Alpine – Boyne Mountain, MI

This Doppelmayr was relocated and received many upgrades along the way.
Top bullwheel.
Tower 12 and the top terminal.
The lift line is very mellow but long.
Tower with added catwalks and lifting frames.
Middle part of the line.
Long, flat lift line.
T1.
The bottom terminal is very large for the size of the lift.
Bottom terminal with new hydraulic tensioning.
View departing the lower station.
Tower 2.
Riding up.
Doppelmayr tower head.
Road crossing.
Nearing the summit of Disciples Ridge.
Center pole chair.

11 thoughts on “Alpine – Boyne Mountain, MI”

  1. afski722 January 31, 2020 / 11:39 pm

    This lift was added in the early 2000s primarily to provide ski-in/ski-out access to a bunch of homesites.
    I have no idea where this lift came from but it wasn’t original to any of the Boyne Michigan resorts.

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    • Teddy's Lift World February 2, 2020 / 4:33 pm

      It came from Snowbird where I believe it was Gad 1.

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      • Alex Kennedy February 16, 2021 / 6:08 pm

        Wasn’t Gad 1 moved to Mid-Gad?

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        • ne_skier February 16, 2021 / 7:53 pm

          Could it have been Peruvian? Or was it a different manufacturer

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        • Utah Powder Skier February 16, 2021 / 8:01 pm

          There were 2 lifts called Gad 1 at Snowbird. I think this is the one that got replaced by Gadzoom.

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        • Alex Kennedy February 16, 2021 / 9:10 pm

          Well, looking at the other Center Pole doubles at snowbird, none of them had lifting frames. Nor were any painted black.

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      • julestheshiba February 16, 2021 / 8:46 pm

        Those lifting frames are unusual they kind of look like the original European dopp ones, I don’t think any other lifts in the US use them.

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  2. Smelly Beans December 19, 2020 / 7:02 pm

    Just a note: this lift is pretty long and pretty slow.

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  3. Ryan Murphy February 16, 2021 / 9:18 pm

    This came used from a Canadian resort.

    It isn’t Gad 1, and it predates any other doubles being removed at Snowbird. Mid Gad was a new install in 1980 alongside Little Cloud, and Gad 1 was extended that year, Mid Gad is not the old Gad 1.

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    • Frank S July 10, 2022 / 11:00 am

      Correct, It came from “Alpine Resort” in Ontario.

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  4. skier72 February 28, 2021 / 11:16 am

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