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Partek

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Partek Ski Lifts
IndustryAerial lift manufacturer
Founded1996
FateBuyout
Key people
Hagen Schulz (CEO)
ProductsSki lifts
Websitewww.partekskilifts.com

Partek Ski Lifts, commonly known as Partek, is a chairlift manufacturer based in Pine Island, New York. It was founded in 1996 as the successor to Borvig, who went out of business in 1993. The company was founded by Hagen Schulz, the son of Borvig's President Gary Schulz. The company was also the official parts distributor for Borvig lifts.

The image shows a two blue and gray ski double ski lifts sharing a tower on top of an uncrowded ski run covered in snow, with a blue ski
A Partek Double-Double Ski Lift at Shawnee Mountain Ski Area, PA

In 2004, Partek had announced that it was developing a detachable chairlift system, however, development was ceased when the company was purchased in 2005. The company's designs were purchased by Doppelmayr CTEC and a non-compete agreement regarding new installations using the designs was established. Also included in the purchase were Partek's rights to Borvig lifts. After the purchase, Partek president Hagen Schulz became a sales consultant at Doppelmayr CTEC, and started a new company, Ski Lift Parts Inc.

The five-year non-compete agreement expired in 2009 and Partek resumed installation of new lifts using its designs.

Between 1996 and 2005, Partek installed 24 lifts in North America.[1] Starting in 2009, Partek has installed over nine additional lifts and continues to service Borvig installation.

Partek lift installations (incomplete)
Year of installation Ski Area Name Type
1996 Jiminy Peak Cricket Triple
1996 Shawnee Mountain Ski Area Tomahawk Quad
1998 Mountain Creek Sugar Quad
1999 Wintergreen Ski Resort Acorn Quad
1999 Jack Frost Ski Resort East Mountain Double-Double
2001 Shawnee Mountain Ski Area Lookout and Tecumseh Double-Double
2002 Jack Frost Ski Resort D Double-Double
2002 Blue Mountain Resort Valley School West Triple
2003 Massanutten Chair 6 Quad
2003 Horseshoe Resort Highrider Triple
2003 Pat's Peak Turbulence Triple
2003 Ski Bradford Evvy's Double Nickel Triple
2004 Ski Bromont Mont Soleil Triple
2004 Homewood Mountain Resort Quail Triple
2007 Gore Mountain Village Triple
2008 Hideout Ski Area Main Line Double
2009 Ski Big Bear Thundercloud Double-Double
2010 Gore Mountain Hudson Triple
2010 Mohawk Mountain Ski Area Nutmeg Triple
2011 Ski Sawmill Triple Triple
2012 Mountain Creek Sojourn Double
2013 Alpine Valley Quad Quad
2014 Shawnee Peak Ski Area Rabbit Run Triple
2015 National Winter Activity Center Quad Quad
2015 National Winter Activity Center Triple Triple
2016 North Carolina State Fair State Fair Flyer Triple
2017 Mount Peter The Patriot Quad
2018 West Mountain Face Quad
2019 West Mountain Apex Triple
2020 Trollhaugen Chair 1 Quad
2022 Saddleback Sandy Quad

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.skilifts.org/old/chairlift_manufacturers_partek.htm
  2. ^ "Partek". Lift-World. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ^ Landsman, Peter (30 December 2019). "A Solid Year Caps a Decade of Construction Growth". Lift Blog. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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