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[SkiBachelor]

Mt. Bachelor is like one of the only ski areas that I have seen them. However, the only resort you will find headrests on is at Blackcomb, B.C. They are so annoying if you have a helment on, it sucks in my opinion.

[KZ]

Yea, those armrests are interesting. Good for some things.......but bad for others. Cools with 4 people, keeps you in your place. The only other lift is Dipper Express at Heavenly which is an older 80s doppelmayr.

[Allan]

They have those armrests on one (maybe two) lifts at Big White.

[Whistler]

..........And the Sundance Express Quad at Sun Peaks

[edmontonguy]

they are on the HSQ at marmot too either they are an old feature or an option because the new quads don't seem to have them as much anymore

[liftmech]

They used to be an option but I don't think many people bought them. We had them on Chair 7 at Baker (1990 Riblet fixed quad) but they were such a loading inconvenience that we took them off. People would sit on them.

[edmontonguy]

On low capacity days when less than 4 people are loading the chair it can be an inconvience. like for 3 people who would usually space them selves out equaly have to sit 2 and 1. I know there are a few times i have sit on the handrest and hurt my tailbone!

[floridaskier]

That would definetly cause some problems. Like edmontonguy said, if there are less than 4 people, you have to sit in exactly the right spot to avoid getting a metal bar up your @ss, and you have to sit 2 and 1 if there's 3 people, which would cause the chair to be unbalanced and you get to ride all the way up tilted to one side, and one heck of a jolt in the top terminal