Hunter quad disaster!!!

[highpeaksdrifter]

haha it was just a joke...
But in all seriouslynessly. I still think its a great bang for your buck. Id take that

At Whiteface 2 seasons ago the summit quad was disabled by wind knocking a chair into a communication line, people were stuck up there for about 2-3hrs. All they got was hot coco and cookies.

Not true, 3 seasons prior to this one, there where only between 40-50 people on the line and all where off in about 45 minutes. It happened at 3:45 in the afternoon. It was over Xmas break so the last couple of groups off had to ski down in the dark, but they had a guide with a light. They had the option of going down in a snow cat, but all choose to ski.

 

[tarponhead]

Update from the 1/26/2010 Hunterskiscene blogspot on the Quad situation.

The quad will be shut down on either this Sun night or the following Sun night for two full days for repairs to the motor (being sent to Albany) after which the singles line will again be set up and all chairs can be fully loaded.

Can this be a "not-so-bad-thing"? Thinking going up this Monday and the lack of the HSQ will limit the crowd on the slopes (ala MRG)????? If quad is running this Monday, so be it....

Obviously, no HSQ on a weekend would suck.

 

[evantrentful]

Not true, 3 seasons prior to this one, there where only between 40-50 people on the line and all where off in about 45 minutes. It happened at 3:45 in the afternoon. It was over Xmas break so the last couple of groups off had to ski down in the dark, but they had a guide with a light. They had the option of going down in a snow cat, but all choose to ski.

I clarified better a few posts later. but it was 07/08 season, not this season09/10, not last season08/09, so 2 seasons ago. And from what I heard everyone was off the lift around 5:30 and back to the lodge alittle later

 

[dmc]

Can this be a "not-so-bad-thing"? Thinking going up this Monday and the lack of the HSQ will limit the crowd on the slopes (ala MRG)????? If quad is running this Monday, so be it....

Obviously, no HSQ on a weekend would suck.

I rode the quad once today... Mostly stayed on the F and Z... It's not such a bad thing...
F will get you nice sunny rides on Minya and East Side Drive. Bumps on Upper Xover and K27... Even the Cliff or Heuaga and back over the the F...

Z will get you Clairs, White Cloud,Wayout and Purna...

Not so bad... just sayin...

 

[JimG.]

I rode the quad once today... Mostly stayed on the F and Z... It's not such a bad thing...
F will get you nice sunny rides on Minya and East Side Drive. Bumps on Upper Xover and K27... Even the Cliff or Heuaga and back over the the F...

Z will get you Clairs, White Cloud,Wayout and Purna...

Not so bad... just sayin...

I generally speaking stay off the quad period.

Yes, D to F lift is slower in terms of ride time, but the time you spend in line waiting for the quad makes the two trips quite equal.

 

[RichT]

OK finally, they are going to fix the damn thing (replacing the motor) this Tuseday and Wednesday!! Go figure! Going up this Wednesday!
Quad will be down 2 days, I hope this does it once and for all.

 

[dmc]

OK finally, they are going to fix the damn thing (replacing the motor) this Tuseday and Wednesday!! Go figure! Going up this Wednesday!
Quad will be down 2 days, I hope this does it once and for all.

Heard the same thing... Hoping for the best... Sick of no singles line...

 

[billski]

I just read this thread for the first time. I don't know nothing but what I read here, but it seems to this casual observer to be attributable to either incompetent maintenance & preventive maintenance, or a flawed design. There are hundreds, if not thousands of these things spinning daily, with not nearly as many problems.

If it's a design flaw, then following correct preventive maintenance still won't stop premature failures. I would expect Hunter Mgt. to be working with the lift company engineering team, not their spares department.

The approach seems like a band-aid, rather than a complete overhaul, which may be necessary. Then again, what else is mgt. gonna do mid season?

 

[millerm277]

I just read this thread for the first time. I don't know nothing but what I read here, but it seems to this casual observer to be attributable to either incompetent maintenance & preventive maintenance, or a flawed design. There are hundreds, if not thousands of these things spinning daily, with not nearly as many problems.

