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1978 Chairlift Installations - North America

The 1978 Lift Installation Survey was gathered from SAM Magazine.

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East : Midwest : Mountain : Pacific : Canada

East
Resort Name Type Manufacturer HP Length Vert. Cap. Speed
CONNECTICUT                
Mt. Southington N/A 3C Borvig N/A 2156 345 1800 450
Mohawk Mt. N/A 3C Hall N/A 2882 560 1800 400
                 
MAINE                
Big Rocks Ski Area N/A 2C Poma N/A 3769 946 700 787
                 
MARYLAND                
Wisp N/A 2C Hall N/A 2418 538 1200 460
                 
MASSACHUSETTS                
Blue Hills N/A 2C Hall N/A 1192 318 1200 400
Jiminy Peak Lift #3 2C Riblet N/A 1148 191 1200 400
Jiminy Peak Lift #4 2C Riblet N/A 3820 1098 1200 400
Mt. Tom N/A 2C Borvig N/A 3212 660 1200 500
Springfield Ski Center N/A 2C Hall N/A 2143 436 1200 465
                 
NEW HAMPSHIRE                
Loon Mt. W1 2C Hall N/A 4040 1067 1200 500
                 
NEW JERSEY                
Ski Mountain N/A 2C Hall N/A 954 127 1200 460
Vernon Valley N/A 2C Borvig N/A 1972 167 600 450
                 
NEW YORK                
Big Tupper N/A 2C Hall N/A 2333 619 800 460
Bonds Lake Park* N/A T-Bar Hall N/A 895 124 1000 450
Greek Peak N/A 3C Hall N/A 3229 646 1725 460
Whiteface Mountain N/A T-Bar Hall N/A 980 440 350 335
Whiteface Mountain N/A 2C Hall N/A 4220 1458 800 465
Win-Sum Ski N/A 2C Hall N/A 2096 457 1020 460
                 
PENNSYLVANIA                
Big Boulder N/A 2C Borvig N/A 2010 378 1200 450
Doe Mt. N/A 2C Hall N/A 1085 189 1000 400
Eagle Rock N/A 2C Borvig N/A 2495 495 1200 450
Mt. Pleasant N/A T-Bar Poma N/A 1627 254 650 463
Seven Springs N/A 3C CTEC N/A 2728 650 3600 400
Shawnee N/A 2C Borvig N/A 3088 655 1200 480
Shawnee N/A 2C Borvig N/A 680 90 1200 350
Spring Mt. N/A 2C Hall N/A 1933 343 1043 400
                 
TENNESSEE                
Chattanooga N/A 2C Riblet N/A 1720 450 750 200
Gatlingburg N/A 2C Riblet N/A 1566 279 500 200
                 
VERMONT                
Burke Mt. Sherburne 2C Hall N/A 3997 605 1200 490
Mt. Snow Summit Local/Chair #17 3C Lift Engineering N/A 7370 1545 1800 550
Pico Ski Area Birch Glade 2C Poma N/A 2500 800 1000 793
Sugarbush N/A 2C Borvig N/A 2775 825 1800 450
Suicide Six 1600 Foot Double 2C Poma N/A 1600 302 1000 492

Midwest
Resort Name Type Manufacturer HP Length Vert. Cap. Speed
INDIANA                
Paoli Peaks* N/A 4C Hall N/A 1465 266 2400 370
                 
MICHIGAN                
Mt. Brighton N/A 3C Hall N/A 977 171 1800 350
Mt. Holly N/A 4C Hall N/A 1158 183 2000 360
Nub's Nob Green 4C Riblet N/A 1735 398 2400 400
Swiss Valley N/A 3C Hall N/A 1157 180 1800 400
                 
MINNESOTA                
Buck Hill N/A 4C Hall N/A 1194 251 2400 360
Mt. Kato N/A 2C Hall N/A 1159 162 1200 400
Mt. Kato N/A 2C Hall N/A 647 85.6 1000 340
Wild Mt. N/A 4C Borvig N/A 1156 268 2400 400
                 
