Skiing Trivia

lotsoskiing

joshua_segal;c-37172 wroteFollowing the 24-hour rule, an easy one just to keep it going. Can you name a detachable (single haul rope) in the northeast that has/had a loading mid-station. (I know of 2. There may be more.)

Chair? "detachable" could be chair or gondola.

joshua_segal

NewEnglandSkier13;c-37173 wrote
joshua_segal;c-37172 wroteFollowing the 24-hour rule, an easy one just to keep it going. Can you name a detachable (single haul rope) in the northeast that has/had a loading mid-station. (I know of 2. There may be more.)
Skyeship Gondola

Nope - the Skyeship is on 2-haul ropes - not a single one.

lotsoskiing;c-37174 wrote
joshua_segal;c-37172 wroteFollowing the 24-hour rule, an easy one just to keep it going. Can you name a detachable (single haul rope) in the northeast that has/had a loading mid-station. (I know of 2. There may be more.)
Chair? "detachable" could be chair or gondola.

Yes.

Note also; I said northeast - not New England.

xlr8r

Whittier Gondola @ Whittier
Flying Mile @ Tremblant
Massif Express Gondola @ Le Massif
Maillard Express @ Le Massif

joshua_segal

xlr8r;c-37179 wroteWhittier Gondola @ Whittier
Flying Mile @ Tremblant
Massif Express Gondola @ Le Massif
Maillard Express @ Le Massif

The 2nd one at Le Massif must be new since I was last there and I haven't been to Tremblant in over 40 years - but yours is the next question!

xlr8r

Both Maillard and Flying Mile are only half midstations where only the uphill side detaches. Also Flying Mile's midstation is only used in the summer and I think is unloading only so it doesn't fit the question actually.

Next question
Name 2 ski areas in New England where it takes 4 lift rides to get from the lowest elevation to the highest skiable elevation on the mountain

newpylong

Sunday River
Okemo

(Non new england) Gore :)

xlr8r

newpylong;c-37182 wroteSunday River
Okemo

(Non new england) Gore :)

Correct, those are the two answers I was looking for. Loon could also be considered an answer if you count the private double at the bottom of south peak, but because it is private I don't think it fits the criteria.

TomWhite

So this is interesting with multiple bases and summits.

Sunday River: Oz is their highest peak. My guess is White Caps is their lowest base. That’s 5 lifts to get there (Tempest, Barker, Spruce, Aurora, Oz). Hum, their trail map seems to indicate, Second Mile can get you around North Peak from Three Mile off Barker. I don’t think a snow boarder would so say so. There must be some walking. But if that is true, Spruce triple is eliminated.

Okemo from the main base only requires 3 lifts to the Northeast Summit (A/B Quad to Sun Burst to South Face) But from Jackson Gore it’s 4 (The 2 Gore quad, Sun and South)

I thought Stowe would be one: Starting at Toll House, but any main face lift gets you over to the Gondi which tops out a few feet higher than Forerunner.

Killington has the prize for two gondolas from the lowest base to the summit.

So Joshua and Newpylong could be right.

xlr8r

TomWhite;c-37196 wroteSo this is interesting with multiple bases and summits.

Sunday River: Oz is their highest peak. My guess is White Caps is their lowest base. That’s 5 lifts to get there (Tempest, Barker, Spruce, Aurora, Oz). Hum, their trail map seems to indicate, Second Mile can get you around North Peak from Three Mile off Barker. I don’t think a snow boarder would so say so. There must be some walking. But if that is true, Spruce triple is eliminated.

Okemo from the main base only requires 3 lifts to the Northeast Summit (A/B Quad to Sun Burst to South Face) But from Jackson Gore it’s 4 (The 2 Gore quad, Sun and South)

I thought Stowe would be one: Starting at Toll House, but any main face lift gets you over to the Gondi which tops out a few feet higher than Forerunner.

Killington has the prize for two gondolas from the lowest base to the summit.

So Joshua and Newpylong could be right.

Sunday River is only 4 it can be done in many combinations
White Cap, Barker, Spruce, Oz
White Cap, Barker, Aurora, Oz
White Cap, Chondola, Spruce, Oz
White Cap, Chondola, Aurora, Oz
White Cap, South Ridge, Spruce, Oz
White Cap, Locke, Spruce, Oz

Okemo is 4 because Jackson Gore is the lower base

TomWhite

Sunday River: I missed Sirius, Aludra, Cyclone gets you from Spruce to Oz.

slatham

joshua_segal;c-37050 wroteNot sure whose turn it is for a question, but nature abhors a vacuum, so I'll jump in.

There were a number of areas that had serial surface lifts that were replaced by a single aerial lift on basically the same lift line. Name one to get the next question.

Bromley. 2 J Bars to reach summit, same line used for replacement chair.

joshua_segal

slatham;c-37208 wrote
joshua_segal;c-37050 wroteNot sure whose turn it is for a question, but nature abhors a vacuum, so I'll jump in.

There were a number of areas that had serial surface lifts that were replaced by a single aerial lift on basically the same lift line. Name one to get the next question.
Bromley. 2 J Bars to reach summit, same line used for replacement chair.

That question is long since done and the current person who is up hasn't put up a new question, so go for it slatham!

NJSki

I am going to jump in here to keep this going. Can you name a Chairlift in the US that has/had more than one midstation? I know of one, but I am sure your guys will probably come up with more.

newpylong

Old K gondy.

Edit: I see you said chairlift, oops!

NJSki

newpylong;c-37219 wroteOld K gondy.

Edit: I see you said chairlift, oops!

Right, chairlift only.
The old K-mart gondola is too easy

xlr8r

Ray's Lift Quad @ Sundance Utah
Flat Iron Double @ Park City Utah

I bet there are several more

ski_it

NJSki;c-37218 wroteI am going to jump in here to keep this going. Can you name a Chairlift in the US that has/had more than one midstation? I know of one, but I am sure your guys will probably come up with more.

Sounds more like a thirdwaystation or....

jaytrem

Breckenridge gondola.

NewEnglandSkier13

jaytrem;c-37225 wroteBreckenridge gondola.

That's not a chairlift.

NJSki

xlr8r;c-37222 wroteRay's Lift Quad @ Sundance Utah
Flat Iron Double @ Park City Utah

I bet there are several more

Where is the Flat Iron double? I am not familiar with that one. Must be one of the new connector lifts between PC and Canyons?

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