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1 day ago

Timberline Lodge and Ski Area, OR, Pivots Away from Long-Delayed Mount Hood Gondola Project

A planned gondola connecting two Mount Hood ski areas was cancelled, replaced by a two-stage chairlift system to improve guest transitions and operational flexibility.
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fromSnowBrains
5 days ago

History with SnowBrains: The Short Life of the World's Longest Chair Lift

A 1963–1964 chairlift in Australia was promoted as the world’s longest but became a major failure, leaving the resort isolated and difficult to access.
fromUnofficial Networks
2 months ago

What It's Like Riding The World's Longest Detachable Quad Chairlift

The Zlatibor Gold Gondola in Serbia is the longest in the world, stretching 5.6 miles long, with 72 10-seat gondola cabins transporting up to 800 passengers per hour.
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fromSnowBrains
3 months ago

Top 9 Longest T-Bars in North America - SnowBrains

T-Bar lifts have largely been replaced by modern systems but remain useful for terrain parks, race training, redundancies, and low-cost, low-vertical installations.
fromUnofficial Networks
5 months ago

Are Detachable Chairlifts Better Than Fixed-Grips?

There are a lot of different types of ski lifts out there, but when it comes to chairlifts, there's really just two primary categories: fixed-grip and detachable. Chairs on a fixed-grip lift are permanently attached to the haul rope, moving at a constant speed throughout operation. Chairs on a detachable lift, however, detach from the main haul rope at the bottom and top terminals, allowing for higher speeds on the ride while slowing down to load and unload.
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