View up the lift line.Looking towards Telluride.This lift starts next to the gondola and sees limited operation hours.Another look up the line.Drive-tension station in town.Leaving gondola plaza.The breakover.Arriving up top.Fixed return bullwheel.
Is this the original Lift 4 from 1972, relocated back in 1985? It looks very similar to my memory of the other originals, and to the 1972 SLI doubles at 49 Degrees North.
Yes. In 1985, I was working for CTEC and we took out two SLI lifts and built Oak Street with the parts, as well as building two new CTEC lifts – the Plunge and a triple called Village, which I guess has been replaced.
Is this the original Lift 4 from 1972, relocated back in 1985? It looks very similar to my memory of the other originals, and to the 1972 SLI doubles at 49 Degrees North.
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The SLI doubles at 49 may be on their last legs, HSQ’s have been announced as replacements.
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I must ask, are you the son of former 49 Degrees North general manager John Eminger?
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Yes I am, I still work lift maintenance there.
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Yes. In 1985, I was working for CTEC and we took out two SLI lifts and built Oak Street with the parts, as well as building two new CTEC lifts – the Plunge and a triple called Village, which I guess has been replaced.
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Part of what is seemingly the village triple still stands as a rope-evac practice area. Lookers right at the top of the now Village Express.
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Which two SLI lifts, Upper Gorrono and … ?
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When will they upgrade this lift?? And what would they make it to?
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