Warning: Personal opinions, with no facts to back it up.

Hunter, is generally very good with maintenance of their snowmaking system, and I'd think the same carries over to their lifts. I only know of one incident they've ever had on their lifts (Z lift rollback at some point).

I really do think it's a flawed design, it's a very early Poma HSQ, there aren't many of them out there with that terminal design. They only made it for a couple years.

 

[RichT]

Oh oh............the fireman will be up Tues/Wed!!!!!!!!!!:flame::flame::evil: That's a dumb move by management!!!:smash:

 

[dmc]

Oh oh............the fireman will be up Tues/Wed!!!!!!!!!!:flame::flame::evil: That's a dumb move by management!!!:smash:

They will be using the other quad mostly for their race and it should maybe help keep those loonies off the Westside so I can get my final midweek days in before starting a new job...

yeah... it's all about me...

FDNY is in town.. Lock up your women... haha

But I agree - probably wasn't the best move...

 

[JD]

if I ever spent more than an hour stuck on a lift and was only offered cocoa in cookies, I wouldn't return to that mountain. At bare minimum your lift ticket should be prorated for the time lost while stuck on the chair.

If I didn't get vouchers for a free day I would be pissed.

 

[WJenness]

d, you got a new job?

Congrats!

I hope it's a good opportunity for you.

Good Luck!

-w

 

[dmc]

d, you got a new job?

Congrats!

I hope it's a good opportunity for you.

Good Luck!

-w

Thanks... Mixed emotions... Been enjoying my hiatus... But this is a good job for me..

 

[WJenness]

Thanks... Mixed emotions... Been enjoying my hiatus... But this is a good job for me..

Funny, not two minutes after I posted this I got an email from my former boss (got laid off from a job last January, he stayed on there and then moved on this past fall) who has a position that he wants to talk to me about, so I could have a job move ahead... we'll see...

-w

 

[dmc]

Funny, not two minutes after I posted this I got an email from my former boss (got laid off from a job last January, he stayed on there and then moved on this past fall) who has a position that he wants to talk to me about, so I could have a job move ahead... we'll see...

-w

In spite of what people say - things are getting better.. At least in my field.
I just hope the quad gets fixed before I start work...

 

[WJenness]

I think I'm at least tangentially in your field... I do Network Admin stuff... Mainly in the Windows world, with a smattering of everything else.

-w

 

[catskillman]

The fireman came puring in Monday afternoon - the bar was mobbed & they had to call in additional bar tenders.

At the same time David was driving a huge crane over to the quad to begin the repair work. The hosers were not happy!!! Insane timing by Mgt.

Mabye the fireman will spend more money in town vs spending all that extra time on the lifts. Hopefully the mountain sped up B lift.

Have not been there since Monday so I do not have an update on how the lift maint. is coming along.

 

[legalskier]

I rode the quad once today... Mostly stayed on the F and Z... It's not such a bad thing...
F will get you nice sunny rides on Minya and East Side Drive. Bumps on Upper Xover and K27... Even the Cliff or Heuaga and back over the the F...

Z will get you Clairs, White Cloud,Wayout and Purna...

Not so bad... just sayin...

Not bad at all!
This is usually how I ski Hunter. The only thing I miss by not riding the HSQ are Racer's Edge and Eisenhower, but I'll hit them later in the day after the crowds thin out.

 

[Hawkshot99]

The fireman came puring in Monday afternoon - the bar was mobbed & they had to call in additional bar tenders.

At the same time David was driving a huge crane over to the quad to begin the repair work. The hosers were not happy!!! Insane timing by Mgt.

Mabye the fireman will spend more money in town vs spending all that extra time on the lifts. Hopefully the mountain sped up B lift.

Have not been there since Monday so I do not have an update on how the lift maint. is coming along.

And had they put it off a few days to make the firefighters happy, they would have others complaining about that. Or find another broken part when they repair it and not able to get it opened for the weekend.