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[skiboardwa]

I like doubles.

How many single chairs are still in use anyway???

[poloxskier]

I like the nostalgic ride on a single and a good old t-bar.
There are a handful of singles still in use in Europe but only three in North America: Mad River Glen, VT, Mount Eyak, AK and Calgary Olympic Park.

[EagleAce]

I still like triples the best. I dislike centerpole double Riblets because the poles always whack me in the butt when I load!

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[Snoqualmie guy]

Does anyone have pictures of the singles besides the one at MRG? Please post them.

[Peter]

Here is one at Mt. Eyak, Alaska.

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[Snoqualmie guy]

Is it still in use?

[Lift Kid]

I prefer to ride doubles and T-bars. I like the easy unloading and loading, and usually being alone on the chair. :) I especially like C-chair at Breck, and I liked former chair 10 at Vail, because of how secluded they are, and usually un-crowded. I like em because they're long too!!

[skierdude9450]

Doesn't this poll already exist? Oh well its good to start them over so I get to vote again!! I said quad for chairlift (fixed or detachable). They're the most comfortable and efficient way to get people up the hill without loading problems.

Other for surface lifts: Nothing beats a detachable poma lift!

[Peter]

Yes, the single at Mt. Eyak still operates.

[zeedotcom]

I'm partial to Quads because I always seem to be in a group of 3 or 4. If it is 3, I don't mind having a little extra space. Six-packs just seem so big.

I prefer to avoid carpets, they seem to suck the wax out of my board and I can walk faster than they move.

Is the single at Mt. Eyak the one that was featured on the cover of Snowboarder last month?

[liftmech]

Yes this poll already exists. We've got so many, though, that it's probably buried on page three or something. I'll merge the two when I find the original.

edit: there were three separate polls, all on this same subject. thery're all here in one now.

[not really a liftie]

liftmech, on Mar 7 2008, 06:56 AM, said:

Yes this poll already exists. We've got so many, though, that it's probably buried on page three or something. I'll merge the two when I find the original.

edit: there were three separate polls, all on this same subject. thery're all here in one now.

My vote is for the detachable poma platter lift with the floating return bullwheel, its hard to beat that ride unless you load wrong and get nailed in cajones. North Face lift at Crested Butte is a prime example.

[skiareagirl]

Love doppelmayr quads and six packs for comfort. Its like riding up on a couch. If I have to work on it though, give me a Riblet. They're generally reliable and beautifully simple.

[cjb]

My favorite is whatever is running glitch free and therefore not causing me headaches.

[ski122506]

HSQ here, I love those

[Snoqualmie guy]

I don't like HSQ's most of the the time because that means more people and less good snow. But if it's empty, I'll go for anything fast.

[SkiBachelor]

HSQs don't equate to more people unless they're doing above 2,400 pph plus, although some fixed grip quads can do 2,800 pph.

[liftmech]

I'll buy you a case if you can find me a fixed-grip quad that does 2800 in the real world, not just on paper. We can't run the Flyer at more than 2200 even with the area's best operators and no breakdowns. Engineering is one thing, but it can't take into account the skiing public.

[SkiBachelor]

I'm not sure if the Homestake Quad at Deer Valley is capable of running at 2,800 in the real world, but its designed capacity is 2,800 skiers per hour. If a loading carpet was added, we would probably increase our chances of meeting this goal too.

http://skilifts.org/install_na1999.htm

[Jeremiah Frazier]

I like anything high speed... Like a 2000 fpm tram.

Mt. Roberts has a tram that has 1800 ft vertical and the trip time is about 5 minutes. Makes my ears pop all the time. Plus it docks at a massive tower with about a 300 foot drop to the ground and when you come downhill off that tower you get a slight free fall feeling. It's AWESOME !