Counterweight tensioning at the bottom station.Loading area and motor room.Portal at the base.Riding up the line.Nearing the top.Concrete return terminal.Fixed return bullwheel.Half towers.Looking down the line.View up the line.First few towers.Drive station side view.
It’s not even the longest, according to Peter’s database. And no. Just because a lift is long doesn’t mean it needs to be replaced. It’s roughly equivalent to our E-lift, which when it was a fixed-grip was still only a five-minute ride.
The building that the counterweight is behind was the vault drive for the previous Hall double, right? Also why did they need to change out the Hall double for a Yan double?
Yes, it was a Hall double, built in 1968. It had the classic Hall exposed ring and pinion arrangement- noisy as all get out. The exposed motor equipment was on a train track on top of the concrete building. Going to YAN was quite an upgrade believe it or not. Vern and Bobbie Sprock’s newer lifts were YAN as well.It was rebuilt in 1978 when the Tahoe King was installed, and modifications were made to Tahoe Queen.
Learned to ski in 1972 so I’ve spent hundreds, if not thousands, of hours on fixed grip chairs. This one has got to be the most uncomfortable chair I’ve ever ridden. Grandview and West Bowl are really the only chairs worth skiing at Sierra, but this one could be a reasonable option when those two are busy, if the seats were only more comfortable, EVEN if it remained a fixed grip.
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Since it’s the longest lift on the mountain. Should they replace it with a HSQ Even though there is already grandview express?
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I think they should.
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That’s just, like, your opinion, man.
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It’s not even the longest, according to Peter’s database. And no. Just because a lift is long doesn’t mean it needs to be replaced. It’s roughly equivalent to our E-lift, which when it was a fixed-grip was still only a five-minute ride.
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what is a hsq?
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Stands for High Speed Quad
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The building that the counterweight is behind was the vault drive for the previous Hall double, right? Also why did they need to change out the Hall double for a Yan double?
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The current lift has a higher capacity than the old one. Making it Yan probably helped for sourcing parts, along with a good resale value.
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Yes, it was a Hall double, built in 1968. It had the classic Hall exposed ring and pinion arrangement- noisy as all get out. The exposed motor equipment was on a train track on top of the concrete building. Going to YAN was quite an upgrade believe it or not. Vern and Bobbie Sprock’s newer lifts were YAN as well.It was rebuilt in 1978 when the Tahoe King was installed, and modifications were made to Tahoe Queen.
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Is the top terminal mast left over from the previous (Hall?) double? Because I can see the outline of the original terminal still in the concrete…
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Yes and a few towers.
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Learned to ski in 1972 so I’ve spent hundreds, if not thousands, of hours on fixed grip chairs. This one has got to be the most uncomfortable chair I’ve ever ridden. Grandview and West Bowl are really the only chairs worth skiing at Sierra, but this one could be a reasonable option when those two are busy, if the seats were only more comfortable, EVEN if it remained a fixed grip.
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