Original – Snowriver, MI

This is the original chairlift built at Indianhead in 1961.
Old-style Riblet towers and center pole chairs.
Middle part of the lift line.
Tower 7.
Lower part of the line.
View up the line, which has a very consistent low intermediate pitch.
Lengthy bottom station.
Loading area.
Counterweight behind the bottom station.
The top operator sits on top of the bullwheel!

3 thoughts on “Original – Snowriver, MI

  1. Robert Lane January 13, 2021 / 7:10 am

    I have been in the top shack of this lift before and it’s pretty neat, you have a good view of the line. Since this lift services night skiing I end up riding this lift quite a bit.

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  2. Raidy (raidify) May 27, 2023 / 5:41 pm

    I found the lifts old bullwheel so I took a photo:

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