Thiokol bottom terminal.Drive motor and bullwheel.Top bullwheel.View down the line.Top terminal.View down the line in winter.Lower station overview.View leaving the bottom station.Riding up the line.View back down the very steep lift line.Breakover towers.The final three towers.Arriving at the return station.Lift overview.
Just announced: Flathead will not be replaced just yet, but Ray’s will be removed and replaced with a new high speed lift following the old Mandan route.
One thing i noticed about the early ctec and thiokol chairlifts is the ctecs have square tubing in the bail of the chair. The bail of a thiokol chair is round.
do you know if they are planning to replace it anytime soon?
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it was not planned, but with new ownership that just took place, who knows!
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Just announced: Flathead will not be replaced just yet, but Ray’s will be removed and replaced with a new high speed lift following the old Mandan route.
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For the 26-27 season they are replacing it with a Doppelmayr High-Speed Quad. That’s currently all I know about the replacement.
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Nobody was ever on this lift when I was here. I wonder if they should sell it.
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Honestly, this is my favorite lift in the state of Utah. The nostalgia is great and I love the 1970s lift aesthetic.
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I like that old FORD auxiliary
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Many of the Thiokol’s used Ford auxiliaries. They were generally straight-6/I-6 gas engines.
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I think the chairs are hall
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They are Thiokol chairs. I can see the similarity though. Early CTEC also used this design.
More photos of Thiokol triple chairs: https://liftblog.com/wildcat-snowbasin-ut/, https://liftblog.com/timberline-powder-mountain-ut/
Early CTEC: https://liftblog.com/ctec-1-paoli-peaks-in/
Hall for comparison: https://liftblog.com/von-norway-mountain-mi/
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These are definitively Thiokol/CTEC chairs, the bail, and hanger arm are different.
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One thing i noticed about the early ctec and thiokol chairlifts is the ctecs have square tubing in the bail of the chair. The bail of a thiokol chair is round.
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