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Idaho ski lifts
Registrace 1. 08. 2021
Welcome to Idaho Ski Lifts, on this channel, I focus to provide videos of chairlift rides as well as other aspects of lifts. From starting to make videos at my home mountain Bogus Basin, I've now filmed lifts at 3 other Idaho resorts and I plan on getting to other states. So why not come along for a ride.
Western Idaho Fair/ Sky Ride
The Sky Ride lift was added to the Western Idaho Fair in 2018, I have no idea who the manufacturer of this lift is, but my guess is Hall or Borvig.
The Skyride is a transfer lift that takes you from the front entrance of the fair, all the way to the rides. The lift is rideable in both directions and runs at a very slow speed resulting in a 11 minute ride. The lift uses Hall towers, Terminals, Sheaves and all line gear is Hall except for the chairs which are Borvig chairs with Blue seat pads. While this lift is slow, it's a very comfortable ride, I do not see this lift going anywhere anytime soon.
Recorded on August 17th, 2024.
The Skyride is a transfer lift that takes you from the front entrance of the fair, all the way to the rides. The lift is rideable in both directions and runs at a very slow speed resulting in a 11 minute ride. The lift uses Hall towers, Terminals, Sheaves and all line gear is Hall except for the chairs which are Borvig chairs with Blue seat pads. While this lift is slow, it's a very comfortable ride, I do not see this lift going anywhere anytime soon.
Recorded on August 17th, 2024.
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Sun Valley/ Christmas lift (summer)
zhlédnutí 65Před 21 dnem
Installed in 1988, alongside Challenger and Greyhawk, this lift accesses the summit of Bald Mountain from the top of the Gondola and the Roundhouse Restaurant I actually rode this lift the most during my trip as it's the only way to get back to the summit from the top of the Gondola and Broadway without skiing back down to the base. Christmas is a Yan-Doppelmayr 4-person high-speed quad. It use...
Sun Valley/ Roundhouse Gondola (Summer)
zhlédnutí 50Před 21 dnem
Sun Valley/ Roundhouse Gondola (Summer)
Bogus Basin/ Morning Star Express (summer)
zhlédnutí 161Před měsícem
Morning Star Express was installed by Doppelmayr in 2019 to replace a riblet triple lift, also named Morning Star. In the summer, the lift uses bike carriers every 2 chairs.
Bogus Basin/ Deer Point Express (summer)
zhlédnutí 115Před měsícem
The History- Deer Point first started it's life in 1959, it was a Poma double chair, it served it's useful life for 37 years. in 1996, this Doppelmayr Spacejet detachable replaced it, providing a faster ride time to some of Bogus Basin's most popular runs on the front side. The Lift- Deer Point Express is a pretty classy Doppelmayr high-speed quad. It uses Doppelmayr ej chairs, Doppelmayr tower...
Timberline/ Palmer Express
zhlédnutí 109Před 2 měsíci
Palmer is a Doppelmayr high-speed quad. It was installed in 1996. It access the very top of Mount Hood, the terrain off this lift is known as the Palmer glacier terrain. The lift also features a mid-station for mainly ski racers and guests, not wanting to ski back down to the bottom of Palmer. As said before, Palmer is a Doppelmayr high-speed quad. It uses Doppelmayr terminal equipment, has a w...
Timberline/ Magic Mile Express
zhlédnutí 85Před 2 měsíci
Installed in 1992, this Poma high-speed quad serves the main front face of Timberline ski resort, as well as provides access to the Palmer chairlift. Magic Mile is a Poma high-speed quad. It has 76 Competition style Poma chairs, Poma towers. Both the top and bottom terminals are inclosed in a wooden building. Recorded on June 11th, 2024.
Coach/Bitterroot (Construction update)
zhlédnutí 61Před 3 měsíci
Here's a construction update on Bogus's new Coach and Bitterroot lifts. Coach has already been demolished, and work is being done to remove the last few bits of the bottom terminal, as well as the top lift shack. Bitterroot has also been nearly demolished, the top Vault drive terminal is the only piece of the lift still remaining. Recorded on May 23rd, 2024.
