This lift serves terrain closest to the village and base lodge.Bottom terminal with loading conveyor.Lift overview.Side view of the bottom terminal.Upper station overview.Side view of the top terminal.Towers with adjustable foundation.Upper part of the lift line.Lower lift line.
You’ll see them on lifts in Europe built on glaciers since they are slowly moving. Maybe this hill has a history of the dirt not wanting to stay still. Or since it was a relocated lift, it could have been built that way at its old home and was just reinstalled the same way.
What’s the benefit of having a adjustable foundation?
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Could be to avoid something like Magic Mountain’s recent experience with having to re-pour a footing. Or aliens. Stuff gets weird ote in the prairies.
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You’ll see them on lifts in Europe built on glaciers since they are slowly moving. Maybe this hill has a history of the dirt not wanting to stay still. Or since it was a relocated lift, it could have been built that way at its old home and was just reinstalled the same way.
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probably for moving ground, Nitehawk in Alberta did the same with its T-bar.
https://liftblog.com/t-bar-nitehawk-ab/
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