Belleayre Conditions

[G.ski]

Amazing conditions continue! Finally got out to the top of Cathedral with the boy (definitely worth it)! Big T's woods were fantastic, too.

Agree yesterday was fantastic spent most of my day in the trees. Also agree about snow in Big T. Dreamcatcher was also fantastic! Didn't bother with Cathedral not into skating when lifts and trees everywhere are full of snow.

Happy skier!!

 

[G.ski]

IMHO, its really, really weak of Belle to not be running tomahawk midweek. During Covid, they should not be encouraging everyone to be taking the gondola for access to the west side of the ridge. There is no way in hell the state laid off any workers for those days. They definitely have the staff.

What they really need is a transfer tow up top on the ridge. Makes the most sense.

(And, some type of a decent pitch after the top ridge... I mean, wow).

Tomahawk was open yesterday. Guess they consider Friday as weekend.

 

[snoloco]

I understand their data and their logic, but saying that the Belleayre Express is the most ridden lift on the mountain as a reason for running Lift 7 instead of Tomahawk is flawed. The reason the Belleayre express is most utilized is because it has the highest capacity, both theoretical and actual, especially in covid times. When both lifts have a line, the one with the higher capacity will be the most ridden no matter what.

They should be making the decision of whether to run 7 or Tomahawk based on the wait time for the Gondola and Belleayre Express. Not the number of ticket scans.

 

[Ripitz]

If they aren’t going to pay people to run lifts and ticket check then I doubt they will pay anyone to stopwatch wait times

 

[Q*bert Jones IV]

If they aren’t going to pay people to run lifts and ticket check then I doubt they will pay anyone to stopwatch wait times

I'd imagine they get data based on the RFIDs.

 

[DomB]

Not opening Tomahawk and Lift 7 mid week (which they did on the day I took off for my bday on a Thursday) really annoys me.

Of course, I will still skiing, so it was awesome.

 

[Harvey]

Of course, I will still skiing, so it was awesome.

Sig worthy.

 

[Ripitz]

Not opening Tomahawk and Lift 7 mid week

Wait, what? I thought it was one or the other. Both?

 

[DomB]

Wait, what? I thought it was one or the other. Both?

I can only report based upon my observation. That was my expectation; keep in mind it was the Thursday before Jan 24 (Jan 22)? So maybe they changed after. I did a lot of x country that day, which I didn't mind (though heading in the direction of the Gondi to get to Utsy was a bear uphill, but worth it).

 

[tirolski]

I'd imagine they get data based on the RFIDs.

RFID gates just tells ya who and how many got milked. Not how long the line is waiting to get milked. So there’s that.