Leitner-Poma and Taos realigned and replaced Lift 4 with a detachable quad for the 2023-24 season.Lower part of the new lift line.Drive terminal and tower 1.LPA station near a possible future LPA base to base gondola station.Loading and maze area.Lift overview.Acceleration zone at the bottom.View back down the steepest part of the line.Middle part of the undulating lift line.Upper lift line below Kachina Peak.View back from the summit.Return terminal in the same location as the prior fixed quad.Upper lift line.Hold down tower 16.View down at tower 15.Middle section of the line.Upper lift line.Tower 6.View up at tower 2.Side view of the lower station.Tower 1.View riding out of the base area.Combination assemblies on tower 6.Four place chair.Tower 10.T13.Breakover towers 17 and 18.Unloading area.The top station seen from the Kachina Peak chair.Another view of the top station.Aerial view of the lift.Top station seen from above.Upper station with Kachina lift in the background.Another view of the return station.Arrival side at the top station.A chair nearing the summit.Lift line passing over a cliff.
For whatever reason, the upper part of the lift line reminds me of CB’s Paradise Express, especially with the relatively mellow line that leads into a steep final climb to the top terminal:
For whatever reason, the upper part of the lift line reminds me of CB’s Paradise Express, especially with the relatively mellow line that leads into a steep final climb to the top terminal:
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