Mt Snow - 2.5.11

[drjeff]

If I was an enterprising kid, I'd walk around selling fruit, granola bars and hand warmers till I got caught! :razz:

What is just out of the frame to the right of that picture is the Waffle Cabin, which when the wind is coming out of the Northwest (as it does the majority of the time at Mount Snow) just covers that line for the Grand Summit Express with the unbelieably good smell of freshly made waffles!

And FYI,even though that line looks massive (pretty much a typical mid-winter Saturday, mid-day line for that lift) - itis usually about a 10 minute wait - factor i the 7 minute ride up, and you're petty much looking at a break-even time wise if you rode the summit local and it's usually 5 to 10 chair wait at the same time.

 

[ScottySkis]

Waffles their are amazing

 

[gmcunni]

Waffles their are amazing

yes!

 

[billski]

And FYI,even though that line looks massive (

Someone takes that picture every year. It's great for shock value, just as walk up window holiday ticket rates.

 

[billski]

Waffles their are amazing

What has always amazed me, for 39 years now, is how people in metro Boston can walk around with ice cream cones in their hands outside in the dead of winter. :blink:

 

[Newpylong]

I crave ice cream in the winter more, lol.

 

[jaywbigred]

Wow...looks like a lot of fun at Mt Snow on a Saturday!

Someone takes that picture every year. It's great for shock value, just as walk up window holiday ticket rates.

For all the hubbub, that singles line was never more than 7 minutes on Saturday. I time it every time I am in it.

 

[gmcunni]

For all the hubbub, that singles line was never more than 7 minutes on Saturday. I time it every time I am in it.

i was surprised to see there were FOUR singles lines. i also did not appreciate them letting 8 to 12 singles go at a time while groups stood there and waited.. seems to be practiced more and more (not just Mt Snow) but it is just one of those things that bugs me.

 

[jaywbigred]

i was surprised to see there were FOUR singles lines. i also did not appreciate them letting 8 to 12 singles go at a time while groups stood there and waited.. seems to be practiced more and more (not just Mt Snow) but it is just one of those things that bugs me.

I think there are actually 5 now. They keep adding them every couple weekends. It's like a Gillette razor!

I think they have to keep the singles lines from forming too far outside of the ropes, because that spot is a choke point, with two way traffic, as people skiing down make there way to the lodge (passing the Waffle cabin on their left and the line on their right) but also people coming from the lodge skating over to the line (passing the Waffle cabin on their right and gettting into line on their left). It isn't a great scenario when the lines are short, but when it gets crowded, the flow of traffic is really squeezed into a bottle neck. So I think the lifties have to pay attention to that, because a too long singles line could effectively blockade what little space there is there.

 

[mlctvt]

The singles lines at Mount Snow's Grand summit lift have been much longer this year. Probably due to all the non single groups using it now.
It used to be you'd hear couples in the singles line but this year I see groups of 4 or more all talking. Since there are 4 or 5 lines that merge twice many of these groups are not alternating so they can stay together. This really pisses me off .

I just try to stay away from this lift whenever possible.

 

[MommaBear]

Since there are 4 or 5 lines that merge twice many of these groups are not alternating so they can stay together. This really pisses me off .

I just try to stay away from this lift whenever possible.

Ditto!

 

[gmcunni]

I think they have to keep the singles lines from forming too far outside of the ropes,

The singles lines at Mount Snow's Grand summit lift have been much longer this year. Probably due to all the non single groups using it now.

make the singles line more efficient and it gets used more.. standing in the singles line for 7 minutes with your buddy with a chance for a 7 minute ride up with him rather than wait 15 minutes and guarantee a ride up with him is a chance worth taking.

 

[drjeff]

If anything I think that while the lines for the grand summit have looked longer this year(in terms of the queue lanes being full to the end of the ropes), the wait has if anything IMHO been a bit shorter generally speaking. If you notice, not only are there extra lanes for the singles line now, but also extra lanes for the "regular" lines now. So last year where they might of had say 6 lanes, this year they have say 8 lanes, and the lanes themself don't extend as far UP exhibition as they used to. So this year, a full queue lane might have 4 or 5 less groups in it than last year. Where this is more of an issue, is that the queue lanes now have spread out so wide that they're getting awfully close to the folks sitting at the picnic tables easting those tasty waffles, and have created quite a traffic jam at times between people coming off of exhibition heading towards the base lodge, people coming off of canyon/out of the base lodge heading towards the grand summit and people just eating waffles

What's really going to be interesting traffic pattern wise, is when the 6 pack goes in, and the grand summit is running on a busy weekend, how is the traffic flow going to be then!

 

[Newpylong]

If anything I think that while the lines for the grand summit have looked longer this year(in terms of the queue lanes being full to the end of the ropes), the wait has if anything IMHO been a bit shorter generally speaking. If you notice, not only are there extra lanes for the singles line now, but also extra lanes for the "regular" lines now. So last year where they might of had say 6 lanes, this year they have say 8 lanes, and the lanes themself don't extend as far UP exhibition as they used to. So this year, a full queue lane might have 4 or 5 less groups in it than last year. Where this is more of an issue, is that the queue lanes now have spread out so wide that they're getting awfully close to the folks sitting at the picnic tables easting those tasty waffles, and have created quite a traffic jam at times between people coming off of exhibition heading towards the base lodge, people coming off of canyon/out of the base lodge heading towards the grand summit and people just eating waffles

What's really going to be interesting traffic pattern wise, is when the 6 pack goes in, and the grand summit is running on a busy weekend, how is the traffic flow going to be then!

The only way I can see it working is if they move the bottom terminal for the 6 pack up Charlie's Chase a little bit... it's going to be a cluster F...

 

[Glenn]

Ditto!

x3

Fixed grip lifts. I'd rather be on the lift..chugging slowly up the mountain...vs standing in line... I honestly think people like standing in line: "ooooh! Big line! That must be a "good lift!" ".

 

[Newpylong]

x3

Fixed grip lifts. I'd rather be on the lift..chugging slowly up the mountain...vs standing in line... I honestly think people like standing in line: "ooooh! Big line! That must be a "good lift!" ".

I feel so bad for them when Ego is running with half empty. Oh well, no lines for us!

 

[Glenn]

It's why I keep saying, I will miss the Summit Local when it's replaced.

 

[vcunning]

That's why I love Heavy Metal aka zinc link

 

[Glenn]

You know what else I love??????

PRESIDENT'S DAY WEEKEND!!!!!


:lol:

 

[Newpylong]

Heavy Metal, Sundance, Ego Alley, all life savers... It takes a pretty big line for me to ride the Summit Local. I won't miss it, lol.