La Tortue - Mont-Sainte-Anne - QC

Started by Lorettain, Mar 01 2006 08:18 PM

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#1 Lorettain

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Posted 01 March 2006 - 08:18 PM

This chairlift is at the top of the south side of the mountain. Lift name : "La Tortue". That mean Turtle in french.

You can locate this chairlift on the resort map :
http://www.mont-sainte-anne.com/upload/Mon...P_CARTE_MSA.pdf

La Tortue is the snowpark lift. It is also a connection between "Express du sud" lift and the top of the mountain.

Manufacturer : Industries Samson
Type : Fixed grip quad
Installed : 1986
Name : La Tortue
Lenght : 893 m
Vertical : 158 m
Capacity : 1500 p/h
Speed : 2.25 m/s
Number of towers : 14
Drive : top
Tensioning : bottom, concrete counterweight.

Now, the images :w00t:

Top station (drive)
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The line, near the top
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The line, near the bottom
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The Samson chair 4
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#2 Lorettain

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Posted 03 March 2006 - 03:40 PM

Some more pictures of this lifts and another at Sainte-Anne

First of all, the Express du Sud lift, that is a high speed bubled quad, from doppelmayr. It seems to be an evolutive lift, with a drive behind the detchable system.

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