For the Love of the T-Bar

[raisingarizona]

T-Bars Aren’t A Relic Of the Past, They’re The Future

At a fraction of the cost to install and operate, these surface lifts serve curious beginners and seasoned lifers alike.

sports.yahoo.com

Also, there's gotta be a ski area/town bar called the T-Bar, right? If not there sure should be!

 

[MarzNC]

They missed the T-bar at the summit of Waterville Valley that was new in 2019. Good fun! Especially on a nice day with a view. Although the reason it replaced a chairlift is because wind hold won't be as much of an issue. I gather that used to be a common problem.

 

[x10003q]

T-Bars Aren’t A Relic Of the Past, They’re The Future

At a fraction of the cost to install and operate, these surface lifts serve curious beginners and seasoned lifers alike.

sports.yahoo.com

Also, there's gotta be a ski area/town bar called the T-Bar, right? If not there sure should be!

You have to love the editor's lack of clue. There is a typo in the first sentence that makes the entire article nonsensical.
A 1700 foot t-bar is a short t-bar. Plattekill's t-bar was about 3000ft. A 1700ft t-bar at Murray Ridge with its 1685ft vertical would be the most insane ski lift on the planet. The actual length is 1700 METERS or 5580ft.

"We're only halfway up the Red Lift when Al starts whining. I have empathy. He's a snowboarder and yesterday we lapped North America's longest T-bar, the 1,700-foot-long main lift at Murray Ridge, a little-known community hill in the middle of British Columbia. Today we're two hours south, sliding up the second-longest T-bar in North America. And while Troll Mountain's Red Lift may be a little shorter, its track is steeper and more sustained."

 

[Harvey]

Does he mean 1700 vert?

 

[raisingarizona]

Yeah, I saw that but I generally don't dwell on those sort of editing mistakes. They happen so whatever.

 

[Harvey]

Someone needs to proof my reading too.

 

[tirolski]

Also, there's gotta be a ski area/town bar called the T-Bar, right? If not there sure should be!

There’s most likely lots of ‘em.

T-Bars have there place for getting folks up a slope.
Ya get to ski up too but it’s low and slow. Doesn’t make ‘em bad.

 

[MarzNC]

Ya get to ski up too but it’s low and slow. Doesn’t make ‘em bad.

Not necessarily slow. Assuming people know how to load and unload.

November 2017

Why T-Bars are Trending Again

Seventy percent of the 1,277 T-Bars, J-Bars and platter (sometimes called Poma) lifts built in North America to date are no longer in service. That would suggest the traditional surface lift …

liftblog.com

" . . .
Another reason for this application is speed; every T-Bar built since 2011 can move at least 550 feet per minute, significantly faster than most fixed-grip chairlifts.
. . ."

 

[Sick Bird Rider]

If you have skied at Jay, you might have ridden the Jet Chair. Imagine the Jet T-Bar, steep and unforgiving. As a teenager, I would ride that with my ski school buddies and we would sometimes pull the T from under the bum of an unsuspecting rider. A kind if bowling alley effect would ensue. Good times.

 

[Sbob]

LOL , T bars are for the young legs old farts ride chairs . Last time I rode a T bar was the Loaf to avoid crowded chairs during peak . I must admit it was painful but loved the steep climb and much better than waiting with the cattle .

T bar Flashbacks....I was on a T bar as kid that de roped my one friend was a complete jerk and would do " Sling shots " Pizza maximum hold it till the spring bottomed and French fries for a forward acceleration. Later that night he decided to add a Zig Zag ...... Lift de roped !@##$$%^&8.bull wheel snags and flips ...Holy Shit, nobody hurt thank God !