This lift was relocated from Sunday River but completely refurbished to be essentially a new lift.Lift line running approximately the same alignment as a previous triple chair relocated from Loon Mountain.Lift overview.Doppelmayr provided new Uni-G skins for the Uni terminals.Loading area with conveyor and automatic gates.View riding up at tower 3.Combination assemblies on tower 7.Middle section of the lift line.The previous lift featured a mid-station but this one does not.Tower 15.The top unload area.Uni station with all-new exterior.New chair with DS grip.View down at tower 15.Upper lift line.The final few towers near the summit.Middle section of the line closed to skiers.Lower lift line.Side view of the bottom station with one new tower and one re-used tower.Arriving at the summit.Another view of the bottom station in the main base area.Queuing gates and loading conveyor from Chairkit.Tower 16 with new and used parts.Tower 13.
Original grips, new chairs. There was a sight change in manufacturing sometime in the late 90s, maybe early 2000s, which eliminated a known problem spot on the bail. I suspect Pleasant opted to just get all new bails.
it’s actually wild because you can find install photos online before the re-skin and that’s absolutely what they did. It is also likely why the terminals are so long (encasing the original one means you need a bigger shell)
Also correct me if I am wrong but it almost seems like Boyne is getting their high speed lift refurbishment game down much better recently. These newer lifts are looking more and more polished to the point where its almost impossible to tell from afar that its made from something old.
If you look closely you can see even more differences between this and a new Uni-G (also the refurb at Loon). Of course a big one is the DS grips which haven’t been in use since 1995 (Loon’s has DT, which are still being installed today). Another one is the towers, but unless they get new lifting frames they can’t make those look new. The biggest difference to me is in the terminals, with the boxy underskin instead of it being smoother like on a new UNI-G, and the legs are also wider. But yeah, the new bails, loading carpet, and controls make it look brand new, like you said, from afar!
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Are these entirely new chairs and grips not from the old Jordan? And if so what did Boyne do with the old chairs?
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Original grips, new chairs. There was a sight change in manufacturing sometime in the late 90s, maybe early 2000s, which eliminated a known problem spot on the bail. I suspect Pleasant opted to just get all new bails.
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Wow those are very long terminals. Also, I thought I saw a name plate on the bottom terminal. Can anyone clarify?
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It says “Summit Express”, the stats, and year of construction.
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looking through the windows in picture 5 you can still see the skeleton of the old lift exterior skin
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it’s actually wild because you can find install photos online before the re-skin and that’s absolutely what they did. It is also likely why the terminals are so long (encasing the original one means you need a bigger shell)
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Also correct me if I am wrong but it almost seems like Boyne is getting their high speed lift refurbishment game down much better recently. These newer lifts are looking more and more polished to the point where its almost impossible to tell from afar that its made from something old.
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If you look closely you can see even more differences between this and a new Uni-G (also the refurb at Loon). Of course a big one is the DS grips which haven’t been in use since 1995 (Loon’s has DT, which are still being installed today). Another one is the towers, but unless they get new lifting frames they can’t make those look new. The biggest difference to me is in the terminals, with the boxy underskin instead of it being smoother like on a new UNI-G, and the legs are also wider. But yeah, the new bails, loading carpet, and controls make it look brand new, like you said, from afar!
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Even though this lift is one brand I would say it’s a frankenlift in a way. Just a thought
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