Why are they running it as two different sections? I really think that at the end of the day on Excalibur when they make you get out at the mid, that they should only run the first section and not both. It seems like a waste of energy and a valuable feature.
They are probably having issues with the connector rails. Sometimes Killington will run the Skyeship Gondola as two separate stages for this reason. Problem is on the Blackcomb Gondola the terminals at the mid are too short to only load on the straights and the turnarounds are geared faster than the straights. This means they have to run it super slow so that people can load on the turnarounds.
Wind can also be a big factor. Given they weren’t allowing people to use the ski racks outside of the gondola that day I would assume it was pretty windy that day. That’s probably why they’d run it like that.
I really like how they lowered the elevation of the mid station of this lift all while ensuring the traverse down to excelerator remained within the constraints of the location. They did a really good job designing this. The runs are now quite long so I don’t care very much that I have to take my skis off.
BEauty lift eh? 4,000 per hour capacity. When it is running of course.
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Why are they running it as two different sections? I really think that at the end of the day on Excalibur when they make you get out at the mid, that they should only run the first section and not both. It seems like a waste of energy and a valuable feature.
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They are probably having issues with the connector rails. Sometimes Killington will run the Skyeship Gondola as two separate stages for this reason. Problem is on the Blackcomb Gondola the terminals at the mid are too short to only load on the straights and the turnarounds are geared faster than the straights. This means they have to run it super slow so that people can load on the turnarounds.
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Wind can also be a big factor. Given they weren’t allowing people to use the ski racks outside of the gondola that day I would assume it was pretty windy that day. That’s probably why they’d run it like that.
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Both gondolas at snowbasin have ropes on the doors so they can secure skis and boards on windy days. WB should get them too.
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Is this the highest capacity lift in North America?
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No, the Squaw Valley Funitel has slightly higher capacity
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As of December 2023, I believe the Adventure 8 at Mount St Louis Moonstone has took that title for the highest capacity ski lift in North America.
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Did this lift replace Solar Coaster and Wizard?
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Yes it did
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I really like how they lowered the elevation of the mid station of this lift all while ensuring the traverse down to excelerator remained within the constraints of the location. They did a really good job designing this. The runs are now quite long so I don’t care very much that I have to take my skis off.
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I think there’s a typo in photo 26. “Looking up a the top terminal.” Did they mean at?
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