This bubble quad services the center part of the mountain and opened in 1988.Loading area.Riding up the line.There is one half tower along the line.Classic EJ bubble chair.Arriving at the top terminal.This enclosure is unique and was not used elsewhere in Canada.Side view of the upper terminal.View down near the summit.Upper part of the lift line.Looking up around half way.The lower part of the line is steeper than the upper.View towards the main village.The half tower.Towers 1 and 2.Drive terminal and tower 1.CLD-260 station.Chain-driven station.Unloading area up top.
Any possibility it could have been an infill tower? IIRC, the new American Flyer had some towers added the year after it was built to reduce sag in the line. Maybe that was the case here?
Now that you mention it, it could have to do with sag due to the geography right above it.
Not sure whether or not it’s an infill, like with the Flyer, the original Avanti Express (for line sag) or the Independence SuperChair (when it was extended).
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What’s the point of the half tower in this instance?
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Hard to say, considering that most other lifts like it wouldn’t need a half-tower there and would spring for a full tower.
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Any possibility it could have been an infill tower? IIRC, the new American Flyer had some towers added the year after it was built to reduce sag in the line. Maybe that was the case here?
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Now that you mention it, it could have to do with sag due to the geography right above it.
Not sure whether or not it’s an infill, like with the Flyer, the original Avanti Express (for line sag) or the Independence SuperChair (when it was extended).
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