This lift was installed in 1987 to service skiers. After eight years closed, it reopened as a mountain bike lift.The lift line.Borvig drive terminal.A tower near the base area.Riding up the line.Every other chair can carry three bikes.The only depress tower.View back down the line.T10.Nearing the summit.The top terminal has a large unloading deck area.Snowflake return bullwheel.Upper station overview.Side view at the bottom.Lift line.Lift overview.Station with hydraulic tensioning.
I hope that Highland can replace this with a new lift. Capacity can’t be good at all and it is a long ride at about 10 minutes long. Who knows, they seem to be pretty successful so they may be able to afford a detachable at some point.
The new (old) Leitner chairs from Nashoba Valley are far less comfortable than the originals pictured here, but at least they help with the lines a bit. Their lack of footrests is most annoying, though. Thankfully, five unmodified Borvig chairs are still in use, as the lift at Nashoba didn’t have enough.
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On the last photo you can see a station from the Summit T-bar.
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Capacity might be cut in half due to the bike carriers, Did peter account for that?
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I hope that Highland can replace this with a new lift. Capacity can’t be good at all and it is a long ride at about 10 minutes long. Who knows, they seem to be pretty successful so they may be able to afford a detachable at some point.
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According to a lifty, there are no replacement plans as of 2023.
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And yes, capacity is most definitely an issue.
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At least lets get some rust mitigation going on that thing..
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As of summer 2023, a new coat of paint is “in the pipeline”.
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Why did Borvig make some lifts (like this one) with extremely long hanger arms?
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I spy the Summit T-Bar in pics 2, 4, and the last pic.
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The new (old) Leitner chairs from Nashoba Valley are far less comfortable than the originals pictured here, but at least they help with the lines a bit. Their lack of footrests is most annoying, though. Thankfully, five unmodified Borvig chairs are still in use, as the lift at Nashoba didn’t have enough.
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