jaytrem
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No, both Stratton and Whistler have nice sit down ones now. Can't believe they thought the original one were a good idea.Do you still have to stand in the new cabins?
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No, both Stratton and Whistler have nice sit down ones now. Can't believe they thought the original one were a good idea.Do you still have to stand in the new cabins?
Yeah, I only take it weekdays when there’s no one there, and you can walk right onI don't know why anyone would even want to get into that thing. Amex to Ursa is quicker to the top anyway.
They just refurbished the Tamarack. It would have been a good spot for a HSQ for ease of loading and unloading for beginners onto all that great green terrain. I hope your rumor is accurate.The next lift replacement will be the Tamarack Triple. Rumor is that they are waiting on a new hotel to be built where liftline lodge is, and that the new lift will cross the road
Stratton has a real capacity problem at the main base. Since the dopey gondola is on wind hold quite often, it becomes impossible to get up the mountain or ski the lower mountain even with the South American FGQ running. The SA FGQ is a difficult load and unload chair for green skiers and people not used to FGQ. It stops constantly. A high speed lift would solve the problem. I doubt they will fix it. It took them 20 years to replace the Snow Bowl FGQ.
Not that familiar with Stratton, but I was there the other day, parked at Sun Bowl, and found the Sunrise Express + Shooting Star Express a convenient and uncrowded way to the summit. What’s the issue the the alignment of Shooting Star ?And of course it wouldn't be a Stratton lift thread if someone didn't beat the dead horse that the Shooting Star 6 in it's current alignment was one of the stupidest decisions regarding lifts in the Northeast ski industry
They should have started the Shooting Star HS6 (installed 2001) at least below Free Fall. At the time, the Kidderbrook FGQ (6285ft long/1476 ft vert) was still operating, so the Kidderbrook area was served by a lift. Stratton took the Kidderbrook FGQ out around 2007. Now, the only way to ski the Kidderbrook pod trails ends up with a long run out on Lower Kidderbrook to get to the Sun Bowl base and then take 2 lifts (Sunrise Express and Shooting Star Express) to get back to the top. The Sunrise HS6 can get crowded in the morning since the Sun Bowl is the second base area at Stratton.Not that familiar with Stratton, but I was there the other day, parked at Sun Bowl, and found the Sunrise Express + Shooting Star Express a convenient and uncrowded way to the summit. What’s the issue the the alignment of Shooting Star ?
Makes sense. Kidderbrook FGQ last appeared on the 2005-2006 trail map, here is the alignment:They should have started the Shooting Star HS6 (installed 2001) at least below Free Fall. At the time, the Kidderbrook FGQ (6285ft long/1476 ft vert) was still operating, so the Kidderbrook area was served by a lift. Stratton took the Kidderbrook FGQ out around 2007. Now, the only way to ski the Kidderbrook pod trails ends up with a long run out on Lower Kidderbrook to get to the Sun Bowl base and then take 2 lifts (Sunrise Express and Shooting Star Express) to get back to the top. The Sunrise HS6 can get crowded in the morning since the Sun Bowl is the second base area at Stratton.
Reinstalling a HS lift on the old Kidderbrook line would help spread the crowds on the upper mountain.
Bah, that what they said about Mount Snow's Long John and the new Sundance six. And I figure with a mid-station they would have X percent getting off there to ski the easier stuff and the park. But yeah, they would still need to do some other stuff to spread people out. Can get rid of Shooting Star to cut down on the top access and put Kidderbrook back in.Stratton really cannot handle any more traffic at the summit.
Also, Kidderbrook needs it's own lift back. Great trail (and trees in that area) but a terrible run out back to the Sunbowl Base to access that terrain again