Above could be an image of the detachable double, hardly seen at the far right of the first photo. The detachable double was built parallel to the original gondola, but converted to a fixed-grip lift after an accident. It remained in service in 2011, in two different places on the mountain.
Are you talking about this image of the old Gondola?
This technical drawing gives good insights on the detachable double though. You can see only the loading side slowed down, and the rest went at detachable speed.
Photos of something similar in France that was removed a few years ago. The lift was apparently converted from a detachable double to just a regular double chair in years past, but there are still lots of historical photos that match the technical drawings available of the Mont Sainte Anne lift.
When the current gondola was installed in 1989, it was designed to have all the capacity needed for the base to summit route. The detachable double was built to supplement the old gondola. In 1989, it was moved to the second location to serve some expert terrain not served by the former Samson triple called Le Trip. I believe that is when it got converted to fixed grip during this relocation. It was taken out of service in 2011 initially without replacement, but the current Panorama Express now follows the same line, extended downhill to where Le Trip started.
MSA announced today that they are developping a major investment projet. It will include the replacement of the Gondola and the two Express high speed quads. They say it will be ultramodern, which lets me think it will be D-Lines ?
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I’d like to know more about that 1971 high speed double…was that really a detachable double chairlift?
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There is some information here, including some technical drawings. Haven’t found any pictures on the internet though.
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https://www.google.com/search?biw=1366&bih=626&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=lClGXLLUAeXVjwTbjYOoBA&q=mont+sainte+anne+old+gondola&oq=mont+sainte+anne+old+gondola&gs_l=img.3…29614.29970..30044…0.0..0.86.316.4……0….1..gws-wiz-img…….0i24.rPGe1p9daOQ#imgrc=XBWwYDWL7_c3CM:
Above could be an image of the detachable double, hardly seen at the far right of the first photo. The detachable double was built parallel to the original gondola, but converted to a fixed-grip lift after an accident. It remained in service in 2011, in two different places on the mountain.
https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/reportage-tsf2-de-la-sainte-paix-samson-4741.html
Of course, there’s also a report on the (Francophone) remontees-mecaniques website, which includes technical drawings.
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Are you talking about this image of the old Gondola?
This technical drawing gives good insights on the detachable double though. You can see only the loading side slowed down, and the rest went at detachable speed.
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Photos of something similar in France that was removed a few years ago. The lift was apparently converted from a detachable double to just a regular double chair in years past, but there are still lots of historical photos that match the technical drawings available of the Mont Sainte Anne lift.
https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/reportage-tsf2-de-bois-long-montaz-mautino-3013.html
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When the current gondola was installed in 1989, it was designed to have all the capacity needed for the base to summit route. The detachable double was built to supplement the old gondola. In 1989, it was moved to the second location to serve some expert terrain not served by the former Samson triple called Le Trip. I believe that is when it got converted to fixed grip during this relocation. It was taken out of service in 2011 initially without replacement, but the current Panorama Express now follows the same line, extended downhill to where Le Trip started.
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Here is a video of something similar.
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Skier72 Great pictures but is this here a high speed triple with a high speed double that’s rare
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Was this the first detachable?
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Were there any other HSD built in North America?
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MSA announced today that they are developping a major investment projet. It will include the replacement of the Gondola and the two Express high speed quads. They say it will be ultramodern, which lets me think it will be D-Lines ?
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Photo of the La Tempete double, has a doppelmayr bottom drive
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