This lift replaced a Poma triple in a new alignment for the 2022-23 ski season.Top terminal in the same location as the old.Unloading area and LPA terminal.This lift was built as part of the $65 million Base to Base Gondola project because the old Red Dog terminal was in the way of the new gondola.Top terminal overview.Bottom terminal overview.Side view of the drive station.Lift overview.Hold down towers 1 and 2.Drive terminal with tram tower 1 in the background.Initial climb out.The old Red Dog crossed under Far East but the new on crosses over it.Another view of the bottom terminal.Leitner-Poma tower head.Arrival side of the bottom station.Middle part of the lift line.View back down the extremely steep line.Top turnaround area.Side view of the return terminal.Four angled breakover towers.Side view of the breakover.View down the middle part of the line.Steep upper lift line with low clearance.A four section splice tower.Another view up the line.View down just above the Far East crossing.Very tall towers 6 and 7 to accommodate the crossing of Far East.Another view of T6 and T7.Base area.Riding over Far East.Nearing the summit.Arriving at the top terminal.Towers 13-16.Another view of the bottom station area.Loading area.
On second look, because they moved the bottom terminal of Red Dog to make room for Base 2 Base, the crossing of Far East is in a different location, so Far East wouldn’t have needed reprofiling.
In the current setup, Far East crosses under Red Dog between towers 4 and 5. It crossed over the triple between towers 5 and 6. The triple ran up skier’s right of Lower Dog Leg at that point.
From a lift where people were scared of the height of the chairs, to a lift where we’re scared our skis will touch. In this big snow year(2022-2023) they are digging out under the chair where it’s close to the ground. I feel like they could have built it a “little” higher off the ground.
Snow years like this are rare. The wind is a regular occurrence. They can dig the lift out in years with a ton of snow but cannot lower it when it gets windy. I think they made the right call.
Tower 16 appears to be inclined up the lift line (as opposed to down) based on the side the ladder mounts are on. Makes me wonder if all those towers on are on one giant foundation…? Tower 16 also seems to be missing its ladder.
The new Base 2 Base Gondola had the Palisades Terminal built where the old Red Dog bottom terminal loaded. The new Red Dog bottom terminal was repositioned when built so it was “out of the way”.
Did any towers on Far East have to be reprofiled in order to accommodate it crossing under Red Dog 6 vs. crossing over Red Dog 3? 🤔
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I don’t think so
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On second look, because they moved the bottom terminal of Red Dog to make room for Base 2 Base, the crossing of Far East is in a different location, so Far East wouldn’t have needed reprofiling.
In the current setup, Far East crosses under Red Dog between towers 4 and 5. It crossed over the triple between towers 5 and 6. The triple ran up skier’s right of Lower Dog Leg at that point.
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I wonder if that breakover was designed by a former Riblet engineer…
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Isn’t that an incredible breakover? Yeah makes me think Riblet as well but naah.
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Isn’t there a riblet return terminal still standing up by there?
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Nearby is the top of the original Red Dog.
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It’s a shame they didn’t paint this lift red. It would have looked good.
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I feel like LPA doesn’t have many customization options. Certainly not as many as a D-Line or Uni-G.
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They do offer a very nice looking red terminal.
https://liftblog.com/copeland-express-horseshoe-on/
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Interesting how low the line gets near the top.
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From a lift where people were scared of the height of the chairs, to a lift where we’re scared our skis will touch. In this big snow year(2022-2023) they are digging out under the chair where it’s close to the ground. I feel like they could have built it a “little” higher off the ground.
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my dad used to be afraid to ride the old lift with us as kids because of how high it was and my mom remembers the first red dog being high up as well
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Snow years like this are rare. The wind is a regular occurrence. They can dig the lift out in years with a ton of snow but cannot lower it when it gets windy. I think they made the right call.
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Tower 16 appears to be inclined up the lift line (as opposed to down) based on the side the ladder mounts are on. Makes me wonder if all those towers on are on one giant foundation…? Tower 16 also seems to be missing its ladder.
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The new bottom terminal location is a great improvement. It has both decluttered the base area and reduced crowding.
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What do you mean “In the way” I think the bottom of the old red dog was also far away from the gondola today.
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The new Base 2 Base Gondola had the Palisades Terminal built where the old Red Dog bottom terminal loaded. The new Red Dog bottom terminal was repositioned when built so it was “out of the way”.
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