Strawberry Express – Sunshine Village, AB

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This lift was originally built for the Olympics at Whistler Creekside before being relocated to Sunshine.
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Bottom terminal.
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Doppelmayr CTEC Uni-GS station.
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Riding up.
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Tower 6.
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Upper section of the line.
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Tower 10 approaching the top.
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View down the line.
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Support tower.
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Another view of the line.
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Top station side view.
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Another view of the return terminal.

14 thoughts on “Strawberry Express – Sunshine Village, AB

  1. Cooper's avatar Cooper October 20, 2017 / 2:15 pm

    Am I the only one who gets this lift and Snowbasin’s second gondola mixed up?

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  2. Alex's avatar Alex April 30, 2020 / 11:24 am

    why is this lift bottom drive if at whistler it was a top drive? I don’t get it. is it possible to flip the terminals around in reinstallations?

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    • apf4's avatar apf4 April 30, 2020 / 11:35 am

      It is possible to have terminals switched during re-installation. With modifications as needed. I am guessing they did this because the power source was at the bottom of the lift.

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      • Donald Reif's avatar Donald Reif November 17, 2020 / 3:04 pm

        This happened with Harmony 4 when it was moved to Blackcomb to become Crystal Ridge.

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    • pbropetech's avatar pbropetech June 13, 2023 / 4:55 pm

      Few years late here. When relocating a lift, you can rebuild it however you want (within reason, of course). We (Copper, that is- I was at a different mountain that year) took down I-lift in 1994 and converted it from a bottom drive-and-tension configuration to a top-drive, bottom -tension setup as Blackjack lift. It’s absolutely possible to flip ends.

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  3. YobB1n's avatar YobB1n November 3, 2022 / 9:55 am

    A bit weird riding this lift when all of Sunshine’s other major lifts are Poma with the exception of TPLX. Also one of the few UNI-GS’s in Canada.

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    • WH2OSHREDDER.'s avatar WH2OSHREDDER. October 5, 2024 / 10:50 am

      While in the terminal, you can see the DT grip closing in front of you. Cool!

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      • skier72's avatar skier72 November 17, 2024 / 7:53 am

        You forgot Symphony at Whistler and Legacy at Winsport.

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        • Liam's avatar liam November 17, 2024 / 11:40 am

          Is there more in Eastern Canada?

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    • WH2OSHREDDER.'s avatar WH2OSHREDDER. November 17, 2024 / 9:00 am

      I mean, it wasn’t even new.

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