This high speed quad replaced a similar Doppelmayr bubble quad in 2013.Breakover.View from the summit.Towers 15 and 16.The lift passes by the top of the aerial tramway.Upper part of the lift line.View up at tower 10.Lower part of the lift line.The bottom terminal.Towers 1 and 2.Side view of the bottom terminal.90 degree loading.Drive terminal operator house.Riding up the lift line.Arriving up top.Unloading ramp.Top turnaround.Tower 17 and the top terminal.Another view of the lift line.View from the tram station.The original carrier parking area burned down and was replaced by this one.Steep climb out.View departing the bottom station.Tower 10.Upper lift line.Tower 17.Return terminal.Another view of the upper terminal.Lift towers with night lighting.Steep lower part of the line.Another view of the chair parking facility.
10 thoughts on “Glacier Bowl Express – Alyeska, AK”
Skier72March 12, 2020 / 10:55 pm
Alyeska was lucky that the fire in the parking barn didn’t destroy the terminal, operator house, or chairs. Besides, the new one looks way better than the old one did.
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Alyeska was lucky that the fire in the parking barn didn’t destroy the terminal, operator house, or chairs. Besides, the new one looks way better than the old one did.
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Wow, I really like that green color on the terminals and lift shacks.
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The chair storage barn looks beautiful.
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This lift is just stunning!! The green is awsome.
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This is a very scenic lift. You can see the mountains all around you.
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Surprised the old lift had bubbles and this one does not have wind slats
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Nor does it have footrests.
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Here are some photos of the terminals for the old Doppelmayr HSQ: (thanks to Flickr)
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Uni-G looks good in green!
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Another photo of the original drive circa 2013.
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