately, the UNI-G is made over in Europe so is more expensive in America



DoppelmayrCTEC UNI-GS

The UNI-G's cousin, not the single best looking lift in America, but still not too bad

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[floridaskier]

Lift Engineering - Yan

Yan high speed quads, not the best safety record, but deserving of a post here

This is the J6 lift at June Mtn, CA, retrofitted by Doppelmayr



This is a different style, the Friendly Giant at Lake Louise, Alberta - from http://www.chairlift.org

[highspeedquad]

Forgive me, but I disagree about that being the best looking lift in the world, since there are many different lifts in this wide world. But then again, it is a matter of personal preference.

[highspeedquad]

Was the drive terminal for the second Yan more like the first one, because there is no way that is a drive terminal.

[floridaskier]

Yan did make drive terminals like the second one, not much protection over all the stuff up there

[SkiBachelor]

Here's another picture of an older Doppelmayr terminal. This might be called a UNI terminal too, but I'm not sure.

[highspeedquad]

So it was a little more open. I believe that in coloradoskihistory.com there is a picture if an advertisement of a "Von Roll Light" that had a thin terminal.

[SkiBachelor]

Yea, that's a HSD, pretty funky looking huh?

[highspeedquad]

They got very creative. I like it, personally, it looks nice. If they made one Keystone would have bought it, if anyone. To have both terminals like that they would need a vault drive.

[SkiBachelor]

I have only seen two HSD like that, and I think they would be a pain in the ass to work on. I mean everything is exposed and if there was freezing rain or a heavy snow storm, it would take some time to get that lift operational again. It kind of reminds me of the LE Type 7.

I long time ago, TR (Formerliftforman) mentioned that the lift mechanics would have to get out brooms and start brushing and banging at stuff to get the lift moving again because everything was frozen solid. Not fun stuff.

[Duck]

Thanks for the clarification and guide!

-Iain

[highspeedquad]

Now that you look at it from a different point of view...
What is the LE type 7?