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Scariest / sketchiest chairlifts ?

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Obie.
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I’ll start off by stating that I’m pretty bad with heights... been on a few jank double chairs @ tiny ski areas that have freaked me out.

What is the scariest chairlift you’ve ever experienced? (pictures if you’ve got em)
Dec 30 2018 4:49AM
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TowRopeCalvin
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Whitecap Mountains there are some ghetto chairs 1 lift is a good 150 off the ground going over a pond
Dec 30 2018 5:51AM
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PsychicMigration
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The high speed quad at loon that goes from camp III to north peak. The last pole length is like 100 something feet and it bounces around right after you put the bar up. Thing used to be pretty terrifying.
Dec 30 2018 6:39AM
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Obie.
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TowRopeCalvinWhitecap Mountains there are some ghetto chairs 1 lift is a good 150 off the ground going over a pond


Damn. I’d probably never return to that one unless the zone was damn worth it
Dec 30 2018 9:00AM
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SkiBum.
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Orange Bubble at Park City/Canyons. Directly over their man made snowmaking pond. You fall off over pond. You die. Horrible design. But so is everything at Canyons.
Dec 30 2018 10:28AM
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Rum_Ham
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Peak chair with the bar up
Dec 30 2018 11:21AM
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CLQ
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The T-bar, what if I fall and people laugh at me? :3
Dec 30 2018 11:38AM
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andrewsmart
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Rum_HamPeak chair with the bar up


I normally don't care if the bar is up or down, but there is no way in hell I'll go up peak without the bar
Dec 30 2018 3:42PM
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marrows
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Peterkrekorianpole

Tower

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Dec 30 2018 4:58PM
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P-wurps
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Lutsen in northern MN has a 2 seater that has the arm of the chair attached in the middle, with no arm rests on the sides and a low back rest. Basically like an old rope swing with a 2x4 hanging on it.

Not super sketchy since it doesn't get too high and is still in decent shape, but it's pretty long and slow, taking stuff out of your pockets or moving around is a bit more tedious.
Dec 30 2018 7:27PM
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theabortionator
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The triple chair at west mtn. The old center pole double was pretty beat too but they replaces that 3 years ago.
Dec 30 2018 7:42PM
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ljackstar
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I hate platter lifts in general, but the Summit Platter at Lake Louise can go fuck itself.
Dec 30 2018 7:49PM
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ButteredToast.
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SkiBum.Orange Bubble at Park City/Canyons. Directly over their man made snowmaking pond. You fall off over pond. You die. Horrible design. But so is everything at Canyons.


Oooo forgot about this one. That one used to always sketch me out.

Can’t wait to ride it again in March!!!!
Dec 30 2018 8:28PM
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cg.99
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the slide brook express at sugarbush is wack cuz it goes both up and down and its 100 ft off the ground at some points
Dec 30 2018 8:52PM
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vibecheck
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The magic carpet... The fear, the paranoia and embarrassment.. 🔫 and not to mention the HEIGHTS, I'm taller than everyone(toddlers)!!!!
Dec 30 2018 10:41PM
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TRVP_ANGEL
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alta wildcat
Dec 31 2018 1:25AM
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profa_212
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Red Dog at Squaw is gnar
Dec 31 2018 2:07AM
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LukasSchroeder
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can say this is the scariest shit i have ever seen and never want to experience
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/919423/Skiers-stranded-on-chairlifts-survive-STRONG-winds
Dec 31 2018 2:29AM
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ButteredToast.
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LukasSchroedercan say this is the scariest shit i have ever seen and never want to experience
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/919423/Skiers-stranded-on-chairlifts-survive-STRONG-winds


“Possibly” due to strong winds.

Yeah no shit my dude lol
Dec 31 2018 7:34AM
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gentryaustin
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Ryan5_MNLutsen in northern MN has a 2 seater that has the arm of the chair attached in the middle, with no arm rests on the sides and a low back rest. Basically like an old rope swing with a 2x4 hanging on it.

Not super sketchy since it doesn't get too high and is still in decent shape, but it's pretty long and slow, taking stuff out of your pockets or moving around is a bit more tedious.


That Bridge lift is from the early 70s and is definitely in need of an upgrade, especially with as much traffic as it gets from people returning to the base from Moose and Mystery. The Eagle Mountain double at least has a foot rest...
Dec 31 2018 10:27AM
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Saucerboyshane
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The chair that goes is Madonna at Smuggs is old as hell and really sketch on a windy day
Dec 31 2018 11:19AM
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3mania
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Marte lift in Las Lenas is incredibly sketch. It's been knocked down and rebuilt multiple times, and as you might imagine, lift maintenance in Argentina is not exactly on the level you are used to in the states or Europe.
Dec 31 2018 1:34PM
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PeppermillReno
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Shit just remembered Utah doesn't have the bar. I am not into heights and like the bar unless the lift is insanely short.
Jan 1 2019 11:56PM
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SuspiciousFish
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Snow Ghost at Schweitzer can get pretty sketchy at times. Its a classic middle bar double that goes at least 30' over rocks right before the midway unload and often times there is zero visibility.



