Detachable vs Fixed Grip Lifts

[MarzNC]

Someone had wondered which Boyne Resort would be the next to get a HS8. It will be Sunday River. The reasoning is explained in the Liftblog article. The lift being replaced will be moved as an upgrade at SR.

October 7, 2021

Eight Seater Coming to Sunday River’s Jordan Bowl

Doppelmayr will build the fastest eight place chairlift in North America for the 2022-23 season, a Sunday River Red bubble chair in Jordan Bowl. Dubbed Jordan 8, the lift will feature the world&#82…

liftblog.com

 

[ScottySkis]

Big news for Sunday River: an 8-pack will replace the Jordan Express, setting up a monster terrain expansion beyond Jordan Bowl. The Jordan Express will move over to Barker and replace that troubled lift.

 

[Ripitz]

Not sure about this thread title. Fixed grip lifts can be high speed if there is a carpet loader. Or skip the loader and try to hang on like the glove burning Greylock rope tow. Just sayin’.

 

[MarzNC]

Not sure about this thread title. Fixed grip lifts can be high speed if there is a carpet loader. Just sayin’.

High speed detachable vs Fixed grip?

 

[Harvey]

Not sure about this thread title. Fixed grip lifts can be high speed if there is a carpet loader. Or skip the loader and try to hang on like the glove burning Greylock rope tow. Just sayin’.

Thems fightin words!

The title is what it is because, well, Harv.

I blew milk threw my nose when @x10003q started talking High Capacity smack!

 

[Ripitz]

The free heels may contribute to your carpet loading challenges. Maybe try locking them down to avoid the face plants?

 

[MarzNC]

So here's the Wiki explanation of the difference between a detachable chairlift and a fixed-grip chairlift. Of course, there is quite a range for both detachable and FG lifts these days.

Detachable chairlift - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

" . . .
The significance of detachable chairlift technology is primarily the speed and capacity. Detachable chairlifts move far faster than their fixed-grip brethren, averaging 1,000 feet per minute (11.3 mph, 18 km/h, 5.08 m/s) versus a typical fixed-grip speed of 500 ft/min (5.6 mph, 9 km/h, 2.54 m/s). Because the cable moves faster than most passengers could safely disembark and load, each chair is connected to the cable by a powerful spring-loaded cable grip which detaches at terminals, allowing the chair to slow considerably for convenient loading and unloading at a typical speed of 200 ft/min (2 mph, 4 km/h, 1 m/s), a speed slower even than fixed-grip bunny chairlifts.
. . ."

 

[Ripitz]

I suppose Greylock’s tow is a detachable since you let go of it when you reach the top.

Mount Greylock Ski Club

 

[Campgottagopee]

I like old slow lifts and long skis

 

[Campgottagopee]

I like old slow lifts and long skis

Actually
I like old slow lifts, no line, and long skis?