ORDA replaced the Topridge triple with a Skytrac quad in 2025.The new lift follows the exact same alignment with two fewer towers.View down from the summit.The first few towers.Peak return terminal.The only way out of this zone is to ride the lift.Riding up the middle section of the line.View back down.The trail under the lift rarely opens for skiing.Leitner-Poma tower on a Skytrac lift.Riding up the line at tower 11.Upper lift line at tower 14.Arriving at the summit, where the gondola also terminates.Monarch drive-tension station.Unloading area.Chairs along the ridge.View down at tower 4.View up the first part of the line.Tower 1 adjacent to the bottom station.Lift line seen from below.Tower 13.T15.Looking up at the top station.Upper lift line overview.The bottom station and first two towers.Skytrac quad chair with footrests and an old gondola tower.
After about 5 minutes I’ve come with 3 explanations: 1. They had some poma towers laying around, 2. Poma towers were cheaper than skytrac towers or 3. They got some handmedowns from another resort. I could be mistaken correct me if I am
Well, the towers are brand new, so they couldn’t be laying around or hand-me-downs. I believe it has something to do with the materials used in the sheaves or something like that. I’m not completely sure.
I’ve only seen High Pines Glades (the trail under the lift) open once. Luckily, I got to do it when it was open, and I can say that it is very fun. There are some great cliffs and drops, and it’s decently long too. I highly recommend checking it out if it’s open. Unfortunately, it’s almost never open, so do it if it is.
Gore wouldn’t have done a Doppelmayr. The original plan was to build a loading conveyer, but it wasn’t built. Gore doesn’t have a single modern Doppelmayr lift as they rely on HTI for lift installations.
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You spelled footrests “foot wests”. Also, why does Gore use Leitner-Poma towers for all their Skytrac lifts?
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After about 5 minutes I’ve come with 3 explanations: 1. They had some poma towers laying around, 2. Poma towers were cheaper than skytrac towers or 3. They got some handmedowns from another resort. I could be mistaken correct me if I am
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Well, the towers are brand new, so they couldn’t be laying around or hand-me-downs. I believe it has something to do with the materials used in the sheaves or something like that. I’m not completely sure.
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Stunning pictures!
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I’ve only seen High Pines Glades (the trail under the lift) open once. Luckily, I got to do it when it was open, and I can say that it is very fun. There are some great cliffs and drops, and it’s decently long too. I highly recommend checking it out if it’s open. Unfortunately, it’s almost never open, so do it if it is.
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They definitely cheaped out on this lift. A Doppelmayr Alpenstar with a loading carpet running 2.5 m/s would have been perfect for this spot.
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Gore wouldn’t have done a Doppelmayr. The original plan was to build a loading conveyer, but it wasn’t built. Gore doesn’t have a single modern Doppelmayr lift as they rely on HTI for lift installations.
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