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| x Fixed grip chairlift | Collins | 1 | Jan 15, 1939 | ||
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| Sunnyside | 2 | ||||
| Sugarloaf | 3 | ||||
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| x Detachable chairlift |
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A detachable chairlift or high-speed chairlift is a type of passenger aerial lift, which, like a fixed-grip chairlift, consists of numerous chairs attached to a constantly moving wire rope (called a haul rope) that is strung between two (or more)...
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Collins | 4 | 2004 |
| Sunnyside | 3 | 1999 | |||
| Sugarloaf | 4 | 2001 | |||
| Mineral Basin Express | 4 | ||||
| Great Western Express | 4 | ||||
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| x Gondola lift |
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A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift, normally called a cable car, which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel cable that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers. The...
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Peak 2 Peak Gondola | 2008 | |
| x High speed six packs |
A High speed six pack is a detachable chairlift (Also known as a high-speed chairlift) which holds six people. They are very common at ski areas all over the world, and are now almost commonplace. They are a much more efficient means of transporting...
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Top of the World | 6 | 2003 | |
| x Magic Carpet |
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A magic carpet (also carpet lift) is a type of surface lift (like rope tows, T-bar lifts and platter lifts) installed at ski areas to transport skiers and snowboarders up the hill. The name is inspired by the mythological magic carpets featured in...
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Magic Carpet | ||
| x T-bar lift |
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A T-bar lift, also called T-bar, is a mechanised system for transporting skiers and snowboarders uphill, along the surface of the slope. In the United States it is generally employed for low-capacity slopes in large resorts and small local areas...
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| x J-bar lift |
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A J-bar (L-bar in some regions) is a type of surface lift for ski area passenger transport. They are named for the shape of the carrier which has a long vertical bar curving to a short horizontal bar. Invented in the 1930s, they are now rarely in...
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| x Platter lift |
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A platter lift (US), platter pull (US - also j-bar) or button lift (Europe) is a surface lift, a mechanized system for pulling skiers and snowboarders uphill, along the surface of the slope. In Europe they are also known as Poma lifts (after Poma...
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| x Ski tow |
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A ski tow, also called rope tow or handle tow, is a mechanised system for pulling skiers and snowboarders uphill.
In its most basic form, it consists of a long rope loop running through a bullwheel (pulley) at the bottom and one at the top, powered...
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| x Funifor |
A funifor is a type of aerial lift or aerial tramway patented by Doppelmayr Garaventa Group which consists of two guide ropes and a haul rope loop per cabin. The drives of the two cabins are not interconnected with two reversible cabins running on...
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| x Funitel |
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A funitel is a type of aerial lift, generally used to transport skiers. The name funitel is a portmanteau between the French words funiculaire and telepherique. Funitels have not only been used as a means to transport skiers; there is one used to...
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| x Hybrid lift |
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A hybrid lift is a new type of ski lift that combines the elements of a chairlift and a gondola. First introduced by Poma, who refers to them as Telemix, they have since been copied by most lift manufacturers who refer to them by a variety of names;...
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| x Aerial tramway |
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An aerial tramway (U.S. English), cable car (British English), ropeway (Japanese) or aerial tram is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion. With this form of lift, the...
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