While skiing the backside on, Saturday, January 4th, 7 Springs reduced the number of people getting on the lift from 6 to 4. For the life of me I don't understand why they did this with 300 - 400 people in line. This happened about 3:45 PM. Does anybody know anything about this?
Was it very windy? Resorts with lifts that have wind exposure may limit capacity or stop operations altogether in winds gusting above 30mph.
It was not very windy at all. Certainly not 30 mph.
Possibly an indictment of the American dietary intake.
Maybe slopes near lift were dangerously crowded.
The Colonel
hockeydave wrote:
Possibly an indictment of the American dietary intake.
Too much pretzels, beer and brats. Dang Yinzers!
JohnL wrote:
hockeydave wrote:
Possibly an indictment of the American dietary intake.
Too much pretzels, beer and brats. Dang Yinzers!
Mmmm, beer and brats :) :) :) :)
Old lift... Instead of doing repairs / maintenance, resorts rather simply reduce the number of people getting on the lift. Remove 2 people per chair, and you end up with plenty of buffer for safety.
Some snowboarder complained about the Johnny Cash music always playing and the lift op punished everybody else too.
that would ot be acceptable to Pa. state inspectors
nor is that realy an old lift as such thingss go..over heating of drive a possibility or unloading area crowd control??
if not crowd control don't ride it
imp
...that sounds suspect,,,but you really need to watch out when someone starts trying to load 4 on to a triple...
Tucker wrote:
...that sounds suspect,,,but you really need to watch out when someone starts trying to load 4 on to a triple...
Good point.My rule of thumb when that happens is that snowboarder gets kicked to the side.
...I will remember that comment,as I'm to stepping on your binding/boot release at next first chair pow day line up at the slime...:)
Tucker wrote:
...I will remember that comment,as I'm to stepping on your binding/boot release at next first chair pow day line up at the slime...:)
With my growing beer gut, I don't think you can step hard enough to reach my current DIN level. Heh.
Can I interest you in a swig from a bottle of Bailey's? Ask Jimmy about that one this weekend in line-up...
The weekend before the free swig was from a bottle of tequila if you are talking about the new T-Line Happy Hour bar top strut filling every gullet for the length of the bar. You stay classy T-Line.
TomH wrote:
The weekend before the free swig was from a bottle of tequila if you are talking about the new T-Line Happy Hour bar top strut filling every gullet for the length of the bar. You stay classy T-Line.
Not a Timbers special, a Casa de Swann special. JohnL cleaned out his liquour cabinet and found an antique..
Speaking of staying classy, shot ski made the trip up to the Alpps this winter...
No wonder I didn't see you guys Sunday morning.
That lift is very new. It was either Jan 4th or 5th , I was on the lift when it broke down for about 15 minutes. Wasn't happy but it ran fine after that. I was also almost on the lift at Boyce Park before it broke down a couple years back. They had to lower people by rope. Missed it by one group.
I'm picking up from staff there that maint. workers are getting more disgruntled again...for whatever reason. Apparently the snow crew rallyed together around the first of the year and stated they wanted raises and all the groomer crews were fired. Several came back...maybe this affects all maint workers, not sure - and these are just rumors so, I have no idea if this is true. I can say though that I noticed some odd grooming habits lately. PILES of snow and many feet in one area while slopes in main areas are extremely bare. The weather hasn't been helpful though.
And I like the Johnny Cash playing on Gunnar...at least it isn't rap.
