The Gem Lake lift opened up a huge expansion area and is more than 8,000 feet long.Bottom terminal with tensioning.Because of the tree line section, parking was included for a partial line.Bottom terminal overview.Lift line seen from the base.Riding up the line.Another section of the lift line.The line has some interesting topography along the way.Just below tower 14.A crack was found on this depression tower in 2017 that had to be repaired with bracing added.High alpine section.Nearing the summit.Arriving at the drive.Breakover towers.View down the lift line.Lower part of the line.Side view of the bottom terminal.Top station.Doppelmayr Worldbook entry.
I don’t know if it’s a meaningful thing or not that this bears the distinction of being the only top drive lift at Big White, everything else being bottom-drive.
I honestly do not like the Spacejet terminal, I feel the Stealth II that Garaventa-CTEC was making was much better, the Poma Challenger terminals were not great either.
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I don’t know if it’s a meaningful thing or not that this bears the distinction of being the only top drive lift at Big White, everything else being bottom-drive.
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Look at all the fresh powder at the top. Looks like the dream!
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I honestly do not like the Spacejet terminal, I feel the Stealth II that Garaventa-CTEC was making was much better, the Poma Challenger terminals were not great either.
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