46 replies to this topic

[crazyskier91]

I agree there is no point to eight-packs, just build a gondola.

[floridaskier]

An 8-pack also puts a ton of people on the mountain at one time. Many resorts don't want that. It would be interesting to see one though

[ISMrider]

FG 1=YES Mad River Glen all the way baby!
FG 2,3,4 Yes but dont remeber first place to ride one.
FG 6 Yes Verbier (dont know why they didn't build a HS)
HS 2 NO
HS 3 Yes Swizerland and Alta
HS 4 Yes Vail was first time. Vista Bahn
HS 6 Sadly Stratton
HS 8 Nope
Gondola= Vail and beyond(4,6,8 Who counts anyways?)
Tram= Europe somewhere and Jay and Snowbird
Funitel= Veriber

HS1 someday i am sure ha ha

[floridaskier]

I cant wait to ride a funi someday

[crazyskier91]

Quite the list, I have gotten around though, I have been on every type of lift Excpt a single and eight-pack although my parents rode on one when they went to austria and left me here in NJ.

[mbernstein]

spunkyskier01, on May 10 2004, 04:09 PM, said:

most resorts dont want an eight pack. bellayre mountain was pushing to get one, but they are to difficult to load/unload(its 8 people, sompthing will go wrong)

Belleayre mountain...

What state?

[ISMrider]

NY is the one i think he is talking about

[Meier Michael]

I know:

Chair:
1,2,3,4,6,8

Gondola:
2,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12,15,16,22,24,30

Tram:
4-160, 180-200 (Double)

[crazyskier91]

I've never seen a 30 person gondola.

[SkiBachelor]

I think those would be funitels or something.

[crazyskier91]

Oh, I put funitels and gondolas on different designations but I know that the funitel @ squaw is a 28 person, why didn't they just make it a 30 seater?

[iceberg210]

Possibly the same reason that the 737 can only hold 189 passengers. Government regulations don't ussually round to the nearest ten or hundred so I would imagine that the funitel's passenger numbers are directly proportionate to the exits (same as on airplanes) and that is why it can only hold 28 people.

[KZ]

THe funitel holds 28 people ONLY if the benches are folded up. THey dont fill them anywhere near full anyways, so they dont really need 30. THe most i think ive had is maybe 15 or so, but usually its comfortable.

[crazyskier91]

I've got to get out skiing california...

[Meier Michael]

[ISMrider]

wow that is really cool tram/funitel! :o

[floridaskier]

That is called a tri-cable gondola. It's like a cross between a tram, funi, and gondola. It's got funi-size cabins, a continuous loop system like a gondola, and 3 cables (one drive, 2 tracks) like a tram. There's a bit about them on doppelmayr.com

[crazyskier91]

Tha is awesome, I've gotta ride on one of those.

[iceberg210]

I have to say the tram cables make sense cause the towers look really simalar to the ones on the tram at Snowbird.

[crazyskier91]

They do look like tram towers, that ust be pretty stable in high winds.