The New Lift

[jasonwx]

Amazon patents drone that drags skiers up mountains using tow handle

The system works by attaching a retractable rope to a drone, which could be summoned using a smart phone and a rope would be lowered for the skier wishing to travel top of the slope.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Campgottagopee]

We already do that here. We call our drones sleds

 

[Adirondack Johnny]

We already do that here. We call our drones sleds

BraaaaaP!

 

[Harvey]

Amazon patents drone that drags skiers up mountains using tow handle

The system works by attaching a retractable rope to a drone, which could be summoned using a smart phone and a rope would be lowered for the skier wishing to travel top of the slope.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Organizational logistics aside, how many would prefer being pulled by rope vs sittings on a chairlift?

 

[The UNHOLY]

I'm fat - i wanna sit ?

 

[MarzNC]

Organizational logistics aside, how many would prefer being pulled by rope vs sittings on a chairlift?

A chairlift if it's for lift-served terrain.

In comparison to hiking more than 10 min, I'd hang onto a tow handle. But I don't mind a surface lift in certain situations either. Like at the top of Waterville Valley where they replaced a chairlift with a T-bar. Apparently the advantage is that the T-bar won't go on wind hold as often as the chair used to.

 

[tirolski]

Holiday Valley is installing their new detachable hi-speed quad.

Holiday Valley to Build Yodeler High Speed Quad in 2021

Holiday Valley Resort announced last November plans to construct a new chairlift in 2021. The new lift is a state of the art high speed detachable quad chairlift that will replace the fixed grip Yodeler Quad that was built in 2001. The new lift has been purchased from Doppelmayr USA, based in...

www.slopeedge.ca

 

[Kingslug]

Then the drone suddenly takes off..your holding on.next thing you know your in Utah...hmmm.....

 

[D.B. Cooper]

In my mind, this falls in the same category of feasibility as the Ford Nucleon.

 

[Kingslug]

Since I read so much sci fi..I imagine small jet packs and skis that can grow in length and width at will. They will look back at us and wonder..how the hell did they manage...