Here’s another lift that was heavily modified in 1986, when Yan built a funitel, high-speed quad and four new fixed-grip terminals at June Mountain.Height adjustable Yan return up top. Notice how lightly loaded some of those sheaves are with the bullwheel at its lowest position.Look closely and you’ll notice this lift used to begin next to J2 and J3. The new loading point used to have loading in both directions.Another view down the line with SLI chairs and Riblet clips.Looking up the lift.Yan towers and terminal at the bottom. Note the Riblet line gear.Motor room.Side view of the height adjustable new drive.Loading area.Lift overview.
My best guess is that with Mammoth buying the resort in 1986 and spending all that money to upgrade most of the fixed grip terminals that year along with the installation of the new HSQ’s, it just made more sense to shorten and simplify J4 by eliminating the midstation. It originally ran to the top of J2 as the only way of accessing Rainbow Summit. J6 made that route somewhat obsolete so eliminating the midstation would save them money in the long run on operational costs (staffing, maintenance, etc.) while better serving that pod. I wasn’t there back then but I could imagine that having 3 lifts start or end at the top of J2 and J3 could make that area pretty congested so that may have been a factor as well.
This lift is not acting like itself this year this lift is closed A lot now like it is a backup double like chair 20 at Mammoth but it is operating here sometimes
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Does anyone know why this lift was shortened?
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I just guessing it was not needed after j6 was installed
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My best guess is that with Mammoth buying the resort in 1986 and spending all that money to upgrade most of the fixed grip terminals that year along with the installation of the new HSQ’s, it just made more sense to shorten and simplify J4 by eliminating the midstation. It originally ran to the top of J2 as the only way of accessing Rainbow Summit. J6 made that route somewhat obsolete so eliminating the midstation would save them money in the long run on operational costs (staffing, maintenance, etc.) while better serving that pod. I wasn’t there back then but I could imagine that having 3 lifts start or end at the top of J2 and J3 could make that area pretty congested so that may have been a factor as well.
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I don’t know it’s weird this lift used to go to the top of j3 and j2 maybe there was a problem
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This lift is not acting like itself this year this lift is closed A lot now like it is a backup double like chair 20 at Mammoth but it is operating here sometimes
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Are All the towers on the lift Yan?
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No besides the first two towers the rest are SLI
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