Lift line.Bottom station.The lift line has only three towers.Unloading area.Top bullwheel with tensioning.The entire lift.Loading area.Drive terminal next to Manzanita and Green Machine drive stations.
Excerpt: “An interesting note is that the Palmer Lift was originally going to be Riblet’s first detachable. They never built the grip, and we used to joke about Riblet not figuring out how to get the clip in and out of the rope fast enough.”
I have an idea of what Riblet detachables would have looked like if they were still here…
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Well, they tried to make one…
https://skytraclifts.com/bill-bretts-view-from-the-tower/
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I’m pretty sure that’s a Doppelmayr.
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Excerpt: “An interesting note is that the Palmer Lift was originally going to be Riblet’s first detachable. They never built the grip, and we used to joke about Riblet not figuring out how to get the clip in and out of the rope fast enough.”
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