Grizzly Peak – Red Lodge Mountain, MT

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This is one of Red Lodge’s original lifts from 1973.
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Inline loading area.
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Riblet vault drive.
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View up the line.
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Bottom terminal from above.
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Lift line view.
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Looking up the line.
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Upper lift line.
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Breakover towers.
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Unload up top.
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Tension terminal with counterweight.
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Top bullwheel.

2 thoughts on “Grizzly Peak – Red Lodge Mountain, MT

  1. liftnerd's avatar liftnerd March 1, 2025 / 3:12 pm

    This looks older than 1973, given that some of the towers have the older crossarm design. But then, the rest have the (slightly) newer design, so perhaps it was a reinstall? Or they were retrofitted to the lift later in life? I do not know.

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    • SkiClaremont's avatar SkiClaremont March 11, 2025 / 1:19 am

      The table says 1962. Perhaps “1973” is a typo?

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