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Jan 2 2019 4:01PM
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WV_Skier
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My home mountain can't even open due to sketchy chair lifts and about every other problem a small resort could have... #SaveTLine

https://wtop.com/local/2016/02/ski-lift-accident-w-virginia-leaves-several-injured/slide/4/
Jan 2 2019 4:15PM
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_IRRELEVANT_
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My home mountain had a chairlift that was just replaced but the the seats were made out of old wood that looked like it was going to snap
Jan 15 2019 5:51PM
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MaimHelp
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I watched this happen
Jan 15 2019 6:05PM
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Nuno812
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I was on spillway at loaf when it fell. /claim

also the Zugspitze tram, right before they closed it for wind hold. Stopped at the highest point swinging pretty violently with the wind. Has a stupid high drop below. Feels Like a thousand feet.




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Jan 15 2019 11:32PM
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Govygen_gourmet
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saVagepunkarea51The magic carpet... The fear, the paranoia and embarrassment.. 🔫 and not to mention the HEIGHTS, I'm taller than everyone(toddlers)!!!!


Magic carpets are actually the most dangerous piece of machinery that a resort can have.
Jan 15 2019 11:48PM
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vibecheck
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Govygen_gourmetMagic carpets are actually the most dangerous piece of machinery that a resort can have.


Damn right they are, broke my leg on one. Still fighting the resort and that 8 year old child to get the $$$$ I deserve
Jan 15 2019 11:50PM
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whitenab
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Ski Bowl's upper bowl lift is sketch.

The towers look scary and you just start swinging sometimes and slam the guides on the tower. One time my gf got tossed pretty good in the chair riding solo and slamming the tower guide. She was not stoked to get back on.
Jan 16 2019 1:17AM
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McMafia
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Obie.I’ll start off by stating that I’m pretty bad with heights... been on a few jank double chairs @ tiny ski areas that have freaked me out.

What is the scariest chairlift you’ve ever experienced? (pictures if you’ve got em)


The old Teepee Town chairlift was kind of sketch. You got scooped up at Mach 3 by a 2 person chair from 1979, always super windy because it’s built next to a cliff and super slow when it wasent stopped from windholds
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Jan 16 2019 7:20AM
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McMafia
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SuspiciousFishSnow Ghost at Schweitzer can get pretty sketchy at times. Its a classic middle bar double that goes at least 30' over rocks right before the midway unload and often times there is zero visibility.



**This post was edited on Jan 2nd 2019 at 4:04:44pm

No thanks I choose life
Jan 16 2019 7:25AM
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hi_vis360
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nuno81291I was on spillway at loaf when it fell. /claim

also the Zugspitze tram, right before they closed it for wind hold. Has a stupid high drop below. Like a thousand feet.

love the loaf but I have very little confidence in their lifts
Jan 16 2019 9:52AM
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Nuno812
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pinkcamo1000love the loaf but I have very little confidence in their lifts


Can say that again.. moved away before the king pine roll back and then spruce at SR falling over in the summer.
Jan 16 2019 10:01AM
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tomatonater
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Timberline WV.

The lift pole completely snapped two seasons ago and what did the do? Simply welded it and called it good. It doesn't help that it takes nearly half an hour to climb 1000 vertical feet along with the fact the lift is very old. Same thing with their other lift if it gets full the counter weight bounces. Yesterday the main lift (the one that fell) had a bearing screw up AND it broke down. The owners have also got charged with tax evasion and haven't paid utilities. The bar/grill failed inspection. Nearly every employee quit due to withhold of pay. The lodge is falling apart. One of the owners said she would rather "let the place run into the ground before she sold it". Creatons




Jan 20 2019 7:24PM
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tomatonater
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WV_SkierMy home mountain can't even open due to sketchy chair lifts and about every other problem a small resort could have... #SaveTLine

https://wtop.com/local/2016/02/ski-lift-accident-w-virginia-leaves-several-injured/slide/4/

SELLTLINE
Jan 20 2019 7:27PM
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WV_Skier
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tomatonaterSELLTLINE


As you know it much more political than just selling. But the Skigoons and Team Driftland need to get that park built at Canaan. Us old guys in the valley are relying on you.
Jan 20 2019 7:39PM
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tomatonater
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WV_SkierAs you know it much more political than just selling. But the Skigoons and Team Driftland need to get that park built at Canaan. Us old guys in the valley are relying on you.

The race team came in and gave them a shit ton of money so it's prolly not gonna happen. They haven't even talked to their park crew
Jan 20 2019 7:53PM
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