This equipment was relocated from Okemo, another Triple Peaks mountain.Loading area and Poma terminal.Looking up the lift line.Lower terminal overview.Return station pedestal controls.The return terminal.View down from near the summit.Lower half of the line.Towers 1-3.Lift overview.View up the middle part of the line.View up at tower 10.Upper lift line.A chair above Lake Sunapee.Tower 16.View from the summit.Upper station.Tower 17.
This lift came from Okemo a year or two before Jackson Gore summit lift became a bubble. The FGQ which it replaced also came from Okemo. The “bubbling” of the Okemo was only adding bubbles to existing carriers or adding new carriers with bubbles. They removed a few chairs to the total because of the added weight of the bubbles.
This lift was Okemo’s first detach which replaced the red poma. It was installed there in 1992 and crossed the river about 8 years ago, IIRC. It celebrates its 30th birthday this year.
It actually replaced the northeast triple which then was moved to become the morning star triple. The northeast triple replaced the red poma and was one of a very few alpha terminal prototypes.
From Sunbowl, you can see all the way to Okemo on a clear day. https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/forums/uploads/1460811265/gallery_4006_3253_140673.jpg
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You can see Stratton and Killington too, among others.
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I should have clarified, but I think the picture was probably taken from the Sunapee Express, or if not then the ground.
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You can see Mt. Snow as well. I don’t recall if you can see Haystack.
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fun fact, this lift came from okemo after it was replaced with the bubble
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This lift came from Okemo a year or two before Jackson Gore summit lift became a bubble. The FGQ which it replaced also came from Okemo. The “bubbling” of the Okemo was only adding bubbles to existing carriers or adding new carriers with bubbles. They removed a few chairs to the total because of the added weight of the bubbles.
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Wrong, the Sunburst Six was an original bubble chair with all new components. The Quantum 4/ Evergreen was a retrofit.
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The previous Sunbowl, a Poma quad with a REALLY COOL bottom terminal, also came from Okemo as well! South Face actually.
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Here is the lift’s return terminal:










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Do you know of any other examples of that nifty return?
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https://liftblog.com/back-side-ride-hockley-valley-on/
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Stats this lift is missing on the Mt. Sunapee sheet: capacity is 2400, vertical rise is 1058, length is 4292, and line speed is 1000.
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This lift was Okemo’s first detach which replaced the red poma. It was installed there in 1992 and crossed the river about 8 years ago, IIRC. It celebrates its 30th birthday this year.
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It actually replaced the northeast triple which then was moved to become the morning star triple. The northeast triple replaced the red poma and was one of a very few alpha terminal prototypes.
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Why didn’t they reuse this lift somewhere else at Okemo? (Replace Green Ridge Triple)
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