Excelerator – Copper Mountain, CO View up the line. Poma Omega return station. Side view of the bottom terminal. View up the middle part of the lift line. Looking down the line. Drive station from below. Side view of the top terminal. Top station unload. Looking back down the lift line. Riding up. Share this:EmailTwitterFacebookLike Loading...
Great Eight December 6, 2018 / 9:33 am Is it just me or does this lift run faster then Super Bee? LikeLike
Collin Parsons December 6, 2018 / 2:19 pm I believe they both go 1100 feet per minute. Excelerator has closer chair spacing so it may seem faster. LikeLike
Donald M. Reif March 25, 2019 / 5:30 pm Actually, it seems faster because the design of the unload area means that Excelerator’s chairs basically fling you out of the chair. They haven’t even finished decelerating when you reach the ramp. LikeLiked by 3 people
theskiman50 January 20, 2020 / 4:41 pm Same thing with mineral basin at snowbird. Its like unloading a fixed lift but a little slower. LikeLiked by 3 people
noahberg April 12, 2021 / 7:39 am it’s fun to be flung off of a detachable lift, I usually do it as much as possible, even if it means almost jumping forward off of the chair LikeLiked by 1 person
Kaden K May 22, 2019 / 10:50 pm I highly doubt this lift was meant for 90 degrees loading. As soon as you are halfway on the thing, it starts swinging you around the terminal. LikeLike
Kaden K May 23, 2019 / 11:35 am Yeah there isn’t really very much of a straight part on the turn around. I’m surprised it doesn’t stop more often. LikeLiked by 1 person
pbropetech December 9, 2019 / 2:25 pm It doesn’t have beginners on it, which is why it doesn’t really stop. LikeLiked by 2 people
Donald Reif January 20, 2020 / 5:23 pm That section of Copper is beginners only. I mean, the feeder lift to it, American Eagle, is a no beginners lift. LikeLike
pbropetech February 20, 2023 / 5:18 pm Fours later but here we are. This was most definitely designed as a 90-degree loader. It’s been that way since the beginning. LikeLike
iloveribletdoubles March 2, 2021 / 11:31 am Is this the first lift with the Omega terminals? Shooting Star Express at Mt. Hood Meadows is from the same year but features Challenger terminals. LikeLike
pbropetech August 9, 2021 / 12:01 pm B and E were the first as far as I know. The Challengers were phased out the next year. LikeLike
Is it just me or does this lift run faster then Super Bee?
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I believe they both go 1100 feet per minute. Excelerator has closer chair spacing so it may seem faster.
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Actually, it seems faster because the design of the unload area means that Excelerator’s chairs basically fling you out of the chair. They haven’t even finished decelerating when you reach the ramp.
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Same thing with mineral basin at snowbird. Its like unloading a fixed lift but a little slower.
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it’s fun to be flung off of a detachable lift, I usually do it as much as possible, even if it means almost jumping forward off of the chair
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5,36, and 37 at Vail fling you off like crazy too.
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KT-22 ejects you quite noticeably up top.
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Excelerator definitely goes 1,100 fpm.
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I highly doubt this lift was meant for 90 degrees loading. As soon as you are halfway on the thing, it starts swinging you around the terminal.
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I can definitely see what you mean.
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Yeah there isn’t really very much of a straight part on the turn around. I’m surprised it doesn’t stop more often.
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It doesn’t have beginners on it, which is why it doesn’t really stop.
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That section of Copper is beginners only. I mean, the feeder lift to it, American Eagle, is a no beginners lift.
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Fours later but here we are. This was most definitely designed as a 90-degree loader. It’s been that way since the beginning.
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Is this the first lift with the Omega terminals? Shooting Star Express at Mt. Hood Meadows is from the same year but features Challenger terminals.
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B and E were the first as far as I know. The Challengers were phased out the next year.
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