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i like the gondi termianal better than the fitzimons

Nice pictures. I wish on that yan fg they didnt paint the chairs the same color as the towers, its ugly in my opinion

I liked it better when it was black

At least they could have taken the grips off the chairs for the paintjob so they didn't get overspray on them... I like the black too :)

if just the chairs were black, it would be cool.

It's not even that great a color anyway. I've never been a fan of painted chairs

Silverlode's chairs are painted, but they're painted the original black.

I dont mind black chairs, but otherwise i dont reall like them with one exception; riblet double chairs. They seem to look good when they are painted blue, yellow or red

i personally don;t like paited chairs but coloured slatted backrests are nice (like older dopp center pole doulbes

I think they should just be left plain. The paint always chips off and it looks like it's falling apart, and then it must cost a lot more for the resort to paint all of them. And for the ones we were talking about at Whistler, that color is so close to the original color it's hardly even worth painting. But if they have to be painted, black is the best color

paint on chair seems like they're trying to cover something up

one word "rust"

just kidding, they do it cause someone with power likes how it looks. They may cover rust near the grip, but otherwise i dont know

Chairs, Towers and Terminals aren't usually painted to cover stuff up, if there is a problem it normally is fixed and then painted. Paint is used as exterior protection to prevent rust and other corrosion. It's also used to make the lift look better (obviously!!) so the powers that be do have a little say on colour :)

Or a third reason a resort would paint at least the towers and terminals would be because the TRPA ordered them to (think Gunbarrel at Heavenly; they were required to paint the lift the way it was).

Remember Floridaskier, this is Whistler were talking about. They are like Disneyland now, everthying must be perfect.

A very expensive Disneyland...

disneyland costs far more for a day thatn does a day at whistler

Disneyland is pretty expensive

The Monorail Rocks! Ask to sit in the front, and they'll let you depending on who the attendent is. One day they told us no because of 9/11 but the next day we got right in.

I always try to sit up there at Disney World in FL. It's awesome. Then when you leave you get a little certificate that says 'Monorail Co-Pilot'