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Any one have any newER lifts they don't like and older ones they love?

At Killington I absolotely LOVE the Glades triple. Its a really old Heron triple, but it serves some great trails and its a pretty short ride. For some reason (does'nt happen much) I have sorta accepted and liked the fact that the paint on all the towers is nearly all fallen off and cracked. Gives it some character :P Also, the lift dudes on the triple are always extremely freindly and tell about women they are looking for on the daily report whiteboard at the bottom of the lift.

A newer lift I hate is the Ramshead express quad at Killington. Express Quad? It's so slow!

Old lift I love: Mt. Soleil @ Bromont (R.I.P.)
New lift I hate: Mt. Soleil @ Bromont (under construction) :(

Old lifts I love:
B, C, D @ Gray Rocks
Black lift @ Owl's Head (R.I.P.)
Orange lift @ Owl's Head
IW, I, IIW, III, IVW, V @ Sutton
Lowell Thomas @ Tremblant (a legend!)
Double @ Belle-Neige
Alfred-Desrochers @ Orford
Double @ Habitant (R.I.P.)
Mi-Orford, Chaises du ciel @ Orford (R.I.P.)
T-Bars @ Stoneham
Yan @ Edelweiss Valley (Going to be R.I.P. this summer)
Triple @ Mt. St-Bruno
Double @ Mt.Alta (The one in Quebec, not in Utah)

New lifts I hate:
Black lift @ Owl's Head
HybrideXPress @ Orford
White quad @ Habitant

to be continued...

One of the older lifts i love is the Knob Chair @ Marmot
Fast Scenic and accessing some of the coolest terrain anywhere.

Dr Frankenstein, on Apr 19 2004, 05:13 PM, said:

Yea I've been meaning to ask about that....

What's so popular about Lowell Thomas? The Gondola, Lowell Thomas, and TGV are the lifts at tremblant that are ALWAYS OPEN, early season to closing. I'm surprised theres not a new poma high speed quad there, I mean I services a good amount terrain. So why's it so 'famous'?

What i did think was funny about it was loading. Tremblant feels as if (And i have NO problem with this) that they have to paint and upgrade everything till its perfect. (I have not been on west but this is the first time I've seen it) Tremblant has the ski carpets on it like on high speed quads, it is painted and looks exactly identical (including the towers if I'm not mistaken) to the other lifts at Tremblant. What's funny is that the loading err..ramp is about 2 feet off the ground and there is a short french guy who is no taller than my waste who grabs the chair when it's coming down and hangs on to it for dear life as it round the bull wheel so that it hit's my fanny nice and soft

I havent ridden too many old lifts, but id say Chair 5 at dodge has to be my favorite. Its really comfortable and the unload station is classic. Check out the pictures on the main site.

These aren't really considered old, but the old Doppelmayr HSQs at Vail, and the old Highline double, are more exciting than the pre-stealth CTECs

I love all old lifts.

I hate all 6 packs, too many people on one chair, unsocial, just build a damn gondi so you can hear everyone on board.

I have to agree, the glades triple is a great chair. I love the anticipation of those first turns over there in october!

Lifts i love
Looking Glass 1965 Riblet Center Pole Double (wp)
Pioneer Express 198? High Speed Poma Quad
Conquest Yan Triple @ Silver Creek / Solvista / Grandby Ranch
Take Four 198? Fixed Grip Poma Quad Powderhorn
Westend umm Heron? Double Powderhorn

I hate the following lifts
Zephyer @ WP 1990 Poma HSQ
Timberline @ WP Yan Double
American Eagle @ Copper 199? Poma HSQ
K and L @ Copper

coski, on Apr 20 2004, 07:39 PM, said:

Funny how people's opinions differ... I like Timberline; I think it's neat how WP's maintenance department rebuilt it in-house and converted the drive terminal into what it is today. Plus I like old Herons (no, it's not a Yan) so it scores points that way.

Other old lifts I like:
C-2 @ Alpental (1967 Riblet centre-pole double)
Mystery Peak @ Seymour (mid-60s Murray-Latta double)
Sky Chair @ Cypress (Mueller?)
Older Riblet lifts in general

only reason why i do not like it is because of the 20 mins to 1 1/2 hour lift lines on timberline.

Old lifts I love (continued):
Single @ Mad River
3300 @ Val Thorens
Inferno, Blueberry, etc. @ Grouse

New lifts I hate:
Atomique @ La Réserve

Old Lifts I love(d):

Old Gondola 2 @ Mammoth (gone)
Weasel Chair @ Alpine Meadows (gone)
Old Crescent Double @ PCMR (gone)
Chair 5 @ Snow Summit
Majestic, Milicent & Evergreen @ Brighton
Wildcat, Collins & Germainia @ Alta (Wildcat & Germania gone this summer)
Headwall @ Squaw (gone)
Thunder @ Jackson Hole (gone)
Tram @ Jackson Hole
Blackroot @ Targhe

New Lifts I Hate:

Can't think of any (I Love new technology!)

New Lifts I Love:

McConkeys @ PCMR (even though a 6-pack is overkill)
Strawberry Express & Needle Express @ Snowbasin
Dreamcatcher & Sacajawea @ Targhee
Challenger @ Sun Valley
Empire Canyon @ Deer Valley
Funitel @ Squaw


Powdr

Here is Australia at my home resort we have a couple of old surface lift pomas that I love. Particularly the 1969 built International Poma. It has lost a bit since they put an electric drive on it - the old Dodge V10 was a ripper with line speeds around 5m/s.

But then there's a CTEC quad from 1999 (fixed grip) that just doesn't have any character - it is just a boring lift that stops a lot.

coski, on Apr 21 2004, 08:43 AM, said:

Ouch. The only time I've been able to ski it was a pretty slow day- only about five minutes. I see your point.

New lifts I love...I also love new technology
-Birds of Prey Express- Beaver Creek
-Ruby/Quincy Express- DV
-McConkeys at PCMR- yes it is unnecessary, they dont' even have a maze set up for it
-Baldy Express at snowbird
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Powdr, the Headwall chair isnt all gone, its drive terminal still sits there waiting for some action that just maybe someday it might get.

Also, about the weasel chair, was it an up and over? Does it follow the same line as Hot Wheels? Ive been wondering about that since noticed on the map that it went down by lakeview and sherwood.

Here is what is left of the Headwall Chair. You can see the new express and C-2 in the background.

One more of the old headwall chair.

I wonder why Squaw doesn't sell its lifts that are in use? Seems kind of dumb if you ask me if it can get some extra cash.

Also makes the mountain look like a mess.

Riding up the funitel in spring, the mountain is extra messy. You can see old tower foundations from all the old gondolas, lift terminals, and near the bottom an actual tower minus the cap just sitting by an old rotting house near the creek. Squaw should really take action soon and clean up the mess.