Poll - Do you thank the liftie???

[Telemechanic]

I voted "always" but then I realized I really only say "thanks" to the fixed grip lifties after the "bump". If an attendant at a detachable is paying attention I'll say "hello" or something equivalent.

This too is the pattern I remember from the days when I was a liftie

 

[jaywbigred]

Yeah, I say hello to detachable guys if they are paying attention, and I always say thank you to the fixie guys if they at least attempt to help load. Some of them (e.g. Camelback this weekend) don't even touch the chair, so I don't say anything to them in that case. Thus, I voted sometimes, though I would have voted "usually" or "almost always" if they had been options.

 

[4aprice]

Some of them (e.g. Camelback this weekend) don't even touch the chair, so I don't say anything to them in that case. Thus, I voted sometimes, though I would have voted "usually" or "almost always" if they had been options.

I always say hi to the HSQ operators, especially the cute red head at the Sullivan Quad. They are really just there to make sure 5 people don't try to load onto a 4 person chair. (it happens more then you can imagine). On a fixed grip I always say thank you.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[TheBEast]

Almost always. It's a good practice. That job has got to suck some days.

+1 my thoughts exactly.

 

[hardline]

the first time i ride the chair the lifty will bump for me but after that i end up bumping the chair myself it seems.

 

[MrsG]

Good thread - actually thought about this the other day Always for me, also do the grab for the chair regardless . . . a thank you to the ticket checker too, even though I find it irritating at times . . . and a nod to the HS peeps

 

[mondeo]

I just sit down a little early rather than grab the chair. Except with the Jamaican guy at Bear. Best liftie ever.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I usually give the liftie a fistbump

 

[MrsG]

He is the best - evah . . . and, the Jamaican ticket-checker at the SQuad is great . . . a little shy, especially compared to Fitz, but nice nonetheless . . . they have great attitudes!!!

 

[faceplant]

always- thankles job

the lifties i know are good folks

bashes me in the leg- my fault

 

[jrmagic]

Unless they are total aholes I will pretty much thank them all the time. At my home mountain if I see them at the bar I might even buy them a beer.:beer:

 

[Swamp Dog]

I always do. Looks like it's time for some home made cookies to make their way to the lift as well. If we don't get some fresh snow soon, it's lights out.

Yesterday I skied with a friend who knew the lifties at the HSQ. EVERY time we came thru they slowed for her. It was pretty funny.

 

[deadheadskier]

I give a Hi, how are ya, pretty much always.

Perhaps I should give a thanks though. Last month at Mad River I got damaged on the Single. Maybe the spring was worn on the particular chair I was about to get on, but the safety gate wasn't wide open, it was angled in. I took the butt of the safety bar poll straight in the square of the back, decked me right to the ground, lift stopped while the line was a good half hour . I got a good bruise out of the ordeal, but I could have really been hurt. People close in line were like dayum! and fully expected me to stay down, vicious blow.

Part of me wanted to deck the liftie, but I kept a cool head and laughed it off saying I bet that's not the first time you've seen this. His response? Actually it is, first day on the job. The more experienced guys spent the rest of the afternoon showing him how it's done right.

next lift I ride, I'll say thanks.

 

[severine]

I always do. Looks like it's time for some home made cookies to make their way to the lift as well. If we don't get some fresh snow soon, it's lights out.

It's gotten to the point where some of the lifties and ticket scanners recognize me; if I don't have baked goods on the mountain when I'm there, they think their boss is holding out on them. :lol: I usually make it a point to bring something in once a week for them.

 

[MommaBear]

Always thank the fixed grip guys who hold the chair. Dont talk to the detachable guys who just stand there.

Same here.

 

[skidbump]

Every lift,every ride if the liftie is there.

 

[Euler]

Always.

Also...skiing parent tip: when skiing with a small child, stand 6 inches or so BEHIND the line your kid is standing on so if a calf whack occurs, the chair hits the grown ups calfs, not the kids.

 

[BackLoafRiver]

I always say thanks, especially if it is a powder day. At Sugarloaf, there are a couple female lifties who are uber cute so, their "thank you" might be a little more enthusiastic.

 

[SkiDork]

to those who've been a fixed grip liftie: How strenuous is that job? I imagine you've gotta be in pretty good shape heaving those heavy chairs like that over and over...

 

[kcyanks1]

Usually. If I'm on the far side of the chair, less likely. If I'm alone, always.