New plastic lift ticket wickets

[skizilla]

What of you all think of the new plastic lift ticket wickets? PersonallyI hate them they are bulky and flap around alot and do not let you have multpile tickets pasted on one another or seperately. I talked to a employee a stratton and he claimed that they were good for the resort because people lost them less. Which on a superficial level I find a suspicios claim. He said the new ticket paper was plasticized and tougher. Maybe but the little hole seems a lot less durable to me than a whole taped on sticker. Granted you do get a receipt stub unlike traditional tickets but still I liked the old ones better. Any opinions ore experience with either type from peole in the industry?

 

[Paul]

I'm with you. If it ain't broke....

 

[dmc]

What of you all think of the new plastic lift ticket wickets? PersonallyI hate them they are bulky and flap around alot and do not let you have multpile tickets pasted on one another or seperately.

Just out of curiousity - what does pasting a ticket ontop of a ticket do for you?
Isn't it better just to clip the old one off and start fresh?

I personally could care less what they give me to clip onto my jacket..

 

[bvibert]

I don't buy the whole less lost tickets thing. Its a lot harder to rip the old style tickets off then it is to tear the new ones right of the platic tie, unless you're layering multiple tickets then they don't stick as well.. The new ones are easier to put on though...

 

[BeanoNYC]

These tickets come with an attached receipt that tears off. If you tear the receipt off and save it, you will get another ticket if the main ticket is lost. It's a lot easier to put on and as I said before, those plastic wickets are great for zippering with gloves on so I I tear the ticket off but leave the plastic tie.

 

[bvibert]

These tickets come with an attached receipt that tears off. If you tear the receipt off and save it, you will get another ticket if the main ticket is lost. It's a lot easier to put on and as I said before, those plastic wickets are great for zippering with gloves on so I I tear the ticket off but leave the plastic tie.

Yeah, the receipt is a good thing. I put the ticket on the lower zipper because I don't like it flapping in my face so I can't comment on the ease of zippering, but it sounds reasonable.

FYI, if it gets cold enough those plastic ties have been known to get brittle and break off. I haven't seen it this year, but it did happen at my local mountain last year.

 

[thetrailboss]

I know Burke just went to it and a lot of my friends are wary of it. Personally, I really don't care. The metal wickets are tougher to break off when you are done.

 

[MikeTrainor]

Although I have never been to a Mtn. That has plastic lift tickets, I have seen them. Looks like they might flap around a bit more. I would kind of like Mtn's to stick to the metal lift tickets though.

 

[BeanoNYC]

I put the ticket on the lower zipper because I don't like it flapping in my face so I can't comment on the ease of zippering, but it sounds reasonable.

FYI, if it gets cold enough those plastic ties have been known to get brittle and break off. I haven't seen it this year, but it did happen at my local mountain last year.

I agree on the flapping in the face, that's why the "main" zipper is the only one without the plastic tie. It's on all other zippers, though. I can see the ties breaking in cold weather.

 

[dmc]

I agree on the flapping in the face, that's why the "main" zipper is the only one without the plastic tie. It's on all other zippers, though. I can see the ties breaking in cold weather.

I've heard of people cutting up thier faces on cold days from tickets whipping them in the face..
Funniest thing I ever saw was two guys - one with a ticket through his lower lip piercing and one with the ticket through his earlobe... Ski patrol stopped them at the lift..

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

never understood why people put the ticket on the main zipper so it flapps in your face...i put mine on the side pocket zipper on my pants...or at the very least on the side zipper of the jacket..

 

[bvibert]

My jacket has a double zipper so I put day passes on the lower zipper. That way I don't need to remember what side I put it on, and it doesn't get in the way when I need to use my pockets. For my season pass I hang it on a piece of string from a loop on my snow pants so that it hangs just below my jacket.

 

[ctenidae]

I usually attach them to the chest pocket zipper, so I can tuck the ticket away when not in line. I do find that the plastic wickets are easier to tuck away adn pull out, but I always worry I'm going to rip it apart.

 

[hammer]

My jacket has a little tab on the lower left side that the metal wickets fit into just fine, but the plastic ones do not...so I'm not too crazy about the plastic ones.

I typically don't have problems removing the metal ones...all I do is separate them at the bottom and pull the lift ticket off. This works best for me because I don't put multiple tickets on one wicket, though.

 

[tekweezle]

i like the new lift tickets. i can put them in my ski wallet rather than attach them to my jacket now. i usually take 2 jackets on the weeklong trips.

 

[drewfidelic]

Another advantage of these new style lift tickets is that there are no more of the backs from the adhesive side all over the ground around ticket windows.

The first time I used one of these tickets was at Windham, where I was surprised to see that they scan the bar code on your ticket every time you get on a lift. Are other areas doing this?
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[tekweezle]

every ski resort does this if they have the system in place especially out west.

when you buy a multi day ticket, they can check to see how many days it;s been used plus to prevent fraud from people trying to get refunds on unused days. it probably gives them valuable data regarding skier patterns too.

plus if you lose a ticket, they can get you a new one quickly and easily with your reciept and just cancel the old one.

 

[MikeTrainor]

I am not a big fan of the scanning. I think it gets annoying when it is done every run. I especially hate when it is done wrong. I was at Loon a few weeks ago waiting in lines at the Kang quad. They were scanning right before the loading area and a number of chairs were going up empty when scanning got backed up

 

[tekweezle]

they usually only do this at the lower lifts. if you stay mid mountain up, you usually don't have any scanning.

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

man, you guys really get into your lift tix...i slap it on and go....its never gotten in my way as far as operating zippers (if i use em at all) and the liftie will find it on me if he/she wants to scan it.....surprised to see the level of thought and placement that goes into your lift tix....