There is no other lift like this one – it operates as a pulse with just two large groups of chairs.Loading area and motor room.A platoon of 20 chairs.Arriving at the top.All riders go around the bullwheel and unload facing downhill.The top station without chairs passing through.A group of chairs heading up.Lower part of the lift line.A pulse arriving at the summit.Empty line between groupings.Tower 1.The bottom terminal with integrates sheave assemblies.Side view of the drive station.Lower terminal seen from above.Tower 5.T4.Pulse lifts tend to have lots of sheaves due to heavy loading.Another look at the drive station.The entire lift.
It’s the only reason I can think to have a pulse lift for. Sending people around the bullwheel at almost any speed above the start/slow speed is bad news.
It’s true that this is more efficient than a traditional fixed-grip chairlift. It accomplishes the purpose of detachable, lower speeds for loading & unloading, but fast ride time. Since the two platoons of chairs are so large (20 each), and the line is so small (5 towers), the disadvantages of pulse lifts don’t really apply here (long wait times for chairs, slowing down during the ride). When I rode it last year, I thought the lift was actually very efficient and accomplished what a detachable accomplishes.
Why can’t normal lifts have 180 degrees unloading? I’ve always wondered if a lift would ever have 180 degrees unloading ever since I was introduced to the concept of 90 degrees loading/unloading.
Both snow valley’s in Canada have very unique lifts. This place has one of the only pulse chairlifts in north America, and Snow valley Ontario has the only fixed grip 6 pack.
I’m surprised there aren’t more. I would think that more smaller resorts that don’t need high capacity lifts but want faster lifts (without the price of a detachable) would utilize this setup.
Yes, there are more pulse chairlifts, but the caption said, “There is no other lift like this one – it operates as a pulse with just two large groups of chairs.” He means this is the only pulse chairlift that operates in two pulses.
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I doubt the lift will be running fast for that long because it is a short lift.
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It runs fast for exactly 17.5 seconds
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Huh, 180 degree unloading.. Interesting.
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It’s the only reason I can think to have a pulse lift for. Sending people around the bullwheel at almost any speed above the start/slow speed is bad news.
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None of this makes sense. It’s so short. Why do weird when normal would do the skiing populace better?
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They didn’t really have very much room at the top, so maybe the fact that only pulses could have 180 degrees unloading contributed.
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I rode that lift, and having it speed up really helps get more laps in.
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It’s true that this is more efficient than a traditional fixed-grip chairlift. It accomplishes the purpose of detachable, lower speeds for loading & unloading, but fast ride time. Since the two platoons of chairs are so large (20 each), and the line is so small (5 towers), the disadvantages of pulse lifts don’t really apply here (long wait times for chairs, slowing down during the ride). When I rode it last year, I thought the lift was actually very efficient and accomplished what a detachable accomplishes.
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Why can’t normal lifts have 180 degrees unloading? I’ve always wondered if a lift would ever have 180 degrees unloading ever since I was introduced to the concept of 90 degrees loading/unloading.
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If your definition of “normal” includes detachables, they could. Zermatt for example has a lift that does 180 degree loading.
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Snow Valley wanted to give guests the detachable lift experience without dealing with the cost and maintenance of a detachable.
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Here’s a video I found of this lift running at it’s design speed between loading and unloading. It’s pretty strange looking but seems to work well.
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**Start at 1:18**
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The very close chair spacing makes it seem really fast.
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Imagine missing your chair there with a long line waiting behind you.
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Both snow valley’s in Canada have very unique lifts. This place has one of the only pulse chairlifts in north America, and Snow valley Ontario has the only fixed grip 6 pack.
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What is the chair spacing here?
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What a strange lift. Never thought there were any of these in North America.
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I’m surprised there aren’t more. I would think that more smaller resorts that don’t need high capacity lifts but want faster lifts (without the price of a detachable) would utilize this setup.
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The Midwest especially comes to mind with these lifts.
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The Midwest has HSQ’s with 5 towers. Ahem Alpine Valley.
Well some resorts do that for marketing.
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I mean, the Midwest would be perfect for these type of lifts.
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Peter, update the caption on the first picture. There is another pulse chairlift in Mt. Norquay
https://liftblog.com/norquay-mt-norquay-ab/
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Yes, there are more pulse chairlifts, but the caption said, “There is no other lift like this one – it operates as a pulse with just two large groups of chairs.” He means this is the only pulse chairlift that operates in two pulses.
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Ah
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https://youtu.be/WTQxWLThEY0?si=0dCFE2mI2fIId66D
lots of footage without music over sounds!
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