This is the middle of three double chairs on the East side of the mountain.Lower terminal seen from Lift A.View up the lift line.Top tension terminal.View up.Middle part of the lift line.Lower lift line.The top bullwheel.Unloading area at tower 21.
This was the first chairlift at Elk. It originally had the Hall “Cathedral” style carriers, these were later replaced. The only other lift I know of with these chairs was Chair 1 at Big Tupper, NY
Those are cool. I didn’t know Hall ever did another style of carrier beyond the two modifications of the one you see everywhere. Kinda reminds me of the Poma ‘teardrop’ carrier seen in Europe and a handful of American areas.
Hall’s main two models were the wood slat chair used primarily in the 60s and the maintenance-free plastic seat chairs with the metal backrests (Which this lift has). The two rarest models would be these cathedral chairs and Hall center poles, the only lifts I know of to have the latter are Blue at Bousquet, MA and the former High Campbell at Crystal, WA.
Not quite my friends, a Hall cathedral ( we on SJ add “gothic”) was at Mt Holly Michigan and a center pole still spins at small but mighty ski Brule in the luscious trifecta of the Homestead pod.
Lift Blog 
This was the first chairlift at Elk. It originally had the Hall “Cathedral” style carriers, these were later replaced. The only other lift I know of with these chairs was Chair 1 at Big Tupper, NY
LikeLike
Those are cool. I didn’t know Hall ever did another style of carrier beyond the two modifications of the one you see everywhere. Kinda reminds me of the Poma ‘teardrop’ carrier seen in Europe and a handful of American areas.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Hall’s main two models were the wood slat chair used primarily in the 60s and the maintenance-free plastic seat chairs with the metal backrests (Which this lift has). The two rarest models would be these cathedral chairs and Hall center poles, the only lifts I know of to have the latter are Blue at Bousquet, MA and the former High Campbell at Crystal, WA.
LikeLike
Old chair 6 is the only centre-pole Hall I had ever seen as well.
LikeLike
Alpine Valley in Michigan has several centerpole Halls, both operating and defunct.
LikeLike
There was also a hall double with cathedral style chairs at Hidden Valley Highlands in Ontario.
LikeLike
I think there was that type of chair at Alpine valley WI because there are 2 of these chairs on display.
LikeLike
Not quite my friends, a Hall cathedral ( we on SJ add “gothic”) was at Mt Holly Michigan and a center pole still spins at small but mighty ski Brule in the luscious trifecta of the Homestead pod.
LikeLiked by 2 people
I think the drive terminal has to be a Borvig modification or some other modification. I dont think Hall was making overhead drives before the 70s
LikeLike
I find it interesting comparing what two different manufacturers will do, given similar profiles side by side.
LikeLike