Unlike some other world firsts at Boyne, this was not the first six place in the world. But it was close.This lift replaced multiple older fixed grip lifts.Upgraded Doppelmayr controls.View down the lift line.Nearing the summit.Exposed bullwheel.Drive station.Side view of the Uni terminal.Looking down at the village.Lower lift line.Return terminal.Custom red windows.Arriving at the drive.Another look at the top terminal.
This is actually a grip that is different from the DS and is original to the lift. I’m not sure what it’s called and haven’t seen it on many lifts, but it’s a single position grip like the Agamatic or LPA grip.
Looks like the A Chair at Mont Orignal has the same grip. It seems to resemble an Agamatic with an inverted top wheel and the original DS-104 outer guide wheel. (You’ll have to forgive me for not knowing the technical terms.)
This was North America’s first detachable 6 when installed in 1992.
Originally the terminals where light gray, but have been repainted to blue sometime in the past 5 years or so. They kept the translucent red panels though.
There’s been some interesting discussion on what this grip is. It’s a first-generation Agamatic grip, used on Agamatic detachables in the 80s and early/mid 90s. The second generation grip was introduced mid-1990s and used until today by Doppelmayr.
I think they will. the six has a trillion hours on it and is probably the busiest ski lift in the Midwest. With big sky’s madison 8 announcement they won’t be first to have two 8 packs, but they could justifiably go for highest capacity, at least in the US, with a 4000+ pph D-line 8.
How come Boyne spend all that money on luxury lifts like D-lines, bubbles, direct drives and all that other stuff. Alterra seems to want to make big lifts (Wild Blue) in the future, but Vail does not like the luxury lift like this, why?
Basically because of Everett Kircher. He was ahead of the time when it came to innovating ski lifts. At the Mountain and Highlands alone you have the worlds first triple chair, world first quad chair, and first first six pick in the USA. It’s always just kind of been their thing I feel like.
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What was the first detach six then?
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The Mont Orignal TSD6 built in 1991.
https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/reportage-tsd6-a-doppelmayr-6474.html
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This lift was originally built with DS grips, but was converted to run with AG grips around 2000 or so.
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This is actually a grip that is different from the DS and is original to the lift. I’m not sure what it’s called and haven’t seen it on many lifts, but it’s a single position grip like the Agamatic or LPA grip.
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Looks like the A Chair at Mont Orignal has the same grip. It seems to resemble an Agamatic with an inverted top wheel and the original DS-104 outer guide wheel. (You’ll have to forgive me for not knowing the technical terms.)
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This was North America’s first detachable 6 when installed in 1992.
Originally the terminals where light gray, but have been repainted to blue sometime in the past 5 years or so. They kept the translucent red panels though.
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No, this was the first TSD6 in the US. The first TSD6 in North America was at Mont Orignal, Quebec, built in 1991.
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Also Mont Orignial had the first TSD6 of the world
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This grip looks like a modified version of the AK400 grip
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There’s been some interesting discussion on what this grip is. It’s a first-generation Agamatic grip, used on Agamatic detachables in the 80s and early/mid 90s. The second generation grip was introduced mid-1990s and used until today by Doppelmayr.
https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/reportage-tsd4-vitelli-agamatic-3530.html (a 1988 Agamatic CLD-4 with the exact same grip).
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Wonder if they’ll make this a detach 8 when they replace it and keep the Boyne fashion of the first in North America with two D-line 8.
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I think they will. the six has a trillion hours on it and is probably the busiest ski lift in the Midwest. With big sky’s madison 8 announcement they won’t be first to have two 8 packs, but they could justifiably go for highest capacity, at least in the US, with a 4000+ pph D-line 8.
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How come Boyne spend all that money on luxury lifts like D-lines, bubbles, direct drives and all that other stuff. Alterra seems to want to make big lifts (Wild Blue) in the future, but Vail does not like the luxury lift like this, why?
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What I mean in part is that how does Boyne get so much money to justifie these insane upgrades?
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Basically because of Everett Kircher. He was ahead of the time when it came to innovating ski lifts. At the Mountain and Highlands alone you have the worlds first triple chair, world first quad chair, and first first six pick in the USA. It’s always just kind of been their thing I feel like.
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Good Job Boyne Mountain I’m impressed with your lift line up! I think this is the only midwest ski resort with a D-Line and a High Speed Six
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Nope, Camelot 6 at The Highlands, both D-line AND a High Speed 6:
https://liftblog.com/camelot-6-the-highlands-mi/
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