Pinyon Express – Deer Valley, UT

This lift is very similar to Keetley Express, built one year earlier.
Doppelmayr stat sign.
View riding out of the base toward Park Peak.
This high alpine alignment sees lots of wind and sunshine.
Tower 10.
Unloading area.
View from the summit back toward traditional Deer Valley and Park City Mountain.
Upper station under cover.
View down the middle part of the line.
Side view of a conical tower.
Six place bubble with heated seats.
Flat middle section of the line.
This lift forms a crucial link between old Deer Valley and the East Village expansion.
Tower 6.
Tower 3.
Return terminal and maintenance bay.
Side view of the drive station.
Rather than a separate parking facility, chairs are parked in each station at night.
Lift line seen from above.
Loading area.
Drive station operator controls.
ABB AC motor.
Evacuation drive.
Wireless remote control.
Traditional gearbox rather than a direct drive.
D-Line station.
Drive bullwheel and brakes.
View from the summit.
Top station just below the summit of Park Peak and Revelator.
Bottom station along the Ontario ski run.

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