Belleayre Conditions

[Q*bert Jones IV]

The Hawk quad takes 11 minutes. The gondola takes 8 minutes. So if one person boards the Hawk quad but another skis all the way down to the gondola entrance and rides to the top, the second person will probably arrive first. I think I always kind of instinctively knew that but I'd never actually timed it out.

 

[gregmarx]

The Hawk quad takes 11 minutes. The gondola takes 8 minutes. So if one person boards the Hawk quad but another skis all the way down to the gondola entrance and rides to the top, the second person will probably arrive first. I think I always kind of instinctively knew that but I'd never actually timed it out.

Those are both considerably slower than the times listed in the Liftblog database which I assume are just calculated from max rope speed. I know lifts often don't run at max speed, but why do Hawk and Overlook in particular run so slow given that they serve no beginner terrain? Is it to accommodate the mid-station unload?

 

[Ripitz]

Another great day at the Belle.

 

[jasonwx]

Bell was excellent today!!!
Didn’t soften as much as I thought it would. Still a wonderful day!!
Nice not freeze ones ass off

 

[TheGreatAbyss]

Given the forecast what is your gut on how late Belle will go this year?

 

[jasonwx]

Given the forecast what is your gut on how late Belle will go this year?

i see 2 major rain events over the next 2 weeks...still think bell could go another 3 weeks

 

[Harvey]

i see 2 major rain events over the next 2 weeks...still think bell could go another 3 weeks

Any bumps under the express?

 

[Brownski]

Look at my Catamount TR. they have some bumps

 

[Country Gun]

Any bumps under the express?

Lower Wanatasku and Winnisook have bumps. Heading up tomorrow with a group. Should be great!

 

[jasonwx]

Any bumps under the express?

they left the bumps on upper bell run..the ones on lower bell are gone...
still plenty bumps to be had...they didn't soften today...