Chair 4 – Pine Knob, MI

This is the only double chair at Pine Knob as of 2020.
Unloading is well downhill of the top bullwheel.
Lower part of the line.
Drive/tension station.
Counterweight.
Drive motor.
Upper lift line with old school Riblet towers.
Side view of the return bullwheel.
Unloading area.
Split tower.

2 thoughts on “Chair 4 – Pine Knob, MI”

  1. Utah Lost Ski Area Project's avatar Utah Powder Skier December 4, 2020 / 8:15 pm

    Why did this lift have Riblet pre 1965 towers when it was a 1972 install? Was the lift relocated? The drive terminal sure looks older than 1972.

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  2. Rob's avatar Rob January 29, 2021 / 6:33 pm

    It was originally built in 1962 and relocated in 1973 when they expanded and re-contoured the hill.

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