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The History: In 1974, Sunshine purchased their first triple chairlift from Hall. The chairlift serviced beginner terrain that was only accessible off the Standish Chair from a few short black runs. The new Strawberry chair also made it possible to access the Great Divide chair without having to use Angel or TeePee Town. Sometime in the 2000s, the lift received a new Leitner-Poma top bull wheel, but still retained all original towers and chairs. Fast forward to 2009. The Olympic Winter Games were coming to Vancouver, and Whistler Blackcomb was going to be the ski resort where many events would take place. Whistler wanted a short transportation chairlift to transport guests from the Creekside base area, to a few even venues. So, they came to an agreement with Sunshine Village, which had been wanting to replace the Strawberry chairlift, to both purchase the chairlift. The Doppelmayr CTEC UNI-GS lift would begin it’s life at Whistler as a temporary transport lift. After the Olympics, it would be relocated to Sunshine permanently. Both parties got what they wanted; Whistler wanted a temporary shuttle lift, Sunshine wanted an (almost) new lift for the beginner section. Sunshine was able to sell the old Hall triple chairlift to Kelowna Mountain, BC where it was around 75% completed, but never fully installed (video here:    • Legacy - Kelowna Mountain - Hall/Leitner Poma  ). The Strawberry Express is one of two Doppelmayr lifts at Sunshine, and services the beginner terrain fairly nicely. It often stops, or slows down, but that’s to be expected of a beginner lift. The seats are super comfortable.

The Lift: The Strawberry Express is a 2009 Doppelmayr CTEC UNI-GS detachable, originally installed at Whistler Blackcomb for the winter games. It has 10 towers and 45 chairs.

Specifications:
Design Speed - 948 ft/min
Normal Operating Speed ~900 ft/min
Design Capacity - 2400 p/h
Drive - Bottom
Return - Top
Tensioning - Top (Hydraulic)
Towers: 10
Chairs: 45

Recorded May 1, 2021