This Poma double is the newest lift at Sandia Peak as of 2018.Top station.View down from the top terminal.There is a mid-station that services true beginner skiers.Side view of the mid-station.View up the lift line.Loading area at the drive.
Easy Street at Ski Santa Fe has this exact same terminal (drive bullwheel is actually the right size for once) and was built in 1988, 2 years after Chair 4 at Sandia. They listed it as a 1987 install, although 1986 seems more accurate
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There used to be a Pomalift in this alignment according to this 1985 ski map:
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Before that, the La Madera t-bar (1946-1969) exsisted. It was super long and ran up Silver Arrow
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The t-bar was only seen in the alignment where Chair 3 currently runs
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was this a new install? I know poma was using alpha terminals by this time, you think it would have been that.
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There were a few of these terminals in the 80s alongside the Alpha. They may have been cheaper, but I’m not sure.
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Easy Street at Ski Santa Fe has this exact same terminal (drive bullwheel is actually the right size for once) and was built in 1988, 2 years after Chair 4 at Sandia. They listed it as a 1987 install, although 1986 seems more accurate
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