Most Disliked Lifts

[Birdman829]

The combination of the Summit Triple and that HSQ at Attitash drives me insane. The triple is sooooooooooooo slow and they put a HSQ in that doesn't even allow you to access any terrain. Maddening. As a result I usually take a few runs on the main mountain in the morning, then lap Bear Peak the rest of the time.

 

[BLESS]

The combination of the Summit Triple and that HSQ at Attitash drives me insane. The triple is sooooooooooooo slow and they put a HSQ in that doesn't even allow you to access any terrain. Maddening. As a result I usually take a few runs on the main mountain in the morning, then lap Bear Peak the rest of the time.

I end up doing the same thing. I never understood the reasoning behind that move.

How bout the old red chair that used to go to the summit? I remember riding that thing with my fingers crossed!

 

[Puck it]

Mt. Sunapee - Sun bowl quad slow but terrain is not bad. That makes up for it.

Waterville Valley - High Country Double slowwwwwwww. I disagree that the terrain is bad. It is good for wide GS turns and to rip it.

Cannon Mtn. - Cannonball Express - Should be a HSQ with great terrain.

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

I think one of the worst at Sunday River would be the South Ridge Triple or Spruce Peak Triple, they are pretty slow, cold rides.....

South ridge, yes. Spruce peak slow? Spruce has a pretty snappy line speed as I recall. A real calf banger if the lifty doesn;t give you a good launch.

 

[Angus]

son of Angus says "Monadnack Triple at Wa-Wa takes 20minutes to gain 200ft of vertical" plus the line is long and stops constantly.

 

[Zand]

Monadnock Triple is tied with the High Country Double for the slowest lift I've ever ridden. Monadnock is set to do 200 feet per minute. Don't know how fast HCD goes, but I imagine it's about that.

 

[MikeTrainor]

Skilifts.com has the high country double at 450 fpm. I really question that, with out a doubt the slowest lift I have ever taken

 

[kickstand]

I end up doing the same thing. I never understood the reasoning behind that move.

How bout the old red chair that used to go to the summit? I remember riding that thing with my fingers crossed!

plain and simple - skier traffic. That summit cannot handle a HSQ. There are basically 2 routes down from the summit, and they can't handle the uphill capacity. I had also heard that there are some issues with regard to the USFS for putting in the HSQ. There used to be a sign under the triple saying "you are now entering USFS land" or something like that. It was not far from the top of the Flying Yankee, which is not on USFS land.

I wish they ran the double more often. That way you could still get to all the same trails without the hassle of dealing with the summit. The summit of Bear, specifically the top of Morning Star, is not much better.

 

[Brettski]

Summit triple at Attitash
Gondi at Loon (nothing much I like at Loon though anyway)

Hey now.....

 

[skiNEwhere]

plain and simple - skier traffic. That summit cannot handle a HSQ. There are basically 2 routes down from the summit, and they can't handle the uphill capacity. I had also heard that there are some issues with regard to the USFS for putting in the HSQ. There used to be a sign under the triple saying "you are now entering USFS land" or something like that. It was not far from the top of the Flying Yankee, which is not on USFS land.

I wish they ran the double more often. That way you could still get to all the same trails without the hassle of dealing with the summit. The summit of Bear, specifically the top of Morning Star, is not much better.

basically the same thing i was saying on the other page, they need to expand before adding a quad that will raise the uphill capacity.

Hey I've noticed a trend.....

Pretty much all complaints have been about base to summit lifts that aren't a detachable quad, or any Yan lift, figures....

 

[Paul]

I wish they ran the double more often. That way you could still get to all the same trails without the hassle of dealing with the summit. The summit of Bear, specifically the top of Morning Star, is not much better.

Couldn't agree more.

 

[Birdman829]

basically the same thing i was saying on the other page, they need to expand before adding a quad that will raise the uphill capacity.

Hey I've noticed a trend.....

Pretty much all complaints have been about base to summit lifts that aren't a detachable quad, or any Yan lift, figures....

I'm really not that kind of guy. I ski at Sugarloaf and have argued with Austin against replacing Spillway with a HSQ and putting in a new summit lift. I have nothing againsth slow lifts, but wouldn't it make more senseto have a slower chair go from the top of the quad or a little lower to the summit or something?

 

[Kerovick]

Any lift that's not moving.

Kero

 

[ajl50]

Word. That's exactly what i was going to say. Any stuck lift.

 

[Jay's Dip Powcher]

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[MikeTrainor]

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As much as I love skiing you could not pay me to be there

 

[Birdman829]

The line at the Superquad has been getting absurd on Saturdays the past couple of years too. I just ski elsewhere unless it's early or late.

 

[JMSKIBM]

Too Many Skiers

I am just going to throw this out there....I personally think there is nothing better then getting the last chair up the mountain so that you can be the last one down with all of the mountain to yourself. I would rather wait in line for 10 minutes in arm's distance with a bunch of Herbs - knowing there will be less of them on the trails!

 

[skiNEwhere]

That's why I can't stand Loon. It's always like that on the weekends. Even the east Basin Chair has a long line, there is a guaranteed 10 minute wait where ever you go. Don't even mention the gondola

 

[Snoshredder21]

every lift at mountain creek on weekends