Riding up at tower 12.7th Heaven is one of three high speed quads that provide access from Whistler Village to the Blackcomb Glacier in the summertime.View back down the line.Upper lift line and ‘ambulance car.’View of the line.Breakover towers 21-24Top drive terminal.Riding back down.Lower lift line.Bottom return station with parking rail.Side view of the base terminal.Lift line from the base.Chain-driven return terminal.
Pretty sure they’re just EJs. If you look at some old Doppelmayr quad videos, you’ll notice that the purpose of the racks on the back is to put your skis, and you ride up without them on. Pretty sure the headrests were just there for additional comfort. Wizard and Solar coaster both had them, and as I remember correctly, they worked well if you were wearing a helmet.
One of the main problems with the headrests is the vibrations. That can make them pretty uncomfortable, but not as uncomfortable as my friend described them to be.
If the EXIF data is to be believed, then it was taken in 2006. It would make sense that the downhill capacity rating was downgraded, rather than upgraded.
I believe this is one of the oldest photos on Liftblog along with Worth Mountain at Middlebury. One of the other ways that you can tell that this is old is the fact that they had the ambulance cabin on the line. Now it is on a parking rail next to the return terminal.
Can’t remember the dates exactly, but 7th was originally 100% download, I think we may have lowered it in 2001 when the new drive and motor went in and we removed towers 16 and 17. Subsequent to that, in the 2000’s we lowered to 50% because we were still having trouble achieving downhill stop times/distances.
What kind of chairs are those with the headrests?
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Pretty sure they’re just EJs. If you look at some old Doppelmayr quad videos, you’ll notice that the purpose of the racks on the back is to put your skis, and you ride up without them on. Pretty sure the headrests were just there for additional comfort. Wizard and Solar coaster both had them, and as I remember correctly, they worked well if you were wearing a helmet.
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One of the main problems with the headrests is the vibrations. That can make them pretty uncomfortable, but not as uncomfortable as my friend described them to be.
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When was the last picture taken? It says 75% download capacity and I know for sure it was 50% in 2009 on remotees mecaniques.
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If the EXIF data is to be believed, then it was taken in 2006. It would make sense that the downhill capacity rating was downgraded, rather than upgraded.
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I believe this is one of the oldest photos on Liftblog along with Worth Mountain at Middlebury. One of the other ways that you can tell that this is old is the fact that they had the ambulance cabin on the line. Now it is on a parking rail next to the return terminal.
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If you have an iPhone you can save the image and it will tell you the date. It was taken on November 24, 2006.
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Can’t remember the dates exactly, but 7th was originally 100% download, I think we may have lowered it in 2001 when the new drive and motor went in and we removed towers 16 and 17. Subsequent to that, in the 2000’s we lowered to 50% because we were still having trouble achieving downhill stop times/distances.
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That’s interesting. Why were the towers removed? And were they replaced? And why was the drive changed?
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Wasn’t there like an old half-midstation there (like on Screamin’ Eagle at Grouse)?
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