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[seilbahnbilder.ch]

vonrollskyway1, on Feb 15 2009, 08:07 AM, said:

is pro sessel still trying to save that last vr 101 in switzerland?it is a shame that switzerland cant make a exception to there new ''' law'''.i hope to god someone tries to save this classic vr 101.

I heard that the law would allow to save the last VR101. But the oparating company wants to replace it... Pro Sesseli is still active. But I'm not really optimistic...

[seilbahnbilder.ch]

vonrollskyway1, on Feb 16 2009, 08:56 PM, said:

oh how i miss the vr 101 sidechairs. do you have any pictures of the garaventa lift that replaced the vonroll?

Here: http://www.remontees...rtage-2370.html

[Petz]

vonrollskyway1, on Feb 15 2009, 08:07 AM, said:

it is a shame that switzerland cant make a exception to there new ''' law'''.

They surely could but they obviously don´t want to....
Switzerland is no member of the European Community so they don´t had to follow their regulations but it seems to be that they want to be "more popefully then the pope itselves"....

@seilbahnbilder.ch, think the EC - laws give no chance for the VR cause the regulations order that cableway clamps had to pass derailed sheave batteries without troubles too; the VR - clamp unfortunately couldn´t fit this point.

This post has been edited by Petz: 21 February 2009 - 01:49 AM

[seilbahnbilder.ch]

Petz, on Feb 21 2009, 10:43 AM, said:

They surely could but they obviously don´t want to....
Switzerland is no member of the European Community so they don´t had to follow their regulations but it seems to be that they want to be "more popefully then the pope itselves"....

@seilbahnbilder.ch, think the EC - laws give no chance for the VR cause the regulations order that cableway clamps had to pass derailed sheave batteries without troubles too; the VR - clamp unfortunately couldn´t fit this point.

As I heard, the EU-law doesn't allow to rebuild used lifts but it is more "generous" to old lifts... The problem is that the oparating company want to replace it!

[Petz]

seilbahnbilder.ch, on Feb 23 2009, 07:13 AM, said:

As I heard, the EU-law doesn't allow to rebuild used lifts but it is more "generous" to old lifts...

It is allowed and possible when the rebuilt lift corresponds to the actual safety regulations. In the last years the CCM company had rebuilt one Trojer and a few old Marchisio basket lifts in Italy; Graffer renovated the two Monte Baldo plants too.

[DonaldMReif]

The oldest high speeds for me would be the Colorado and Falcon SuperChairs in Breckenridge, plus the Dopplemayr high speed quads at Vail and Beaver Creek. Those 11 lifts are all more than 20 years old. Outside of Vail Resorts, the oldest lift would be Winter Park's Pioneer Express or Copper Mountain's American Flyer.

[piotrek]

I have ridden on a 1948/1949 Von roll type 101 side chair in Ped pod Snezka in the Czech Republic. Very old lift, but super cool to sit sideways. The oldest "modern" detachable I rode is an 1986 Doppelmayr in Stowe, VT.

[vonrollskyway1]

ive allways wanted to ride on a vr 101 sidechair.how was the ride?the closest i have came is the disneyland skyway built in 1956.the 1st detachable in the usa.

[Bogong]

The "Blue Bullet 1" at Mt Buller in Victoria, Australia is supposed to be the oldest detachable quad chair in the world. It opened in June 1984 (June is winter in Australia) and remains a major access lift and one of the main beginner lifts on quite a large mountain.

The trouble is, they can't get spare parts, so they have replaced "Blue Bullet 2" with a 6-pack chair and are using the parts to keep BB1 operating.

List of all 56 ski lifts to have operated on Mt Buller.

[iceberg210]

Oldest detachable for me would be the San Diego Zoo Sky Ride while the oldest High Speed lift I think would be Eagle Express at Solitude Utah built by VonRoll CTEC in 1989.

[vonrollskyway1]

iceberg210, on Mar 24 2009, 09:40 AM, said:

Oldest detachable for me would be the San Diego Zoo Sky Ride while the oldest High Speed lift I think would be Eagle Express at Solitude Utah built by VonRoll CTEC in 1989.

san diego zoo is a vr 101 built in 1969.i ride that vr 101 about 2 times a month

[skierdude9450]

I'll bite. I guess that the oldest detach I've ever ridden would be Summit Express at Mary Jane or the Vista Bahn at Vail. Don't know which one is truly older. Sorry, Bogong, Quicksilver at Breckenridge was built in 1981. I unfortunately never got to ride it before it was replaced.

[Kicking Horse]

skierdude9450, on Mar 26 2009, 05:04 PM, said:

I'll bite. I guess that the oldest detach I've ever ridden would be Summit Express at Mary Jane or the Vista Bahn at Vail. Don't know which one is truly older. Sorry, Bogong, Quicksilver at Breckenridge was built in 1981. I unfortunately never got to ride it before it was replaced.

Still Opearting in the location it was first installed in...... ;)

[DonaldMReif]

Bogong, on Mar 24 2009, 06:09 AM, said:

The "Blue Bullet 1" at Mt Buller in Victoria, Australia is supposed to be the oldest detachable quad chair in the world. It opened in June 1984 (June is winter in Australia) and remains a major access lift and one of the main beginner lifts on quite a large mountain.

The trouble is, they can't get spare parts, so they have replaced "Blue Bullet 2" with a 6-pack chair and are using the parts to keep BB1 operating.

List of all 56 ski lifts to have operated on Mt Buller.

Uh, maybe as the first high speed quad in the Southern Hemisphere when Quicksilver in Breckenridge claimed as the first detachable in the Northern Hemisphere.

[skierdude9450]

There are a few detachable quads in Europe built in 1983 that are still in operation.