7 thoughts on “Belleayre, NY

  1. ne_skier's avatar ne_skier December 2, 2020 / 7:07 pm

    Some edits:

    The Big T Bar was built by Roebling in the 1950s and was replaced in 1999 by Superchief. It’s drive terminal building and the foundations for the return are still standing, it traveled up through what is now the Big T Glades and stopped about 5/8 the way up the mountain where the blacks become blues.

    The unnamed Roebling double was Lift 3, one of Roebling’s last lift if not their last before they sold to Hopkins. It was replaced in 1986 with Lift 7.

    The Summit Double replaced a 1949 Roebling single chair that was later converted to a double in the 50s. This was the first chairlift in NY. (Single/double was replaced by Hall Summit Double, Hall Summit Double was replaced by Superchief fixed quad which was rebuilt into a detachable)

    The Summit double was relocated to Plattekill and is now the Northface Double.

    Lifts 1 and 2 both replaced two separate but parallel late 50s/early 60s Roebling doubles, one going up the current liftline and another going up Eagle Falls/Huron. One of these was sold to Catamount and became the Mountain View lift.

    Whatever parts not needed when Superchief was converted to a high speed quad (Most parts) were sent to Catamount and are now in use as Ridge.

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    • ne_skier's avatar ne_skier December 9, 2020 / 11:15 am

      Just went through this again, Big T Bar was replaced by Tomahawk, not Superchief. The lifts that 1 and 2 replaced were named lifts 6 and 7.

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  2. FlyballSkiLifts's avatar FlyballSkiLifts May 21, 2024 / 4:26 pm

    Has ORDA ever considered merging Belleayre with the former Highmount ski area?

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    • SkiLucas's avatar SkiLucas May 21, 2024 / 4:35 pm

      Don’t think so, but on their master plan they do have an expansion planned with 2 new lifts and new trails off of Deer Run.

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