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1979 Chairlift Installations - North America
The 1979 Lift Installation Survey was gathered from SAM
Magazine.
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| Resort |
Name |
Type |
Manufacturer |
HP |
Length |
Vert. |
Cap. |
Speed |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
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| Cannon Mt. |
Cannon Tram II |
Tram (80) |
Nuova Agudio |
N/A |
5349 |
2021 |
700 |
1500 |
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| NEW YORK |
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| Bristol Mt. |
N/A |
3C |
Hall |
N/A |
2148 |
655 |
1800 |
470 |
| Swain |
N/A |
4C |
Borvig |
N/A |
1037 |
189 |
2400 |
400 |
| Whiteface Mountain |
N/A |
2C |
Hall |
N/A |
3935 |
1458 |
800 |
465 |
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| NORTH CAROLINA |
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| Sugar Mt. |
N/A |
T-Bar |
Borvig |
N/A |
1310 |
333 |
1200 |
600 |
| Sugar Mt. |
N/A |
Platter |
Borvig |
N/A |
760 |
148 |
600 |
600 |
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| PENNSYLVANIA |
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| Big Boulder |
N/A |
2C |
Borvig |
N/A |
2010 |
378 |
1200 |
450 |
| Roundtop |
N/A |
J-Bar |
Borvig |
N/A |
780 |
78 |
600 |
270 |
| Seven Springs |
N/A |
3C |
CTEC |
N/A |
1710 |
463 |
1800 |
385 |
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| VERMONT |
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| Carinthia W. Dover |
Ski Baba |
2C |
Borvig |
N/A |
542 |
55 |
1000 |
300 |
| Killington |
Bear |
3C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
2858 |
1184 |
1980 |
550 |
| Smuggler's Notch |
N/A |
2C |
Hall |
N/A |
4567 |
1159 |
1200 |
500 |
| Stowe |
N/A |
2C |
Riblet |
N/A |
5341 |
1175 |
1200 |
500 |
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| VIRGINIA |
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| Homestead Hotel |
N/A |
2C |
Borvig |
N/A |
3324 |
568 |
1150 |
425 |
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| Resort |
Name |
Type |
Manufacturer |
HP |
Length |
Vert. |
Cap. |
Speed |
| INDIANA |
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| Long Mt.* |
N/A |
4C |
Hall |
N/A |
838 |
126 |
2300 |
350 |
| Nashville Alps* |
N/A |
3C |
Hall |
N/A |
815 |
181 |
1800 |
400 |
| Nashville Alps |
N/A |
4C |
Hall |
N/A |
1310 |
238 |
2267 |
375 |
| Paoli Peaks |
N/A |
3C |
Hall |
N/A |
1633 |
277 |
1800 |
460 |
| Starlite* |
N/A |
2C |
Borvig |
N/A |
2636 |
463 |
1100 |
425 |
| Starlite |
N/A |
2C |
Borvig |
N/A |
2636 |
463 |
1100 |
425 |
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| INDIANA |
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| Sundown |
N/A |
4C |
Borvig |
N/A |
1428 |
349 |
2400 |
400 |
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| MICHIGAN |
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| Alpine Valley |
N/A |
2C |
Hall |
N/A |
1214 |
170 |
1200 |
400 |
| Gogebic College |
N/A |
2C |
Hall |
N/A |
1625 |
296 |
1200 |
460 |
| Nub's Nob |
Orange |
3C |
Riblet |
N/A |
2273 |
380 |
1800 |
425 |
| City of Riverview* |
N/A |
4C |
Borvig |
N/A |
954 |
80 |
2400 |
400 |
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| MINNESOTA |
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| Atton Alps |
N/A |
2C |
Hall |
N/A |
540 |
70 |
1000 |
340 |
| Atton Alps |
N/A |
4C |
Hall |
N/A |
1140 |
200 |
2150 |
375 |
| Beuna Vista |
N/A |
3C |
Borvig |
N/A |
1257 |
344 |
1800 |
450 |
| Val Chatel |
N/A |
3C |
Hall |
N/A |
1385 |
186 |
1800 |
460 |
| Welch Village |
N/A |
3C |
Riblet |
N/A |
2519 |
350 |
1800 |
400 |
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| OHIO |
