Ruthie's - Aspen Mountain
Ruthie's at Aspen Mountain
The Lower Station
Ruthie's at Aspen Mountain
The Lower Station
Ruthie's at Aspen Mountain
The Lower Station
Ruthie's at Aspen Mountain
The Lift's Controls
Ruthie's at Aspen Mountain
The Lift Line
Ruthie's at Aspen Mountain
The Lift Line
Ruthie's at Aspen Mountain
The Lift Line
Ruthie's at Aspen Mountain
The Top Station
Ruthie's at Aspen Mountain
The Top Station
Lift Stats:
Manufacturer:  POMA
Type:  High-speed double
Installed:  1997
Drive:  In top station
Tensioning:  In bottom & top station 
Motor: 500 HP
Motor rating, continuous: N/A kW
Motor rating, starting:  N/A kW
Haul rope diameter:  N/A mm
Rope guage:  4.8 m
Vertical rise: 414 m
Inclined length:  1,679.7 m

Speed on line: 

5.6 m/s 
Speed in station: 1 m/s
Number of towers:  17
Number of chairs:  N/A
Capacity:  1,200 P/h
Ride time:  5 minutes

Chair parking: 

Manual emergency rail at top station

Other notes: 

The carriers on Ruthie's are actually triple chairs, but Aspen Mountain only allows two people to load each carrier.
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