This lift is the second Leitner-Poma Alpha for Cascade Mountain and opened in early 2023.Loading area and motor room.Top station between the Mountaintop and Cindy Pop Express lifts.Unloading area and top operator shack.Tower 7.View down the middle part of the line.Tower 9 adjacent to the top station.View near the summit.Lower lift line.View up at tower 2.Tower 1 in the base area.Side view of the bottom terminal.Upper part of the lift line.Side view of the top terminal.View from the summit.
Anyone know the advantages of the LPA Alpha over the Skytrac Monarch. From everything i’ve read here, the Skytrac is more affordable, and a newer design, and i’ve seen some in some decently long alignments. So why would a resort pay for an older, more expensive product from the same parent company?
My guess is familiarity. If an area already has Poma or LPOA products, it’s nicer to work with something you know. Don’t forget, too, that the Alpha terminal only resembles its predecessors on the outside. It is a modern lift in everything that counts.
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Anyone know the advantages of the LPA Alpha over the Skytrac Monarch. From everything i’ve read here, the Skytrac is more affordable, and a newer design, and i’ve seen some in some decently long alignments. So why would a resort pay for an older, more expensive product from the same parent company?
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My guess is familiarity. If an area already has Poma or LPOA products, it’s nicer to work with something you know. Don’t forget, too, that the Alpha terminal only resembles its predecessors on the outside. It is a modern lift in everything that counts.
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