Hunter quad disaster!!!

[andrec10]

Take it from someone who was stuck on the quad for more than 2 hours this morning, if they dont announce new lifts, they wont be able to control the damage! I went down and let management have it. I am tired enough of getting stuck on the quad, but when I have to get evac'd, thats enough! Heard the part was being driven down from New Hampshire with POMA. I dont like being on lifts that move backwards twice for 20 or so feet. Was getting ready to jump if it took off backwards. I was near the top of bleaker....not to high. Lifts that runaway backwards can kill!!! I was told that this is a precursor to a replacement...Ya think so!!!

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[andyzee]

Take it from someone who was stuck on the quad for more than 2 hours this morning, if they dont announce new lifts, they wont be able to control the damage! I went down and let management have it. I am tired enough of getting stuck on the quad, but when I have to get evac'd, thats enough! Heard the part was being driven down from New Hampshire with POMA. I dont like being on lifts that move backwards twice for 20 or so feet. Was getting ready to jump if it took off backwards. I was near the top of bleaker....not to high. Lifts that runaway backwards can kill!!! I was told that this is a precursor to a replacement...Ya think so!!!

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How about some more detail?

 

[JimG.]

Today was a true quad disaster.

I was not there, but got a call at about 10:30 from a buddy that the quad was being evacuated.

I'm guessing the quad is down until a replacement part is procured. Bad timing to say the least.

Place was a ghost town this past weekend...I could understand Saturday when the rain kept folks away; Karl and I were amongst the few who skied. But Sunday was gorgeous and again the place was empty.

I'm sure management is sweating.

 

[andyzee]

Today was a true quad disaster.

I was not there, but got a call at about 10:30 from a buddy that the quad was being evacuated.

I'm guessing the quad is down until a replacement part is procured. Bad timing to say the least.

Place was a ghost town this past weekend...I could understand Saturday when the rain kept folks away; Karl and I were amongst the few who skied. But Sunday was gorgeous and again the place was empty.

I'm sure management is sweating.

As they should if they don't fix or replace. With regards to Sunday, I was planning on going, but rain scared me away.

 

[millerm277]

I've gotta say, regardless of how old the lift is, it's pretty pathetic on Poma's part that they can't manage to keep it running for even a week without a major failure.

 

[evantrentful]

I wouldnt point any fingers at who's fault this is. It could be POMA's or it could be Hunter's. The lift is over 20 years old and for the latter half of that time the Quad has run nearly year round nonstop. The lifts like most mechanical objects hit a point where everything begins to reach 'end of life'

Who knows whats been said or done

 

[andyzee]

I think Hunter is getting paid for movie promotion.

 

[tjf67]

I thin NYS should fine the crap out of them and send the money to ORDA.


PS. Need more smiley options

 

[goldsbar]

As much as I dislike the place for various reasons (yet still go on occasion as they sure know how to make snow), I'd hate to see them go under. Can't be good to spend tons of $ on snowmaking, have no one come, and then have yet another lift disaster.

The place needs a serious cash infusion and new marketing efforts. Please take down that "first automated snow making 1989" sign. It's aged worse than I have and makes the place look like crap. When your dreg customers drop beer bottles off the main lift line, pick them up immediately. It's not like management can't know about it. Unfortunately, not the only ski area in this type of shape.

 

[andrec10]

I think Hunter is getting paid for movie promotion.

I bet the people over the rocks above Hellgate were thinking this....:-o:-o

 

[snowboarder05]

I am going to hunter January 4th, can you tell me exactly what lift it is?

 

[millerm277]

I am going to hunter January 4th, can you tell me exactly what lift it is?

It'll be fixed by then. It's the main HSQ. The mountain is in great shape and almost entirely open....just check the snow report that the Quad (also listed as A or AA) is open the day before you go.

 

[basemoto]

honestly i ski hunter every weekend and i am doubtful that money is that tight there. Yea attendance might be down but as along as they can sell real estate and keep the hotel somewhat full, the place would probably break even. If not they would raise ticket prices. The skiing there is just as good as it is in southern vermont where they are charging 80$ a lift ticket. Hunter needs to fix this lift before many of the newer customers loose faith and ski down the road, which i wont.

 

[andyzee]

honestly i ski hunter every weekend and i am doubtful that money is that tight there. Yea attendance might be down but as along as they can sell real estate and keep the hotel somewhat full, the place would probably break even. If not they would raise ticket prices. The skiing there is just as good as it is in southern vermont where they are charging 80$ a lift ticket. Hunter needs to fix this lift before many of the newer customers loose faith and ski down the road, which i wont.

Hunter's a great mountain and one thing they need is to fix this lift. Not sure if it'll kill them if they don't, but it can hurt them.

 

[catskills]

Dec 2007 Similar problem with QUAD down.

 

[180]

Fixed as of this morning.

 

[andyzee]

Fixed as of this morning.

?

 

[marcski]

The skiing there is just as good as it is in southern vermont where they are charging 80$ a lift ticket.

This is highly debatable. While I agree the terrain at Hunter is every bit as steep and expert as most places in Southern Vt., IMHO, the mere fact of the additional snowfall in S. Vt. makes it that much better.

 

[threecy]

This seems like the boy who cried wolf to me - every time a lift has an issue, it's a disaster with multiple exclamation points. No one was hurt, no one died, and there was no catastrophic failure on the lift. Not a disaster.

If someone were to start a similar thread each time a lift was evac'ed in New England, we'd have a heck of a lot of disaster threads.

It's also a bit of a stretch to say Poma is 'at fault.' If your 22 year old pick up breaks down, do you say Ford is at fault?

 

[marcski]

This seems like the boy who cried wolf to me - every time a lift has an issue, it's a disaster with multiple exclamation points. No one was hurt, no one died, and there was no catastrophic failure on the lift. Not a disaster.

If someone were to start a similar thread each time a lift was evac'ed in New England, we'd have a heck of a lot of disaster threads.

It's also a bit of a stretch to say Poma is 'at fault.' If your 22 year old pick up breaks down, do you say Ford is at fault?

I think what people are saying is that ongoing issues with the mountain's main front face lift is/can can be a disaster. In addition, as you mention the lift is aged and probably past most if not all of its intended useful lift, especially considering how much traffic this particular lift sees. While perhaps not Poma's fault...the more I see major issues/stops/evacs with this lift, it is Management's fault.