I am not usually a conspiracy theorist but... On Saturday I was at Wildcat and for the first couple of hours the HSQ was turning at a very slow speed. I asked one of the attendants what was up and he said something about a bad sensor. At 11:00 it started running faster, not sure if full speed but better. On Sunday the snow report for Attitash said the Flying Yankee was down for mechanical reasons. So I decided to start my day on Bear side only to find that the Flying Bear was also down for mechanical issues. I never saw a maintenance person looking at the lifts either day. The fixed grips chairs seemed to be running slower than their usual slow pace. Then around 11 both HSQ came online, albeit nowhere near full speed. I heard somebody ask what the deal was on the slow flying Bear and the attendant muttered "er..we had a mechanical issue earlier".. I'm thinking that they are tying to save $ on electricity but would lift speed make a material difference? Perhaps I just need to be more patient..