Steep first section of the lift.Towers 1-4.Unique six leg bottom station.Looking up the line.Loading area and lift line.Riding up the line.Fixed drive up top.Side view of the upper terminal.
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.
The new lift is open and they didn’t build the belt loader. Worse, the put the lift shack where the loading zone should, which leaves an awkward narrow loading area with a turn in it. That lift often slows or stops even when they are only loading less than a quarter of the chairs. On crowded days lift will run slow and still have frequent stops. It will replace the North quad as the most despised lift at Gore.
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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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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That sheds light on how this lift is truly one of the biggest pieces of garbage.
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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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The new lift is open and they didn’t build the belt loader. Worse, the put the lift shack where the loading zone should, which leaves an awkward narrow loading area with a turn in it. That lift often slows or stops even when they are only loading less than a quarter of the chairs. On crowded days lift will run slow and still have frequent stops. It will replace the North quad as the most despised lift at Gore.
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She was only 18 years old :(
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Sad to see this lift go. Definitely has more character than a skytrac
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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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