Hunter - West Side Lift Details

Hi All,

FYI: Some details about the new lift and purchase of the old chairs extracted from the Hunter website :

The new lift will be placed on the same center line as Y lift, ascending the left side of the Westway trail. The bottom of the lift will be positioned several hundred feet below the existing Y lift base, and the new unloading station will drop skiers and riders off at the top of all summit terrain.

All lift towers, tower crossarms and structural terminal parts are being trucked to a facility in Connecticut for hot-dip galvanizing. The bottom attach/detach mechanism will be upgraded with tire drives replacing the original chain conveyor for quieter, smoother, more energy efficient operation (the top had already been upgraded). The electric main drive and motor will be new from the factory. These upgrades will render the lift more reliable and more modern than when the lift was new.

Some details about the new lift:

Drive Type: Poma Detachable Alpha Drive
Slope Length: 3743' (1141m)
Vertical Rise: 1295' (395m)
Average Grade: 36.85%
Rotation: clockwise
Line Speed: 5m/s
Number of Chairs: 80
Number of Towers: 15
Uphill Capacity: 2,400 p/h
Chair Interval: 6 sec.
Trip Time: 3.81 min.

Old Z lift and Y lift chairs are available for purchase for your back yard, ski house or condo! Chairs are $250 each, to benefit the Hunter Mountain Racing Foundation to support young athletes in Hunter's racing programs. For more information, contact Bruce Transue.

Construction Progress: Photos here

Have a great summer!

Jon