Chairlifts That Have Moved

Silverton.

The best chairlift recycle/relocate evAr

The Quad chair at the Loup is the old chinook chair from Crystal. The Turner  chair is indeed Debbies and Bonanza, the locals spent hours volenteering time to paint and refurbish this lift, Turner has a great vibe. The triple at Gold hills is the old Bullion basin lift. I have a single chair from Ski Acres, sand blasted and painted with new wood slats, got it from a junk pile around 1990 and refurbished it. I also have a Thunderbird double, they sold them off about 10 years ago, they wanted 250.00 for them, I offered the maintanance guy 40.00 and he took it. Chair 2 at  Alpental was new when installed. 1967.

OK,
TY steepdeeply,
SOLVED: Chair 2 at Alpental was NOT moved but was installed new. 1967
SOLVED: Turner Mountain has Debbie's Gold (Chair 1) from Alpental and the Bonanza chairlift from Ski Acres.
SOLVED: Thunderbird Chairlift is decommissioned.
SOLVED: Single chair at Ski Acres is decommissioned.

The mystery of the Pilchuck chair continues.

Headway is the best way. - Schluctism

Chairlift ID

Somewhere on these chairlifts there must be some kind of indentifying hash marks, numbers, consecutive type label or SOMETHING that is somewhat consistent for ID purposes for chairlifts and there components. Like a (welded) hash mark. I suppose Riblet is different from (add company name here).
I am sure that the footings on the (ground) have initials and dates at least, maybe more.
Also as I stated before, there MUST be hand written LOGS concerning each stage of moving and assembling a chairlift. Those logs must generally be kept at the specific ski area but maybe its part of the county records???
Of course the USDA/Forest Service may also be a good source for these specific records that probably were a part of the CHAIRLIFT CERTIFICATION process. THAT certification must happen EVERY YEAR and is another subject for later.

Can someone that knows about ID markings and LOGS on chairlifts please educate me?
Are there (consistent) ID markings on chairlifts?

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www.chairlift.org/
Check out the NEWS page:
www.chairlift.org/news.html
They are really stepping-up and preserving what they can of our skiing culture and history. Good for them!!!

Best of regards,
BillyTheMountain

Snow will never cease to be but it will always be never. - Schluctism

The Thunderhead Chair at Blacktail was formerly at Steamboat. The Olympic Chair was at Calgary's Olympic Park prior to being moved to Blacktail. The Crystal Chair is from Crystal.


Also, the Millicent Chair from Brighton was put in storage and at one time was planned to be installed at Crystal.

The Thunderhead Chair at Blacktail was formerly at Steamboat. The Olympic Chair was at Calgary's Olympic Park prior to being moved to Blacktail. The Crystal Chair is from Crystal.


Also, the Millicent Chair from Brighton was put in storage and at one time was planned to be installed at Crystal.

I wonder WHICH chairlift from Crystal that particular chair actually is?
Has anyone been to Blacktail and what is it like for skiing?
BTM

Of course the USDA/Forest Service may also be a good source for these specific records that probably were a part of the CHAIRLIFT CERTIFICATION process. THAT certification must happen EVERY YEAR and is another subject for later.

Washington State Parks certifies the lifts annually not the USFS