Detachable vs Fixed Grip Lifts

[Brownski]

Or just avoid them. The only one I know about is at Greek. Who else has one?

Berkshire East has one and it works perfectly there. The one at Greek was fine last year- way better than the first time I went there. Once the Lifties and skiers get used to them, there’s no problem.

 

[MiSkier]

Obviously easy for you to say given that you don't explore much for skiing. Okemo, Mt. Snow, Sugarloaf, have had them for 10 years or more. The new Bear Den quad will have conveyor loading. Probably most conveyor loading are on lifts used more by beginners/intermediates loading at a base, as opposed to mid-mountain lifts.

Since this is a thread about Boyne Mountain . . . there is conveyor loading there too.

In 2016, Liftblog noted that close to 60 lifts had conveyor loading. Peter included a list. They've been used in Europe since 1987.

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The Meadows quad has a conveyor loading belt. So for most people who ski Boyne the new lift will be nothing new to learn.

 

[Harvey]

Obviously easy for you to say given that you don't explore much for skiing.

Double burn! I just don't care that much about variety.

It's true, i'm a carpet loading spaz who has only been on one or maybe two carpet loaders. Did Tuxedo Ridge have one?

60 lifts, is that 2% of the total in the US? If so I'll make it my new years resolution to improve.

 

[Brownski]

Did Tuxedo Ridge have one?

no

 

[MarzNC]

Jiminy would have been better served by a quad. That place used to be really charming but it may as well be Hunter most Saturdays now

I can imagine that Saturdays are too crowded. But having a HS6 is really nice midweek and during the off-season for weekend tourists. My first visit to Jiminy was with my non-skiing husband on the way back from Boston. I enjoyed chatting with all the local ladies I met one midweek morning. Happened to be five of them so we fit on one chair.

Other than old school ski areas like Plattekill, Catamount, or Berkshire East, is there any place in the Poconos, Catskills or Berkshires that is still "charming" on a Saturday?

 

[Ripitz]

Other than old school ski areas like Plattekill, Catamount, or Berkshire East, is there any place in the Poconos, Catskills or Berkshires that is still "charming" on a Saturday?

Butternut?

 

[Brownski]

Other than old school ski areas like Plattekill, Catamount, or Berkshire East, is there any place in the Poconos, Catskills or Berkshires that is still "charming" on a Saturday?

catamount for sure. Maybe Bousquet

 

[raisingarizona]

Greylock has a high speed rope tow. 12.5 mph, faster than most detachables.

Jeez-us that thing must rip through gloves!

 

[Brownski]

Jeez-us that thing must rip through gloves!

It does. Heavy leather work gloves are mandatory. The club keeps a bunch of old Bousquet tow grippers on hand, enough for everybody. They're great.

 

[raisingarizona]

Don't dis those people. They are the ones paying the rent and making the bar fun when the lifts close. And we all started there.

mm

No dis, I love em. They keep the ski bum lifestyle alive! But……themes the facts.