The Poma carrier that's shown above was actually stopped in 1996, then the Omega style came out in 1997, although the terminal came out in 1998.
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Lift Identification
Started by Jonni, Jun 24 2005 03:17 AM
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but how is it that you know more about the company's history than most of us who actually work on the things??? 
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Posted 30 June 2005 - 09:27 PM
Because the Tombstone Express at the Canyons was installed in 1997 and has the Omega carriers. I presume POMA was still in the process of working on the Omega detachable equipment. Plus, as Bill said, I am the man. 
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Posted 02 July 2005 - 12:29 PM
And why should he be? He's Cameron
As Mounty Python's "Meaning of Life" says "You are so great, so incredibly huge, we are really all impressed done here really."
Anyway a couple others
Thiokal: Halos just like the riblets but with different shaped halos more squarish.
Riblets for me are really easy to tell with the halos and the insert grip. The carriers are also pretty obvious.
When I get back to Salt Lake (July 10th) I'll put the finishing touches on the FG identification cheat sheet (yeah I know took me long enough but it is really almost done just have to add Riblet and 2 pictures) and post it up here or send it to Cameron to put up or what ever you want "THE MAN".
As Mounty Python's "Meaning of Life" says "You are so great, so incredibly huge, we are really all impressed done here really."
Anyway a couple others
Thiokal: Halos just like the riblets but with different shaped halos more squarish.
Riblets for me are really easy to tell with the halos and the insert grip. The carriers are also pretty obvious.
When I get back to Salt Lake (July 10th) I'll put the finishing touches on the FG identification cheat sheet (yeah I know took me long enough but it is really almost done just have to add Riblet and 2 pictures) and post it up here or send it to Cameron to put up or what ever you want "THE MAN".
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Posted 02 July 2005 - 05:50 PM
No you're still the man. 
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Posted 02 July 2005 - 06:41 PM
Speaking of Utah and lift identification, what type of lifts does Poweder mountain have?? I am aware that the Paradise chair is a CTEC stealth quad installed in 1999 but unsure about Hanging Lake, Sundown and Timberline. I think Hanging Lake may be Borvig and it has square tower tubes. Also, does anyone have any idea how old those other chairs are. The Timberline is listed on the 1973 install sheet but I am unsure about the others. All of them are in dire need of new carriers. I am surprised the Utah tramway board allows the lifts to operate with several of the slats missing in the backrests.
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Posted 03 July 2005 - 12:12 AM
Yeah I know Cameron I'm just joking around like all the others.
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Posted 04 July 2005 - 12:32 PM
boardski, on Jul 2 2005, 08:41 PM, said:
Speaking of Utah and lift identification, what type of lifts does Poweder mountain have?? I am aware that the Paradise chair is a CTEC stealth quad installed in 1999 but unsure about Hanging Lake, Sundown and Timberline. I think Hanging Lake may be Borvig and it has square tower tubes. Also, does anyone have any idea how old those other chairs are. The Timberline is listed on the 1973 install sheet but I am unsure about the others. All of them are in dire need of new carriers. I am surprised the Utah tramway board allows the lifts to operate with several of the slats missing in the backrests.
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Is Cameron familiar with the lifts at Powder Mtn in Utah? I am curious about the FGDs. Manufacturer and year installed? (I am aware that Timberline was installed in 1973). Unless major maintenance has been done since 2004, they looked rather "used and abused" last time I was there although the haul ropes didn't look too bad.
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Posted 04 July 2005 - 07:28 PM
I didn't have enough time to visit Powder Mountain on my Utah trip and I feel kind of bad about it. I've contacted the resort too and never got a reply back about lift stuff.
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Posted 04 July 2005 - 10:10 PM
i have a similar book for planes which classifies them according to the number and type of engines they have then further by shaping of the body.
A lift book could be a neat idea though it'd be hard to have a book similar to the airplane book. A lift encyclopedia might be cool. Or even a sort of Dichotomas key of lifts. All would take some effort but would be very helpful in identifying lifts.
A lift book could be a neat idea though it'd be hard to have a book similar to the airplane book. A lift encyclopedia might be cool. Or even a sort of Dichotomas key of lifts. All would take some effort but would be very helpful in identifying lifts.
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Posted 06 July 2005 - 06:01 PM
i usually can id a lift based on a tower. the only ones i have trouble with are the old pomas from the 1960s and the miner-denver towers. there are like 99.9% the same. for that situation, usually the drive terminal gives it away, if not the carriers!
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