6 thoughts on “Topridge – Gore Mountain, NY

  1. Collin Parsons's avatar Collin Parsons October 6, 2018 / 7:14 pm

    This lift is a bit of a frankenlift. It was originally the Valley Triple at Whiteface, which was installed in 1988. It replaced the Valley Double which was one side of a double-double. CTEC relocated the drive to the top and replaced the chairs, but used the original Hall line gear. The return was custom built to fit the original Hall structure.

    This lift uses new crossarms, line gear, and safety bars. The drive, return, and chairs came from Whiteface. The tower tubes are a combination of Hall and Riblet and I believe are off of the North Double and Straightbrook Double. There could also be some from the upper section of the Valley Double/Triple, assuming that Hall didn’t use tandem towers on the upper section with only one side installed.

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    • Mike Sweet's avatar Mike Sweet February 26, 2025 / 11:25 pm

      That sheds light on how this lift is truly one of the biggest pieces of garbage.

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  2. SkiLucas's avatar SkiLucas March 4, 2025 / 4:12 pm

    I can’t wait for the new quad to be put in. The loading conveyer should help the ride time a bit.

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  3. Ryan G.'s avatar Ryan G. August 16, 2025 / 7:49 am

    She was only 18 years old :(

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    • Cameron's avatar Cameron September 18, 2025 / 7:06 pm

      Sad to see this lift go. Definitely has more character than a skytrac

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    • BodenTM :3's avatar BodenTM :3 November 13, 2025 / 11:10 am

      uhhm wouldnt it be 23 going by the installation year??? and even so that still wouldnt be correct as it was at whiteface before as early as 1988, so really it was 37 lol

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