This chairlift services the same terrain as a newer triple chair.It’s one of only three remaining Sneller chairlifts as of 2021.Loading area at tower 1.Fixed return bullwheel up top.Upper station overview.View down the line.Towers 9 and 10.Hold down tower 5.Lower part of the line.Drive equipment.
Apparently, the Snellers at Norway were built with Hall grips, and have been retrofitted with Roebling/Hopkins/SkyTrans grips. It says so in The Storm Skiing Podcast episode 185 (https://www.stormskiing.com/p/podcast-185-norway-mountain-michigan). What kind of grips does this one have?
Where is the other Sneller chairlift at?
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The other one operating is at Norway mountain mi
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Norway Mountain is closed.
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What happened to Norway Mountain?
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There’s a pair of them at Norway. Both top drive, bottom tension doubles.
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So in other words this is the ONLY operating Sneller in the world?
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Brantling Mtn NY, close to where I grew up, has a Sneller Tbar that operates regularly still
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Norway mtn is reopening next year 24/25. Looks like the Sneller will run again.
Active Facebook page
https://m.facebook.com/skinorwaymountain
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Not as of the 2024-25 season!
https://liftblog.com/norway-mountain-mi/
(Rice lifts are rebranded snellers)
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Apparently, the Snellers at Norway were built with Hall grips, and have been retrofitted with Roebling/Hopkins/SkyTrans grips. It says so in The Storm Skiing Podcast episode 185 (https://www.stormskiing.com/p/podcast-185-norway-mountain-michigan). What kind of grips does this one have?
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Upon closer inspection of the pictures here, they appear to be Hall grips. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
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smells like hall
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Definitely
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