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[Kicking Horse]

northeastskier, on Jun 26 2008, 02:41 PM, said:

Thanks Kicking Horse!

No problem, It helps that I can speak Greek and German now... ;).

[northeastskier]

If anybody has any pictures from Doppelmayrs new one, please post.



Thanks!!

[skierdude9450]

Ha nice try! I don't know of any active member on this forum who lives in Switzerland and even if so what's the chance that he/she has pictures of that lift.

[SuperRat]

Its in the World Book in the combined installations section.

http://www.doppelmayr.com/upload/prj1/Inse...nglisch_web.pdf

[skierdude9450]

I think that's where that first picture came from.

[northeastskier]

skierdude9450, on Jun 27 2008, 06:19 PM, said:

I think that's where that first picture came from.

it is!

[sk33phr34k]

I will be there (in the area where the old Von Roll (=VR) 101 has been replaced) in about 3 weeks, i can maybe take some pictures if you want me to do so :)

until then, watch this:
http://www.jacomet.ch/themen/skilift/album...ls.php?album=68

a list from october 2007 with all the von roll 101 in motion, posted on alpinforum.com by the user radim:

name - country - type - dob - doreconstruction - type of reconstruction
Oberdorf-Nesselboden, CH, 2KSB, 1950, 2008 - 6EUB
Nesselboden - Weissenstein, CH, 2KSB, 1950, 2008 - 6EUB
Kandersteg - Öschinensee, CH, 2KSB, 1948, 2008 - 8EUB
Pec pod Sněžkou - Růžová hora, CZ, 2KSB, 1949, 2009 - 4EUB
Růžová hora - Sněžka (Schneekoppe), CZ, 2KSB, 1950, 2009 - 4EUB
Krupka - Komáří Vížka, CZ, 2KSB, 1952
Königssee - Jennerbahn I, GER, 2EUB, 1953, 20xx - 8EUB
Königssee - Jennerbahn II, GER, 2EUB, 1953, 20xx - 8EUB
Bursa: Sarıalan-Çobankaya, TR, Kombibahn 2EUB/2KSB, 1964, 20xx - 8EUB

and here i've found a list of all the VR 101 with side chairs:
http://www.alpinforum.com/forum/viewtopic....a&start=102

(the header: Nr. Ort/Region/Land Name Sektion Baujahr/Inbetriebnahme SB/GB Spezielles
means:
city / region / country / name / from-to (section) / dob/dob chairlift (SB)/gondola (GB) special )

in this thread you can also find a lot of pictures taken by the european alpinforum users.

Hope i helped you :)

best wished from germany,
sk33

[Lift Dinosaur]

sk33,
Nice to have you as a member of our forum. Your access to history archieves is most appreciated!

Dino

[vonrollskyway1]

at aquaareana texas the 2 passenger vonroll type 101 stands but does not operate.they had the side facing chairs but in a bubble.

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[WBSKI]

Grr, I almost got up to Braunwald to see the new sideways facing lift this summer but the weather was bad.

[northeastskier]

sk33phr34k, on Jun 29 2008, 05:33 AM, said:

I will be there (in the area where the old Von Roll (=VR) 101 has been replaced) in about 3 weeks, i can maybe take some pictures if you want me to do so :)

until then, watch this:
http://www.jacomet.ch/themen/skilift/album...ls.php?album=68

a list from october 2007 with all the von roll 101 in motion, posted on alpinforum.com by the user radim:

name - country - type - dob - doreconstruction - type of reconstruction
Oberdorf-Nesselboden, CH, 2KSB, 1950, 2008 - 6EUB
Nesselboden - Weissenstein, CH, 2KSB, 1950, 2008 - 6EUB
Kandersteg - Öschinensee, CH, 2KSB, 1948, 2008 - 8EUB
Pec pod Sněžkou - Růžová hora, CZ, 2KSB, 1949, 2009 - 4EUB
Růžová hora - Sněžka (Schneekoppe), CZ, 2KSB, 1950, 2009 - 4EUB
Krupka - Komáří Vížka, CZ, 2KSB, 1952
Königssee - Jennerbahn I, GER, 2EUB, 1953, 20xx - 8EUB
Königssee - Jennerbahn II, GER, 2EUB, 1953, 20xx - 8EUB
Bursa: Sarıalan-Çobankaya, TR, Kombibahn 2EUB/2KSB, 1964, 20xx - 8EUB

and here i've found a list of all the VR 101 with side chairs:
http://www.alpinforum.com/forum/viewtopic....a&start=102

(the header: Nr. Ort/Region/Land Name Sektion Baujahr/Inbetriebnahme SB/GB Spezielles
means:
city / region / country / name / from-to (section) / dob/dob chairlift (SB)/gondola (GB) special )

in this thread you can also find a lot of pictures taken by the european alpinforum users.

Hope i helped you :)

best wished from germany,
sk33

Thanks! That's great that you're going there!

[vonrollskyway1]

i wonder why no one wants to try and save the vr 101s?save them as a nostalgic piece of aerial ropeway history.the place where they were invented,they are now frowned upon it seems.

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[WBSKI]

vonrollskyway1: I agree with you totally and wish they would preserve these lifts, but they seem to be more interested in modernizing their resorts there rather than preserving which is not all that surprising in my opinion. After all, we do the same here right? We replace the old FG lifts with new lifts that are easier to maintain and more cost effective. I guess the general public does not have much interest in preserving old lifts, they would rather have a new more comfortable lift. There are still quite a few old lifts over in Europe but they are certainly disappearing fast as they are here.

[seilbahnbilder.ch]

vonrollskyway1, on Aug 22 2008, 03:24 AM, said:

i wonder why no one wants to try and save the vr 101s?save them as a nostalgic piece of aerial ropeway history.the place where they were invented,they are now frowned upon it seems.

There is a association that want to save the VR101 chairlift at the Weissenstein: www.prosesseli.ch

But I don't think that they have really a chance.


Pictures of the last existing VR101 chairlifts you can find here:

Kandersteg: http://www.seilbahnb...ndex.php?cat=59

Weissenstein: http://www.seilbahnb...dex.php?cat=160

[seilbahnbilder.ch]

Lift Dinosaur, on Jun 26 2008, 05:04 AM, said:

World's first detachable monocable aerial ropeway - Flims, Switzerland 1945. Manufacturer unknown.
First_Detachable.jpg

This chairlift was build by Von Roll!

In Switzerland there were three diffrent manufacturers which had build Side-facing chairs:

- Von Roll
- Mueller (detachable doubles and fixed singles)
- Carlevaro-Savio (only one installation in Locarno)


Schätti (a small swiss manufacturer) rebuilt the chairlift at Locarno with technology of Doppelmayr:







More pictures from this skiarea: http://www.seilbahnb...dex.php?cat=110

[Lift Dinosaur]

[quote name='seilbahnbilder.ch' date='Aug 22 2008, 08:35 AM' post='77426']
This chairlift was build by Von Roll!

Thank you. I thought it was Von Roll, but wasn't sure.

Dino

[vonrollskyway1]

as for vonroll type 101s,most are found in amusement parks.i live here in san diego and we have 2 of the famous vr 101s still in operation.at the san diego zoo,theres is up for review on a state of california mechanical historical landmark.same with seaworld san diego.built in 1967,the seaworld vonroll type 101 is the last vr 101 that goes over a body of salt water.

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