Dollar Mountain/ Half Dollar lift
zhlédnutí 51Před 3 měsíci
*Old Video from 2020/21 season* Half Dollar was installed by Yan in 1978, it mostly serves terrain parks and a few mellow beginner runs. It starts at the base and travels about a quarter ways up the mountain. Half Dollar is a Yan 2 person fixed-grip double lift. The lift has 7 towers, the drive is at the top, and the bottom is just the Return station. Overrall, it's a nice lift, serving some re...
Sun Valley/ Seattle Ridge Express (1993-2024)
zhlédnutí 92Před 3 měsíci
*Old video from 2020/21 season* Seattle Ridge services the Seattle Ridge area of Bald Mountain, which has a variety of green, blue, and black trails. It certainly has shown it's popularity, the lift sometimes gets a long line but the lift itself is great. Just like the other high-speed quads (except Broadway), this lift was retrofitted by Doppelmayr in 1996. Seattle Ridge is a Yan-Doppelmayr 4 ...
Sun Valley/ Broadway Express
zhlédnutí 47Před 3 měsíci
*Old Video from 2020/21 season* Broadway is a Doppelmayr 4 person high-speed quad. The lift services a wide expansion of terrain, including the new Sunrise Bowl, and some glade skiing. It also expanded the Broadway run down even further in Cold Springs canyon from where the old double loaded. Installed in 2020, the new Broadway lift is a top-drive, uses uni-g terminals, Doppelmayr lift shacks, ...
Sun Valley/ Christmas Express
zhlédnutí 40Před 3 měsíci
*Old Video from 2020/21 season* Installed in 1988, alongside Challenger and Greyhawk, this lift accesses the summit of Bald Mountain from the top of the Gondola and the Roundhouse Restaurant. I actually rode this lift the most during my trip as it's the only way to get back to the summit from the top of the Gondola and Broadway, without skiing back down to the base. Christmas is a Yan-Doppelmay...
Sun Valley/ Roundhouse Express Gondola
zhlédnutí 64Před 3 měsíci
*Old Video from 2020/21 season* The Roundhouse Express Gondola was installed in 2009, and services direct access to the iconic Roundhouse Restaurant and mid-mountain. It also gives guests more options of where to go and provides a capacity boost for the River Run base. The Roundhouse Express Gondola is a 8 person high-speed Gondola, it has 21 towers, 56 cabins, uni-g terminals and is a top-driv...
Sun Valley/ River Run Express
zhlédnutí 79Před 3 měsíci
*Old Video from 2020/21 season* River Run was installed in 1992 by Yan, it used the Yan Teardrop chairs and terminals until it's retrofit by Doppelmayr in 1996. It now uses Doppelmayr terminals, ej chairs and grips, the lift services primarily the bunny hill, and as an alternate route to the summit if the lines at the Gondola are long. River Run is a 4 person high-speed quad, still using a mix ...
Bogus Basin/ Frontside lift compilation
zhlédnutí 73Před 3 měsíci
Bogus Basin/ Frontside lift compilation
Bogus Basin/ Coach lift - take 2 (1959-2024
zhlédnutí 141Před 4 měsíci
Bogus Basin/ Coach lift - take 2 (1959-2024
Sun Valley/ Flying Squirrel (New 2023)
zhlédnutí 386Před 5 měsíci
Sun Valley/ Flying Squirrel (New 2023)
Doppelmayr high-speed quad breakover towers 15-16 ( Centennial Express)
zhlédnutí 72Před 7 měsíci
Doppelmayr high-speed quad breakover towers 15-16 ( Centennial Express)
Doppelmayr high-speed quad return terminal (Centennial Express)
zhlédnutí 93Před 7 měsíci
Doppelmayr high-speed quad return terminal (Centennial Express)
Doppelmayr high-speed quad tower 1 (Centennial Express)
zhlédnutí 64Před 7 měsíci
Doppelmayr high-speed quad tower 1 (Centennial Express)
Doppelmayr high-speed quad return terminal startup (Centennial Express)
zhlédnutí 96Před 7 měsíci
Doppelmayr high-speed quad return terminal startup (Centennial Express)
Doppelmayr high-speed quad drive terminal (Centennial Express)
zhlédnutí 124Před 7 měsíci
Doppelmayr high-speed quad drive terminal (Centennial Express)
Brundage/ Centennial Express (New 2023)
zhlédnutí 522Před 7 měsíci
Brundage/ Centennial Express (New 2023)
Doppelmayr UNI-M Spacejet drive terminal
zhlédnutí 222Před 8 měsíci
Doppelmayr UNI-M Spacejet drive terminal
It was actually built by Hall, and it's apparently considered a frankenlift!
