I’m pretty sure that the original lift here was a riblet single. The only chair removed before 1954 at sugar bowl was the original Mt Disney which was a riblet single, and if you look at the photos of the original lift here it is clearly a single, here are some photos of the original: https://oldgatlinburg.net/Gatlinburg_Parkway_Page_3.html
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I’m pretty sure that the original lift here was a riblet single. The only chair removed before 1954 at sugar bowl was the original Mt Disney which was a riblet single, and if you look at the photos of the original lift here it is clearly a single, here are some photos of the original: https://oldgatlinburg.net/Gatlinburg_Parkway_Page_3.html
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Why does the Gatlinburg area like ropeways so much? It seems like a good idea to me.
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