muikabochi 208 Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Why do they often (always?) seem to take quad lifts off the cables every night? Anyone know? Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Hum.. didn't know that, muikabochi. Perhaps I guess quad lifts have bigger chairs than smaller ones. So what if it snows hard at night? A cable for quad lift could get a lot more extra weight than other cables because chairs for quad lifts could get more snow than others....? With an old man's brain, at this moment this is only one which poped up. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 25, 2006 Author Share Posted February 25, 2006 I thought that at one point..... but how about today? It is +4C and there is 0% chance of snow tonight. They still take them off. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Strong wind possibility? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 25, 2006 Author Share Posted February 25, 2006 No wind! Anyway, they seem to do it every day, no matter what the weather......... Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 LOL muikabochi, ask them directly then instead of teasing an old man! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 25, 2006 Author Share Posted February 25, 2006 I intend to do that gamera! Link to post Share on other sites
sock_monkey 0 Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 maybe because they are detachable and they don't want them seizing up during the night and causing problems in the morning. dunno. Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Do they do this elsewhere in the world too? Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 When I worked at Keystone Co. we took the cabins off the line every night on the Outback Gondola. It doesnt take long at all and is very easy to do, as fast as the come into the terminal you can whip them off. It extends the life af the chairs/cabins and it protects the detaching mechaism from the elements. For Gondolas is allows them to come out un-iced in the morning so the punters can enjoy the views. Link to post Share on other sites
RockyV 0 Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Im under the impression that most places in the world remove detatachable chairs/pods (double, quad, godola) for a few reasons to add to the reasons above you can be sure you haven't left anyone on the lift, makes maintence and inspection easier, all the above are valid too (longevity, ice/snow, wind bashing the chairs about), it doesn't matter if weather isn't windy or snowy at the time as weather can change quickly, lifties are in the habit of doing it, I suppose it's better to be safe than sorry, it only takes about 10mins. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 26, 2006 Author Share Posted February 26, 2006 Interesting that, thanks. I'm going to ask the next place I go to. Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 i think it also helps the cable Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 depending of the amount of guests at the resort. staff puts apropriate number of gondola cabins on the cable. Guess it helps save energy Link to post Share on other sites
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