Ski Lift International
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Ski Lift International was an aerial lift manufacturer based out of Incline Village, Nevada. SLI was established by co-founders Samuel G. Bonasso
and Joseph Sugarman, with Bonasso as its first president. The company built 46 lifts, mainly double chairlifts, from 1965 until 1973. SLI had a prototype gondola and triple chair, but it is unlikely that these designs were ever used. SLI chairlifts can still be seen at ski areas such as Telluride
and Heavenly
. The company was known for inventing the first maintenance free bail chair, well before competitors such as Riblet or Hall
. SLI shipped pre welded towers and terminal parts to the ski areas, avoiding welding on site. SLI was purchased by Riblet Tramway Company in 1973.
Bryce Resort, Virginia A Double
The Homestead, Virginia 4 Person T-Bar
Sapphire Valley, North Carolina A Lift Double
Bryce Resort, Virginia B Double
Diamond Peak, Nevada Ridge Double
Iron Mountain, California (CLOSED) - Chair 1 (Double)
Iron Mountain, California (CLOSED) - Chair 2 (Double)
June Mountain, California 4 Double
June Mountain, California 2 Double
Park City, Utah
Three Kings Double
Aspen Mountain, Colorado
Shadow Mountain Double
Tahoe Donner, California Snowbird Double
Wolf Ridge, North Carolina A Double
49 Degrees North, Washington 1 Bonanza Double
Telluride, Colorado
7 Coonskin Double
Telluride, Colorado Oak Street Double
49 Degrees North, Washington 2 Grubstake Double
49 Degrees North, Washington 3 Payday Double
Teton Pass, Montana Chairlift Double
Catamount, New York 4 J-Bar
Catamount, New York 1 Catamount Double
Catamount, New York 3 Glade Double
Bighorn, Wyoming Beginner Double
Heavenly, Nevada Galaxy Double
Heavenly, Nevada World Cup Double
Wolf Creek, Colorado Nova Double
Samuel G. Bonasso
Samuel George Bonasso is a career civil engineer, entrepreneur and inventor, who also worked as a public servant in the transportation sector at the state and federal levels and contributing innovations in his industry. Bonasso has founded three businesses and is the holder of five U.S...
and Joseph Sugarman, with Bonasso as its first president. The company built 46 lifts, mainly double chairlifts, from 1965 until 1973. SLI had a prototype gondola and triple chair, but it is unlikely that these designs were ever used. SLI chairlifts can still be seen at ski areas such as Telluride
Telluride, Colorado
The town of Telluride is the county seat and most populous town of San Miguel County in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains...
and Heavenly
Heavenly
Heavenly may refer to:In music:* Heavenly , a twee pop band from Oxford, England* Heavenly , a power metal band from Paris, France* Heavenly , released in 1959....
. The company was known for inventing the first maintenance free bail chair, well before competitors such as Riblet or Hall
Hall Ski-Lift
Hall Ski-Lift was a New York based ski lift manufacturing and installation company. Popular because of pricing and durability, Hall's lifts sold by the hundreds between 1955 and 1982, ranging from T-Bars to fixed grip quad chairlifts...
. SLI shipped pre welded towers and terminal parts to the ski areas, avoiding welding on site. SLI was purchased by Riblet Tramway Company in 1973.
List of SLI lifts still standing
Alpine Slide-Big Bear Lake, California doubleBryce Resort, Virginia A Double
The Homestead, Virginia 4 Person T-Bar
Sapphire Valley, North Carolina A Lift Double
Bryce Resort, Virginia B Double
Diamond Peak, Nevada Ridge Double
Iron Mountain, California (CLOSED) - Chair 1 (Double)
Iron Mountain, California (CLOSED) - Chair 2 (Double)
June Mountain, California 4 Double
June Mountain, California 2 Double
Park City, Utah
Park City, Utah
Park City is a town in Summit and Wasatch counties in the U.S. state of Utah. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 7,558 at the 2010 census...
Three Kings Double
Aspen Mountain, Colorado
Aspen Mountain (Colorado)
Aspen Mountain is a mountain in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in the United States. One of the foothills of the Elk Mountains, it is located just south of the town of Aspen, which is situated at the foot of the mountain at the southeast end of the valley of the Roaring Fork River in Pitkin County...
Shadow Mountain Double
Tahoe Donner, California Snowbird Double
Wolf Ridge, North Carolina A Double
49 Degrees North, Washington 1 Bonanza Double
Telluride, Colorado
Telluride, Colorado
The town of Telluride is the county seat and most populous town of San Miguel County in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains...
7 Coonskin Double
Telluride, Colorado Oak Street Double
49 Degrees North, Washington 2 Grubstake Double
49 Degrees North, Washington 3 Payday Double
Teton Pass, Montana Chairlift Double
Catamount, New York 4 J-Bar
Catamount, New York 1 Catamount Double
Catamount, New York 3 Glade Double
Bighorn, Wyoming Beginner Double
Heavenly, Nevada Galaxy Double
Heavenly, Nevada World Cup Double
Wolf Creek, Colorado Nova Double