OHIO                
Alpine Valley N/A 4C Hall N/A 1491 212 2300 400
Brandywine N/A 4C Borvig N/A 1051 168 2400 350
Clear Forks N/A 4C Riblet N/A 999 190 2400 400
Mad River N/A 4C Riblet N/A 935 150 2400 400
                 
SOUTH DAKOTA                
Terry Peak Suprise 4C Riblet N/A 3210 810 1920 400
                 
WISCONSIN                
Cascade Mt. N/A 4C Hall N/A 2456 404 2400 420
Devil's Head Chair 3.25 4C Hall N/A 1322 306 1641 400
Whitecap N/A 4C Hall N/A 1902 326 2400 400
Wilmot Mountain Chair 8 4C Riblet N/A 780 187 2400 350

Mountain
Resort Name Type Manufacturer HP Length Vert. Cap. Speed
COLORADO                
Arapahoe Basin Exhibition 3C Lift Engineering N/A 2775 711 1800 475
Arapahoe Basin Pallavicini 2C Lift Engineering N/A 3520 1329 1200 525
Arapahoe Basin Norway 2C Lift Engineering N/A 3780 910 1200 500
Arapahoe Basin Molly Hogan 2C Lift Engineering N/A 415 62 1200 350
Breckenridge Chair #4 2C Riblet N/A 3360 916 1200 450
Snowmass Alpine Springs 2C Riblet N/A 4725 1534 1125 500
Winter Park Outrigger 3C Lift Engineering N/A 5375 1170 2000 525
                 
IDAHO                
Dollar Mountain Half Dollar 2C Lift Engineering N/A 1170 186 1200 475
Sun Valley Mayday 3C Lift Engineering N/A 4290 1739 1800 550
Sun Valley Sunnyside 3C Lift Engineering N/A 5135 1844 1800 550
                 
MONTANA                
Big Mountain North Slope 2C Stadeli N/A 5400 1830 1000 500
Bridger Bowl N/A 2C Riblet N/A 4640 1165 1200 500
Bridger Bowl Virginia City 2C Riblet N/A 3945 540 1200 450
Showdown Prospector 2C Stadeli N/A 4170 1025 1600 450
                 
NEW MEXICO                
Ski Apache Chair #3 2C Riblet N/A 900 110 1200 300
                 
UTAH                
Alta Sugarloaf 2C Lift Engineering N/A 5120 1305 1200 475
Brianhead Blackfoot 3C Lift Engineering N/A 2240 425 1800 475
Parley's Summit N/A 2C Hall N/A 2069 439 1025 460
                 
WYOMING                
Jackson Hole Crystal Springs 2C Riblet N/A 4120 1202 1175 450
Snow King Rafferty 2C Hall N/A 2016 555 1200 475

Pacific
Resort Name Type Manufacturer HP Length Vert. Cap. Speed
ALASKA                
Alpenglow N/A 2C Riblet N/A 4544 1214 1200 500
Eaglecrest Hooter 2C Riblet N/A 3160 632 1200 450
                 
CALIFORNIA                
Bear Mountain N/A 2C Riblet N/A 1965 600 1200 400
Boreal Chair #2.5 2C Lift Engineering N/A 900 120 1200 300
Echo Summit N/A 2C Riblet N/A 1383 426 1200 400
Echo Summit N/A 2C Riblet N/A 1400 423 1200 400
Heavenly Gunbarrel 3C Lift Engineering N/A 3720 1624 1800 550
Homewood † N/A 2C Lift Engineering N/A 3630 1029 1200 500
Homewood † N/A 2C Lift Engineering N/A 2730 709 1100 500
Iron Mountain Wildcat 3C Riblet N/A 3604 689 1800 450
Iron Mountain Eagles Nest 2C Riblet N/A 3060 784 1200 500
June Mt. J5 2C Riblet N/A 1250 350 1100 300
Mt. Baldy N/A 2C Mueller N/A 2691 1020 1400 450
Mountain High Easy Rider 2C Hall N/A 838 74 1200 315
Sierra-at-Tahoe Tahoe King 2C Lift Engineering N/A 5240 1596 1200 500
Sierra-at-Tahoe Nob Hill 2C Lift Engineering N/A 3455 852 1200 475
Squaw Valley Super Squaw/ Lost Lake 3C Lift Eningeering N/A 7440 1624 1800 550
Squaw Valley N/A 2C Lift Engineering N/A 2905 692 1200 475
Yosemite & Curry N/A T-Bar Hall N/A 1845 358 1200 450
                 
