The bottom terminal with both tensioning and the drive.This lift is a Mueller like Midway.The towers are a mix of tube-style and lattice.Drive equipment is below the bottom bullwheel.Towers 1 and 2.Lift towers with chairs removed.Lift tower with the City of Vancouver below.The last tower before the top.Top station with large unload ramp.Fixed return bullwheel and operator house.
The Sky Chair really lives up to its name with one of the best views of the city at the top. It also has a great view of the lions. The only problem with it is beginners are really bad at loading because its quite fast for a fixed grip. Every time a beginner loads they have to slow the entire thing down. People also dont realize sometimes how the lift only serves intermediate and expert terrain so sometimes you see people downloading.
The last major updates were around a decade ago for the Olympics. It’ll depend if boyne wants to spend on cypress or not. I could see a six pack lions maybe.
I’m sorry, but I’m not seeing any similarity other than both models are galvanized. Even the center pole Doppelmayr chairs have different backrests and chair design than the Mueller ones.
There is a very big difference, the pole is behind the backrest on the Doppelmayr chairs in directly in the center for the Mueller chairs. To add to that, the Doppelmayr chairs have 6 slats while it appears that the Mueller ones have 2.
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The Sky Chair really lives up to its name with one of the best views of the city at the top. It also has a great view of the lions. The only problem with it is beginners are really bad at loading because its quite fast for a fixed grip. Every time a beginner loads they have to slow the entire thing down. People also dont realize sometimes how the lift only serves intermediate and expert terrain so sometimes you see people downloading.
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Do you know if there are going to be any upgrades to cypress mountain anytime soon?
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The last major updates were around a decade ago for the Olympics. It’ll depend if boyne wants to spend on cypress or not. I could see a six pack lions maybe.
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I don’t understand why beginners even go here. It’s just so annoying to see it slow down.
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The blue unload signs look very European to me, and unlike anything I’ve seen in North America.
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This is because Canada’s lift sign standards are different than the ANSI ones used in the United States.
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Those look like Doppelmayr chairs
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I’m sorry, but I’m not seeing any similarity other than both models are galvanized. Even the center pole Doppelmayr chairs have different backrests and chair design than the Mueller ones.
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Yeah. Take this lift and compare it to this one: https://liftblog.com/mid-gad-snowbird-ut/
There is a very big difference, the pole is behind the backrest on the Doppelmayr chairs in directly in the center for the Mueller chairs. To add to that, the Doppelmayr chairs have 6 slats while it appears that the Mueller ones have 2.
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Yeah, to add to this, some mueller chairs have 3 back slats instead of 2. Most on Midway have 3, as visible on the midway entry here.
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This is now going to be replaced with a fixed grip quad.
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Announced today:
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/cypress-mountain-skyquad-chair-lift
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