The vault drive for prances still exists today. If you get off comet express and go towards blitzen, you will see the abandoned vault drive that for some reason they didn’t get rid of when the rest of the lift got removed.
They could probably use a lift in that area. Re-align Blitzen and replace the latter with a HSQ would be great, especially for lines at the Comet 6 pack. But I am guessing that won’t happen anytime soon with the expansion plans that will require two more lifts, along with a Santa realignment and a bunch of new parking and lodges
Prancer needed a new haul rope and they did not want to purchase a one as it became strictly a reliever/backup after Comet Express went in. They definitely should have kept it or put a new lift in its place, the midpoint serviced extra beginner terrain and Comet gets crazy almost every weekend now.
1969 – Double chairlift, eventually renamed Prancer, opened. Its bullwheel is still at the top of the mountain though the lift itself was removed in 2015. In 1969, there was 1 lift, 1 t bar, and 4 tow ropes
1976 – new lift, Dancer, replaced by Comet 6 pack in 2003
The website gets Cupid Quad wrong, as Google Earth Pro images show that the Cupid HSQ doesn’t open until 2013-2016
Was skiing here today, and took the green catwalk called Eastern Escape that leads from cupid to santa. On the way I saw the old Riblet drive for the Cupid double.
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The vault drive for prances still exists today. If you get off comet express and go towards blitzen, you will see the abandoned vault drive that for some reason they didn’t get rid of when the rest of the lift got removed.
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I took a picture of it last night:
They could probably use a lift in that area. Re-align Blitzen and replace the latter with a HSQ would be great, especially for lines at the Comet 6 pack. But I am guessing that won’t happen anytime soon with the expansion plans that will require two more lifts, along with a Santa realignment and a bunch of new parking and lodges
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Prancer needed a new haul rope and they did not want to purchase a one as it became strictly a reliever/backup after Comet Express went in. They definitely should have kept it or put a new lift in its place, the midpoint serviced extra beginner terrain and Comet gets crazy almost every weekend now.
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https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM150835
Turns out there was a T-Bar there from at least 1939. Rib Mountain Ski Area (former name) opened in 1937 so this is likely an original lift
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https://www.skigranitepeak.com/discover/discover-granite-peak/our-history
Some good info (and a few inaccuracies) here
The first T-Bar was opened in 1937 and ran off a Ford V8
Two more T-Bars and a rope tow opened in 1965
1969 – Double chairlift, eventually renamed Prancer, opened. Its bullwheel is still at the top of the mountain though the lift itself was removed in 2015. In 1969, there was 1 lift, 1 t bar, and 4 tow ropes
1976 – new lift, Dancer, replaced by Comet 6 pack in 2003
The website gets Cupid Quad wrong, as Google Earth Pro images show that the Cupid HSQ doesn’t open until 2013-2016
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On a master plan I saw they are going to add:
New base area west of dasher. with three lifts
Mountain coaster.
replace blitzen and Santa with a HSQ.
Terrain east of cupid.
And a backside.
https://files.skimap.org/4du9m5v7jnn57t4s2ig1l7gi45ns.pdf
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Something to add. I think they will bring the reindeer names back.
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They were only approved to add one lift to each side of the existing footprint and to realign Santa.
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Was skiing here today, and took the green catwalk called Eastern Escape that leads from cupid to santa. On the way I saw the old Riblet drive for the Cupid double.
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