Annoying Lift Line Behavior

[Cheese]

A full chair group that splits up mid-line so that their friends can move up and join them either from further back in line or from the single line. :angry:

 

[Cheese]

Beginner traps: The nets that snag a beginners ski or pole and keep them struggling to untangle while empty chairs proceed to the summit.

This one is more of a line design fault than an a behavior but still annoying.

 

[skiNEwhere]

Not lift line behavior, but ski resort management.

When ski resorts want to claim they have top to bottom beginner terrain, but the pitch is too steep at the top, so they create a side-winding green that cuts through 20+ trails, requiring everyone on those trails to slow down to merge

 

[AdironRider]

Not lift line behavior, but ski resort management.

When ski resorts want to claim they have top to bottom beginner terrain, but the pitch is too steep at the top, so they create a side-winding green that cuts through 20+ trails, requiring everyone on those trails to slow down to merge

While annoying, I know I probably wouldnt be a snowboarder if I had to hang out with a bunch of five year olds when I was learning when I first got to college opposed to being able to ride to the top with my buddies.

 

[dmc]

I hate it when I need to adjust something really quick in the lift line... And people start getting pushy for me to move forward..

I'm talking seconds not minutes and never when I'm almost ready to get on the chair...
In general I try to give people space - I don't like it when people start getting too close in the line..

 

[Cheese]

Not lift line behavior, but ski resort management.

When ski resorts want to claim they have top to bottom beginner terrain, but the pitch is too steep at the top, so they create a side-winding green that cuts through 20+ trails, requiring everyone on those trails to slow down to merge

I believe that "trail" is often a road during the other 3 seasons.

 

[C-Rex]

I hate when there's no (or a very short) line and some people just HAVE to fill the chair instead of just waiting for the next one. As a snowboarder, it can be a pain to get off a quad or sixpack when it's full, so I enjoy being on a less than full chair if I can. I understand when it busy, but if there's a very short wait to begin with, come on...

 

[skiNEwhere]

I believe that "trail" is often a road during the other 3 seasons.

Excellent point. Did not think of that

 

[ScottySkis]

I don't like when they stop running the lifts at 4 pm lol.

 

[skiNEwhere]

I don't like when they stop running the lifts at 4 pm lol.

Maybe one ski resort should offer 24/7 skiing during winter. That gimmick would probably increase revenue the first year it operates due to its uniqueness

 

[dmc]

Maybe one ski resort should offer 24/7 skiing during winter. That gimmick would probably increase revenue the first year it operates due to its uniqueness

i did all night skiing at Vernon Valley back in the day... it was ugly... We were hammered...

 

[Gnarcissaro]

I hate when there's no (or a very short) line and some people just HAVE to fill the chair instead of just waiting for the next one. As a snowboarder, it can be a pain to get off a quad or sixpack when it's full, so I enjoy being on a less than full chair if I can. I understand when it busy, but if there's a very short wait to begin with, come on...

I'm with ya on this one. But more for the reason of, "you're taking up my leg room and I don't really want to talk to you either."

 

[Kerovick]

I'm an non-smoker and LOVE the smell of cigarette smoke outside. If they tasted like that I would be smoking one right now.

 

[ScottySkis]

I'm an non-smoker and LOVE the smell of cigarette smoke outside. If they tasted like that I would be smoking one right now.

You sure its tobacco that smells so good and not something else?

 

[steamboat1]

Passing the flask around on the chair, horrible behavior.

 

[Smellytele]

Maybe one ski resort should offer 24/7 skiing during winter. That gimmick would probably increase revenue the first year it operates due to its uniqueness

Crotched does Midnight Madness until 3am on fridays and saturdays

 

[Edd]

Crotched does Midnight Madness until 3am on fridays and saturdays

Doesn't sound like something I'd enjoy but I've been curious for years to see what that scene would be like.

 

[skiNEwhere]

Doesn't sound like something I'd enjoy but I've been curious for years to see what that scene would be like.

I'd think that if a resort did it one time, people might rest up for skiing long into the night, but if a resort did it regularly (everyday) skiers would be coming from the bar, tired, and it could lead to a higher accident rate, possibly liability for the ski resort. I could be wrong, just my .02 cents

 

[Steve Mach]

Anything that causes the chairs to stop.

 

[Steve Mach]

Getting cut by the ski school.