13 thoughts on “3 – Sipapu, NM”

1. snowbasinlocal12894August 17, 2018 / 7:33 pm

   How many detachable platters are in the US?

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   • Peter LandsmanAugust 17, 2018 / 7:58 pm

     Not many.

     Bigrock, ME
     Echo Valley, WA ?
     Hurricane Ridge, WA
     Killington, VT
     Loup Loup, WA
     Sipapu, NM
     Snowmass, CO
     Wolf Creek, CO

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     • D howeAugust 18, 2018 / 8:02 am

       The echo valley platter lift is a detachable. I’ve ridden it. It demands alertness

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     • Teddy's Lift WorldFebruary 28, 2019 / 10:23 am

       In Pennsylvania there is a hotel called Skytop Lodge that owns a small ski resort. At that ski resort there are 2 detachable platters. I learned to ride them the hard way!

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       • Teddy's Lift WorldFebruary 28, 2019 / 10:24 am

         You can see one of them in this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZYFMXRJKK0

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     • Max HartFebruary 28, 2019 / 3:59 pm

       The Bigrock Poma hasn’t run in years. It’s still standing, and I don’t know when it last ran. The former lift line is now listed as a Ski Machine Access Trail on the trail map.

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     • liftnerdJanuary 23, 2023 / 10:21 am

       According to Jeremy Davis’s Lost Ski Areas books, there are four operating in the Adirondacks.

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     • Larry WollumApril 19, 2025 / 9:22 am

       There are (2) Pomas at Hickory Ski Center in Warrensburg, NY. And a Hall T-bar.

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2. D howeAugust 18, 2018 / 8:07 am

   In France I’ve ridden user activated detachable platter lifts. You activate it by shimmying your ski boots against a wand situated across the tow path which triggers the grip

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   • pbropetechFebruary 11, 2023 / 9:46 pm

     Our old Storm King was the same.

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3. Chairlift WorldDecember 30, 2022 / 5:41 pm

   It’s shown as craziest in the U.S. in this video:

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4. Dave YostApril 18, 2025 / 8:22 pm

   Sierra-at-Tahoe owes it very existence to a detachable Poma Lift. Installed in the mid-fifties by Vern Sprock, that Poma lift was what kept the Sierra Ski Ranch in business. A great piece of machinery, it was extremely rare to be out-of-service. At the age of eight it took me a little getting used to. But it did the job.

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5. MishersApril 19, 2025 / 12:11 pm

   Does this have a hydraulic drive?

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