Riblet Tramway Company

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Riblet Tramway Company
Company type Private
Founded1908;116 years ago (1908)
Founders
  • Byron Christian "BC" Riblet
  • Royal N. Riblet
Defunct2003 (2003)
Headquarters
Spokane, Washington
,
United States
Products

The Riblet Tramway Company of Spokane, Washington, [1] which operated from 1908 to 2003, was once the largest ski chairlift manufacturer in the world. [2]

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History

The company was founded by Byron Christian Riblet, who was born in Osage, Iowa, in 1865 and earned a degree in Civil Engineering. Arriving in Spokane in 1885, his first work was laying out railway and streetcar lines. He also built dams and irrigation projects.

In 1896, Riblet was contracted to erect an ore tramway designed by the Finlayson company at the Noble Five silver mine in Sandon, British Columbia, to assist in moving ore down Reco Mountain to the mill at Cody. Apparently Riblet thought he was coming to build a streetcar line. Even so, Riblet decided he could improve the mining tram performance. Over time, Riblet raised more aerial tramways in the booming mining district, building 30 in the next decade. Riblet returned to Spokane in 1908, after working in the Kootenays, to found the Riblet Tramway Company. The company, which specialized in mining tramways, built them in Alaska, Canada, the western United States, and South America.

Riblet built its first chairlift in 1938 at Mount Hood, Oregon. Byron Riblet died in 1952, but the company boomed with the postwar rise of ski resorts. Skiing gained in popularity, and soon ski lifts became the major part of the Riblet Tramway Company's business. They built more than 400 lifts, particularly in Washington, Oregon, and California, and as far away as Australia, New Zealand and Chile; one secondhand American lift has also been relocated to Pakistan. [3] They have the most double chair lifts operating in the U.S.

1974 World's Fair

During Expo '74 Riblet built both the skyride a Gondola tramway over Spokane Falls and the A&W SkyFloat a chairlift that went over the fairgrounds. [4]

After the World's Fair, the chairlift was dismantled and went to Schweitzer Mountain. The Gondola became one of the attractions at Riverfront Park and was replaced by a new Gondola system in 2005. [4]

Decline

The company only built fixed-grip lifts, whose chair grip is woven into the haul rope rather than clamped onto it. But other technologies eventually proved more popular. In early 2003, the firm announced that it was no longer viable and would go out of business. [5]

Installations

Riblet chairlifts can be found in many places still in service, though the majority have been removed. The following tables contain those documented by liftblog.com [6] as of September 5, 2021. More Riblet chairlifts may be in existence, though some listed below may have already been removed. At least 265 existing Riblet chairlifts still exist and 268 are no longer installed.

