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[DonaldMReif]

boardski, on 10 January 2014 - 06:20 AM, said:

Lift 2 at Loveland (top ramp) always gives skiers and riders a "run for their money" also. It is similar to Iron Horse at MJ as there is no flat area immediately after unloading. Beginner snowboarders need to "hobble" for quite a ways before there is a flat area to strap the back foot in. Looking Glass at Winter Park is also similar to old #4 at Loveland. It is a steep ramp and one has to immediately turn right or left to avoid hitting the raised return assembly (mid 60's Riblet)

I wonder if that problem will be fixed next season now that Lift 2 is being shortened to end at the reload station and a new triple chairlift is replacing the upper section of the lift.

Speaking of which, I think this past season, Breck may have steepened out the Kensho SuperChair's unload ramp. I think that they did that when I compare this photo from Boxing Day 2013, the lift's second day of operations:


Here's a photo taken Christmas Day 2014:


I think the ramp is steeper in the 2014 photo.

This post has been edited by DonaldMReif: 28 June 2015 - 09:17 AM

[liftmech]

Might just be less snow the one season compared to the other.

[mrskifriend]

The Blue chair at Mt. Hood Meadows comes to mind. It's long, kinda narrow, steep, and usually icy. Luckily, we have a high speed quad alternative right beside it.

Cascade at Ski Bowl is definitely the worst I've dealt with. It's a very narrow, smooth but kinda bumpy trail (Not groomed, just smoothened from skiers and boarders), and when you first get off the chair, the chair slides up your back because of how steep the initial drop is before curving left, at least last time I went. And whoever you rode the chair with will be bumping with your skis or board all the way until you reach the bottom.