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| Brandywine |
N/A |
4C |
Borvig |
N/A |
1051 |
168 |
2400 |
350 |
| Mad River Valley |
N/A |
3C |
Hall |
N/A |
1510 |
226 |
1800 |
460 |
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| Resort |
Name |
Type |
Manufacturer |
HP |
Length |
Vert. |
Cap. |
Speed |
| COLORADO |
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| Breckenridge |
6-Chair
|
2C |
Riblet |
N/A |
3400 |
990 |
1200 |
500 |
| Copper Mountain |
Alpine |
2C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
5586 |
1726 |
1200 |
500 |
| Copper Mountain |
Pitchfork † |
2C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
535 |
66 |
1200 |
500 |
| Crested Butte |
Teocalli |
2C |
Riblet |
N/A |
3356 |
613 |
1200 |
475 |
| Steamboat |
Southface |
3C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
1720 |
223 |
1800 |
450 |
| Steamboat |
Arrowhead |
3C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
4840 |
1500 |
1800 |
500 |
| Steamboat |
Cristie III |
3C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
3753 |
1053 |
1800 |
475 |
| Vail |
High Noon |
3C |
Doppelmayr |
N/A |
5540 |
1856 |
1400 |
500 |
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| MONTANA |
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| Big Sky |
N/A |
2C |
Riblet |
N/A |
6169 |
1733 |
1200 |
500 |
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| NEW MEXICO |
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| Angle Fire |
Lift #2 |
2C |
Riblet |
N/A |
833 |
150 |
1200 |
300 |
| Angle Fire |
N/A |
3C |
Riblet |
N/A |
5897 |
950 |
1600 |
450 |
| Angle Fire |
N/A |
3C |
Riblet |
N/A |
5141 |
1110 |
1600 |
450 |
| Ski Apache |
N/A |
3C |
Riblet |
N/A |
1385 |
470 |
1800 |
375 |
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| UTAH |
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| Snowbasin |
Middle
Bowl |
3C |
CTEC |
N/A |
4605 |
1165 |
1525 |
500 |
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| Resort |
Name |
Type |
Manufacturer |
HP |
Length |
Vert. |
Cap. |
Speed |
| ALASKA |
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| Alyeska |
Tanaka |
2C |
Riblet |
N/A |
1658 |
530 |
1200 |
500 |
| Alyeska |
1A |
2C |
Riblet |
N/A |
5400 |
2015 |
820 |
500 |
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| CALIFORNIA |
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| Alpine Meadows |
Subway |
2C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
1155 |
120 |
1200 |
300 |
| Bear Mountain |
Silver Mountain |
2C |
Hall |
N/A |
3000 |
932 |
1139 |
500 |
| Boreal |
Chair #8 |
3C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
2388 |
437 |
1800 |
450 |
| Mammoth Mountain |
Chair #17 |
3C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
3795 |
703 |
1800 |
450 |
| Mammoth Mountain |
Chair #18 |
3C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
5175 |
1138 |
1800 |
475 |
| Mammoth Mountain |
Chair #19 |
2C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
2630 |
728 |
1200 |
475 |
| Mountain High |
N/A |
2C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
2120 |
358 |
1200 |
450 |
| Northstar |
Rendezvous |
3C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
2920 |
646 |
1800 |
450 |
| Ski Sunrise |
C Lift |
4C |
Riblet |
N/A |
1578 |
304 |
2400 |
315 |
| Snow Summit |
N/A |
2C |
Hall |
N/A |
1694 |
499 |
1200 |
400 |
| Snow Summit |
N/A |
2C |
Hall |
N/A |
2191 |
498 |
1200 |
400 |
| Snow Valley |
Chair #8 |
2C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
825 |
239 |
1200 |
450 |
| Snow Valley |
Chair #9 |
2C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
1927 |
374 |
1200 |
450 |
| Snow Valley |
Chair #10 |
2C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
1006 |
343 |
1200 |