@BowserHasFun It also started it's life at some amusement park in Florida. Then in 2018, it got reinstalled here!
Thanks for sharing!
@@LiftTech Thanks for the comment!
Wild story: a property owner sued Sun Valley because of excessive noise and light from this lift, AND the lower station is sitting yards away from her property and wants the terminal moved away from it. Funny thing is all the loud noise is all the way up top, more than a mile away. Also, she bought the house years ago knowing about the chairlift operation nearby and inevitable development in the coming years, so this lady came to the nuisance herself. There are so many other chairlifts at other resorts starting right next to houses, and this lift is no exception.
@TwinSkiingLiftsRides That's ridiculous, I can maybe understand the light, as those uni-g terminals are quite bright when lit up. However the noise complaint makes no sense, since it's the return, not the drive. The grips aren't even noisy as well. Silver Strike Express at Deer Valley is a good example.
@@idahoskilifts4242 It’s one thing to dim the terminal lights at night and turn the music down that’s playing at the bottom, but moving the terminal would be costly and more time consuming. On my Steamboat trip, I stayed at the Edgemont - right next to the Christie Peak Express and its slopes - and absolutely LOVED it. It was really convenient being able to pop my skis on right out back. That particular house serves the same purpose.
@TwinSkiingLiftsRides I highly doubt they'll move the terminal. Also I would love that convenience lol.
The bike setup on Massanutten’s Peak Express is very different: every other chair has bike racks on the back of the chair so that only the front wheel is actually on the rack. The racks hold up to two bikes. I like these bike trays because you can just load the whole bike onto the carrier instead of just the front wheel.
I agree, I like these bike trays more because they really give the lift a difference between winter and summer.
Nice
Hey when r u gonna do the next update
@lol0001 Haven't gotten a good chance to do one in awhile. However, I go back to Bogus on Friday, I could do one then if you'd like?
@@idahoskilifts4242 Thanks! Do you know when Bogus does finish the lift? Im going back this winter
@lol0001 Usually they have their opening day in early November. The construction crews are focusing on Coach more than Bitterroot at the moment, as they want to have Coach ready for opening day.
Estimated speed is 885 fpm.
awesome vid, do more over its progress.
Thanks, that's the plan :)
Nice day out there
Did u film Challenger 6???
Yes, you can find it on my channel.
Good stuff
Glad you enjoyed!
Does this lift have heated seats?
When I rode it, I didn't feel any heat on the seat, so I don't think so. I'm not 100% on that.
bye bye coach and bitter root lifts
Excited for the new Coach Quad. But I'm really gonna miss Bitterroot, I grew up riding it.
World's tallest chairlift!!!
That's right, highest vertical feet chairlift in North America!
'Promo sm'
Why is it running so slow?
Most lifts that run in the summer and winter tend to run slower in the summer. The reason being, it's easier for foot traffic to load and unload on foot since they don't have skis or snowboards. The other reason is to make unloading/loading bikes off the bike carriers easier.
Never a bad day skiing
Dang, skytrac make the ugliest lifts around
This lift is a Yan Double. The new Coach lift coming this summer will be a Skytrac.
@@idahoskilifts4242 I know. Both companies made ugly lifts. I like dopp and Poma lifts
@vicioushanzo5740 I'll admit, Skytrac terminals don't look as nice as Doppelmayr fixed-grip terminals, but the chairs on Skytrac lifts are a really cool design.
i think you would love Schweitzer their lifts are awesome!
I do eventually plan on going to Schweitzer. Definitely on my bucket list.
This new lift has a design speed of 1181fpm
3k vert in 10 minutes!
It's actually only 8 minutes, the old lift took 10 minutes.
