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Hunter's Mt Status and Snow reports
- Thread starter RichT
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RichT
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Would be nice if the so called "Lift and Terrain" report had which trails were getting that love. They only show groomed.
kingslug
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I look at the webcams..Looks like they were blowing the base and mainline..They definately did more though as cliff is now open.
This cracks me up: A touch of snow, sleet and rain in the morning; otherwise, dull and dreary; storm total 1-3" accuweather report..hell I'll take it..1 to 3 inches predicted for wednesday night..should be good.
This cracks me up: A touch of snow, sleet and rain in the morning; otherwise, dull and dreary; storm total 1-3" accuweather report..hell I'll take it..1 to 3 inches predicted for wednesday night..should be good.
Funky_Catskills
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Did a bunch of runs on the North side. It's nice to have the parking lot open - super chill. Saw a few friends there that I haven't seen in a year..
It snowed a trace this morning - upper mountain socked in. Belt was scarier than usual because of the fog so I didn't head down the front..
Very cool to see an employee riding the lift down asking people to mask up on packed lifts coming up... Appreciated that..
It snowed a trace this morning - upper mountain socked in. Belt was scarier than usual because of the fog so I didn't head down the front..
Very cool to see an employee riding the lift down asking people to mask up on packed lifts coming up... Appreciated that..
kingslug
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Hopefully it gets some tonight..will be there tomorrow.
Curious if Hunter was loading chairs with people from different families/groups? When I skied Windham they were doing that and I was disappointed. Windham, the six pack was being loaded with a single on each end and a double in the middle. I would never get on that chair and thus won't ski Windham on a weekend solo this season.
kingslug
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Cam shows its snowing...always a good thing.
drjeff
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Mount Snow atleast, has been loading their 6, if it's not a group in the queue lane of 3 or more, as either 2 separate singles on either side of the chair, or if there's a double, the double is asked if they wouldn't mind having a single on the other side of the chair with them.
That seems to be the Vail resorts standardized plan for loading 6's this season.
Are they scanning on the north side? Without the parking, nobody is scanning, and frequently, some lifties just space out because there is nothing to do. If they don't scan, non-ticket holders could just park right there and do a whole day there.
The standard indicated seems to be that they will leave 2 open seats between groups. You think for the 6 pack, they would pair groups of 2 and 2, or 3 and 1. But with the option of having your group riding alone, some small groups, whom frequently don't seem to care about following the covid rules, seem to want to ride on their own. How many groups riding on the same lift seems to depend on how the lift operator phrases the question. Some asks if they want to ride alone, and more often than not, they would say yes. If the question asked is if they mind riding with another group, most won't mind. I've seen instances when they have lift operators asking the opt-in question and the lines just end up running 10 deep, then they switch to someone else that asks the opt-out question and queue length drops down to 2 or 3.
I rode North side for about an hour yesterday. They were not scanning and the parking lot was open. I was over there from around 12-1.
That's good for people trying to sneak into w/o a pass and bad for someone who has a pass and reserved. They will flag you as a No Show unless you head to the main lifts on the other side of the mountain just to get it scanned, which on a crowded day would take a good chunk of time. Maybe you can request they scan your pass. Alternatively, pass by the main lodge so they can scan you at the entrance.
kingslug
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Pretty good day so far..snowed about 4 to 5 inches..n side empty as usual..main side a little busy..flurries now
I have a pass and entered through the front. I was annoyed to see that the North lot was open and they didn't have anyone scanning people. I was there New Years Day and rode D to F. I never was scanned once. I had to ask the people at the front, when I was leaving, to scan me just so I don't get considered as a no show. I don't understand how Vail can't afford to auto scanners at the lifts where people can walk on.
Vail was supposed to put rfid at all the former peak properties this past summer..... that never happened
jimmywilson69
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They are definitely using RFID everywhere. They use RFID hand scanners vs the in place gates.
Right, but the gates make it so that you can't get on the lift without scanning. Human scanners often miss people, especially when human scanners aren't at a lift scanning.
jimmywilson69
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oh I agree about them not always scanning. I was replying to @icecoast1 stating that they are using RFID at all resorts.
the gates suck. I'd rather have the hand held especially now that most of the people using them realize they work better when you are farther away.
the gates suck. I'd rather have the hand held especially now that most of the people using them realize they work better when you are farther away.
kingslug
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Gore is having problems with their gates a lot lately..
kingslug
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I remember when mondays were me 20 people and the occasional tumbleweed...times..have changed..
The rfid gates at Killington work great, I don't think I've been held up by one at all this year. I definitely prefer the gates over being scanned by a person. Much more efficient.
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