Edd
Well-known member
To the SR cheerleaders: You will not find a bigger supporter of this mountain than me. That said, my day went like this:
Beautiful day I woke up to Checked the snow report at SR. "Lift 1 is Down" the report said. Didn't say why, but it's been having frequent mechanical issues so I wasn't surprised. "No problem", I thought. I lose a few trails but I'm taking my GF, who has a Threedom Pass and doesn't ski the River, and show her why it's a great place.
I'm an idiot because I didn't expect an amazingly full parking lot at 9am. It's December 23rd but, for some reason, I didn't expect hundreds of fully grown adults to get the day off AND go skiing at SR. I'm expecting a mellow Tuesday with sun and NO FORCASTED WINDS. Again, I'm an idiot.
We get there, and the new fabulous Chondola is on "wind hold"?????? I'm standing outside the base lodge and detect zero sign of winds. The other lift from South Peak, a high speed quad, is loading 2 people at a time only, and then 3 only, because of a "mechanical weakness" on the lift. I don't know what the hell that means. It would be funny if I wasn't waiting in a a crappy long line on a Tuesday morning. This gets better.
So we get to the base of lift 6 and there's a sign there that says Aurora, Jordan, and Barker lifts are on wind hold. Again, it's just not windy, and just from stuff I've heard, I'm close to positive it's not winds that have downed the Barker lift. So ride the lift to North Peak, still no detectable winds. What the hell is going on? Meanwhile, there's a million people there clogging usually mellow trails, freaking my GF out.
So I separate from her for a bit to get another set of skis while she laps Dreamaker and we plan to meet at the North Peak lodge for a drink while SR fixes whatever is going on. When I get there, I find out there's no bartender, no drinks except for Bud and Bud Light that a cafeteria worker can pour for you, and a summit lodge full of people.
Let's sum it up:
Chondola down (who knows why)
Aurora lift down (bullshit wind hold)
Jordan lift down (more bullshit)
Barker lift down (who knows why)
The South Ridge quad can only take 3 people at a time???????
No bartender at North Peak lodge with tons of people
Parking lots full and trails were jammed
Weather: Sunny, tons of snow, windless.
SR: Just leave a flaming turd on my doorstep and save me some gas.
Beautiful day I woke up to Checked the snow report at SR. "Lift 1 is Down" the report said. Didn't say why, but it's been having frequent mechanical issues so I wasn't surprised. "No problem", I thought. I lose a few trails but I'm taking my GF, who has a Threedom Pass and doesn't ski the River, and show her why it's a great place.
I'm an idiot because I didn't expect an amazingly full parking lot at 9am. It's December 23rd but, for some reason, I didn't expect hundreds of fully grown adults to get the day off AND go skiing at SR. I'm expecting a mellow Tuesday with sun and NO FORCASTED WINDS. Again, I'm an idiot.
We get there, and the new fabulous Chondola is on "wind hold"?????? I'm standing outside the base lodge and detect zero sign of winds. The other lift from South Peak, a high speed quad, is loading 2 people at a time only, and then 3 only, because of a "mechanical weakness" on the lift. I don't know what the hell that means. It would be funny if I wasn't waiting in a a crappy long line on a Tuesday morning. This gets better.
So we get to the base of lift 6 and there's a sign there that says Aurora, Jordan, and Barker lifts are on wind hold. Again, it's just not windy, and just from stuff I've heard, I'm close to positive it's not winds that have downed the Barker lift. So ride the lift to North Peak, still no detectable winds. What the hell is going on? Meanwhile, there's a million people there clogging usually mellow trails, freaking my GF out.
So I separate from her for a bit to get another set of skis while she laps Dreamaker and we plan to meet at the North Peak lodge for a drink while SR fixes whatever is going on. When I get there, I find out there's no bartender, no drinks except for Bud and Bud Light that a cafeteria worker can pour for you, and a summit lodge full of people.
Let's sum it up:
Chondola down (who knows why)
Aurora lift down (bullshit wind hold)
Jordan lift down (more bullshit)
Barker lift down (who knows why)
The South Ridge quad can only take 3 people at a time???????
No bartender at North Peak lodge with tons of people
Parking lots full and trails were jammed
Weather: Sunny, tons of snow, windless.
SR: Just leave a flaming turd on my doorstep and save me some gas.
