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How long is your lift ride?

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.lencon
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My home mountains main lift takes about 12 minutes to get from bottom to top, if it doesn't stop (which it does very often).

I did some math and found this kind of interesting. Say I take 15 runs per day. 15x12=180
180/60 minutes=3 hours.

I'm spending 3 hours on a lift everyday I go skiing. Kinda crazy...





But in all reality I feel like I get closer to 10-13 runs
Dec 20 2015 6:38PM
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Dddsz
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Like 3-4 minutes. High-speed 6-man and two high-speed quads in the Midwest= insane amount of runs.
Dec 20 2015 6:46PM
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270on420out
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I have three that I ride frequently

The first one takes 1 minute with no stops and no lift line. It usually has a very large line by lunchtime.

The second takes about 10 minutes with no stops, but it rarely has a lift line.

The third takes about 5 minutes and rarely had a lift line.
Dec 20 2015 6:47PM
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Connor_Sullivan
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I meanI I can't truly speak about a home mountain, But I'm a massive fan of the High speed (rocket) lift at Crotched
Dec 20 2015 6:52PM
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.otto.
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my tow rope ride is bout a good 15 seconds
Dec 20 2015 6:55PM
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EvanMeyer
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THEDIRTYBUBBLEI have three that I ride frequently

The first one takes 1 minute with no stops and no lift line. It usually has a very large line by lunchtime.

The second takes about 10 minutes with no stops, but it rarely has a lift line.

The third takes about 5 minutes and rarely had a lift line.


Im gonna take a random guess and say that north pole is the one youre referring to taking 5 minutes only problem is that they run it for about 10 hours every week and then they say fuck it and run north face lift instead which is practically pointless since its faster to ski over to gunnar
Dec 21 2015 2:18AM
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250r
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about 45 minutes bottom to top...

or 10-15 minutes for individual lifts
Dec 21 2015 2:29AM
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270on420out
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EvanMeyerIm gonna take a random guess and say that north pole is the one youre referring to taking 5 minutes only problem is that they run it for about 10 hours every week and then they say fuck it and run north face lift instead which is practically pointless since its faster to ski over to gunnar


Yup. When I'm by myself I'll go to gunnar, but my lazy ass friends never want to go there.
Dec 21 2015 10:53AM
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_MNice_
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15-30 seconds, 2 minutes if the rope stops
Dec 21 2015 11:05AM
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EasyCheesySteezy
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A solid 15 seconds on the rope and 1 min on the lift.
Dec 21 2015 11:40AM
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Chubz.
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Probably 3-4 minutes
Dec 21 2015 11:46AM
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qyleberry
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3 minutes on the lift and takes you 10 seconds to get down the hill
Dec 21 2015 11:47AM
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gnar_whal
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3 minutes up less than 30 seconds down. Or you can take the rope tow and it's about 30 seconds up and a few minutes down if you're in the park
Dec 21 2015 12:47PM
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wyatttheshredder
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Mines about 6-7 minutes
Dec 21 2015 12:53PM
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Deezy
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5 minute lift, 30 minute line. $88/day
Blue Mountain, Ontario.
It used to be worthwhile...
Dec 21 2015 3:33PM
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.Rybak.
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Troll is a good 10-15 seconds for the tow rope. Spirit is about 5-10 minutes depending on which lift you take.
Dec 21 2015 5:44PM
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eheath
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PC park lift is about 3-4 minutes, total lap is about 5 mins.

Anywhere else on the mountain is 5-10 min high speed lift ride. Pretty standard for any resort.
Dec 21 2015 6:22PM
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itzki
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You guys have it sooo good. Or I just had it bad, actually.

Timberline WV's lifts are such shit. Literally takes 20+ minutes to get to the top (without stopping), and they stop probably 5 times each ride up for some idiot falling on the lift. Doesn't help having a cheapskate 90-year-old owning the mountain and not putting any money into it.
Dec 21 2015 7:22PM
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tschums
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8 minutes for a 45 second run
Dec 21 2015 7:27PM
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Dorf.
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About 10 min at Smuggs
Dec 21 2015 7:45PM
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ascent_studios
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6 minutes bubble chair
Dec 21 2015 7:54PM
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erikskitroll
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takes me about 30 seconds up the rope and 30 sec down the park
Dec 21 2015 7:58PM
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GayWolf420
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my favorite lift (Gad 2 @ snowbird) is like a 5 minute chair ride. Hot laps for days, ski soo much pow that you're body gets sick of it.
Dec 21 2015 8:18PM
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Karl_Hungus
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Tline's stormin Norman is good becuz it's 4 minutes and it's a park lap from top to bottom

Big sky has the shittiest quad cuz it's a 10 minute ride on swiftly so you can hit a schwappy park and ride along fuckin groomers to get back down
Dec 21 2015 8:51PM
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gnar_whal
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This would make a good poll..
Dec 21 2015 10:44PM
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Huck-e-Cheese
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EvanMeyerIm gonna take a random guess and say...


THEDIRTYBUBBLEYup. When I'm by myself I'll go to gunnar...


Have you guys been down that awesome trail out of bounds that branches off of lost girl? That is the closest thing to powder/back country you will ever find in seven springs
Dec 21 2015 11:31PM
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270on420out
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Huck-e-CheeseHave you guys been down that awesome trail out of bounds that branches off of lost girl? That is the closest thing to powder/back country you will ever find in seven springs


haha yeah. Haven't done it in a few seasons.
Dec 22 2015 12:03AM
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arnie_grape
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at my home mountain about 3-4 minutes on each lift. without stops
Dec 22 2015 12:13AM
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lurking
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A-51 chair takes 5 minutes, depending on crew laps take anywhere from 45 seconds to 10 minutes
Dec 22 2015 12:51AM
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dylhole
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DeebieSkeebiesmy favorite lift (Gad 2 @ snowbird) is like a 5 minute chair ride. Hot laps for days, ski soo much pow that you're body gets sick of it.


