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[boardski]

Bar UE at Steamboat has a section toward the top which usually has to be dug out espcially with some of the big storms they sometimes get.

[cascadeparks]

ya probably the top 1/4 of Bar UE's lift line is roped off. the chairs are close to the ground, especially right at the top terminal.

[coskibum]

about as low as it gets mid line (that ive seen)

[jclark]

The old Mueller double at Berkshire East was extremely low - as a kid in elementary school, I could have both skis flat on the ground as it went from the second to last tower to the unloading area.

[mtbphoto]

There is a cool picture in my mammoth mountain, ca book that shows a lift that they had to dig out like 5 ft

[RideBurton]

Super Bee at Copper is pretty low when you get up on the ridge. It's usually roped off later in the year. My guess would be the wind that made them build it so low, because it does get pretty windy up there sometimes. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

[liftmech]

You hit the nail on the head. The upper portion was deliberately lowered to shelter it in the trees. I never saw it personally, but apparently old B-1 lift (which paralleled the upper portion of the current B-lift) had wind issues because it was supported on taller towers.

[poloxskier]

liftmech, on Jul 24 2006, 07:29 AM, said:

You hit the nail on the head. The upper portion was deliberately lowered to shelter it in the trees. I never saw it personally, but apparently old B-1 lift (which paralleled the upper portion of the current B-lift) had wind issues because it was supported on taller towers.

I would say strictly from the stand point of someone riding the lift I would say close to double the height of Super B. It was a windy ride and frequently you would swing signifigantly in the wind.

[Nordo]

don't forget chair 4 at loveland shortly before the mid-way!

[RideBurton]

liftmech, on Jul 24 2006, 09:29 AM, said:

You hit the nail on the head. The upper portion was deliberately lowered to shelter it in the trees. I never saw it personally, but apparently old B-1 lift (which paralleled the upper portion of the current B-lift) had wind issues because it was supported on taller towers.

Alright, I thought that might be the reason. I never really remember riding the old B lifts since I can only remember Copper with the high speed lifts. The only bad thing about that section on Super Bee is that if you have only 1 or 2 people riding and the winds are gusting, the chair rocks very badly. Me and my father experienced this one afternoon and almost hit one of the lift towers. Not the funnest ride.

[skierdude9450]

Reso @ Copper comes quite low in one section. On a nice snow year, you'd have yourself a midway!

[RideBurton]

skierdude9450, on Aug 7 2006, 05:12 PM, said:

Reso @ Copper comes quite low in one section. On a nice snow year, you'd have yourself a midway!

Are you talking about the section right before you hit the steep face?

[skierdude9450]

It's more around tower 8ish in the woods after you cross highline.

[RideBurton]

I just remember that its pretty low towards the steep upper section. Its been awhile since I've ridden Resolution. Rendezvous is also pretty low towards the top right before you unload.

This post has been edited by RideBurton: 08 August 2006 - 04:29 PM

[gore333]

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the lowest chair i have ever seen would be the summit double at gore mountain. its not that the lift is short or anything, but when every chair is full, the lift line sags, and your feet can actualy touch the ground, i assume this is due to a issue with the hydralic tension system. hasnt been fixed in 2 years tho.

I agree! You could probably jump off easy. It's also a long lift!

This post has been edited by gore333: 24 April 2008 - 05:51 AM

[AlphaBet]

The Paradise lift at Powder Mountain has a section that crosses very low over a narrow ridge. When I was there in February my skis were only a couple of feet off of the snow. You could see that a couple of people had jumped off at that point.

[brandon]

Double Diamond at Stevens Pass has low clearance for the first two towers after loading onto the lift. and with it being so steep, kinda dangerous for a tall person not paying attention....

[skierdude9450]

Now that someone brought this topic back, I was thinking about White Otter lift at Big Sky. After you cross the road near the top, there was basically a snow mound where you could unload without even having to push yourself off.

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[k2skier]

Cascade at Mt Hood Meadows had to have the snow removed from under the chair this year.

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[lastchair_44]

Rafferty lift, tower nine, Snow King WY. It's the summer unload point for the alpine slide in the summer and has minimal clearance in the winter, and yes it's roped off (minimum 13' of clearance required per ANSI).