United States
LocationSki area nameRemainingRemovedReferenceAdditional notes
Alaska Alyeska 16 [7] The last riblet remaining is no longer in use and is no longer on the trail map.
Alaska Arctic Valley 20 [8]
Alaska Eaglecrest 30 [9]
Alaska Hilltop 10 [10]
Arizona Arizona Snowbowl 12 [11]
Arizona Sunrise Park 02 [12]
CaliforniaAlta Sierra20 [13]
California Badger Pass 01 [14]
California Bear Mountain 21 [15]
California Bear Valley 43 [16]
California Boreal 05 [17]
California China Peak 23 [18]
California Dodge Ridge 51 [19]
California Donner Ski Ranch 50 [20]
California / Nevada Heavenly 13 [21]
CaliforniaHomewood01 [22]
California June Mountain 21 [23]
California Mammoth Mountain 03 [24]
CaliforniaMountain High10 [25]
California Mt. Shasta 02 [26]
California Mt. Waterman 20 [27]
CaliforniaNorthstar07 [28]
California Snow Valley 01 [29]
California Palisades Tahoe 08 [30]
California Sugar Bowl 05 [31]
Colorado Aspen Highlands 09 [32]
Colorado Aspen Mountain 15 [33]
Colorado Breckenridge 65 [34]
Colorado Buttermilk 03 [35]
Colorado Crested Butte 03 [36]
ColoradoCuchara31 [37]
Colorado Eldora 10 [38]
Colorado Hesperus 10 [39]
ColoradoKeystone02 [40]
Colorado Powderhorn 01 [41]
Colorado Purgatory 32 [42]
Colorado Snowmass 012 [43]
Colorado Sunlight 30 [44]
Colorado Vail 012 [45]
Colorado Winter Park 14 [46]
Idaho Bogus Basin 22 [47]
Idaho Brundage 02 [48]
Idaho Kelly Canyon 20 [49]
Idaho / Montana Lookout Pass 31 [50]
Idaho Schweitzer 27 [51]
Idaho Silver Mountain 10 [52]
IdahoSun Valley - Bald Mountain04 [53]
Illinois Chestnut Mountain 10 [54]
Indiana Perfect North Slopes 50 [55]
KentuckyNatural Bridge10 [56]
Maine Camden Snowbowl 10 [57]
Maine Shawnee Peak 01 [58]
Massachusetts Jiminy Peak 31 [59]
MichiganAlpine Valley30 [60]
Michigan Big Powderhorn 90 [61]
MichiganBittersweet20 [62]
Michigan Black River Basin (Formerly Blackjack) 40 [63]
Michigan Boyne Highlands 73 [64]
Michigan Boyne Mountain 61 [65]
Michigan Caberfae Peaks 10 [66]
Michigan Crystal Mountain 01 [67]
Michigan Jackson Creek Summit (Formerly Indianhead) 23 [68]
Michigan Marquette Mountain 31 [69]
Michigan Mont Ripley 10 [70]
Michigan Mt. Bohemia 20 [71]
MichiganMt. Holly20 [72]
Michigan Nub's Nob 60 [73]
MichiganPine Knob22 [74]
MichiganPine Mountain31 [75]
MichiganShanty Creek24 [76]
MinnesotaAndes Tower Hills10 [77]
MinnesotaCoffee Mill10 [78]
MinnesotaDetroit Mountain01 [79]
Minnesota Giants Ridge 32 [80]
Minnesota Lutsen Mountains 41 [81]
MinnesotaMt. Ski Gull10 [82]
MinnesotaPowder Ridge10 [83]
Minnesota Welch Village 40 [84]
Missouri Hidden Valley 40 [85]
Montana Bear Paw 10 [86]
