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Majestic at Brighton, Utah

In the summer of 2004, the Majestic double at Brighton Ski Resort in Utah was removed to make way for a new fixed-grip quad chairlift. This Riblet double served a great 40 year life span transporting skiers at Brighton and it will be sadly missed.

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This first picture and the one below it show the Majestic double chair in service for the 2003 winter season.

A shot looking up the lift line.

Here is a picture that was taken in June of 2004. Majestic's lower drive bullwheel has been taken off along with all line equipement.

Another picture of the lower station of the Majestic double chair.

A picture in front of the lift. In this picture you can see the markers where the new lift's terminal will go.

Here we can see a row of Majestic's carriers sitting quietly out in the parking lot.

The remains of a Riblet foundation.

One of Majestic's towers that hasn't been removed yet.

A shot looking up the lift line. Most of Majestic's towers still were still standing when this picture was taken.

Looking down the lift line near the top unload station.

Here is the top station of the Majestic lift. Crews were in the process of tearing apart the uloading ramp of the old Majestic lift.

Majestic's tensioning unit.

Another picture of Majestic's top station being torn apart.

A close up of the Caterpillar tearing apart the cement uloading ramp.

Looking back at Majestic's tensioning unit, which looks it will be the next thing to go.

For more information about Brighton:

Visit its website at: www.skibrighton.com