Copper Mountain Resort is hoping to open its new American Flyer chair lift by Christmas. The announcement was made by Copper general manager Dustin Lyman in a video produced for Copper Mountain’s blog for the new Flyer and American Eagle chairlifts. In the video, Lyman said that the new Flyer, a Leitner Poma high-speed six-person chair with bubble enclosures will replace the old high-speed quad lift also known as the American Flyer.
Lyman said that the new Flyer is missing a few critical pieces, including the splicing of the rope that connects the two ends of the haul rope together, a job that can only be done by a few people on the planet. Once that’s done, the lift will undergo electrical testing and safety testing by the Colorado Tramway Safety Board before opening for public use.