Montana Big Sky 11 [87]
Montana Bridger Bowl 05 [88]
Montana Great Divide 30 [89]
Montana Maverick Mountain 10 [90]
Montana Montana Snowbowl 30 [91]
Montana Red Lodge Mountain 21 [92]
MontanaSki Discovery30 [93]
Montana Turner Mountain 10 [94]
Nevada Mt. Rose 02 [95]
New Hampshire Crotched Mountain 21 [96]
New Hampshire Wildcat 22 [97]
New Mexico Angel Fire 34 [98]
New Mexico Pajarito Mountain 20 [99]
New MexicoRed River22 [100]
New Mexico Sandia Peak 20 [101]
New Mexico Sipapu 10 [102]
New Mexico Ski Apache 14 [103]
New Mexico Ski Santa Fe 10 [104]
New MexicoSki Rio10 [105] Lost ski resort.
New York Belleayre 10 [106]
New York Gore Mountain 03 [107]
New YorkSong Mountain30 [108]
New York West Mountain 01 [109]
New York Whiteface 04 [110]
North Dakota Bottineau Winter Park 10 [111]
Ohio Boston Mills 10 [112]
Ohio Mad River Mountain 10 [113]
OhioSnow Trails30 [114]
Oregon Anthony Lakes 11 [115]
Oregon Cooper Spur 10 [116]
Oregon Hoodoo 32 [117]
Oregon Mt. Ashland 30 [118]
Oregon Mt. Bachelor 07 [119]
Oregon Mt. Hood Meadows 23 [120]
OregonMt. Hood Ski Bowl41 [121]
Oregon Summit Ski Area 10 [122]
Oregon Timberline Lodge 06 [123]
Oregon Willamette Pass 24 [124]
Pennsylvania Camelback 10 [125]
PennsylvaniaMt. Pleasant of Edinboro10 [126]
South DakotaDeer Mountain20 [127]
South DakotaRushmore Tramway Adventures10 [128]
South DakotaTerry Peak04 [129]
TennesseeGatlinburg SkyLift Park02 [130]
Tennessee Ober Gatlinburg 10 [131]
Utah Brighton 04 [132]
Utah Park City 03 [133]
VermontBromley12 [134]
Vermont Mt. Snow 01 [135]
Vermont Okemo 02 [136]
VermontStowe12 [137]
Washington 49 Degrees North 10 [138]
Washington Central Washington State Fair 10 [139]
Washington Crystal Mountain 04 [140]
Washington Mission Ridge 31 [141]
Washington Mt. Baker 25 [142]
Washington Mt. Spokane 51 [143]
Washington Sitzmark 10 [144]
WashingtonSpokane Falls Skyride02 [145]
Washington Stevens Pass 26 [146]
Washington The Summit at Snoqualmie 911 [147]
Washington White Pass 22 [148]
Wisconsin Alpine Valley 25 [149]
WisconsinBruce Mound10 [150]
Wisconsin Devil's Head 20 [151]
Wisconsin Granite Peak 14 [152]
Wisconsin Little Switzerland 20 [153]
Wisconsin Wilmot Mountain 02 [154]
WyomingAntelope Butte20 [155]
Wyoming Grand Targhee 01 [156]
Wyoming Hogadon 11 [157]
Wyoming Jackson Hole 01 [158]
Wyoming Snowy Range 40 [159]
Canada
LocationSki area nameRemainingRemovedReferenceAdditional notes
Alberta Castle Mountain 10 [160]
British ColumbiaApex01 [161]
British Columbia Cypress Mountain 01 [162]
British Columbia Kicking Horse 10 [163]
British Columbia Whitewater 02 [164]

