Leitner-Poma and Summit Install completed concrete for this lift in 2025 with steel following in spring 2026.Angel follows a completely new alignment and takes pressure off the workhorse Chile Express.Inside the return terminal shortly after completion.Hold down tower 1.Bottom station with tension pump in the middle.Electric weather door.Leitner-Poma-supplied lift shack with locally-supplied wood.View riding up at tower 6.View back down the line in the base area.Tower 8 with new glading in the background.The drive terminal sits at mid mountain.Upper station overview.Side view of the LPA drive station with short maintenance rail.Drive station under cover.ABB drive.Drive control desk.Angel Fire opted for two diesels; this smaller one serves as an evacuation drive.Poma Kissling gearbox.Electric motor.Drive train overview.Big diesel capable of running the lift at full capacity and 800 feet per minute.Control cabinet inside the drive station.PTO sheaves.Drive deceleration tire bank.View down from the summit.Outside controls at the drive.Another view of the top terminal.Tower 12.Upper lift line.View down the middle part of the line.Austrian manufactured EZ II chair with bar and footrests.Riding down at tower 7.T2.Side view of the return station next to a new rental/retail building.Turnaround area at the base.
Machinery photos are cool, no doubt. However- in order to go into a terminal at a ski area you don’t work at, you need to have a contact (and escort) in that area’s lift maintenance department. If you were to try and barge into my terminals tomorrow without prior arrangements to take photos I’d likely have security come talk to you.
We like to joke about how small the industry is, but at the end of the day it’s tough to know someone at every resort.
As liftblog grew over the past decade, more and more operators took notice of him which all started with Jackson Hole, then progressively spreading to areas like Winter Park, Deer Valley, and so one. It’s gotten to the point where almost every Ikon-affiliated mountain, some Vail Resorts and even tons of independent operators allow Peter to take pics in the terminals, both detachable and fixed!
On a personal note to Peter, that’s impressive that Angel Fire granted you special permission to ride it. That has to be the first chair for anybody outside of anyone associated with or worked for Angel Fire and that’s considering that winter isn’t even here yet!
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With that building right behind, it looks like it might be set up for contour loading. Anybody else think so?
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What are EZ II chairs?
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EEZII, and that’s this model of carrier.
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I like how Peter got a lot of photos of inside the terminal, he normally doesn’t get as many, and I think he should get more
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Machinery photos are cool, no doubt. However- in order to go into a terminal at a ski area you don’t work at, you need to have a contact (and escort) in that area’s lift maintenance department. If you were to try and barge into my terminals tomorrow without prior arrangements to take photos I’d likely have security come talk to you.
We like to joke about how small the industry is, but at the end of the day it’s tough to know someone at every resort.
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As liftblog grew over the past decade, more and more operators took notice of him which all started with Jackson Hole, then progressively spreading to areas like Winter Park, Deer Valley, and so one. It’s gotten to the point where almost every Ikon-affiliated mountain, some Vail Resorts and even tons of independent operators allow Peter to take pics in the terminals, both detachable and fixed!
On a personal note to Peter, that’s impressive that Angel Fire granted you special permission to ride it. That has to be the first chair for anybody outside of anyone associated with or worked for Angel Fire and that’s considering that winter isn’t even here yet!
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yeah i agree. great photos. what a beautiful lift.
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