The biggest benefit Flying Squirrel brings is providing an alternate route out of Warm Springs base if Challenger should go down for any reason. Such an alternate route hasn't existed since the original Flying Squirrel burned down (if Challenger was down, you could use Greyhawk and Flying Squirrel).
If you pay attention at the end of the video, you can see the old Challenger and Greyhawk carriers now present on Christmas.
Yup, saw that on Christmas and Frenchman's.
Skytrac controls?
whats the difference if its bottom driven instead of top driven?
Bottom drive is where the motor/main power source of the lift is.
This lift was constructed to replace Cold Springs, a Riblet double chairlift with Yan drive terminal that started at the bottom of the Cold Springs Cutoff. Cold Springs was the main egress lift out of Seattle Ridge, although Mayday also serves that purpose. Until the construction of Challenger 6 and Flying Squirrel in 2023, Broadway was the sole high speed lift on the mountain other than the gondola to be a pure Doppelmayr lift since the other high speed quads were Yoppelmayrs (Yan high speed quads refurbished by Doppelmayr).
I have vivid memories riding the old Cold Springs double, rode it for years up to it's removal. Broadway and Flying Squirrel also feature the white lines on the EJ chairs, which is a nice touch. Flying Squirrel is the 1st lift on Bald Mountain that has 90 degree unloading. Stay tuned for my videos of Challenger 6 and Flying Squirrel in early March.
This is a very much dated video, as the teardrop chairs on this lift and Christmas were replaced in 2023 with secondhand EJ chairs from the Challenger and Greyhawk lifts. Now all of the high speed quads on the mountain have EJ chairs, though those on Flying Squirrel and Broadway have puck footrests (as the two to be original Doppelmayr lifts vs. retrofitted Yan lifts).
For the 2023-2024 season, the teardrop chairs on this lift and Frenchman's were replaced with Doppelmayr EJ chairs from the retired Challenger and Greyhawk lifts: czcams.com/video/nBCjHDO6V20/video.html&pp=ygUZY2hyaXN0bWFzIHN1biB2YWxsZXkgbGlmdA%3D%3D
A beautiful lift! I love the wide tower spacing afforded by the wide chair spacing. Makes the lift line just a bit more scenic!
That’s a long ass Terminal
That looks like it's running at about 900 fpm.
Terrible drive sound
Why's that? I like it, it's a nice sound, and it's not too loud.
@@idahoskilifts4242I hate these new AC motors. They just have a terrible high pitched sound. Something like the old super bravo or slide Brook is a good high pitch, this is not
The only drive I find quite high pitched is Morning Star's, all the other UNI-G's I've been on have fairly quiet drives. But yeah, I get what you mean.
@@idahoskilifts4242 Morningstar is like that for sure. Whiteway at Windham is like that too. Hate it.
If Big Mountain Express and Plunge Express had a baby, this is what they would get lol
😂
I will not miss the old lift, it took forever to get to the top.
I won’t be skiing on New Year’s after all; ski conditions at Sugarloaf are trash. Brand new series will come later this week.
Centennial's not yet open, I see.
Unfortunately not. Still need way more snow coverage. It was running periodically during the day, which I assume was just testing.
Cool lift, prolly the best one up there
I agree. It's a good lift to lap for some nice chill blue runs. Definitely my favorite lift on the mountain.
Some of the chairs are being used to replace the teardrop chairs on Frenchman's.
Yup, Christmas is getting them as well.
I haven’t started skiing yet; it won’t be until New Year’s before I start skiing again since I got Covid a few days ago 😞
That sucks, where are you going skiing for New Years?
@@idahoskilifts4242 Stay tuned…
I liked the hills and mountains. Nice to see the colors change. Good scenery! ❤
This was where the “Silverlode” equipment was stored last year before being shipped up to Whistler. In fact, the new Fitzsimmons 8 is just about complete!
@@idahoskilifts4242You wouldn't have seen the construction anyways. They would've gone in on summer 2022, not this summer.
Burns and Mountaineer
Silver Star & King Con...
Not quite, remember Silver Star is a fixed-grip triple, the lifts featured are high-speed quads.