This Riblet quad started as a center pole model but has received many upgrades.New bottom station.Loading area and lift line.This is the main workhorse lift from the base lodge.2000s style Riblet tower.View back down the steep lift line.Towers 8 and 9.Tower 14 is a portal style.Upper terminal overview.Another view of the drive station, built in the 1970s.Breakover towers.Two towers connected.Lower lift line.Side view of the return terminal.Lift line shot.
The Green Lift was extensively overhauled and modified in 1996. The lift received new bail-style chairs replacing the original center-pole chairs. New drive motor, drive controls, tower heads, and new lower terminal with hydraulic tensioning replacing the counterweight design. The portal tower 14 was added at this time as well.
The lift was repainted in 2019 into a brighter shade of Green than in the past.
As said, this is the workhorse lift of the ski area and runs every day and night.
Supposedly, the Green lift is being considered for replacement in the next few years. As the workhorse of the ski area, it was installed in 1978, had a major overhaul in 1996 and I believe had a cable replacement in ~2013/4.
Supposedly they are considering whether to replace as-is with a fixed grip quad, but also considering the feasibility/costs/trade-offs of a high-speed quad.
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The Green Lift was extensively overhauled and modified in 1996. The lift received new bail-style chairs replacing the original center-pole chairs. New drive motor, drive controls, tower heads, and new lower terminal with hydraulic tensioning replacing the counterweight design. The portal tower 14 was added at this time as well.
The lift was repainted in 2019 into a brighter shade of Green than in the past.
As said, this is the workhorse lift of the ski area and runs every day and night.
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Supposedly, the Green lift is being considered for replacement in the next few years. As the workhorse of the ski area, it was installed in 1978, had a major overhaul in 1996 and I believe had a cable replacement in ~2013/4.
Supposedly they are considering whether to replace as-is with a fixed grip quad, but also considering the feasibility/costs/trade-offs of a high-speed quad.
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They’re going with a Skytrac replacement in 2023 – https://vimeo.com/754395051
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