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[2milehi]

Skiing#1, on 08 March 2012 - 08:17 PM, said:

Maybe you are right. The crew or operator might is inside the terminal. The sign "employee only" chains on the ladder. That is why I can't go and find someone there ha ha ha.

Wonder are the crew or operator staying inside the terminal while the lift is running all the times? Can they stand to hear the loud noise?

At Breckenridge and Keystone a lift operator is NEVER allowed inside the terminal of a running lift. They can be in there when the lift is stopped and there is a good reason to be there (connecting the AUX, pumping up an E-Brake, or terminal walk through before daily startup - the lift is locked out on this exercise).

[SkiLiftsRock]

2milehi, on 10 March 2012 - 07:06 AM, said:

At Breckenridge and Keystone a lift operator is NEVER allowed inside the terminal of a running lift. They can be in there when the lift is stopped and there is a good reason to be there (connecting the AUX, pumping up an E-Brake, or terminal walk through before daily startup - the lift is locked out on this exercise).

Is there a difference between a lift operator vs lift main't being in the terminal while the lift is moving?

[Keymech]

SkiLiftsRock, on 10 March 2012 - 11:51 PM, said:

Is there a difference between a lift operator vs lift main't being in the terminal while the lift is moving?

Yes the Lift Mech/elect. could go into the terms. when the lift is moving. At Keystone, and I'm sure Breck as well, as I was taken for a tour of the new gondola and the double loading six pack while they were running.

[SkiLiftsRock]

Keymech, on 11 March 2012 - 03:33 AM, said:

Yes the Lift Mech/elect. could go into the terms. when the lift is moving. At Keystone, and I'm sure Breck as well, as I was taken for a tour of the new gondola and the double loading six pack while they were running.

That's what I thought. I have been in the terminals for a "Tour" while it was running. I even got down by the deviation sheaves. The Lift mech said, if it is moving, don't touch it. http://www.youtube.c...h?v=V5FzyoRAKd8

[Kicking Horse]

SkiLiftsRock, on 11 March 2012 - 11:00 AM, said:

The Lift mech said, if it is moving, don't touch it.

That's common sense right there.........

I would be up in the terminal during pre ops and during the day while the lift is running. Just checking different things and making sure she's running as she should be.

[Skiing#1]

I emailed with the picture to Alta Assistant Lift Supervisor and he said that he will talk to the lift operators and the crews. Last monday, I went skiing at Alta and the lift operators wear uniform and stay closer to the control box. Amazing and it is successful. I am aware they get bored smile but better to be safe to watch the people get on and off the lift.

I was at Deer Valley, and the lift crew saw me to look up and watch inside Jordanelle Gondola Express . He asked me if I am interesting about inside the terminal. I answered yes and He took me up there and saw everything while the lift was running. He told me to not touch everything, and I took the pictures. It was VERY fantastic and interesting.

This post has been edited by Skiing#1: 12 April 2012 - 01:54 PM

[SkiLiftsRock]

Skiing#1, on 12 April 2012 - 01:53 PM, said:

I emailed with the picture to Alta Assistant Lift Supervisor and he said that he will talk to the lift operators and the crews. Last Monday, I went skiing at Alta and the lift operators wear uniform and stay closer to the control box. Amazing and it is successful. I am aware they get bored smile but better to be safe to watch the people get on and off the lift.

I was at Deer Valley, and the lift crew saw me to look up and watch inside Jordanelle Gondola Express . He asked me if I am interesting about inside the terminal. I answered yes and He took me up there and saw everything while the lift was running. He told me to not touch everything, and I took the pictures. It was VERY fantastic and interesting.

Last week I was out at Doppelmayr and we went to Alta, Canyons, Park City, and Deer Vally. I did notice the Lift Operators I met with in Utah seemed more attentive to their job and glad to be working at the resort. :)

[2milehi]

Skiing#1, on 12 April 2012 - 01:53 PM, said:

I emailed with the picture to Alta Assistant Lift Supervisor and he said that he will talk to the lift operators and the crews. Last monday, I went skiing at Alta and the lift operators wear uniform and stay closer to the control box. Amazing and it is successful. I am aware they get bored smile but better to be safe to watch the people get on and off the lift.

I was at Deer Valley, and the lift crew saw me to look up and watch inside Jordanelle Gondola Express . He asked me if I am interesting about inside the terminal. I answered yes and He took me up there and saw everything while the lift was running. He told me to not touch everything, and I took the pictures. It was VERY fantastic and interesting.

It is always refreshing to have someone who is interested in ski lifts to give them a tour. You get to see an amazed look on their face (with detachables).

[Razvan]

2milehi, on 15 April 2012 - 01:53 PM, said:

It is always refreshing to have someone who is interested in ski lifts to give them a tour. You get to see an amazed look on their face (with detachables).

This is a pinch of salt on an old but still open wound. This is one of my biggest regrets about my former job.
Try doing that with a ominously humming 25 MVA transformer, though it's also detachable...

[Skiing#1]

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=nKedlxkcATI

Lift operator stood right next to the control box, the snowboarder went into loading, lost balance and fall. Lift operator stopped the lift. :D

This post has been edited by Skiing#1: 05 November 2012 - 09:51 AM

[Kicking Horse]

It's interesting to hear that some ski areas allows Lift Operators in the terminals while lift is running while others do not. Personally I would go up on break and check the Gearbox Temp and just make sure nothing is leaking! a few times I did this and I caught a few leaks before it turned into a breakdown!

[SkiKC]

Jonni, on 09 March 2012 - 06:52 AM, said:

+1 on this one. Whether it's one lifty or 5 at the bottom, there should never be more than 3 steps between an operator who is paying attention and a stop switch. Bear in mind that this switch can be a button, stop gate, bail checker, or safety lanyard.

+2 for this. At the local ski area near me, the lift ops are almost notorious among the frequent visitors for being very careless about their work. It really should be looked into a bit, because many of the guests at this area are small children, many of whom have never loaded a ski lift. Having a chair come around at full line speed and slam them in the knees is not a very encouraging (or fun) way to learn to ski. I've even personally witnessed lifties literally sound asleep in the shacks.. Which I find unacceptable given that there's only 1 in each terminal. Given this is a small place in western MO, but still a very big issue