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1. Yes, it is a marketing tool, and although I have not seen the numbers, based on weekend crowds it has worked VERY well in attracting people.
2. Not heated, but it doesn't have to be. It is very warm inside the bubble.
3. I've never complained about my legs/feet getting cold.
4. Don't like looking through a stupid blue bubble? Guess you don't like looking through stupid _____(insert color of your goggles here) colored goggles either.
5. Gondolas are annoying on nearly every level. Bubbles are 10x better.
6. The lift cost a lot because:
Lot's of blasting had to be done.
A large barn had to be built.
Trees and earth were removed (they removed a small hill).
The lift is very long at over 7,300 feet. Most detachable lifts are 4,000 to 6,000 feet long.
7. Tickets have risen 6$ since the building of the Bluebird.
8. Why are you citing an accident that happened 4 years ago on an ancient double chair at one of the most wind-prone mountains in the East?
And lastly, how can you have an opinion if you haven't ridden the damn thing yet?
Yeah you do, unless you want to fight with 5 other people. lol Doesn't the thing automatically go up and down anyway? It just seems if their going to spend 8 million bucks might as well get a gondola. I still can't get over how much money that is for a lift. What does a standard lift cost?
Doesn't the thing automatically go up and down anyway?
WRONG!!!!
its the choice of folks to put it up or down, and on many days, unless for wind reasons and people are instructed to put then down, a majority go "bubble up" (which also ends up blocking a bunch of wind BTW).
Additionally a non bubble 7,200ft high speed quad would of been over 5 million dollars to install, and the final price tag included Leitner- Poma both including 170+ new chairs for the grand summit express quad (much more comfy than the 25yr old or so old Yan quad chairs) and L-P building a superstructure around the base terminal of the Grand Summit whereas the other lift company that bid the project, Doppylmayr-CTEC would do either the new chairs or terminal enclosure.
Once again, your ignorance shines through!
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My talking points on the bubble are my opinion....there's no "proving me wrong".
Weren't their some lift failures at whistler with modern high speed detachables?(this is a question) You're desperate dude to "prove" me wrong.Lastly, that article you referenced about the sugarloaf derailment of a 20+yr old fixed grip double has about as much relevance to a new high speed six pack with far more safety monitoring features as trying to compare a 1970 mustang with a 2014 mustang - they're both mustang's, but that's all they have in common!!
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Then don't ride the chair if you don't like it. Problem solved. If you don't use it, what's left to complain about?
If you don't use it, what's left to complain about?
Wasteful spending drives up the cost of skiing... and putting so many skiers on the hill means the pow gets chewed up faster so we can't all enjoy it.
I'll be at magic anyway
Weren't their some lift failures at whistler with modern high speed detachables?(this is a question).
The money....that will be passed onto consumers for "fluff". Sort of like whena ski area starts adding condo's. Wish we had all those old small ski area's back
Wasteful spending drives up the cost of skiing... and putting so many skiers on the hill means the pow gets chewed up faster so we can't all enjoy it.
Then don't ski Mount Snow. Lots of options in the Northeast.
Then don't ski Mount Snow. Lots of options in the Northeast.
if you are worried about lift failures and safety Magic may not be the place for you.
i like mt snow and my csc discount gets me good prices. i'm hoping the weather turns and i get there next weekend.