450 |
| Snow Valley |
Chair #11 |
3C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
1288 |
404 |
1800 |
475 |
| Snow Valley |
Chair #12 |
2C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
624 |
79 |
1200 |
300 |
| Soda Springs |
Chair #2 |
3C |
Lift Eningeering |
N/A |
1700 |
819 |
1800 |
350 |
| Soda Springs |
Lions Head |
2C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
1215 |
175 |
1200 |
300 |
| Soda Springs |
Crystal Bowl |
3C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
2355 |
522 |
1800 |
400 |
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| NEVADA |
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| Diamond Peak |
N/A |
2C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
1645 |
441 |
1200 |
450 |
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| OREGON |
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| Mt. Hood Meadows |
Buttercup |
2C |
Lift Engineering |
N/A |
920 |
122 |
1200 |
400 |
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| WASHINGTON |
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| Stevens Pass |
N/A |
3C |
Riblet |
N/A |
3200 |
770 |
1800 |
450 |
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| Resort |
Name |
Type |
Manufacturer |
HP |
Length |
Vert. |
Cap. |
Speed |
| ALBERTA |
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| Canyon |
N/A |
3C |
Mueller |
N/A |
1450 |
441 |
1800 |
450 |
| Peace River |
N/A |
T-Bar |
Doppelmayr |
N/A |
2045 |
384 |
685 |
600 |
| Strathcona Sci Pk* |
N/A |
T-Bar |
Skyway |
N/A |
650 |
110 |
1000 |
400 |
| Strathcona Sci Pk |
N/A |
T-Bar |
Skyway |
N/A |
670 |
135 |
1100 |
400 |
| Strathcona Sci Pk |
N/A |
T-Bar |
Skyway |
N/A |
625 |
126 |
800 |
400 |
| Sunshine Village |
Gondola |
Gondola (6) |
Von Roll |
N/A |
14309 |
1631 |
1800 |
1000 |
| Sunshine Village |
Fireweed |
T-Bar |
Doppelmayr |
N/A |
965 |
277 |
1411 |
489 |
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| BRITISH COLUMBIA |
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| Big White |
Powder |
3C |
Mueller |
N/A |
3000 |
954 |
1710 |
475 |
| Fairmont |
Sundance |
3C |
Doppelmayr |
N/A |
3175 |
857 |
1800 |
475 |
| Kitsumkalum |
N/A |
T-Bar |
Doppelmayr |
N/A |
1833 |
482 |
1170 |
590 |
| Nakusp |
N/A |
T-Bar |
Doppelmayr |
N/A |
1310 |
462 |
720 |
590 |
| Mt. Washington* |
Blue |
2C |
Mueller |
N/A |
4370 |
1236 |
1200 |
500 |
| Mt. Washington |
Green |
2C |
Mueller |
N/A |
2248 |
350 |
1440 |
450 |
| Sun Peaks |
Crystal |
3C |
Doppelmayr |
N/A |
3210 |
968 |
2005 |
450 |
| Sun Peaks |
N/A |
Platter |
Doppelmayr |
N/A |
1377 |
475 |
725 |
590 |
| Sun Peaks |
Platter |
Platter |
Doppelmayr |
N/A |
1170 |
180 |
725 |
450 |
| Tabor Mountain |
N/A |
3C |
Skyway |
N/A |
2500 |
770 |
1800 |
450 |
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| NEW BRUNSWICK |
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| Sugarloaf |
N/A |
2C |
Doppelmayr |
N/A |
2630 |
515 |
1200 |
485 |
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| ONTARIO |
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| Laurentain Ski Club |
N/A |
3C |
Skyway |
N/A |
2650 |
630 |
1800 |
450 |
| Mt. St. Louis |
N/A |
3C |
Skyway |
N/A |
2400 |
450 |
2100 |
450 |
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| QUEBEC |
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| Mont Citadelle |
N/A |
T-Bar |
Samson |
N/A |
2020 |
396 |
800 |
450 |
| Kayano |
N/A |
T-Bar |
Samson |
N/A |
1756 |
423 |
700 |
450 |
| St. Come |
N/A |
T-Bar |
Doppelmayr |
N/A |
2250 |
315 |
1200 |
610 |
| Stoneham |
N/A |
T-Bar |
Doppelmayr |
N/A |
4031 |
980 |
707 |
745 |
| Valley Bleue |
N/A |
T-Bar |
Samson |
N/A |
1760 |
324 |
1200 |
485 |
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