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| Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 125
| The end is near for another vintage lift.... Stopped by Mohawk Mountain today and work has already started on the replacement of the 1961 Carlevaro Savio summit chairlift. This lift is to be replaced by a CTEC triple that was once the North Peak lift at Loon Mountain, NH. Here's some pictures from today......... Mohawk Double Chair ![]() ![]() Still a little snow left ![]() ![]() Updates on progress to follow over the summer........ |
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| Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southeast NH
Posts: 2,683
| I thought the Loon lift was purchased by Shawnee Peak in Maine?
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| back side snow fields- Sugarloaf 4-11-08 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fryeburg Maine
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| They did buy a triple from Loon. Not sure which peak it came from though. It is on the access road to little mtn just west of the mountain rd where the new Shawnee Peak sign is.
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| Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 169
| That lift is a beauty. I hope someone bought it. The lattice towers are awesome!
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| Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southeast NH
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| I'm sure there are reasons why modern lifts are now straight poles as opposed to the old lattice towers, but I wonder what those reasons are
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| In prior times | The straight pole is just a big steel tube, much easier to paint and far less surface area for corrosion. The latticework is a real pita for maintenance, plus it doesn't take as much rust to compromise a single member of the lattice or a joint/bolt/rivet as it would to actually do any damage to the big honkin' pipes, which might also be concrete-filled. (disclaimer: I don't know that as fact for ski lifts, but it's true in principle as a engineer)
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| Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Central Massachusetts
Posts: 473
| It is also much more cost-effective to manufacture a tube than all that lattice.
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| Join Date: Jun 2007
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