Loading midstations?

ceo

Where are there midstations that accommodate loading? Sugarloaf has three: Snubber, West Mountain and Double Runner West (that last is new this year, though it also had one many years ago). Only other one that comes to mind is the SkyeShip at Killington.

Chuckstah

The Locke triple at Sunday River loads, early season.  Also, the single at MRG off the top of my head.  I’m sure there are more.

joshua_segal

LeMassif has an hsq with a loading midstation.

The Whittier Gondola had one.

obienick

Killington Skyeship

newman

Blue Knob PA. Could be just upload early season. Not sure if its used for load or unload or at all when the area is top to bottom.

joshua_segal

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“obienick”>Killington Skyeship</blockquote>

Some might argue: Two haul ropes, two lifts.

newpylong

Palmer Quad Timberline/ mt hood

4aprice

Collins lift at Alta.  Load at the bend.  

Smuggs used to have one on the Morse Mountain lift that allowed  skiing off the top of Morse with out going down to the bottom.  They also had one on the Madonna Lift just below the point were Drifter crosses under the chair.  The Morse one I used but I’m not so sure I ever saw the Madonna one used.  It could have only been accessed from Drifter so you would have been forced to the right off the lift at the top so I’m not sure it was ever that popular.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

trackbiker

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“newman”>Blue Knob PA. Could be just upload early season. Not sure if its used for load or unload or at all when the area is top to bottom. </blockquote>

I know you can unload. Not sure about load. I was only ever there on two slow weekdays.

trackbiker

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“joshua_segal”><blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“obienick”>Killington Skyeship</blockquote>

Some might argue: Two haul ropes, two lifts.</blockquote>

Same cabin, two stages. Does anyone know, can you turn the cabins at the midstation and operate as two separate lifts?

newman

I think I remember stage two running by itself. So you could, but there would be no need to run them separately.

newpylong

How long did the K South Ridge mid load station last? Not long from what I recall.

Chuckstah

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“newman”>I think I remember stage two running by itself. So you could, but there would be no need to run them separately. </blockquote>

Yes,  I’ve seen stage 1 only run with stage 2 on windhold, and also stage 2 runs quite often when there is no skiing available down to Route 4.

newman

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“newpylong”>How long did the K South Ridge mid load station last? Not long from what I recall. </blockquote>

It was built for uploading during early season. The idea didn’t work due to the exposure as early season was successful with the K Peak mid station upload and the Glades Chair. Not sure how long they used it. It was on the old topo style trail maps after it was dismantled, for a while.

Bill29

Back in the dark ages (leather lace boots and long thongs) the Cascades at Killington had a midway loading station. Late in the season much of the bottom half of Cascades was not skiable, so skiers loaded at mid-station to ski the top half and then loaded there to ride to the bottom.

mtsnow123

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“4aprice”>Collins lift at Alta.  Load at the bend.  

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

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I would assume that being the Village chair, as the Mogul Mouse chair is made for learners. Would be interesting to know the years they did loading there. I’ve been going there since the late 90’s and can’t remember seeing that on Morse. Cool stuff!

mtsnow123

I also know there is loading at the center terminal on a peak connector at Breckenridge. From what I remember, there is not unloading.

ciscokid

I know at Loveland ski area in Colorado there used to be and unloading station I believe it was chair eight also to bring you up to the top of the above timberline area ,the only day we skied there was Easter Sunday in March 1997 my daughter asked are we getting off here Dad?

Cannonball

Keystone and Le Masif come to mind. Both are Gondolas. Not sure if you were only thinking about chairs.

riverc0il

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“4aprice”>They also had one on the Madonna Lift just below the point were Drifter crosses under the chair.  The Morse one I used but I’m not so sure I ever saw the Madonna one used.  It could have only been accessed from Drifter so you would have been forced to the right off the lift at the top so I’m not sure it was ever that popular.</blockquote>

M1 Midstation is unload only. Nice place to unload if you are late to the party on a powder day and the 3mtn glades haven’t been hit yet or you want to snake lower lift line before the guys going all the way up in front of you have gotten back down.