thursday 1 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Slow lifts means you spend a lot of time getting up the mountain at the same time having your extremities frozen. I was at Tomamu last year and they were the slowest lifts I'd ever been on. It took something like 12 minutes to travel a mere 800 meters. I dunno the meter per second that chair lifts travel at on average, but surely it ain't like this. Freezing your nuts off on a chair is not good. Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 When it's freezing cold and windy or there's a lots of untouched pow waiting to be slashed, I couldn't agree more BUT on a bluebird day, with good views, I love being on a chairlift, slow or not. Having said that, I haven't tried out those at Tomamu so maybe I'll change my mind when I go there next month! Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 At Annapuri last year during all that New Years stormy weather the lifts were crawling unbelievably slow. Granted the winds were howling and the lifts shouldn't have been running anyway but it was pretty painful trying to stay warm. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 I mean normal, not windy conditions, just lots of snow falling. Slow is such a drag. Your balls are aching to ski but the cold makes them less enthusiastic. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Ahh...just remembered. Every once in a while after work I go up to Yeti for a nighta on the back run. Those lifts are brutally slow and the entire terrain is so flat there isn't even the payoff of good skiing. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Joetsu Kokusai has a few unbearably slow pair lifts that are effectively just taking you from one area to another - and not 'up'. Here's one, only made slightly interesting by the snowman riding it. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Originally Posted By: Chriselle Ahh...just remembered. Every once in a while after work I go up to Yeti for a nighta on the back run. Those lifts are brutally slow and the entire terrain is so flat there isn't even the payoff of good skiing. The Family Lift at Hunter Mountain makes the lifts at Yeti look positively high-speed. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Originally Posted By: thursday Slow lifts means you spend a lot of time getting up the mountain at the same time having your extremities frozen. I was at Tomamu last year and they were the slowest lifts I'd ever been on. It took something like 12 minutes to travel a mere 800 meters. I dunno the meter per second that chair lifts travel at on average, but surely it ain't like this. Freezing your nuts off on a chair is not good. I think this is your longest post ever! Shiga has really slow lifts around Yokoteyama. The three to get to the top of it feel like they take forever. The same with the nighta over there - I think its Kumanoyu? It's a pretty slow lift, too. It takes twice as long to ride to the top as it does to bomb to the bottom...a one turn nighta almost isn't worth it. I sure wish I was getting a fix of Niseko nightas this year as they're THE best. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Yeah bloody hell thursday, I had to take a breather part way through that. I bet you don't ski either. Etc etc etc etc etc etc yawn etc etc. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Lets face it, most pair lifts are a pain. Iwappara's pairs in the centre of the resort are real slow movers too. Best avoided. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 depends on weather conditions a lot doesn't it. I normally hate those hooded ones - too claustrophobic, but on a bitterly cold windy day they are heaven! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Hmmm. I suppose so. And if there's good scenery for taking pics! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 Originally Posted By: Creek Boy I think this is your longest post ever! Originally Posted By: grungy-gonads Yeah bloody hell thursday, I had to take a breather part way through that. I bet you don't ski either. Etc etc etc etc etc etc yawn etc etc. Apologies. I got quite carried away. Will keep them short and to the point. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 Originally Posted By: Mamabear depends on weather conditions a lot doesn't it. I normally hate those hooded ones - too claustrophobic, but on a bitterly cold windy day they are heaven! No. Not dependant on the weather. The lifts are slow because they are slow. Hooded King 3? That is ace for warming up for your next run. More hooded please please. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 Originally Posted By: Chriselle Ahh...just remembered. Every once in a while after work I go up to Yeti for a nighta on the back run. Those lifts are brutally slow and the entire terrain is so flat there isn't even the payoff of good skiing. Niseko nightas are poetic. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Yes, hood good. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 sorry I lost interest after the first line. Could somebody summarise Thursday's point? Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Originally Posted By: muikabochi Joetsu Kokusai has a few unbearably slow pair lifts that are effectively just taking you from one area to another - and not 'up'. Here's one, only made slightly interesting by the snowman riding it. Definitely needs a hood. He's frozen solid! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 He does look cold, but has a good smile on his face.... for some reason. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 Originally Posted By: RobBright sorry I lost interest after the first line. Could somebody summarise Thursday's point? For those lacking in attention disorder: sitting long in cold bad. bollocks freeze. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 for those lacking in general or admiral too. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Originally Posted By: thursday Originally Posted By: RobBright sorry I lost interest after the first line. Could somebody summarise Thursday's point? For those lacking in attention disorder: sitting long in cold bad. bollocks freeze. If those people are lacking in attention disorder, then they wouldn't have attention disorder right? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 for you, just remember. frozen bollocks: bad. Now go back to playing with your lego. Link to post Share on other sites
rider69 18 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 A slow triple chair moves more people up the mountain than a fast quad chair. Slow chairs have there place. Life isnt all about fast food. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 There´s this one chair near us that´s a killer. It´s not because it´s slow but it really hurts the back of your thigh with snowboard on. Like it cuts off circulation. Many times I thought of taking my snowboard and carry it in my hand. I finally saw someone who did so. The single chair thing is out of 60´s or something. No snowboards then. Chair lift speed never bothered me. It´s all about the snow. I don´t care if it is cold or slightly windy. Wear a down. Dress for success ! (old skydiving saying) Bur them perspex dome thingy is Wow! for sure. Link to post Share on other sites
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