This lift services intermediate trails on the north side of the mountain.View from the summit.The top terminal.Tower 12.View down the middle part of the line.Lower lift line.View up the line.The first two towers next to the drive station.Side view of the bottom station.Loading area.View back down.Upper lift line.Side view of the top station.For the 2022-23 ski season, this lift received all new tower heads, chairs, controls and other upgrades.Bottom terminal after the upgrade.New tower 13.Tower 12 with new head and old tube.Lower lift line with new chairs.New equipment.The Valley Express has four more chairs than the previous Century Express.Top terminal with new wood under cover.
7 thoughts on “Valley Express – Blue Mountain, ON”
Donald ReifFebruary 24, 2022 / 7:46 pm
Chairs 46-50 were added much later in the lift’s life, given their number stickers are different from the ones of the lower 45 chairs (a mismatch I’m familiar with given my experiences with riding the Teacup Express and Skyline Express, which have the same thing).
The terrain park and halfpipe used to be situated to the left of towers 6-7, and was served by the older Badlands Double. After the Orchard Express was installed the park moved there and the double was removed.
The plaque at the bottom says “Installed 2022” when the majority of equipment (terminal and terminal equipment, grips) are very much 1999. Marketing I suppose?
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Chairs 46-50 were added much later in the lift’s life, given their number stickers are different from the ones of the lower 45 chairs (a mismatch I’m familiar with given my experiences with riding the Teacup Express and Skyline Express, which have the same thing).
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Glad to see my home mountain getting some love!
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Says as has mountain with higher uphill capacity than most ski resorts in the northeast
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The terrain park and halfpipe used to be situated to the left of towers 6-7, and was served by the older Badlands Double. After the Orchard Express was installed the park moved there and the double was removed.
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The plaque at the bottom says “Installed 2022” when the majority of equipment (terminal and terminal equipment, grips) are very much 1999. Marketing I suppose?
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Most of the lift components were updated during the summer of 2022. The images at the bottom show the new stuff.
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This is rather a smart way the upgrade a lift without replacing the entire thing.
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