NEVADA                
Diamond Peak School House 2C Lift Engineering N/A 805 50 1200 450
                 
OREGON                
Mt. Ashland Windsor 2C Lift Engineering N/A 2050 751 1200 500
Timberline Palmer 2C Riblet N/A 5721 1642 900 500
                 
WASHINGTON                
49 Degrees North Chair #4 2C Riblet N/A 5100 1595 950 500
Bluewood* Easy Rider J-Bar Borvig N/A 1050 103 600 400
Bluewood* Skyline Express 3C Borvig N/A 4541 1123 1800 500

Canada
Resort Name Type Manufacturer HP Length Vert. Cap. Speed
ALBERTA                
Canada Olympic Park N/A 3C Hall N/A 1768 330 1800 400
Fortress Backside 2C Doppelmayr N/A 2707 630 1300 500
Mt. Joy Ski Club N/A T-Bar Skyway N/A 2074 286 1200 410
Rabbitt Hill N/A 3C Hall N/A 1346 229 1800 400
Sunshine Village Tee Pee Town 2C Mueller N/A 4127 1282 1200 500
Sunshine Village Assinbone T-Bar Doppelmayr N/A 1686 276 1210 600
Sunshine Village Wa-Wa T-Bar Doppelmayr N/A 2384 538 1300 600
                 
BRITISH COLUMBIA                
Apex N/A 2C Riblet N/A 4630 1554 1200 500
Diamond Head N/A 3C Harusch N/A 1645 305 1800 450
Fernie Griz 2C Mueller N/A 5085 1082 1200 500
Murray Ridge N/A T-Bar Doppelmayr N/A 6470 1673 930 790
Panorama N/A 2C Doppelmayr N/A 1672 407 1400 470
Arrowsmith N/A T-Bar Harusch N/A 2095 460 750 520-600
Arrowsmith N/A T-Bar Harusch N/A 1840 370 750 520-600
Tillicum Valley N/A 2C Mueller N/A 2615 691 1200 475
Whistler Little Red 2C Mueller N/A 4094 881 1440 450
White Water Silver King T-Bar Doppelmayr N/A 2211 592 1300 570
                 
MANITOBA                
Mt. Agassiz N/A 2C Skyway N/A 2672 506 1200 475
                 
ONTARIO                
Bethany N/A 3C Borvig N/A 1620 333 2100 450
Blue Mountain N/A 2C Poma N/A 3730 671 1800 425
Caledon Ski Club N/A 3C Hall N/A 774 206.5 1800 400
Dagmar Ski Club N/A 3C Skyway N/A 1100 165 2100 450
Devil's Elbow N/A 2C Skyway N/A 573 68 1200 410
                 
QUEBEC                
Castor N/A 2C Samson N/A 4120 865 1200 500
Caniapiscau N/A T-Bar Samson N/A 1700 230 700 450
Edelweiss Valley N/A 2C Poma N/A 2900 560 1200 480
La Parc du Mont Comi N/A Platter Poma N/A 2015 595 800 650
Mont Ste Marie N/A 2C Poma N/A 4780 1065 1200 480
Olympia N/A 3C Doppelmayr N/A 3091 623 1800 455
Ski Montcaim N/A T-Bar Poma N/A 2060 351 1000 420
                 
SASKATCHEWAN                
Duck Mountain N/A T-Bar Skyway N/A 1525 312 1200 450
* New area for 1978-1979 season.
† The two double chairs at Homewood might have never been all the way installed. The remains of finished tower foundations and terminal structures still remain on the hill today.

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