12 replies to this topic

[jessevanneo]

I'm wondering if anyone knows what the most mixed lift is. e.g., the lift which was collaborated on by a bunch of different companies.

I was thinking the former olympic chair at COP.

Also, anyone know where that lift ended up?

[SkiBachelor]

I would say the Lower Tiehack lift at Buttermilk.

It has Carlevar-Savio, Riblet, Poma parts.

[Jonni]

Killington and Mount Snow have a few frankenstein lifts. Some that come to mind would be Canyon Quad which I believe is a Yaoma/Hall. Mount Snow's Ego Alley Triple is a Carlevario Savio/Yan/Poma I think.

[skier14]

Lift 4 Cold Springs, is Sun Valley's most frankinstienish lift.
Riblet chairs clips, towers, tension, remote terminal.
Doppelmayer Brakes and top terminal bullwheel.
Yan drive, aux, electronics, drive terminal housing and lift shack


I bet Sun Valley has the most frankinstien lifts. Out of our 15 lifts only 4 (elkhorn, lift 11, lift 9, quarter dollar) are not frankinstien lifts. So pretty much if it was yan it has doppelmayer stuff on it now.

This post has been edited by SVmech17: 13 September 2006 - 07:34 AM

[skiersage]

June Mountain has a high percentage af mixed lifts as only one that operates on a regular basis is unmodified.
It has:
One Riblet with a Yan drive along with other modifications by Yan.
Two SLIs with Yan terminals and Riblet clips along with some other mods
Two Yan HSQs that have been modified by Doppelmayr

[cjb]

Snow Valley, CA has a Yan, Riblet mix. The lift has a Yan base 10, and Yan return/tensioning. It has riblet carriers, towers and top drive including brakes top BW etc.

[LiftTech]

Jonni
Canyon Express at Mount Snow is 100% Poma, built in 96. The lift you’re thinking of is the Grand Summit Express, that’s a Yaoma about 50-50, and no Hall in it. Ego Ally is a Carlevero, L/E and CTEC, no Poma. Bear Trap is a Carlevero, L/E and CTEC; there is a hand full of other half-breeds but only 2 manufactures each.

[Jonni]

I'm referring to the Canyon Quad at Killington, but the other information is good to know. I'll will update the information on the Mount Snow pages with that. Do you know when, I think it's Outpost, recieved it's upgrades from CTEC? I may be thinking of Challenger, but I can never remember which one is which without looking at a map or being there.

[LiftTech]

Outpost got CTEC towers and chairs in 1988.

[ODDfreakPERSON]

Snowdon Quad at Killington is made of old poma double towers with newer Poma tower heads along with poma quad chairs but with yan hanger arms. The base terminal is yan and the summit drive is poma.

[LiftTech]

Jonni,
I messed that up for you, you were right; Ego Ally is part Poma, hydraulic tension. Sorry. Also the Discovery Shuttle is a three way, L/E, Poma and CTEC. Yan drive, return and line w/Poma tension and CTEC drive.

[shoemanII]

the winner might have been the upgraded but then replaced ramshead double chair at killington. had a hall drive bullwheel/E-brake/philly box in an CTEC drive enclosure, L/E service brake, CTEC return station and L/E D-type grips/carriers. when this upgrade was done, i think the carlevaro towers/trains were retained but not sure. that would make a 4-way. (wayne/gene, you out there to confirm?) it was a combination drive/tension station with reeved ctw ropes and counterweight hanging over a stream. one spring, the stream stream rose due to heavy rains and was pushing the ctw around a bit. an internal hero held onto it with a dozer for awhile and saved the rear legs. but i digress.................

canyon quad at killington has a doppelmayr drive bullwheel/brakes/lohman box in an L/E drive enclosure, poma line/grips/carriers and return wheel in an L/E triple leg tension station. rc-240 chain, gotta love it.

[liftmech]

Fun stuff back east, eh? We have several Yans modified with Doppelmayr tensioning and line equipment, one with Doppelmayr brakes, Lohmann gearbox, and drive bullwheel, and one Heron with a Yan drive terminal. All the rest are pretty standard for whichever manufacturer built them.