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  81. ↑ "Lutsen Mountains, MN". Lift Blog. 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  82. ↑ "Mt. Ski Gull, MN". Lift Blog. 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  83. ↑ "Powder Ridge, MN". Lift Blog. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  84. ↑ "Welch Village, MN". Lift Blog. 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  85. ↑ "Hidden Valley, MO". Lift Blog. 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  86. ↑ "Bear Paw, MT". Lift Blog. 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  87. ↑ "Big Sky, MT". Lift Blog. 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  88. ↑ "Bridger Bowl, MT". Lift Blog. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  89. ↑ "Great Divide, MT". Lift Blog. 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  90. ↑ "Maverick Mountain, MT". Lift Blog. 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  91. ↑ "Montana Snowbowl, MT". Lift Blog. 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  92. ↑ "Red Lodge Mountain, MT". Lift Blog. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  93. ↑ "Ski Discovery, MT". Lift Blog. 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  94. ↑ "Turner Mountain, MT". Lift Blog. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  95. ↑ "Mt. Rose, NV". Lift Blog. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  96. ↑ "Crotched Mountain, NH". Lift Blog. 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  97. ↑ "Wildcat, NH". Lift Blog. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  98. ↑ "Angel Fire, NM". Lift Blog. 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  99. ↑ "Pajarito Mountain, NM". Lift Blog. 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  100. ↑ "Red River, NM". Lift Blog. 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  101. ↑ "Sandia Peak, NM". Lift Blog. 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  102. ↑ "Sipapu, NM". Lift Blog. 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  103. ↑ "Ski Apache, NM". Lift Blog. 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  104. ↑ "Ski Santa Fe, NM". Lift Blog. 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  105. ↑ "Ski Rio (Rio Costilla Resort)". www.coloradoskihistory.com. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  106. ↑ "Belleayre, NY". Lift Blog. 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  107. ↑ "Gore Mountain, NY". Lift Blog. 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  108. ↑ "Song Mountain, NY". Lift Blog. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  109. ↑ "West Mountain, NY". Lift Blog. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  110. ↑ "Whiteface, NY". Lift Blog. 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  111. ↑ "Bottineau Winter Park, ND". Lift Blog. 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  112. ↑ "Boston Mills, OH". Lift Blog. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  113. ↑ "Mad River Mountain, OH". Lift Blog. 2021-01-30. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  114. ↑ "Snow Trails, OH". Lift Blog. 2021-01-30. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  115. ↑ "Anthony Lakes, OR". Lift Blog. 2017-05-28. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  116. ↑ "Cooper Spur, OR". Lift Blog. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  117. ↑ "Hoodoo, OR". Lift Blog. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  118. ↑ "Mt. Ashland, OR". Lift Blog. 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  119. ↑ "Mt. Bachelor, OR". Lift Blog. 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  120. ↑ "Mt. Hood Meadows, OR". Lift Blog. 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  121. ↑ "Mt. Hood Ski Bowl, OR". Lift Blog. 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  122. ↑ "Summit Ski Area OR". Lift Blog.[ dead link ]
  123. ↑ "Timberline Lodge, OR". Lift Blog. 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  124. ↑ "Willamette Pass, OR". Lift Blog. 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  125. ↑ "Camelback, PA". Lift Blog. 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  126. ↑ "Mt. Pleasant of Edinboro, PA". Lift Blog. 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  127. ↑ "Deer Mountain, SD". Lift Blog. 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  128. ↑ "Rushmore Tramway Adventures, SD". Lift Blog. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  129. ↑ "Terry Peak, SD". Lift Blog. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  130. ↑ "Gatlinburg SkyPark, TN". Lift Blog. 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  131. ↑ "Ober Mountain, TN". Lift Blog. 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  132. ↑ "Brighton, UT". Lift Blog. 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  133. ↑ "Park City, UT". Lift Blog. 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  134. ↑ "Bromley, VT". Lift Blog. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  135. ↑ "Mt. Snow, VT". Lift Blog. 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  136. ↑ "Okemo, VT". Lift Blog. 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  137. ↑ "Stowe, VT". Lift Blog. 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  138. ↑ "49° North, WA". Lift Blog. 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  139. ↑ "Sundola – Central Washington State Fair, WA". Lift Blog. 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  140. ↑ "Crystal Mountain, WA". Lift Blog. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  141. ↑ "Mission Ridge, WA". Lift Blog. 2015-12-04. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  142. ↑ "Mt. Baker, WA". Lift Blog. 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  143. ↑ "Mt. Spokane, WA". Lift Blog. 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  144. ↑ "Sitzmark, WA". Lift Blog. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  145. ↑ Landsman, Peter (2015-05-27). "Lift Profile: Spokane Falls SkyRide". Lift Blog. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  146. ↑ "Stevens Pass, WA". Lift Blog. 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  147. ↑ "The Summit at Snoqualmie, WA". Lift Blog. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  148. ↑ "White Pass, WA". Lift Blog. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  149. ↑ "Alpine Valley, WI". Lift Blog. 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  150. ↑ "Bruce Mound, WI". Lift Blog. 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  151. ↑ "Devil's Head, WI". Lift Blog. 2021-01-02. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  152. ↑ "Granite Peak, WI". Lift Blog. 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  153. ↑ "Little Switzerland, WI". Lift Blog. 2021-01-03. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  154. ↑ "Wilmot Mountain, WI". Lift Blog. 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  155. ↑ "Antelope Butte, WY". Lift Blog. 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  156. ↑ "Grand Targhee, WY". Lift Blog. 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  157. ↑ "Hogadon, WY". Lift Blog. 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  158. ↑ "Jackson Hole, WY". Lift Blog. 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  159. ↑ "Snowy Range, WY". Lift Blog. 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  160. ↑ "Castle Mountain, AB". Lift Blog. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  161. ↑ "Apex, BC". Lift Blog. 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  162. ↑ "Cypress Mountain, BC". Lift Blog. 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  163. ↑ "Kicking Horse, BC". Lift Blog. 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  164. ↑ "Whitewater, BC". Lift Blog. 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2024-06-19.

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