Imperial Express SuperChair - Breckenridge
Imperial Express SuperChair at Breckenridge
The Bottom Station
Imperial Express SuperChair at Breckenridge
The Bottom Station
Imperial Express SuperChair at Breckenridge
The Bottom Station
Imperial Express SuperChair at Breckenridge
Looking Up the Lift Line
Imperial Express SuperChair at Breckenridge
Looking Up at the Top Station
Lift Stats:
Manufacturer:  Leitner-POMA
Type:  High-speed quad
Installed:  2005
Drive:  At Bottom Station
Tensioning:  At Top & Bottom station 
Motor: 400 HP
Motor rating, continuous: N/A kW
Motor rating, starting:  N/A kW
Haul rope diameter:  N/A
Rope guage:  4.8 m
Vertical rise: 939 ft / 286.21 m
Inclined length:  2,174 ft / 662.64 m

Speed on line: 

1,000 fpm / 5.08 m/s 
Speed in station: 195 fpm / 1 m/s
Number of towers:  9
Number of chairs:  15 pcs.
Capacity:  600 P/h
Ride time:  2.7 minutes

Chair parking: 

Manual parking facility at bottom station

Other notes: 

This lift is the highest chairlift in North America. The chairs are taken off the lift everynight to prevent rime build-up.
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