Since when doesn't Snowbird get skied out by 9:45? Or 15 minutes after a new lift opens? Great terrain, great snow, just too many people IMO
Dec 22 2015 12:51AM
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GayWolf420
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dylholeSince when doesn't Snowbird get skied out by 9:45? Or 15 minutes after a new lift opens? Great terrain, great snow, just too many people IMO


me and my buddies have lucked out almost every day it snows there because we have spent a good portion of our days lapping spots where the only tracks we see are our own, we just explore on shitty days and find spots that stay fresh and ski em till theyre donezo on the good ones I guess, but yes I do agree with the notion that LCC gets gangbanged like no other. I almost broke my hand punching my steering wheel in traffic last year.
Dec 22 2015 12:59AM
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Mingg
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long enough for a quicky
Dec 22 2015 1:08AM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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20 seconds for early season park and 45 seconds for big park
Dec 22 2015 1:44AM
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.Rybak.
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chapz69Tline's stormin Norman is good becuz it's 4 minutes and it's a park lap from top to bottom

Big sky has the shittiest quad cuz it's a 10 minute ride on swiftly so you can hit a schwappy park and ride along fuckin groomers to get back down


Or... here's a thought.... you don't need to ski park at either?
Dec 22 2015 8:37AM
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Karl_Hungus
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.Rybak.Or... here's a thought.... you don't need to ski park at either?


No park skiing at timberline? Seems pretty weird, tline can be fun but I think we can all agree it's the worst place on hood to ski natural stuff and the best place to ski park (consistency wise)

No park skiing at big sky?
Honestly what do you think I'm supposed to do at big sky in the spring when it's 50-60 degrees, go up the tram and ski some chutes? When it's mostly rocks and mashed potatoes? Nah man you're crazy for this one.
I love pow and all mt more than anything but people who avoid park all together are kooks
Dec 22 2015 10:38AM
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.Rybak.
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chapz69No park skiing at timberline? Seems pretty weird, tline can be fun but I think we can all agree it's the worst place on hood to ski natural stuff and the best place to ski park (consistency wise)

No park skiing at big sky?
Honestly what do you think I'm supposed to do at big sky in the spring when it's 50-60 degrees, go up the tram and ski some chutes? When it's mostly rocks and mashed potatoes? Nah man you're crazy for this one.
I love pow and all mt more than anything but people who avoid park all together are kooks


Never been to tline so I was just assuming.

But big sky. There's so many areas that you can still get pitted under the chutes. I ski the park when I'm going through it though. It's just not my priority when I'm out there.
Dec 22 2015 12:20PM
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Forest_
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Too long
Dec 22 2015 12:29PM
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Cahal
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J.KlotzToo long


Im watching you
Dec 22 2015 12:30PM
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Forest_
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G-raff.Im watching you


Weird...
Dec 22 2015 12:58PM
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Karl_Hungus
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.Rybak.Never been to tline so I was just assuming.

But big sky. There's so many areas that you can still get pitted under the chutes. I ski the park when I'm going through it though. It's just not my priority when I'm out there.


A bunch of those areas under the chutes are off the same chair that the park lap is on.
Dec 22 2015 12:59PM
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Karl_Hungus
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.Rybak.Never been to tline so I was just assuming.

But big sky. There's so many areas that you can still get pitted under the chutes. I ski the park when I'm going through it though. It's just not my priority when I'm out there.


A bunch of those areas under the chutes are off the same chair that the park lap is on.
Dec 22 2015 12:59PM
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.Rybak.
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chapz69A bunch of those areas under the chutes are off the same chair that the park lap is on.


What happened to that lift that you have to hike up to? Or am I thinking of moonlight basin?

gah I dont know.... It's been 3 years since I've been there.
Dec 22 2015 1:06PM
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Karl_Hungus
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.Rybak.What happened to that lift that you have to hike up to? Or am I thinking of moonlight basin?

gah I dont know.... It's been 3 years since I've been there.


Big sky owns moonlight now and no such lift exists in the whole area. It seems like you just wanted to hate on park skiing or something
Dec 22 2015 2:30PM
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.Rybak.
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chapz69Big sky owns moonlight now and no such lift exists in the whole area. It seems like you just wanted to hate on park skiing or something


I know that big sky owns moonlight now. It's at the top of one of the main lifts. Now that i think about it it's moonlight.

Yep. Just looked up the moonlight trail map and it's the moonlight double. I guess you cant really call it a hike. You walk like 15 ft to the base of the lift.
Dec 22 2015 3:04PM
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Karl_Hungus
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.Rybak.I know that big sky owns moonlight now. It's at the top of one of the main lifts. Now that i think about it it's moonlight.

Yep. Just looked up the moonlight trail map and it's the moonlight double. I guess you cant really call it a hike. You walk like 15 ft to the base of the lift.


You can't call it a hike because if you have been there in the last three years you would know that you can get to that chair from challenger because big sky owns moonlight now.
Dec 22 2015 5:14PM
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cdip
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I'd say 1 min or two for park lift
Dec 22 2015 5:23PM
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stayfly
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itzkiYou guys have it sooo good. Or I just had it bad, actually.

Timberline WV's lifts are such shit. Literally takes 20+ minutes to get to the top (without stopping), and they stop probably 5 times each ride up for some idiot falling on the lift. Doesn't help having a cheapskate 90-year-old owning the mountain and not putting any money into it.


This right here!! :( Longest lift ride ever!
Dec 22 2015 5:41PM
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