Alta Supreme Lift (Realigned Version)

Supreme was the first new lift in Utah that utilizes modern Leitner-Poma technology built in 2017 with the LPA carriers and Terminals. This lift replaces 2 lifts: The Supreme Triple built by Yan retrofitted with G-CTEC parts that started just at the turn and had 2 big flyover sections. The other is a 1981 Yan Center-Pole double called Cecret that served some mid-mountain beginner terrain and started at the base of the new lift and Alf’s Restaurant but had to be rebranded to blues to integrate with the higher terrain off the new lift. Original plans called for Supreme to be a 2-stage lift with the Mid-Station near the top of the old Cecret, but there was going to be major impacts to neighboring wetlands and surrounding forests, too expensive, but also private property as well. The non-midstation turn was also going to be too sharp at 8.1 degrees to the left, so Leitner Poma had to be creative and made a special, big tower with 16 canted sheave assemblies, all to deflect the exact direction of the lift. It is a bit of a rumble when going over the bend but isn’t that disruptive. Last summer, Alta completely rebuilt Supreme in a straight line, as Alta’s Maintenance team found metal fatigue on the chairs. The turn tower was removed. The terminals were all re-used and all foundations had to be re-done, which adds an additional tower 13. (4:25) The length is now less than 200 feet from when it did include the turn. Some of the chairs I think were also new as well. Alta made a good call making sure Supreme will be as reliable as the other lifts for decades to come. Capacity: 2,400 per hour Ride Time: 5.5 minutes Vertical Rise: 1,224 ft Length: 5,094 ft Towers: 17 Carriers: 109 Design Speed: 1,000 fpm Speed day of recording: 914 fpm Filmed January 31st 2026