Lift line etiquette

[ctenidae]

I wouldn't call the Europeans rude, per se- they're pushy, maybe, but it's because they don't like to stand around waiting. If you're not moving forward, it must mean you're notplanning to go, so you won't mind if we just pop ahead, will you?

Holding other people up because you don't care that they're there is the height of rudeness, in my book.

 

[snowmonster]

Plus they clap when the plane lands in europe for the pilot. :lol:

Off-topic: A lot of people from my home country had to leave to find a better life overseas (me included). Whenever the plane lands back home, everyone on the plane breaks out in spontaneous applause. It never fails. The end of a long and difficult journey is always home.

 

[zakyr]

Bringing some of this discussion back -

Never really rode the singles line much but have been doing it more often.

Is it me or are a lot of skiers/snowboarders unfriendly? Damn!

As some have said, a few times I have got put with a trio, and I get up to the line, turn around to sit on the chairlift, and realize they all skipped the lift to wait for the next one, so I end up riding up by myself.

Also when has it become not cool to put the bar down on the lift? I put it down with some boarders and they all looked at me like I was crazy.....

 

[billski]

It's an east coast / new england thing for sure. They don't even come over to say hello when you move into a new neighborhood. They are never the ones to make the first move to socialize. I've much more of a midwest demeanor (doesnt seem so, eh?) Dammit, life it too short, the planet is too small not to know your neighbors.
So ask if I can join their chair(when it's too later) I strike up a conversation, 9/10 it works and I've met some really interesting people. 1/10 are total jerks, mostly the effervescent age. They can't have a conversation without seeing how many four letter words go together. Turn up the tunes....

Screw the lift bar "coolness" I just say "coming down" or "ready?" No apologies. I could care how insane I look. Ever see a lift do a hard stop and the chairs swing up and down? It's a good way to lose the losers.

 

[Smellytele]

While I actually like riding up with strangers and talking to them. I really don't like getting to know neighbors. I have seen it too many times where it doesn't end well. I'll wave to them and say hi but that is it. On the chair it is just the ride then we disappear back into our own little world not so easy when you live next to each other. Fences make good neighbors!

 

[2knees]

While I actually like riding up with strangers and talking to them. I really don't like getting to know neighbors. I have seen it too many times where it doesn't end well. I'll wave to them and say hi but that is it. On the chair it is just the ride then we disappear back into our own little world not so easy when you live next to each other. Fences make good neighbors!

If you saw my neighbor you might reconsider that policy.....

 

[Tooth]

It's an east coast / new england thing for sure. They don't even come over to say hello when you move into a new neighborhood. They are never the ones to make the first move to socialize. I've much more of a midwest demeanor (doesnt seem so, eh?) Dammit, life it too short, the planet is too small not to know your neighbors.
So ask if I can join their chair(when it's too later) I strike up a conversation, 9/10 it works and I've met some really interesting people. 1/10 are total jerks, mostly the effervescent age. They can't have a conversation without seeing how many four letter words go together. Turn up the tunes....

Screw the lift bar "coolness" I just say "coming down" or "ready?" No apologies. I could care how insane I look. Ever see a lift do a hard stop and the chairs swing up and down? It's a good way to lose the losers.

I agree about the whole neighbor thing. When we moved into our new neighborhood, across town, my neighbors called the police on my then 6 and 8 yo sons for riding their electric, read no sound, scooters around the cul de sac. The police came to the door and apologized to us and said to stay away from them. Another of our neighbors is from Vt. They moved in 3 years ago. Told us not to be offended if they dont ever wave or say hello. They said they love their privacy. Thats the tip of the iceberg in my neighborhood. Its crazy. Mostly retired folks in the neighborhood. uke:

 

[Smellytele]

If you saw my neighbor you might reconsider that policy.....

I have heard that as well before but after 5 or 6 years things happen.

 

[massbmx]

Bringing some of this discussion back -

Never really rode the singles line much but have been doing it more often.

Is it me or are a lot of skiers/snowboarders unfriendly? Damn!

As some have said, a few times I have got put with a trio, and I get up to the line, turn around to sit on the chairlift, and realize they all skipped the lift to wait for the next one, so I end up riding up by myself.

Also when has it become not cool to put the bar down on the lift? I put it down with some boarders and they all looked at me like I was crazy.....

Like the post on the first page said...I bet they were planning a safety meeting, and when the mountain is crowded "safety" becomes even more important.

