Bottom terminal before it was moved downhill.Riding up.Top terminal.Doppelmayr Worldbook entry.Bottom terminal after it was relocated.Looking up from the base.
I had the same question, so I went into google earth and tried looking at old satellite imagery, and found our answer. It was moved back about 400 feet in the mid 2000s to service some sort of lodge/house at the bottom.
I am surprised that Ski Discovery didn’t get Lodge to replace Anaconda. I assume with Lodge going to Lost Trail, it will be a terrain expansion as its lifts are way too short to replace an existing lift, plus does it even get the skier visits to make a HSQ worthwhile?
I believe that Lodge is intended to replace lift 4 at Lost Trail on a slightly different line, the existing lift is already over 6000ft. long so the decrease will just raise capacity and provide some spare parts; It’s been mentioned before but it is far better to have a second hand lift that is bigger than needed for these type of projects
Lift 4 makes sense at Lost Trail. That will be a game-changer for spreading traffic out, not that there is much to begin with. Is the new line supposed to be slightly shorter?
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How much length was added to the lift when it was extended and what for?
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I had the same question, so I went into google earth and tried looking at old satellite imagery, and found our answer. It was moved back about 400 feet in the mid 2000s to service some sort of lodge/house at the bottom.
Before it was moved (2005)-
After it was moved (2014)-
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Looks like about two or three new towers were added in the process.
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Do not all of these chairs have bubbles on them? In picture #3 it looks like there is a chair without a bubble.
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No. The older YC bubble lifts only have them on every other chair.
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Is this lift going anywhere or scrap?
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Heard a rumor they want Lake and Lodge to go to smaller Montana ski areas. Perhaps Lost Trail.
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Could Red Lodge finally be in a position to replace Triple Chair?
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That would be a game changer for both mountains.
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Lake is going to Red Lodge, lodge to Lost Trail, Mountain double is still available.
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I am surprised that Ski Discovery didn’t get Lodge to replace Anaconda. I assume with Lodge going to Lost Trail, it will be a terrain expansion as its lifts are way too short to replace an existing lift, plus does it even get the skier visits to make a HSQ worthwhile?
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I believe that Lodge is intended to replace lift 4 at Lost Trail on a slightly different line, the existing lift is already over 6000ft. long so the decrease will just raise capacity and provide some spare parts; It’s been mentioned before but it is far better to have a second hand lift that is bigger than needed for these type of projects
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Is Lake going to replace the Triple Chair? Longest lift at the resort, the 3 Garaventa CTEC Detachables are shorter than the Triple
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Can’t imagine it would be for anywhere other than the triple line. Any idea on timeline vons?
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Lift 4 makes sense at Lost Trail. That will be a game-changer for spreading traffic out, not that there is much to begin with. Is the new line supposed to be slightly shorter?
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