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A variant of the platter lift is the detachable surface lift, commonly known as a “Poma lift”, after the company which introduced them. Unlike most other platter lifts, which are similar to T-bars with the stick attached to a spring box by a retractable cord, Poma lifts have a detachable grip to the tow cable with the button connected to ...
The majority of Poma's lifts are used in ski areas in Europe, Asia, and North America (as Leitner-Poma), they have also installed installations in amusement parks, scenic locations, and industrial transportation applications. In some areas Poma lift is used as a generic term for a platter lift, as this was the company's first and most popular ...
Poma – France, founded in 1936, [17] acquired in 2000 ... Yac – France, manufactured platter lifts; Yan Lift – United States, founded in 1965, closed in 1996 [N 22]
In 2010, Leitner-Poma adapted the LPA detachable grip, which is cosmetically slightly different from the Omega T-Grip. The terminal design also changed with the introduction of the new grip. The first lift in the United States with the new grip was the High Noon Express at Vail Ski Resort. In 2012, Leitner-Poma adapted a new retro tower design ...
Poma is also known for building some very unusual lifts, mostly at Breckenridge Ski Resort, which include North America's only double loading chairlift (Quicksilver Super6), the first high speed lift in Colorado with a midway load (Peak 8 SuperConnect), and the highest lift in North America (Imperial Express SuperChair) at 12,840 feet.
Okemo was founded in 1955 by a group of local businessmen. Operations officially began January 31, 1956, with four inches (102 mm) of snow and trails serviced by two Poma surface lifts. The lower poma cost 20 cents per ride, while the upper one cost 60 cents. [2] The early 1960s saw the introduction of four more Pomas. In these years, Okemo had ...
Lift Name Type Builder Built Length (feet) Notes Skyeship Stage I: Gondola 8: Poma: 1994: 7848: Starts from Rt.100 and travels to the Needle's Eye area Skyeship Stage II: Poma: 1994: 5105: Extends from Needle's Eye to Skye Peak. K-I Gondola: Poma: 1997: 6453: Main lift to Killington Summit, new cabins in 2018. Snowdon Six: High Speed Six ...
In 1987, Poma constructed a platter lift servicing the North Face chutes above East River. In 1991, a T-Bar was constructed by Doppelmayr. Called the High Lift, the new T-Bar provided access to the Headwall chutes above Paradise Bowl, and also opened additional expert terrain on the upper part of the mountain.