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[hiddenmeadows]

Does anyone know of a ski area(s) that still operate a J-bar? Thanks!

[Andoman]

hiddenmeadows, on Dec 2 2008, 08:33 AM, said:

Does anyone know of a ski area(s) that still operate a J-bar? Thanks!

Burke Mountain, VT
Suicide Six, VT
Homestead Ski Area, VA

This post has been edited by Andoman: 02 December 2008 - 05:50 AM

[hiddenmeadows]

Andoman, on Dec 2 2008, 08:43 AM, said:

Burke Mountain, VT
Suicide Six, VT
Homestead Ski Area, VA

Thanks. Did you have that info stored in your head or is there a list that I could access which would show the various types of lifts in use around North America?

[spunkyskier01]

Gore Mountain N.Y. also has a very lovely hall j-bar still in operation on their bunny slope.

[Andoman]

hiddenmeadows, on Dec 2 2008, 09:00 AM, said:

Thanks. Did you have that info stored in your head or is there a list that I could access which would show the various types of lifts in use around North America?

sorry, stored in head.

[Peter]

I am working on updating the list I have of every lift in North America right now. I'm doing it alphabetically by state and province and I'm on Ontario, Canada right now so I'm about 3/4 done. It's in Excel and when it's done you will be able to sort by lift type.

[skier691]

I think Powder Ridge in MN also ops one

[NoPainNoJane]

not operating at this time, but Clear Fork in Ohio has 1 in their beginner area

[Lift Dinosaur]

Andoman,
I think you're refering to Massanutten, VA NOT Homestead, VA.
Massanutten has a Borvig J-Bar.


Dino

[hiddenmeadows]

skier691, on Dec 2 2008, 10:26 AM, said:

I think Powder Ridge in MN also ops one

I will also post my next question on the technical forum but since this thread is going....

I am looking at a Larchmont J-bar currently set for 850X100 with a 15 hp and 10 towers. I am trying to determine if I set it up on my hill (for personal play, not commercial) if it would handle more vertical. For example if I went with a bigger motor would it work? I have been trying to determine if when Larchmont built these J-bars (or as the case might be with other lifts) if much of the drive terminal and tranmission were desiged to work with a range of vertical rises (within reason) and then fitted with different size motors depending on the vertical rise. In other words if I try to put this on something with a 200 vertical rise and beefed up the motor would it work. Or better yet I have a great location that would offer me more terrain and it has a 380 vertical rise and 800 foot length of run for the surface lift path.

Somewhere out there is the answer. Maybe an engineer would know but I am thinking that if I could find some technical specs or general rule of thumb with respect to the ratio of the vertical rise and length of run that would be a good start. Someone with experience with this brand or similar ancient models might know.

All help is appreciated.

Thanks again.

[Andoman]

Lift Dinosaur, on Dec 2 2008, 10:57 AM, said:

Andoman,
I think you're refering to Massanutten, VA NOT Homestead, VA.
Massanutten has a Borvig J-Bar.


Dino

I tried looking it up on the internet, I went there when I was in middle school on a family trip so I wasn't sure.

[Lift Kid]

Borvig J-bar at Giants Ridge, MN.

[gbcomp]

song mountain, NY has a J-bar still in use.