This is one of only two detachable quads in southern Michigan.Although called Mach 1, this is actually lift number 3.Lift overview.The line has 6 Poma towers.Arriving at the return.Compact Poma Challenger terminal.Terminal underskin.Looking down the line.Upper lift line.Side view of the top station.Five of the lift’s six towers.
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Isn’t this a Poma Challenger not a Competition? It’s also one of the only lifts with Omega carriers that don’t have bars.
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Competition terminals are longer and have three masts.
Challenger terminals have two masts and come in two varieties. There’s the longer variant for lifts that run over 1,000 fpm:
What this lift has is Challenger terminals of the shorter variety that’s capped to a top speed of 900 fpm, like seen on Winter Park’s TB-41s:
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I’ve also heard what we call the Challenger referred to as the Competition 900 (as in 900 FPM maximum speed). Just to muddy the waters a bit :)
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There are actually 3 south Michigan detaches, here, bittersweet, and crystal mtns. And boyne s 6&4highspeeds
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Crystal is not considered southern Michigan
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southern Michigan ≠ entire lower peninsula, here and bittersweet are the only high speed lifts in southern michigan
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Bittersweet will soon have its second high speed that should be ready by December 2022
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Interesting they call it Mach 1 when it’s not running anywhere close to Mach speed LOL
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