Surface lift atop Whiteface Mt.

IBRAKEFORTBARS

Unless the cobwebs in my mind have deceived me I recall there being a surface lift running from the summit of the original Cloudspin Riblet double chair further up. I want to say it had something to do with the 1980 Winter Olympics and wasn’t used much. Was it a j-bar or Poma?

Last time I was at Whiteface was February 1985 so it’s been a few moons ago.

IBRAKE

lotsoskiing

I believe it was a poma (platter) and yes, it went from the then-top of the old chairlift to the top of the men's DH start that was used in Olympics and then basically abandoned as the DH trail was decommissioned and they used the women's course after that for all DH and SG. Draper's now used for SG, etc, and no more DH.

naturalsnow

Here is an interesting article about the history of Whiteface:

adirondacklifemag.com/blogs/2019/06/18/the-whiteface-chronicles/

At the end of the article, it mentions that for the Olympics, the original 1966 lift was shortened by 800 feet, with a poma lift replacing the upper section.

So, does the current summit lift go to what used to be the top of the poma, or only to its base (i.e., the top of the shortened 1966 chairlift)?

lotsoskiing

current lift goes to top of old platter

IBRAKEFORTBARS

Anyone have pics of that old platter?