A used Doppelmayr high speed quad was originally planned to replace the former Red chair but a Leitner-Poma quad was chosen in 2019.Loading area under the Alpha drive.The lift runs relatively fast for a fixed quad thanks to a Chairkit loading carpet.The first two thirds of the lift line is relatively low angle while the last part is steep.Return bullwheel.Tower 10.Middle section of the lift line.Lower lift line.View up the line.Tower 2.Lift overview.Leitner-Poma Omega chair.An LPOA tower head.Side view of the drive station.Lower terminal.View back down the line.A heavily loaded depression tower.Tower 11.Breakover towers.Arriving at the return.View down at tower 11.Lower lift line.Drive station next to the main lodge.Sheave assemblies integrated into the bottom terminal.The only hold down tower on the lift.T14 and T15.Steep part of the lift line.Tower 8.The top bullwheel.There are more sheaves on the light side of this tower than the heavy side.View up the steep pitch.Looking uphill at tower 8.
It’s rare to see a depression tower where there are more sheaves on the light side than on the heavy side. I’ve only seen one other lift with such towers, and that’s the Kensho SuperChair.
Bottom-drive lifts pull more initial load (that is, load when the operator hits the start button) on the light side, so that’s why you see this configuration. It’s the same haul rope dynamics Black Mountain ran into last year when they realised they needed a few combination assemblies on the heavy side rather than pure supports. The rope is pulled tight on the light side first, which makes the heavy side looser. Once the lift reaches the desired speed everything balances back out.
This lift from Solden, if it did get constructed, it would been the 3rd lift in NA with 1980s/1990s European Doppelmayr Towers with 1st being the Pulse Gondola in Virgin Islands and 2nd being the Bubble at Mission Ridge
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Nice sleek lift. Would have been nice to have the High Speed Quad installed, but hey, it’s still a nice new quad.
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Leitner-Poma builds the best fixed grip lifts for sure.
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If they got a HSQ line gauge and terminals would this lift be possible to convert?
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It’s rare to see a depression tower where there are more sheaves on the light side than on the heavy side. I’ve only seen one other lift with such towers, and that’s the Kensho SuperChair.
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Most mid-line depression towers tend to have more sheaves on the light side than the heavy side, especially if the lift is bottom drive.
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Borvigs tend to have them.
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Bottom-drive lifts pull more initial load (that is, load when the operator hits the start button) on the light side, so that’s why you see this configuration. It’s the same haul rope dynamics Black Mountain ran into last year when they realised they needed a few combination assemblies on the heavy side rather than pure supports. The rope is pulled tight on the light side first, which makes the heavy side looser. Once the lift reaches the desired speed everything balances back out.
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I wonder if Sasquatch still has the Doppelmayr HSQ sitting around? Could be used somewhere in a future expansion…
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What became of the Mueller?
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The Mueller double was scrapped, chairs were sold off.
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What used lift was supposed to be built here?
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https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/reportage-tsd4-rettenbachjoch-doppelmayr-425.html
This lift from Solden, if it did get constructed, it would been the 3rd lift in NA with 1980s/1990s European Doppelmayr Towers with 1st being the Pulse Gondola in Virgin Islands and 2nd being the Bubble at Mission Ridge
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Maybe replace their triple chair?
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