Top 12 Most Unique Ski Lifts

#12: Only detachable chairlift ever built by Von Roll-Habegger (Lift World), (Stahlseil). Grisch of La Siala, LAAX, Switzerland 1982-Present (Stahlseil) #11: World's longest unsupported lift span at 1.88 miles. 2008-Present Peak 2 Peak Gondola, Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia 28 gondola cabins each hold 28 people #10: Lifts with turns. South Ridge Triple, Killington, Vermont 1977-2011, no plans for replacement (chairlift.org). This lift had a mid station for the first few years where skiers could load (chairlift.org). Snowflake Lift, Breckenridge, Colorado (1996-Present -chairlift.org) T-Bar, Breckenridge, Colorado (1984-Present -chairlift.org) Turns on surface lifts are more common. #9: "Scary" Lifts Leissieres Express, Val D'Isere, France 2003-Present (Lift-World) Replaced an older lift. This two way lift connects both sides of a ridge. Alpauris Lift, Alpe d'Huez, France 1988-Present (Lift-World) #8: World's Longest Chairlift (2.1 miles -skilifts.org). 1995-Present (chairlift.org) Slidebrook Express, Sugarbush, Vermont #7: World's First Solar Powered Ski Lift Tenna, Switzerland 2011-Present #6: The Skimobile Cranmore, New Hampshire 1938-1988 (New England Ski Museum, chairlift.org) The Skimobile was a tourist attraction by itself, drawing many visitors during summer months. #5: World's Longest Aerial Ropeway Not a ski lift. Kristineberg-Boliden Ropeway, Sweden Built 1942-1943 to transport copper ore. 60 miles (96 km) long. Closed in 1987 and demolished in the following years. An 8.2 mile (13.2 km) stretch was preserved as a tourist attraction, with new gondola cabins. #4: Mount Snow Conveyor Lifts, Vermont The last one was removed in 1997 (chairlift.org) #3: Double Loading Chairlift Quicksilver Lift, Breckenridge, COlorado 1999-Present (chairlift.org) #2: Wavy Gondola Schönried-Rellerli Gondola, Schönried, Switzerland 1981-Present (Lift-World) #1: Crazy South American Surface Lifts One of four "Slingshot Lifts" at Portillo, Chile Stay tuned for a bonus unique lift! Under "Video Sources" (coming up), I forgot to include YouTube channel "groovyggg" And now for number 13! Peruvian Tunnel, Snowbird, Utah 2006-Present