This Yan triple replaced a Hall T-Bar and came from either Deer Valley or Squaw Valley.The bottom terminal and portal tower 1.Yan station with drive.Lower station overview.There is a mid-station for unloading only.View up from the mid.Two half depression towers at the mid-offload.Middle section of the line.Nearing the summit.The breakover.Upper section of the line.Unique top terminal design.Top station overview.The counterweight is out of view of this picture.Mid-station side view.The entire lift.
The first YANS were built at Squaw Valley, Links and Belmont. Belmont is still there. In fact Yans founder Jan Kunczynski was married to Cushings daughter.
This triple came from Squaw Valley. Great little video segment of the ski area on PBS called Oregon Field Guide. The towns people have taken on the liberty of running this ski area themselves. Apparently, different families/ranchers take on the liberty of paying the utility bill each month.
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Mammoth mountain also one of the first yans ever
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The first YANS were built at Squaw Valley, Links and Belmont. Belmont is still there. In fact Yans founder Jan Kunczynski was married to Cushings daughter.
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This triple came from Squaw Valley. Great little video segment of the ski area on PBS called Oregon Field Guide. The towns people have taken on the liberty of running this ski area themselves. Apparently, different families/ranchers take on the liberty of paying the utility bill each month.
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http://www.opb.org/television/programs/ofg/episodes/2904/
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