A hybrid lift is a type of ski lift that combines the elements of a chairlift and a gondola lift. First introduced by Poma, who refers to them as Telemix, they have since been built by most lift manufacturers who refer to them by a variety of names; Doppelmayr refers to them as a combined lift, Bartholet refers to them with the French name, téléporté mixte, while the more generic terms chondola and telecombi are common in North America.
The "Panorama Bahn" hybrid lift in Turracher Höhe, Austria. Chairs load from the station on the left of this image, gondolas along the carpeted area to the right.
"Les Fontettes" in La Joue du Loup, Dévoluy, France.
The top of Doppelmayr's "Le Grand Cerf" at Les Sept Laux, outside of Grenoble, France. Chairs exit to the right, gondolas on the left.
Le Hybrid, Mont Orford, Canada
Poma, incorporated as Pomagalski S.A., and sometimes referred to as the Poma Group, is a French company which manufactures cable-driven lift systems, including fixed and detachable chairlifts, gondola lifts, funiculars, aerial tramways, people movers, and surface lifts. Poma has installed about 7800 devices for 750 customers worldwide.
A 1960s Poma double chairlift in Vermont, USA
A Poma fixed grip Alpha model chairlift at the Summit at Snoqualmie, Washington, USA
A Poma fixed grip Alpha terminal at White Hills Ski Resort near Clarenville, NL Canada
A Challenger model Poma detachable chairlift at Whistler, Canada