Loon Getting RFID Gates

[BenedictGomez]

To each is own, but I don't want to go back to the days of waiting over an hour in a lift ticket line every morning?

Been skiing my whole life & that's never happened to me once, let alone, "every" time I ski. I think about 20 minutes is the most I've ever waited (Jay Peak).

But FWIW, long waits in lift lines at a ski resort are not tech related, they're incompetence related. I used to sell lift tickets at Stowe & we staffed appropriately & moved lines with ruthless efficiency. The only days with long lines are holiday Saturdays, and perhaps a handful of Sundays anyway, but even then, if you're skiing someplace with a 1 hour lift ticket line, you're skiing the wrong someplace to begin with.

 

[cdskier]

I was very skeptical of RFID at first...but now after using it at Sugarbush I've been converted to a believer. From my personal experience it is faster and more efficient than the old bar code passes/tickets. And to be fair, many of the times that someone gets stuck at a gate it is because they can't read the signs and follow simple directions. Everyone once in a while my card might not scan and I just back up a few inches and re-approach the gate and it works. Sure beats the countless number of times that the barcodes didn't scan in the past.

 

[Edd]

I like RFID, but the lift staff still has to be organized to fill the chairs if it’s crowded.


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[Domeskier]

Been skiing my whole life & that's never happened to me once, let alone, "every" time I ski.

Hour long lines for tickets at routine at Blue. Maybe it's 45 minutes and just feels like an hour. Whatever it is, it's ridiculous and I would stop going there if I had to wait on that line each time. The only time that happened to me outside of the Poconos was when K was selling tickets for $20 on Mother's Day weekend from the pro-shop with a single cashier. Probably wasn't an hour there, either, but after ten minutes of waiting to buy a lift ticket time starts to stand still. Especially when you're close enough to the window to hear the idiocy that's holding up what should be a 20 second transaction at most.

 

[thebigo]

Took a while to find a Loon thread but didn't want to divert the sugarloaf thread any longer.

Anybody have any idea what is going on with the lifts?

This morning the kanc 8, gondola and north were on hold when I checked. Kanc 8 was stopping frequently yesterday, closed a couple times. Gondola went down for a while yesterday. I do not believe north has run all week.

 

[Smellytele]

Took a while to find a Loon thread but didn't want to divert the sugarloaf thread any longer.

Anybody have any idea what is going on with the lifts?

This morning the kanc 8, gondola and north were on hold when I checked. Kanc 8 was stopping frequently yesterday, closed a couple times. Gondola went down for a while yesterday. I do not believe north has run all week.

They all show up right now. Well the ones you mention anyway

 

[thebigo]

Heading over tomorrow, have not been since they opened south peak. Anyone know if they hassle you for leaving a boot bag in the south peak building?

 

[Smellytele]

Heading over tomorrow, have not been since they opened south peak. Anyone know if they hassle you for leaving a boot bag in the south peak building?

Is there a building there now or just a yurt?

 

[machski]

Is there a building there now or just a yurt?

Yurt, Tent Building, whatever you want to call it. It's more than a Yurt on my opinion. Skied today, didn't look closely but thought the cubby's we're still in there. Just used my truck as lodge outside of a pit stop. South trails were skiing very well outside of Twitcher. That run has some glare interspersed. Ripsaw was really nice, especially first half of day. 1at day open so glad to see they did well with it. Looks like Angel Street is cued up along with Lower Rumrunner.

Hey Newpy, any idea if they fixed Lower Speakeasy's snowmaking line this summer?

 

[Dickc]

Heading over tomorrow, have not been since they opened south peak. Anyone know if they hassle you for leaving a boot bag in the south peak building?

Was at Loon today and took a break in the south lodge. There are cubbies and there were bags in them. Snow was pretty good. Must have skied around Machski at some point.

 

[machski]

Was at Loon today and took a break in the south lodge. There are cubbies and there were bags in them. Snow was pretty good. Must have skied around Machski at some point.

I was at Loon so on my race skis, I would have been the blur flashing by

 

[Dickc]

I was at Loon so on my race skis, I would have been the blur flashing by

Did you go by any VERY LARGE skiers on green Volkl RTM's with green poles, black helmet, black pants, and black and grey jackets? Loon is big enough we might not have crossed paths.

 

[machski]

Did you go by any VERY LARGE skiers on green Volkl RTM's with green poles, black helmet, black pants, and black and grey jackets? Loon is big enough we might not have crossed paths.

Don't think so but then again, wasn't really looking at others.

 

[thebigo]

Good Friday tends to be some of my most memorable ski days, today did not disappoint. Spent the day mashing potatoes with my five year old daughter. Coverage is excellent, they could easily go another week if they chose. Get out there this weekend.

 

[eatskisleep]

Those bumps look mint!!

 

[thebigo]

Another good one today. Rain held off until around 3:00, legs were shot by then anyway. Good size crowd considering the forecast. Not sure some of the thin areas are going to make tomorrow but good on the mountain for understanding who skis in April and keeping everything open.

 

[machski]

I'm imrpressed Angel Street survived this long.

 

[skef]

So today’s the last day…?

 

[Newpylong]

WX Underground not calling it good. Going to nearly be all rain.

 

[bigbob]

Has Loon announced a new name for the relocated Kanc 4?