jaytrem
Do the Stevens Pass and Mt Washington lifts count? Both load on the ends and let you off at the top. Ramps are seperate structures at Stevens. Not sure about Washington.
joshua_segal
I think the old Sunrise Chair had two mid-stations. One at the top of Sunrise Peak and one at the condos.
newpylong
Just 1 at Hawks Nest.
joshua_segal
newpylong;c-37233 wroteJust 1 at Hawks Nest.
I checked an old map and you are right. So how did the Sunrise residents get to the lifts?
newpylong
Alllll the way to the bottom.
TomWhite
The president of Tamarack was on a TV video while the new Wildwood lift is installed. The reporter stood at a tower base and said, what makes this installation easier is that the tower foundations are already here. Then the president said, [name of crew leader] is the only man who has installed, removed and reinstalled the same lift. I have no idea if that is true, but that’s one piece of trivia.
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On Tuesday, Tamarack Resort began installation of the new Wildwood high-speed quad ski lift. The process takes several hours and requires a heavy-duty helicopter to fly the lift towers and cross arms into place. Expert crews will also be on-site to secure the lift towers.
Seven years ago, a bank removed the Wildwood Lift from the resort. The lift was the only access to 200 acres of ski-able terrain that sat unused for years. Now, with the lift going back in, it's a sign Tamarack is on the rebound.
NJSki
jaytrem;c-37231 wroteDo the Stevens Pass and Mt Washington lifts count? Both load on the ends and let you off at the top. Ramps are seperate structures at Stevens. Not sure about Washington.
Sounds like the old Dinosaur lift at Hyak
The one that I was thinking of was the old Weasel Chair at Alpine Meadows. It had a midstation next to the Chalet restaurant, then another one before the lift started to go over the crest, and down towards the Sherwood Bowl
ceo
I have a very old recollection of riding a T-bar at some NH ski area that had several midstations along the way. This would have been in the mid to late 70s.
ceo
I missed my window but I'm going to throw one in anyway. What do the following trails at Sugarloaf have in common?
Gondola Line
Winter's Way
West Mountain
Moose Alley
Stub's Glade
White Nitro
Bill29
They're not logging terms.
ceo
Yeah, figured that was too easy.
ski_it
Way to go Bill! ........ I was clueless as usual
xlr8r
Alright to get this going again, I'll jump in with:
Name a ski area in New England that had a direct base to summit lift, but now requires riding 2 or more lifts to go from the same base to summit. I can think of 4 areas that fit this.
In a similar vein, name a ski area in New England where it once took 2 lift rides to go from base to summit, but was then changed to require 3 lift rides to go from same base to summit
TomWhite
One lift, now 2 or more:
Sugarloaf
Sugarbush
Waterville
I can't think of the 4th
newpylong
Killington
Sugarbush North/Ellen went from 2 to 3 for 7 years then back to 2.
joshua_segal
It used to be one ride from the base of the Gondola to Killington Peak. With the removal of the Orange Gondola, one has to ski to the bottom and take K1 to the top.
Historically, a gondola was planned from what was then the bottom of Saddleback to the top of the Kennebago. While the lift line was cut, the gondola was never installed. You can still see the outline of that liftline by the difference in trees in the fully overgrown gondola line. So, it took one ride up the Rangeley and one on the Knnebago to get the equivalent.
joshua_segal
While I was bloviating on Saddleback, I see newpylong snuck in Killington ahead of me.
Speaking of Saddleback: It used to take two rides to the top, but when they added the South Branch Chair, it took three.
newpylong
There are lots of areas that added vertical which made adding another ride possible/required - I believe the OP meant while retaining existing footprint?
xlr8r
TomWhite;c-37262 wroteOne lift, now 2 or more:
Sugarloaf
Sugarbush
Waterville
I can't think of the 4th
newpylong;c-37263 wroteKillington
Sugarbush North/Ellen went from 2 to 3 for 7 years then back to 2.
Correct
newpylong;c-37266 wroteThere are lots of areas that added vertical which made adding another ride possible/required - I believe the OP meant while retaining existing footprint?
Exactly that's why I used the wording "same base to summit"
Snowmaster
25 hours having passed...
Where in New England was the most unusual and unique lift tower built?
