This vault drive double was relocated to this small ski area from Mt. Bachelor in the 1980s.The bottom bullwheel.Looking up the short lift line.Two different tower Riblet styles.Top unloading ramp.This tension carriage is probably much larger than it needs to be for such a short lift.Top terminal and counterweight.Breakover towers.Middle part of the line.Lift overview.
Peter, given that an organization still maintains it, I think it should be listed as operating. There is still an active group that tries to open the hill each winter, and the lift is still in pretty good shape. I believe the main reason it hasn’t opened for the last couple of years is due to lack of snow.
The snow was decent as they had recently gotten a few inches. Just a little thin in a few places, but better coverage than I was expecting. They’ve also got it set up so you don’t have to sidestep up the ramp to load.
You missed out on a great learning experience. Chairs 1 and 2 at Crystal were that way, as was 3 early season and the ‘quarterway’ load on 4, T-bird at Snoqualmie…. I could go on for a while. Many of the old Riblets (among others) in the PNW were this way.
Siberia at Palisades and Chair 1 at Mammoth were like this also. I agree that it was a great learning experience, especially when a person would decide to do a herringbone up the ramp, fall, and knock down the other people waiting in line below them like dominoes. As a little kid, it seemed like so much work to climb up the ramp to get to the lift.
I remember those days at mammoth on chair 1. I was so young it never occurred to me that it was an archaic and dysfunctional way to load a lift. It was just part of the process.
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Standing? I thought this area was still in business.
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Has not opened since March 2018 unfortunately.
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Peter, given that an organization still maintains it, I think it should be listed as operating. There is still an active group that tries to open the hill each winter, and the lift is still in pretty good shape. I believe the main reason it hasn’t opened for the last couple of years is due to lack of snow.
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My guess would be the Red Chair. Bachelor also removed their Black Chair around this time, but I think that one is at Hesperus, CO.
It makes sense that Sitzmark would just keep the same paint job.
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It is Operating this year! Rode it two weeks ago. Had a nice day of skiing at Sitzmark
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What lift at Mt Bachelor was this?
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I’m pretty sure this was Red before the triple replaced it.
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They are still trying to open this year if the weather cooperates.
Unfortunately the local schools won’t come up on Thursdays so they will only be open on weekends this year, if at all.
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Wow. A colored chair. Hadn’t seen on in a while
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They opened in January 2022 and have been open Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. We skied there today (Feb 17th).
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So jealous :)
How was the snow?
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The snow was decent as they had recently gotten a few inches. Just a little thin in a few places, but better coverage than I was expecting. They’ve also got it set up so you don’t have to sidestep up the ramp to load.
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Interesting way to board this lift. Have to sidestep up a ramp to the loading? Glad to see them operating this season!
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You missed out on a great learning experience. Chairs 1 and 2 at Crystal were that way, as was 3 early season and the ‘quarterway’ load on 4, T-bird at Snoqualmie…. I could go on for a while. Many of the old Riblets (among others) in the PNW were this way.
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Siberia at Palisades and Chair 1 at Mammoth were like this also. I agree that it was a great learning experience, especially when a person would decide to do a herringbone up the ramp, fall, and knock down the other people waiting in line below them like dominoes. As a little kid, it seemed like so much work to climb up the ramp to get to the lift.
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I remember those days at mammoth on chair 1. I was so young it never occurred to me that it was an archaic and dysfunctional way to load a lift. It was just part of the process.
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