Bottom station and lift line.Top motor room.Another view of the top terminal.Riding up.Lower lift line.Approaching the summit.Summer view of the line.Bottom and lift line.Side view of the base.Lift line.
I would think the Competition chairs were part of the lift’s reinstallation as the Eskimo lift in 1990, given that Zephyr Express had Competition chairs.
Original build was ’83, so most likely Type 3 grips. I haven’t found any photos of the lift when it was the Zephyr so not sure of the carriers. Could have been either given the year.
When the lift was originally built as Zephyr in 1983, it had the Yan plastic chairs. It kept those same chairs when it was relocated to replace Eskimo in 1990. The Poma chairs were added (replacing the plastic Yan chairs) in 1993 when Endeavour was built which has the same Poma chairs.
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Which lift at winter park was this?
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Eskimo. Before that it was Zephyr.
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When did the Competition chairs come? With the relocation to Jackson Hole? Or the relocation from the Zephyr line to the Eskimo lift?
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I would think the Competition chairs were part of the lift’s reinstallation as the Eskimo lift in 1990, given that Zephyr Express had Competition chairs.
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Are there any old chairs left?
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If you hear of any, if there are more than one, I’d love to have one as well. I basically learned to ski on the Eskimo at Winter Park.
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I wonder if this lift originally had type6 grips and they replaced the grips with Leitner poma ones and the chairs may have been plastic
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Original build was ’83, so most likely Type 3 grips. I haven’t found any photos of the lift when it was the Zephyr so not sure of the carriers. Could have been either given the year.
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Does anyone know if this lift was relocated after this? I know it was 2 of Winter Park’s lifts but was wondering if it is something else now.
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It went to Pine Creek in Cokeville, Wyoming. It has not been installed, however.
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Is the lift still there?
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It is still with Pine Creek
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Did this lift have lifting frames when it was at winter park?
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Yes. The ones currently on the crossarms are original Yan construction.
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Did this lift have the only Poma Competition triple chairs? Ive never seen anything but Competition Quad chairs.
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Apple bowl at Chicopee also has competition triple chairs:
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When the lift was originally built as Zephyr in 1983, it had the Yan plastic chairs. It kept those same chairs when it was relocated to replace Eskimo in 1990. The Poma chairs were added (replacing the plastic Yan chairs) in 1993 when Endeavour was built which has the same Poma chairs.
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