Doppelmayr worked for several years to replace the mountaintop Edelweiss double with the new Edelweiss triple.This is the third Alpenstar triple at Alpental.Drive station and tower 1.View riding up the first pitch.The first of many towers on this lift with combination assemblies on both sides.View back down toward Summit West.The first breakover.View down the line at tower 10.Tower 11.Very rare overhead unloading for a new lift.Tall top bullwheel structure.The top terminal ramp was re-used so new towers were built around it.T11.View down near the summit.Tower 9.Middle section of the line.View up at tower 8.EJ triple chair.Padded chair.View down at tower 5.Lower lift line.Tower 3.View up near the bottom terminal.Tower 5.Heavily loaded tower 6.Flat middle segment of the alignment.The previous Riblet followed the exact same route.Tall tower 9.Tower 10.Arriving at the summit.Top terminal complex.Patrol shack on the lower level.View from the summit.Tower 10.T6 and T7.Side view of the drive.Grip, hanger and taco.
8 thoughts on “Edelweiss – The Summit at Snoqualmie, WA”
WH2OSHREDDER.March 28, 2026 / 9:07 pm
I do enjoy this style of return terminal. There is just something cool about the chairs flying above your head at the unload, that we just don’t see in newer lifts.
All fun and games until some guest forgets to take their poles out from under their crotch while unloading haha. I agree though, super cool looking. Re-setting that safety gate must be quite an experience.
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I do enjoy this style of return terminal. There is just something cool about the chairs flying above your head at the unload, that we just don’t see in newer lifts.
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All fun and games until some guest forgets to take their poles out from under their crotch while unloading haha. I agree though, super cool looking. Re-setting that safety gate must be quite an experience.
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It’s definitely up there! They probably have a piece of bamboo stashed for that purpose.
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Not to mention the guest stuck precariously 20′ in the air after a failed unload
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Definitely an unusual site having bomb trams start from an unload ramp!
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Getting off at the top looks scary. Seems like the chair would clock you in the head if you didn’t ski away fast enough
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Thats probaby why the ramp is so steep, to keep you away from the chair once you get off.
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If the ramp looks scary, wait’ll ya get a load of the terrain it serves.
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