This is the second D-Line at Mammoth following a similar project at Canyon Lodge.The new lift features chair parking split between both terminals.Side view of the bottom station near the Main Lodge.90 degree loading inside the bottom station building.View riding out of the Main Lodge base.One of several towers with combination assemblies.View back down the line.Tower 12.Arriving at the drive station, also enclosed in a building.Unloading ramp and turnaround.Upper station building with parking.Side view of the top terminal.Tower 12 seen from above.Tower 11.Breakover towers.View down the steepest part of the line.Middle section of the line.Tower 7.Lower lift line.Looking up the steepest part of the line.T4.Tower 3.Tower 1.Close up of a European style tower head.Riding up.View from the top station.Once chairs are parked, doors can be closed to block snow from coming into the station.Towers 9 and 10.A chair descending.Lift line overview.Back side of a six place chair with suspension.View down at tower 6.Tower 6.An empty chair ascending.Looking up the line from the base.Breakover towers 9 and 10.Tower 11 with four other Doppelmayr detachables in the background.Flat upper part of the line.Lower station building.Another view up the line.
13 thoughts on “Broadway Express #1 – Mammoth Mountain, CA”
BluebottlenoseMarch 7, 2025 / 6:50 pm
I wonder how those structures they’re putting the terminals in will hold up in the next 20 or so years. They are pretty cool for lifts that have the ability to park chairs in the terminals, which im assuming this does?
This style of terminal building that has the can house all the chairs without a big ugly parking barn (American Flyer & Swift current) is quickly becoming the norm in new D line installiations (Jordan 8, Barker 6, Madison 8, Canyon Express, etc.)
Yeah – its a cool concept and seems to work well. It would be nice if the building better integrated with the d-line terminal aesthetically though. It really bothers me that the bottom of the terminal does not line up with the bottom of the roof line of the building lol.
I agree. Not only is the outside building not aesthetically pleasing, but it is not really functional either. Since this design is built with a flat roof, that means water & snow runoff forms puddles on top, and occasionally leaks water into the top or bottom shacks if its really wet. I remember when I worked at Sunday River (at Jordan 8), they would hire a crew of people just to clean off the roof of snow and ice because gravity was not mentioned in the blueprints. The top terminal even had a bucket inside the lift shack (right near the electrical panel) to grab water droplets. Lol. It would’ve save the resort quite a lot of time and energy just by having a 25º angle on the roof.
I think the area I’ve seen do it best is Loon’s Kanc8 lift. Not only does it look the cleanest, but it utilizes every square inch of the limited space constraints around the site it sits upon. It also has a lot of little features that make it stand out amongst other D-Lines, like the massive Loon Mtn logo on either side, the wood finishing around the outside, and even an outdoor patio for spring skiing and mountain biking too. There is also a large maintenance bay and storage space inside as well.
I believe they do offer Comfort chairs (with suspension) as an option, but it is up to the individual resort to order them that way. Many resorts don’t want to pay extra for those niceties unless they’re deemed necessary. Doesn’t have anything to do with one manufacturer over the other.
They do. On the other side, Doppelmayr’s EC and EJ carriers have the same basic rubber taco that the Poma and LPA carriers do, so I wouldn’t say comfort is exclusive to Doppelmayr.
I think LPA has more comfortable seat pads than even the D-lines at big sky. The suspension on some Doppelmayr chairs really makes a difference when you pass a tower though. Does anyone know of any LPA chairs with suspension? I know coney glade has comfort seats but I didn’t see any suspension.
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I wonder how those structures they’re putting the terminals in will hold up in the next 20 or so years. They are pretty cool for lifts that have the ability to park chairs in the terminals, which im assuming this does?
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Who are the loading gates used on this made by?
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ChairKit
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This style of terminal building that has the can house all the chairs without a big ugly parking barn (American Flyer & Swift current) is quickly becoming the norm in new D line installiations (Jordan 8, Barker 6, Madison 8, Canyon Express, etc.)
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Yeah – its a cool concept and seems to work well. It would be nice if the building better integrated with the d-line terminal aesthetically though. It really bothers me that the bottom of the terminal does not line up with the bottom of the roof line of the building lol.
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I agree. Not only is the outside building not aesthetically pleasing, but it is not really functional either. Since this design is built with a flat roof, that means water & snow runoff forms puddles on top, and occasionally leaks water into the top or bottom shacks if its really wet. I remember when I worked at Sunday River (at Jordan 8), they would hire a crew of people just to clean off the roof of snow and ice because gravity was not mentioned in the blueprints. The top terminal even had a bucket inside the lift shack (right near the electrical panel) to grab water droplets. Lol. It would’ve save the resort quite a lot of time and energy just by having a 25º angle on the roof.
I think the area I’ve seen do it best is Loon’s Kanc8 lift. Not only does it look the cleanest, but it utilizes every square inch of the limited space constraints around the site it sits upon. It also has a lot of little features that make it stand out amongst other D-Lines, like the massive Loon Mtn logo on either side, the wood finishing around the outside, and even an outdoor patio for spring skiing and mountain biking too. There is also a large maintenance bay and storage space inside as well.
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One of the smoothest lifts I’ve ever ridden.
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I agree! I wish LPA would put suspension on their chairs. Most LPA lifts I have ridden have been smoother than uni-G but rougher than D-Line
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I believe they do offer Comfort chairs (with suspension) as an option, but it is up to the individual resort to order them that way. Many resorts don’t want to pay extra for those niceties unless they’re deemed necessary. Doesn’t have anything to do with one manufacturer over the other.
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They do. On the other side, Doppelmayr’s EC and EJ carriers have the same basic rubber taco that the Poma and LPA carriers do, so I wouldn’t say comfort is exclusive to Doppelmayr.
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I think LPA has more comfortable seat pads than even the D-lines at big sky. The suspension on some Doppelmayr chairs really makes a difference when you pass a tower though. Does anyone know of any LPA chairs with suspension? I know coney glade has comfort seats but I didn’t see any suspension.
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CX does have suspension. So does the Flyer, although I think it’s standard on bubble chairs.
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this is a beautiful lift. D line station with massive chairs too
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