This Poma is updated over the 3 Poma lifts I rode when learning to ski at Table Mtn, later Ski Sunrise, now Mountain High North, Southern California. Table Mtn.’s Pomas were circa 1955-56, and didn’t have the sheaves that D. Boyce has.
Started riding the Pomas about 1963, all three had the same floating bullwheel at the top. I never saw any problems with the detachable platter technology. Poma #3 ran at warp speed and would lift us kids up a bit when the grip latched on!
Yup, had that same experience at White Pass, WA. Good times!
Much later, having helped maintain a detachable platter, I’ve learned that they’re maintenance hogs. A good crew will take care of it and the public will never know, but for a one-person surface lift it seems to take almost as much attention as a detach quad!
the coolest lift at wolf creek by far
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This Poma is updated over the 3 Poma lifts I rode when learning to ski at Table Mtn, later Ski Sunrise, now Mountain High North, Southern California. Table Mtn.’s Pomas were circa 1955-56, and didn’t have the sheaves that D. Boyce has.
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Started riding the Pomas about 1963, all three had the same floating bullwheel at the top. I never saw any problems with the detachable platter technology. Poma #3 ran at warp speed and would lift us kids up a bit when the grip latched on!
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Yup, had that same experience at White Pass, WA. Good times!
Much later, having helped maintain a detachable platter, I’ve learned that they’re maintenance hogs. A good crew will take care of it and the public will never know, but for a one-person surface lift it seems to take almost as much attention as a detach quad!
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Ah, the good old European Pomalift!
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these are hard to find let alone one that operates regularly
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