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Nov 28, 2005, 1:58 PM
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  October 2008 turns Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Torrington, CT
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My two cents on the scanning issue... I think it helps mountains cut down on counterfeit tickets and people who just plain don't buy a pass. Its kind of a pain to have to get your pass out each time, but if you have it ready then it only takes a second to scan and you're on your way. If there is any kind of line then the ticket checker should be checking back in the line so that if you anyone with ticket issues (doesn't have one, takes a long time getting it out, etc..) then it doesn't hold anyone up at all. There's no reason to only check people right before they load, that just causes missed chairs when there's a problem. The only times that I see the ticket scanning as a problem is when there are no lines and you get held up for a couple of seconds to get scanned and you may miss a chair or two, or if the scanner isn't working correctly causing you to get held up and miss a chair. Believe me the lifties don't like having to scan the tickets, especially when they don't scan for whatever reason (we had some issues last season when we were making snow and it would get stuck to the tickets making it hard to scan and when it was REALLY cold out the scanner would frost up). No one wants to hold you up from getting on the chair, but with operating costs as high as they are ski areas need to stop service theft as best they can. I don't think you'll see ticket scanning go away, it's likely that more and more mountains start doing it every season...
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Nov 28, 2005, 2:10 PM
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 Mona Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: at a computer
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I'm just wondering how it will be when I go this season, which will most likely be on one of their busier days...  | |
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Nov 28, 2005, 2:12 PM
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Now imagine them not only having to count to 4 to make groups of 4, they will also have to scan passes. I doubt that's only going to take a few seconds. All it'll take is one or two missed chairs on a busy weekend and a revolt will occur. After the stampede they'll be digging the lifties out from the snow. | ||
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Nov 28, 2005, 2:35 PM
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  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: 40º23º43.74º N 74º34º30.48º W
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| Windham has a scanner method and seems ok during peak times. Hunter should consider rearranging their lift lines to allow for dual access from both sides allowing for a easier flow of people on the lift without chairs being empty.
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Nov 28, 2005, 2:45 PM
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| October 2008 turns Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Torrington, CT
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Nov 28, 2005, 2:56 PM
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 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mont Vernon NH
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| I use a leg band with my pass....I find the arm bands slip off my jacket when I remove it during a break or at the end of the day...when I used it on my arm, I found the pass on the floor too many times...
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Nov 28, 2005, 3:41 PM
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 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nashua, NH
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| The two guys from work who I'll be skiing with on this S-O-S pass went to Okemo as I was at Sunapee. They got what amounts to the same pass as me and they didn't get scanned once at Okemo. The Sunapee 'rats didn't seem to be enjoying their scanning duties and this was with no one there. They were also told if they lose the pass it would be $50 to replace it!
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Nov 28, 2005, 6:07 PM
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| Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mont Vernon NH
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| I believe that most of the lift attendants don't want to do anything more than get paid to be there.... and most customers don't want a scanner pointed at them...all the customer is required to do is show the pass...what the marketing department & pass use enforcement do with the information (or lack of it) is their business...
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Dec 5, 2005, 11:50 PM
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| Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nashua, NH
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| Haven't had a chance to check my local shops, plus way too busy around them this time of year. Was looking at this one: http://www.snowshack.com/searmskipaho.html
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