Why didn’t Yellowstone do one lift with an angle station instead of two separate lifts? Wouldn’t it be easier for operating costs? Considering that they have gone under before, I would think one lift would be easier to operate and staff than of two.
Utah pow, the reason for the 2 separate lifts is that with only one drive , the driving bullwheel would be at one end or the other. the power feed for the current
2 motor/2 separate lifts probably comes from the houses electrical service feed directly to the East. the power feed from EITHER end of a single driven platter lift would require a longer and more complicated underground run from a potential power source. So it is a matter of construction cost economics ,and Those larger change of direction bullwheels ( like Breckinridge’s Horseshoe Bowl T Bar) on T bar and Poma lifts are probably costlier ( stronger/bigger) than 2 smaller separate bullwheels.
Utah pow, the reason for the 2 separate lifts is that with only one drive , the driving bullwheel would be at one end or the other. the power feed for the current
2 motor/2 separate lifts probably comes from the houses electrical service feed directly to the East. the power feed from EITHER end of a single driven platter lift would require a longer and more complicated underground run from a potential power source. So it is a matter of construction cost economics ,and Those larger change of direction bullwheels ( like Breckinridge’s Horseshoe Bowl T Bar) on T bar and Poma lifts are probably costlier ( stronger/bigger) than 2 smaller separate bullwheels. https://earth.google.com/web/@40.74366846,115.61715484,1317.45801745a,84495.6188087d,30.00000791y,0h,0t,0r/data=MicKJQojCiExNzdPZDhteFJSaDFOUkhxZ3hkVm1DaDhSMTNTUGc4N1M The location of both Andesite Pointe platter lifts can be observed on My Google Earth BS and YC project ……. check it out …..
That is a very cool map. Thanks for sharing. I was wondering which lift was which as many of them are quite similar since YC opened with a bunch of lifts. This map makes it clear and dang if YC was public and part of big sky it would be one of the largest ski areas globally.
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That is by far the largest stop button I have ever seen.
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Is this the poma lift you pass by when skiing down Cow Flats from Swift Current towards Shedhorn? I’ve always wondered what that lift does.
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No, that one is called Cow Flats. https://liftblog.com/cow-flats-yellowstone-club-mt/
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No, that one is called Cow Flats. https://liftblog.com/cow-flats-yellowstone-club-mt/
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Why didn’t Yellowstone do one lift with an angle station instead of two separate lifts? Wouldn’t it be easier for operating costs? Considering that they have gone under before, I would think one lift would be easier to operate and staff than of two.
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Utah pow, the reason for the 2 separate lifts is that with only one drive , the driving bullwheel would be at one end or the other. the power feed for the current
2 motor/2 separate lifts probably comes from the houses electrical service feed directly to the East. the power feed from EITHER end of a single driven platter lift would require a longer and more complicated underground run from a potential power source. So it is a matter of construction cost economics ,and Those larger change of direction bullwheels ( like Breckinridge’s Horseshoe Bowl T Bar) on T bar and Poma lifts are probably costlier ( stronger/bigger) than 2 smaller separate bullwheels.
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Utah pow, the reason for the 2 separate lifts is that with only one drive , the driving bullwheel would be at one end or the other. the power feed for the current
2 motor/2 separate lifts probably comes from the houses electrical service feed directly to the East. the power feed from EITHER end of a single driven platter lift would require a longer and more complicated underground run from a potential power source. So it is a matter of construction cost economics ,and Those larger change of direction bullwheels ( like Breckinridge’s Horseshoe Bowl T Bar) on T bar and Poma lifts are probably costlier ( stronger/bigger) than 2 smaller separate bullwheels. https://earth.google.com/web/@40.74366846,115.61715484,1317.45801745a,84495.6188087d,30.00000791y,0h,0t,0r/data=MicKJQojCiExNzdPZDhteFJSaDFOUkhxZ3hkVm1DaDhSMTNTUGc4N1M The location of both Andesite Pointe platter lifts can be observed on My Google Earth BS and YC project ……. check it out …..
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https://earth.google.com/web/@45.25880637,-111.40377691,2589.90777319a,20731.54220529d,30.00000554y,0h,0t,0r/data=MikKJwolCiExRWZMUkx4Nlprb3RlOURrSERJVEFZRm9FWU1Bb1NvSXMgAQ — Sorry wrong link The previous Google Earth map was to Haitishan Mountain ( 2022 Winter Olympic venue) check out the Big Sky/Yellow stone club map….
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That is a very cool map. Thanks for sharing. I was wondering which lift was which as many of them are quite similar since YC opened with a bunch of lifts. This map makes it clear and dang if YC was public and part of big sky it would be one of the largest ski areas globally.
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