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[Backbowlsbilly]

Some of the best images of ski lifts are the breakover towers near the top station of lifts, typically detachables but not always. Some of the ones that come to mind for me are...

Siberia at Squaw. (http://www.remontees...tage-3981.html0


Imperial at Breck (http://www.remontees...rtage-1075.html)


And the Marte Double at Las Lenas, Argentina. (http://www.remontees...rtage-1302.html)


Any others?

[NHskier13]

I would say Jordan Bowl (Sunday River)

Also KT-22 at Squaw Valley

[snoloco]

Whiteface Cloudsplitter Gondola

[DonaldMReif]

The Montezuma Express at Keystone:


The Peru Express lift:


On towers 27 and 28 of the Orient Express lift:

[2milehi]

Donald the OT was breakovers, not hold downs. Let's stay on topic please.

[NoPainNoJane]

One of my favorites, Blackfoot @ Grand Targhee

[Lift Dinosaur]

NoPainNoJane, on 01 February 2015 - 11:22 AM, said:

One of my favorites, Blackfoot @ Grand Targhee

Ahhhh. The Riblet Fan!
Dino

[SkiDaBird]

There is something special with the 5+ tower riblet breakovers. They just look fantastic.

[NHskier13]

That's quite the breakover assembly!
Do riblet towers only hold 4 sheaves max?

[NHskier13]

Loon's Gondola. Half the cabins are in storage for the summer, while the other half are on the line for scenic lift rides.

[Backbowlsbilly]

I agree on those Riblets, certainly make for a cool photo, that reminded me of this Riblet double at Silver Mountain.


Doesn't necessary have to be at the top either to look cool, Red Pine Gondola at Canyons has an impressive set of 5 towers right before it crosses the canyon. (http://youtu.be/Dg1HK5eSff0?t=4m57s)

This post has been edited by Backbowlsbilly: 02 February 2015 - 03:33 PM

[Snowy Ferries]

NoPainNoJane, on 01 February 2015 - 11:22 AM, said:

One of my favorites, Blackfoot @ Grand Targhee

Seconded!

[liftmech]

NHskier13, on 01 February 2015 - 01:47 PM, said:

That's quite the breakover assembly!
Do riblet towers only hold 4 sheaves max?

Older models, yes. They added 8-rockers sometime in the '80s.

[2milehi]

liftmech, on 02 February 2015 - 07:33 AM, said:

Older models, yes. They added 8-rockers sometime in the '80s.

Chair 5 at Breck has a tower (10b) with 8 sheaves.

[NHskier13]

Yes I remember now, all 3 of Crotched's riblets. (2 still stand) had some assemblies of 8, and sometimes they were compression assemblies so they were 8+.
Anyhow, i'm getting off topic, so to contibute to the topic again, I will nominate the Cannon Montain Tram II. (One of my favorite lifts to ride)

[floridaskier]

Sultan at Deer Valley has my favorites:

[Razvan]

Telegondola Azuga, built in 2007 by Leitner on the Sorica mountain (full of shell craters from WWI).
Sigma cabins.
Town of Azuga, Romania.

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[NHskier13]

I would also add that looking at the Cannon Tram II's towers from different angles is pretty cool:

[DonaldMReif]

Orient Express:


Peak 8 SuperConnect:


Imperial Express SuperChair:

[NHskier13]

Mad River Glen Single Chair: