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[skiersage]

I made a trip to Mont Ripley not too long ago. Here are some of the photos from the trip:

These first pictures are of the T-bar. This is Mont Ripley's oldest lift. It is a 65 Hall. The towers are all different colors. No two are alike.

[skiersage]

Second is the Husky chair. This lift is an original install in 1972. It is pretty typical of a 70's Hall double.

[skiersage]

Last is the Copper Hoist. This is Ripley's newest lift. It is a late 70s early 80s vintage Riblet center pole double that was re-built by Superior and installed in 2007. It is mostly original except the gantries and a couple of Superior 2 t 2 b sheave frames (the first Riblet style compression assembly that is spring loaded to my knowledge). The most interesting part of this lift is the paint. It has paint that makes the structures look like they are copper plated but the tower caps and carriers are black. it is a very neat color scheme.

[Andoman]

Nice pictures! But boy do I wish that new chair was there when I was in school, getting over to that side of the hill was a pain in the rump on a snowboard.

[skier2]

Andoman, on 20 February 2010 - 07:47 PM, said:

Nice pictures! But boy do I wish that new chair was there when I was in school, getting over to that side of the hill was a pain in the rump on a snowboard.

it was a pain in general...

[FSJ]

skiersage, on 20 February 2010 - 06:20 PM, said:

Last is the Copper Hoist. This is Ripley's newest lift. It is a late 70s early 80s vintage Riblet center pole double that was re-built by Superior and installed in 2007. It is mostly original except the gantries and a couple of Superior 2 t 2 b sheave frames (the first Riblet style compression assembly that is spring loaded to my knowledge). The most interesting part of this lift is the paint. It has paint that makes the structures look like they are copper plated but the tower caps and carriers are black. it is a very neat color scheme.

The spring loaded assembly shown is made by Superior Tramway. Riblet originally had a rigid 2up/2dn sheave frame (an "LL" IIRC). It wouldn't survive the sag going from positive to negative repeatedly. There is a similar Riblet spring assembly. It was called and is shaped like an "X". I have a picture of the "X" assembly somewhere. I'll see if I can dig it up.

[skiersage]

FSJ, on 23 February 2010 - 03:31 PM, said:

The spring loaded assembly shown is made by Superior Tramway. Riblet originally had a rigid 2up/2dn sheave frame (an "LL" IIRC). It wouldn't survive the sag going from positive to negative repeatedly. There is a similar Riblet spring assembly. It was called and is shaped like an "X". I have a picture of the "X" assembly somewhere. I'll see if I can dig it up.

Thanks for the info. I have seen the original Riblet rigid assemblies before. My local ski hill still has a couple of them in use actually. I have never seen that X one though.

[skier691]

FSJ, on 23 February 2010 - 03:31 PM, said:

The spring loaded assembly shown is made by Superior Tramway. Riblet originally had a rigid 2up/2dn sheave frame (an "LL" IIRC). It wouldn't survive the sag going from positive to negative repeatedly. There is a similar Riblet spring assembly. It was called and is shaped like an "X". I have a picture of the "X" assembly somewhere. I'll see if I can dig it up.

I recall seeing a old memo about those (L or LL, asking to replace them with the 4 wheel hold up w/ 2 Hold down with a gooseneck hold down cable catcher??

[FSJ]

Here is the "X" assembly. Notice that it used sheaves with turned down flanges. The older double opposed would have been an "L" since they were before the double letter squashed pipe assemblies.