Current Lift Brands for Market in the US

NewEnglandSkier13

What lift manufacturers offer new lifts in the US? Let’s limit it to overhead cable surface lifts, chairlifts, gondolas, and trams.

Ones that I know for sure: • SkyTrans (USA based) • SkyTrac (USA based) • Poma • Doppelmayr

Questionable: • Harusch (Canada based; do they still manufacture lifts?) (http://www.haruschlifts.com) • LST (Do they/have they install(ed) lifts in the US?) (http://www.lst-ropeway.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=113&Itemid=126&lang=en)

Does anyone know of any others or can you confirm the questionable ones?

djspookman

Partek

NewEnglandSkier13

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“djspookman”>Partek</blockquote>I’m pretty sure they were bought by Doppelmayr: http://www.skilifts.org/old/chairlift_manufacturers_partek.htm

orangegondola

They were but can sell fixed grip lifts under their name as long as they are something like 10% refurbished.  Examples are the Hudson chair at Gore and Sojurn chair at Mtn Creek.  Hudson uses reconditioned chairs, sojurn uses a reconditioned gearbox.

LiftGuy

That’s Leitner-Poma…..

Peter

No LST lifts in North America. SkyTrac has an agreement to distribute BMF products in the US although I don’t think they have done so yet.

frozenforever

The website for Superior Tramway (Riblet’s descendant) claims they can make full chairlifts, but I don’t know if they’ve actually built an all-new one yet.

NewEnglandSkier13

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“frozenforever”>The website for Superior Tramway (Riblet’s descendant) claims they can make full chairlifts, but I don’t know if they’ve actually built an all-new one yet.</blockquote>The a Challenger Double at Big Sky was built by Superior Tramway and I believe there are a few other examples.

steamboat1

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“NewEnglandSkier13”><blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“frozenforever”>The a Challenger Double at Big Sky was built by Superior Tramway and I believe there are a few other examples.</blockquote></blockquote>

You mean the Challenger chair at Big Sky that broke & is being replaced this season?

NewEnglandSkier13

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“steamboat1”><blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“NewEnglandSkier13”><blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“frozenforever”>The a Challenger Double at Big Sky was built by Superior Tramway and I believe there are a few other examples.</blockquote></blockquote>

You mean the Challenger chair at Big Sky that broke & is being replaced this season?</blockquote>Yes