Doppelmayr used the Alpine Lift name from the 50s until the late 60s when they sold exclusively T-Bars in North America. When they started offering chairlifts they went under the Doppelmayr name.
There was a double chairlift sold under the name Alpine Lift at Marmot Basin, Alberta called Tranquilizer so they didn’t exclusively sell only T-Bars under Alpine Lift.
Doppelmayr’s early double chairs were sold under the name “Alpine Lift” (with the earliest Doppelmayr chairlift being built in 1964 at Mt. Buller, Australia). There were a few Alpine Lift chairs (such as the Tranquilizer chair @ Marmot Basin) sold in North America. Another one that comes to mind is the abandoned Farside Chair at Fortress Mountain. http://skiingbc.info/pages/photos2-46703.php
Was Alpine Lift an early name for Doppelmayr when it came to North America?
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Doppelmayr used the Alpine Lift name from the 50s until the late 60s when they sold exclusively T-Bars in North America. When they started offering chairlifts they went under the Doppelmayr name.
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There was a double chairlift sold under the name Alpine Lift at Marmot Basin, Alberta called Tranquilizer so they didn’t exclusively sell only T-Bars under Alpine Lift.
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Doppelmayr’s early double chairs were sold under the name “Alpine Lift” (with the earliest Doppelmayr chairlift being built in 1964 at Mt. Buller, Australia). There were a few Alpine Lift chairs (such as the Tranquilizer chair @ Marmot Basin) sold in North America. Another one that comes to mind is the abandoned Farside Chair at Fortress Mountain.
http://skiingbc.info/pages/photos2-46703.php
Most early Doppelmayr/Alpine Lift chairs are now gone, but, there is a 1965 one that still operates in a Finland ski resort.
https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/reportage-tsf2-tuolihissi-doppelmayr-4438.html
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Correct, forgot about that one. Pretty sure their next lift in North America was the Skyline lift at Jay. Not sure what name that one was sold under.
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There are two 1960s Doppelmayr doubles still operating in Germany as well:
https://www.seilbahntechnik.net/en/lifts/2724/datas.htm
https://www.seilbahntechnik.net/en/lifts/5640/datas.htm
In Austria there are only 1970 and newer ones left. Some of the oldest still in operation:
https://www.seilbahntechnik.net/en/lifts/3157/datas.htm
https://www.seilbahntechnik.net/en/lifts/2335/datas.htm
https://www.seilbahntechnik.net/en/lifts/1931/datas.htm
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I found a picture of the original chairs on the Tranquilizer chair at Marmot Basin (they were replaced sometime with 1980s Doppelmayr chairs)
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