One of the Leitner-Poma Omega detachable quads at Snowmass.Poma Omega return station.View up the lift line from the base.Loading area.Tower 5.T9.View back from 8+9.Upper lift line.Breakover towers.Drive station with tensioning.Side view of the Omega drive.Terminal skin.Another view of the top.Upper lift line.View down the line.Middle part of the line.First few towers.Side view of the drive.
From a standpoint of horizontal length, this lift is just about 200 feet longer than the Beaver Run SuperChair (going off the stat tables). Yet it clearly is run at a much higher speed of 1,200 fpm (pretty much justified given the distance traveled). Shows just how long Snowmass’s lifts are (Sheer Bliss being about 1,300 feet longer than Big Burn).
I somewhat doubt that it ever achieves 1200 feet per minute in normal operation. I believe Poma has 4 chairlifts that are designed for that speed. Chile at Angel Fire, Shooting Star at Mount Hood Meadows, Vista at Mount Hood Meadows, and Sheer Bliss at Snowmass. Of these, two are second generation Challengers, and two are Omegas. Chile and Sheer Bliss are clearly designed for that speed due to length, but the lifts at Mount Hood Meadows aren’t exceptionally long. Not sure why they decided to spend extra to get a 1200 design speed that they don’t even run the lifts at, instead of the usual 1100.
I could be wrong, but I think the chairs are a little too closely spaced for this to just have 2,000 pph. I think the uphill capacity is actually 2,400 pph or close to that.
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From a standpoint of horizontal length, this lift is just about 200 feet longer than the Beaver Run SuperChair (going off the stat tables). Yet it clearly is run at a much higher speed of 1,200 fpm (pretty much justified given the distance traveled). Shows just how long Snowmass’s lifts are (Sheer Bliss being about 1,300 feet longer than Big Burn).
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I somewhat doubt that it ever achieves 1200 feet per minute in normal operation. I believe Poma has 4 chairlifts that are designed for that speed. Chile at Angel Fire, Shooting Star at Mount Hood Meadows, Vista at Mount Hood Meadows, and Sheer Bliss at Snowmass. Of these, two are second generation Challengers, and two are Omegas. Chile and Sheer Bliss are clearly designed for that speed due to length, but the lifts at Mount Hood Meadows aren’t exceptionally long. Not sure why they decided to spend extra to get a 1200 design speed that they don’t even run the lifts at, instead of the usual 1100.
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The caption for the first picture is no longer correct – as of spring 2020 High Alpine is the newest Leitner Poma detachable.
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I could be wrong, but I think the chairs are a little too closely spaced for this to just have 2,000 pph. I think the uphill capacity is actually 2,400 pph or close to that.
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At least when it was installed it was 2000 PPH
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/new-sheer-bliss-lift-sams-knob-restaurant-debut-at-snowmass/
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Pictures of the lift from its first year of operation show chair spacing that looks about the same then as it is today:
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Video of the lift:
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there are 158 chairs
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