AtomicSkier

This thread made me lol

Because customers like high speed lifts, for good reasons. And in less then capacity crowds, you CAN do laps faster on a high speed.

Think about it, assuming equal number of total people on the lift and in the queue. For example a 100 chair HSDQ has 400 people on the lift, and 600 in the line and runs at 5m/s. A 200 chair FG Quad has 800 people on the lift, and 200 in line and runs at 2.5m/s. That 200th person, is going to get to the top of the mountain just as fast as the person at the back of the 600 person line. Sure, the HSDQ moves people up the mountain 2x as fast, but it needs to, because it's line has 400 more people in it. Likewise, the FG is twice as slow, but has twice as many people on the lift. I love HSDQ's, especially when it's not crowded, but they don't necessarily increase uphill capacity. Maybe effective capacity, but not the actual. capacity

But Mount Snow's opening day was legit last year. 1700 vert on a long ass trail. I think they had the terrain park open on the other side of the mountain as well. If Mount Snow and BB open the same day again, I'll be in VT...again.

FGT, It's a pretty well established fact that on the same line length, a HSDQ and a FG Quad will transport the same amount of passengers per hour. The high speed lifts at Blue run at 2x the line speed of a fixed grip. However, there are 1/2 the amount of chairs on a high speed. The uphill capacity is the same, but you won't be able to get as many runs in per hour, because a fixed grip puts more people in the air. Essentially, the line for a HSDQ should be longer because less people are in the air. It's just a matter of where the people are queued up (in the line or in the air). From Wikipedia (keep in mind they compared a FG double to a HSDQ, but if you make it a FG quad, it's equal)

no, toast said he hasn't seen my jacket enough.

it's a shame greggo doesn't ski anymore...he's too busy makin little thinksnow's. greg's a fun guy to ski with

LOL...if I had a quarter for every time you said you were going to ski...I might have a dollar.

my new jacket...

hell yea

my new place is in a much more accessible location

i think i get trutv in hd...lol

new for last year (and this year haha): 183cm Atomic GS:12s 186cm Atomic GS:12s 179cm K2 Public Enemy's new for this year: green oakley jacket brown northface pants few new pairs of goggles reusche gloves thule rack (en route) 184cm Volkl Mantra's (ordering soon)

he's not lying...on all counts.

agreed....i'd rather see them do one thing really well, then a lot of things mediocre, but hey, its all about the $$$$

should be interesting to see baby blue grow. i'd love to see them do a rapid expansion on the currently wooded east side....

Are you mark miller?

Just a heads up...there is a sick flight on continental in january...newark to montrose (about an hour from telluride) for <$400 ($380ish?) including taxes/fees. It's like twice that to fly right to telluride, and the drive from denver is 5+ hours.

it's an iPod Touch.

unless you live in a cardboard box

you can still come and visit while you're there

You're welcome to come and visit But ya, I'll be heading to JH this year...just bought binderz for the PEs

ding ding ding! my parents are either gold or silver preferred on usairways, regardless, means free upgrades. moe, do you have an amex? recently made the switch to amex platinum....the flight perks are worth it alone.

actually, i enjoy pancakes and fresh sausage the most ....both of which i've had sitting up front

I was just planning my JH trip this winter....7 nights at the snake river lodge, 6 days of lift tickets at JH, PHL to JAC via first class for $2800/person. Anyone wanna join? Cut first class out, and it's $2100/person I think?