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I don't understand the purpose of the L shaped (loading) terminal. The detached chairs actually ride on a rail of the shape. I included 3 liftblog posts about this.

Mount St. Louis Moonstone to Debut Eastern Canada’s First Eight Place Chairlift
February 17, 2023Peter Landsman

Ontario’s Mount St. Louis Moonstone has ordered a first-of-its-kind chairlift to replace the aging Adventure Express. The groundbreaking Adventure 8 will feature a unique L-shaped Doppelmayr D-Line terminal with 90 degree loading and a massive 4,250 passenger per hour capacity. It will travel from the Moonstone base lodge to the Moonstone summit. The lift will also feature a direct drive, loading conveyor and heated seats. Together with Whistler Blackcomb’s Fitzsimmons 8 project, Doppelmayr will build Canada’s first two eight place chairlifts simultaneously in the East and West. This is also the first time in North America a six passenger chairlift will be upgraded to a larger lift.

Family-operated Mount St. Louis Moonstone is known for investing heavily in lift and snowmaking technology with a fleet of four six passenger chairlifts already on the mountain. “My family remains dedicated to providing the finest skiing and snowboarding experience in Ontario,” said General Manager Robert Huter. “This advancement helps guests spend more time on the slopes and less time waiting in a lift line.”

ANDY
February 17, 2023 / 10:41 am
The ninety degree loading for the new MSLM Adventure 8 I can understand. They probably want to tuck the terminal up as close to the tree line as they can, down at the bottom of the Venture run. Looks like the Novice Carpet on the Moonstone side will have to move. This is all about showing Boyne how to build mountains. It’s also about boosting to Alterra that they know how to make snow (Blue Mountain Ont. ). I wonder if there was a lift cancellation or two in Europe and Ontario is getting the benefit?

JOE
February 17, 2023 / 11:12 am
Kanc8 has 90° loading with a standard D Line station, why not use the same here? While Kanc8 doesn’t have the standard D Line enclosure for the lower terminal, it certainly seems like an easier design modification than this one-off terminal.

EVERETT
February 17, 2023 / 11:50 am
I would imagine it is because of the high design capacity. With tight chair intervals and wide carriers the chairs will hit each other in the corners with the 90 degree loading setup (the corners get tighter to allow the chair to travel straight) Kanc8s design capacity is 3500 pph which is probably close to the most you could fit with a standard terminal setup and 90 degree loading.