Lions Express – Cypress Mountain, BC

This lift replaced a Poma Alpha quad chair in 2007, just before the Olympics.
The lift line is relatively steep.
The bottom terminal during a load test.
Doppelmayr Uni-GS terminal.
Side view of the bottom station and tower 1.
Lower section of the line with Black Mountain in the background.
The top terminal with tensioning.
View down the lift line from the summit.
The top terminal with porch.
Unloading area.
Tower 13.
The top terminal seen from below.
This lift was completed just before Doppelmayr CTEC discontinued the Uni-GS model.
View riding up in winter.
Looking back toward Black Mountain.
Upper lift line.
Doppelmayr Worldbook entry.

3 thoughts on “Lions Express – Cypress Mountain, BC”

  1. liftnerd's avatar liftnerd May 9, 2023 / 7:19 pm

    Does this have the last UNI-GS-model pair of terminals?

    Were any lifts with a UNI-GS midstation ever made?

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  2. Blu624's avatar Blu624 December 2, 2023 / 2:43 am

    No UNI-GS with midstation exist. There are also UNI-GS lifts built in years after this one

    2008:
    Apex Express – Solitude, UT
    Moonbeam Express – Solitude, UT
    Crescent Express – Park City, UT

    2009:
    Galaxy Express – Bristol Mountain, NY

    2010:
    Couloir Express – White Pass, WA
    Morningstar Express – Holiday Valley, NY

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    • skier72's avatar skier72 December 2, 2023 / 11:08 am

      Timing Flats at Whistler Blackcomb was also built in 2009.

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