T-Bar – Harper Mountain, BC

This lift was the first to open at Harper back in 1973.
Unloading area at tower 7.
The top terminal above the unload area.
There’s a counterweight for tensioning here.
A Doppelmayr tower.
Lower part of the lift line seen from the first official unload area.
Tower 1.
This lift runs up to 580 feet per minute.
View up at T-1.
Tower 2.
Unloading for beginners at tower 3.
View back down the lift line.
The last tower and top operator house, which is usually unmanned.
The drive terminal runs off a diesel engine in the building behind.
Like many vintage Doppelmayr T-Bars, the bottom bullwheel is not level with the ground but slanted up.
Lift overview.

One thought on “T-Bar – Harper Mountain, BC

  1. liftnerd's avatar liftnerd December 30, 2022 / 3:59 pm

    I like that the return is tucked into the woods. I also like that there is no mechanism to keep the Ts facing in a certain direction, resulting in the Ts facing in random directions.

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