Also if the bar had footrests that would be why they were looking at you like that. I don't mind the bar but if it had footrests and there are 4 people on it that really sucks for snowboarders, especially the 2 caught in the middle.

 

[bvibert]

While I actually like riding up with strangers and talking to them. I really don't like getting to know neighbors. I have seen it too many times where it doesn't end well. I'll wave to them and say hi but that is it. On the chair it is just the ride then we disappear back into our own little world not so easy when you live next to each other. Fences make good neighbors!

I tend to agree with this...

If you saw my neighbor you might reconsider that policy.....

... but I also agree with this... :lol:

I have no problem being friendly with neighbors if they're cool, but I'm not going to be their friend just because they're my neighbor. I don't currently know the names of any of my neighbors, and that's just fine with me. I like my privacy as well.

 

[Geoff]

One day, the lines were super long and the 2 boarders in front of us, at a 4 person quad, stood still while two other people went ahead. They wanted to ride a 4 person chair with just the two of them. Most any other day.... no biggie. This day with 15 minute lines, we moved right up next to them and joined them for the next chair. I told them the lines are too long for this BS today. Was I rude? Sure. Were they ruder, doubling lift line time like that? Maybe.

With a big lift line? That should be an automatic stop the lift. Clip their ticket. Ditto people "guarding the gondola" when it's busy. If the young savages know they'll get booted off the mountain for acting like tools, they'll behave better.

 

[o3jeff]

If you saw my neighbor you might reconsider that policy.....

How is she doing?

 

[2knees]

How is she doing?

told her all about you the other day. she's waiting.....

 

[o3jeff]

told her all about you the other day. she's waiting.....

She's still looking good!

 

[mlkrgr]

What I hate is that you're in the singles line and the lifty directs you into the gondola car but then it's either a smoking car in which case you just stay out and wait for another or they complain that "it's only a few minute line" since you fill the cabin to capacity, especially at Stratton where it's actually typical to fill that cabin to at least 7 people when lines are a couple minutes long at a minimum. Or if lines are nonexistent but cabins are still going up with about 4/5 people apiece, there's people that shoo you away to another cabin.

Only time that it is really right to let the cabins up less than capacity is at the Skyeship base as most people will ride both stages and they need room for people waiting for the second stage only (and even on the most busy day, it's usually a walk on for singles or almost that at the Skyeship base even when most lines are rather long. Even then, I've seen the lifty filling each cabin with 5/6 people out of the eight person capacity on a busy day with letting every fourth or fifth go up empty; which is why it's prudent to take the Needles quad when the Skyeship area is busy and you don't want to go down to the base.

I think a part of it is to efficiently keep a high demand lift going well with a 10-15 minute lift line (like what you see with Grand Summit in prior years when Bluebird wasn't around or the Waterville HSQ) is that the chair needs to be paired about a good dozen chairs in advance and in Waterville, there's separate lines for every group size. That way, there's rarely a chair that goes up with less than 4 people on it.

 

[AdironRider]

You guys seriously get worked up about riding a lift.

I could care less, but have more than a few days thrown off by the aggro dudes you guys sound like who demand to ride up with me when theres barely any line. Chill the hell out.

Oh noes, Im going to get to the top of this lift 10 seconds later! Were talking about seconds here people.

 

[Black Phantom]

You guys seriously get worked up about riding a lift.

I could care less, but have more than a few days thrown off by the aggro dudes you guys sound like who demand to ride up with me when theres barely any line. Chill the hell out.

Oh noes, Im going to get to the top of this lift 10 seconds later! Were talking about seconds here people.

No doubt. Probably the same douches complaining that hit the singles line with 4 of their idiot friends.

 

[mlkrgr]

Since we're moving to RFID's, which require a little bit of a "prep" or eject line anyways, there should be a "pull over lane", for those who have screwed up, either because of line cutting, or RFID.
I know that Stowe figured that out the hard way with RFID.
I still like tazing them. :???:

True; and the lines at Jay are set up to only scan the RFID card a few chairs ahead so newbies do hold up the line. The set up of these scanners should be good enough to move back on busier days as I imagine they'd be fine midweek.

 

[mlkrgr]

No doubt. Probably the same douches complaining that hit the singles line with 4 of their idiot friends.

Yeah; that's what you see happen at the K-1 a lot; college aged kids go into the singles line willing to be split up but they still try to stay together as much as possible which is how empty seats exist there as they may be a group of 4 but wait a couple cabins for 2 seats to open up. Obviously, if you are a part of a group, you accept to be split apart when going into the singles line.