The former Olive chair from Whistler Mountain was moved to Whitewater to replace a T-Bar.The bottom terminal is a Yan model but with hydraulic tensioning added.Top terminal with vault drive and Murray-Latta equipment.View of the top station from below.Upper secton of the lift line.Steep lower section.View down at T2.Lower terminal and lift line.Entire lift seen from Summit.View back down the lift line.Riblet insert clip.Riding up the line.Arriving at the drive.Another view of the line.
Anybody knows the replacement timeline for this lift? Their 2019 Master Plan Addendum shows replacing it with a FGQ on the Raven alignment in 2027-2029 with a midstation for beginners, but with the Raven quad on that alignment it will probably stay in place for a little longer and when it’s time, they will probably consider a triple or quad as a replacement.
On the spreadsheets of Whistler and Silver King you say that the Olive Chair have been retired from Whistler in 1996 and reinstalled here in 1994. Are you sure that this is the former Olive Chair ? Could it be the Blue Chair, at Whistler, retired from Whistler n 1994 according to the Spreadsheet ?
This lift has experienced another mechanical issue on February 15 with its backup drive and was closed for a few days. This is the 4th issue in two seasons, They will soon have to replace it
Lift Blog 
What year did this lift get it’s new Yan bottom terminal at Whistler?
LikeLike
September 1979 the Olive Chair was modified from Murray Latta to a Yan Typical. The bullwheel remained ML.
LikeLike
Yan also kept all the M-L sheaves on the bottom terminal
LikeLike
I would say 1991-1992 when the two high speed were put in
LikeLike
Most likely. When I rode it the season before it was removed I sorta recall a typical M-L terminal.
LikeLike
Anybody knows the replacement timeline for this lift? Their 2019 Master Plan Addendum shows replacing it with a FGQ on the Raven alignment in 2027-2029 with a midstation for beginners, but with the Raven quad on that alignment it will probably stay in place for a little longer and when it’s time, they will probably consider a triple or quad as a replacement.
LikeLike
On the spreadsheets of Whistler and Silver King you say that the Olive Chair have been retired from Whistler in 1996 and reinstalled here in 1994. Are you sure that this is the former Olive Chair ? Could it be the Blue Chair, at Whistler, retired from Whistler n 1994 according to the Spreadsheet ?
LikeLike
This is the Olive chair, removed 1994 at Whistler
LikeLike
Silverking is the former Olive. It was installed at Whitewater in 1993.
LikeLike
This lift has experienced another mechanical issue on February 15 with its backup drive and was closed for a few days. This is the 4th issue in two seasons, They will soon have to replace it
LikeLike
1993
LikeLike
They just have to make a green run connecter from the Raven Chair and then they can close it.
LikeLike
The Ymir Skiway acts like a connector, but it’s blue cause it’s icy and narrow with a lot of switchbacks.
LikeLike
it has 126 chairs and 12 towers
LikeLike
Is the chairlift replace in 1993 or 1994?
LikeLike
Installed used in 1993.
LikeLike