The original Bubble chair

ski · Post by **ski** » Mar 15th, '23, 16:37

At Mount Sneaux

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHt2etMcNxo

PinnacleJim · Post by **PinnacleJim** » Mar 15th, '23, 17:01

Vernon Valley, NJ (now Mountain Creek) had a bubble chair in 1968.
http://www.chairlift.org/pics/mtcreek/mc20.jpg

ski · Post by **ski** » Mar 15th, '23, 17:03

PinnacleJim wrote: ↑Mar 15th, '23, 17:01 Vernon Valley, NJ (now Mountain Creek) had a bubble chair in 1968.
http://www.chairlift.org/pics/mtcreek/mc20.jpg

That look cool

f.a.s.t. · Post by **f.a.s.t.** » Mar 15th, '23, 17:45

Copper Mountain had a bubble chair in the 70's. I rode it a few times.

NEChairlifts/Skiing · Post by **NEChairlifts/Skiing** » Mar 17th, '23, 08:47

Many (if not all) of these bubbles were made by the Rudkin-Wiley company, which made aftermarket bubbles for pre-existing lifts from other manufacturers. Onset ski area in New Hampshire (present day Crotched Mountain) had one built in 1969, but the chairs were later swapped for regular chairs.

easyrider16 · Post by **easyrider16** » Mar 17th, '23, 08:58

See, this makes me angry. So this sh!t has been available for over 50 years now, yet we still have to spend most of our lift rides freezing our arses off because local ski areas would rather save a few bucks on capital improvements.

First world problems.

Mister Moose · Post by **Mister Moose** » Mar 17th, '23, 09:55

easyrider16 wrote: ↑Mar 17th, '23, 08:58 See, this makes me angry. So this sh!t has been available for over 50 years now, yet we still have to spend most of our lift rides freezing our arses off because local ski areas would rather save a few bucks on capital improvements.

First world problems.

Yeah, it's all about saving a few bucks and nothing to do with they were cheaply made, swung too easily in the wind, and caused too many problems.

ME2VTSkier · Post by **ME2VTSkier** » Mar 25th, '23, 11:16

ski wrote: ↑Mar 15th, '23, 16:37 At Mount Sneaux

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHt2etMcNxo

...and my friends and I were evacuated off the remaining one, the last day of its use, due to catastrophic failure. It was never used again and was replaced with their first HSQ I believe. (Grand Summit?)

newpylong1 · Post by **newpylong1** » Mar 26th, '23, 06:33

Yep, the Yankee Clipper quad replaced the summit bubble.

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