In 2025 Leitner-Poma and Alta relocated the Supreme lift to follow a straight alignment rather than the previous bend path.The bottom terminal sits in the same location as before but shifted angle slightly.Both terminal foundations were able to be re-used.View riding up with the old path to the right.The top terminal also stayed in the same spot but shifted angle slightly.Side view of the return station.The new line features one extra tower and the same number of carriers.Lower lift line at tower 10.View up the steep part of the line.Towers 1 and 2.View back down with the old path clearly visible.View riding up the line.Middle section of the line.Tall tower 13.Every tower foundation had to be re-poured and four towers were sent down to Skytrac to be modified.Upper station under cover.Angled tower.New tower 12.T11.View up Supreme Challenge.Lift overview.
How did they redo the towers? Left in place at the old foundation and helicoptered a few yards to the left each time, or did they have to take them all the way down to a staging area like a completely new lift?
Who would have paid for this? Alta, L-P, someone’s insurance company? What would this have cost compared to what they would have paid to build the original lift, or compared to a relocation to a different site?
I’d have to think they dug and poured the new footers, then when they were ready picked them off the old footers and placed them on the new. Less helo time that way. Of course, they typically build the towers in stages- tube, then crossarm, and finally assemblies- so they would probably have brought the upper parts to a staging area and moved only the towers directly. My guess only.
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How did they redo the towers? Left in place at the old foundation and helicoptered a few yards to the left each time, or did they have to take them all the way down to a staging area like a completely new lift?
Who would have paid for this? Alta, L-P, someone’s insurance company? What would this have cost compared to what they would have paid to build the original lift, or compared to a relocation to a different site?
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I’d have to think they dug and poured the new footers, then when they were ready picked them off the old footers and placed them on the new. Less helo time that way. Of course, they typically build the towers in stages- tube, then crossarm, and finally assemblies- so they would probably have brought the upper parts to a staging area and moved only the towers directly. My guess only.
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