There are lifts that run slower than 1000-1200 fps.
Here's an exemple: The new top of the world @ Lake Louise is supposed to run at 5 meters/seconds and it seems much slower.
Why ???
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Started by Eric, Jan 21 2004 01:00 PM
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Posted 21 January 2004 - 01:06 PM
Not all High-speed lifts do run 5.08 to 6 m/s. I've seen many high-speed lifts run as slow as 4.3 m/s. The reason why they might run the lift slower is do to wind, or their is no need to waste the extra power to get you up there 30 seconds faster. If Lake Louise was busy, then this lift would probably be running its usual speed. And maybe on really busy days they would be running it over 5.08 m/s.
Some reason why the top of the world lift seems slow is:
-The vertical rise might make it seem slow
-There is nothing around to see if your going that fast. I mean like going by a tree and if you go by it fast, you know your going by fast.
Some reason why the top of the world lift seems slow is:
-The vertical rise might make it seem slow
-There is nothing around to see if your going that fast. I mean like going by a tree and if you go by it fast, you know your going by fast.
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Posted 21 January 2004 - 02:12 PM
Dr Frankenstein, on Jan 21 2004, 05:09 PM, said:
The Schuß Stoneham is supposed to go @ 5 mps. I think it ran at a speed like 2.5 or 3 mps when I went to Stoneham.
What lift is that ? Never been to Stoneham in 15 years of skiing
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Posted 21 January 2004 - 03:50 PM
Not necessarily. It really is the decision of the resort to run the lift fast or slow. Some places will be running the lift max on weekends, then 4.5 on weekday to save money. Some resorts who have the money will run it full speed at all times and others will run it slower if they are short on money. It does vary between the resorts out there. A good example is Northstar. On Arrow, Vista, Comstock and Backside, they are constatnly running over 5 m/s (older doppelmayrs) then Lookout (CTEC) will be running slower either becasue the lack of crowds or large crowds. Then another Booth Creek Resort (Sierra) runs their newer doppelmayr quads slower. The slowest being EZ rider, then West Bowl with Grandview being the fastest. When i went on a thursday, they were all running quite a bit slower then normal; why run full speed for half the crowds and twice the money.
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Posted 21 January 2004 - 05:51 PM
It's usually a money-saving measure, so the resorts don't have to spend the extra $$ to run the lift faster when the place is almost empty, and so that they don't have all that extra wear and tear on the lift (pretty much a summary of what everybody else has said)
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Posted 23 January 2004 - 07:51 PM
We'll run the Flyer at 900 FPM if we have a large contingent of beginners. The slower speed helps them load and unload easier, and the direct result of that is less stops. So on any given weekend you'd make it to the top faster at 900 than at 1000- counterintuitive logic, I know.
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