Harvey
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Maybe it was here. I just thought it deserved it's own.
Detachable vs Fixed Grip Lifts
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Maybe it was here. I just thought it deserved it's own.
raisingarizona
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Not every lift has to be a heated bubble 8 pack for me to like it. I very much enjoyed taking laps on the Outpost Double at Pico today. It was built by Italian manufacturer Carlevaro and Savio in 1969. There's something to be said about an old school lift serving old school terrain. It's a unique experience and step back in time. I've always been a proponent for upgrading lifts, installing snowmaking, and regularly grooming most terrain, but you know what, maybe it doesn't all have to be the same.
if everything was groomed out flat I would probably stop skiing. I love your posts and fb updates but sometimes while flipping through the pics of killington I think it all looks so similar and after a few hours there I’d probably get bored. I love carving and flying down a fun, rolling screamer but it’s hard to feel like I’m getting a work out, it’s just too easy!
Campgottagopee
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Sno, what kind of lift is the M1 at Smuggs? I really enjoy that ride, it seems to have everything. At first you go thru the woods, then up a headwall. Then it's an exposed spine up to the to of Sallie's Alley. That lift, whatever kind it is, really can take a fair amount of wind be4 it has to be shut down. I've only banged off towers twice in my life while on a chairlift ride. One on the M1 and the other was the summit chair at WF. Both gnarly rides, imo.
snoloco
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It's a Hall double installed in 1963. It received a new return up top in 2002, and several towers have been lowered over the years to make it more wind resistant. I've ridden it, and it's quite fast for a fixed grip. It doesn't feel as long as it really is.
raisingarizona
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I thought that might be the case. My comment wasn’t directed at your skiing preference but was more about what’s available. Seeing your pics has had me thinking that killington has heavily handily bulldozed everything and graded out the character but I’m sure there’s plenty of natural stuff that’s been needing more snow. I have been impressed with their capabilities and the terrain they were rolling out during challenging conditions while many other places (looking at you epic) seemed to be struggling.
Campgottagopee
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Thanks for that. What makes it fast? As I remember it doesn't stop a lot. Is that why it's fast?
snoloco
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It's just run faster than most fixed grips. Most non-beginner fixed grips run at 400-450 fpm. M1 runs at 500 fpm.
D.B. Cooper
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I had to do a double take on who had this great post. Not that Sno is not capable of such, of course, but that it seems he's discovering another side of life.
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