11 replies to this topic

[skierdude]

what if they were to make a fixed gondola?? leave what youd think bleow!

[Peter]

They do. There is one across the river in Spokane, WA one in Glenwood Springs, CO, among others. They are pulses, with groups of cabins that stop in terminals and speed up other times.

[Callao]

Sounds kind of lame. Do they still make these things?

[Lift Kid]

Callao, on Dec 22 2006, 10:00 PM, said:

Sounds kind of lame. Do they still make these things?

Well, yes. They are convenient for people to load and are good for short lengths or scenic lifts. Some lodges use them to take their guests from the bottom of the slopes to a lodge on the mountain. Some are for scenic purposes such as the Monarch Crest in CO.

Picture of Monarch:

[Dr Frankenstein]

Yes. There's even a fixed grip funitel (jigback) near Quebec city.

(Does this count, though?)

[Peter]

Doppelmayr built one just last year at the Spokane Riverfront Park. Squaw Valley has a newer one as well. There is also a pulse chairlift at The Yellowstone Club. If only a low capacity is needed, a pulse is a great option because it is as fast as a detachable without the extra cost and maintenace.

[edmontonguy]

Panorama built one a number of years back to avoid a hefty walk up a great number of stairs from their main parking area to the base area. It operates just as fast as a high speed lift, excellent for parking use and since it's run all summer, acts as an easy way to move around town.

[Callao]

All right, I'm confused, so help me out on this one: If these things run as fast as detachables, how can that be, seeing that they have to stop every hundred feet of line to fill the next carrier? Are there fewer carriers?
Are these things cheaper?

[skierdude9450]

Pulsed gondolas come in groups of 2-5, and the lift slows or stops to let passengers load and unload.

Attached File(s)

•  grenoble.jpg (18.98K)
  Number of downloads: 22
•  king_abdull.jpg (22.79K)
  Number of downloads: 25
•  stoke_on.jpg (17.28K)
  Number of downloads: 21

[Callao]

Ok, I finally get it. Thanks guys. Plus, I did a little digging to find some more out. I also looked at the Swquaw Valley pulse, and it doesn't seem to go very fast. I assume that it's just that one that goes slow?

[edmontonguy]

I beleive the reason that the Squaw pulse goes slow is speed restrictions on the curved central section.

[liftmech]

The Poma over at Glenwood Caverns runs 750 FPM between pulses and slows to 100 to load and unload. Snowmass also built one last year.