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Ski Resort w the worst/longest lift line is....

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snowswinger
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Mar 17 2011 3:07AM
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shocker611
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brighton.. i had to wait for 5 MINUTES once
Mar 17 2011 1:36PM
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PON3
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which happens to be the fucking longest most boring run of your life
Mar 17 2011 2:20PM
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skiingute
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I've had to wait for 3 minutes at the Canyons before... I almost left due to the crowds

Mar 17 2011 2:39PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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...unless you know how to to do flatground tricks.
Mar 17 2011 3:25PM
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little_ey
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You beat me to it Reed.

btw. saw some poor kid get ambulanced away last night at Keystone after he rag-dolled down the last face.  Kid going way too fast for his ability level, hits a rut of sort and got tossed.  Mom was screaming madly.
Mar 17 2011 3:30PM
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GuerillaInDaMist
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yeah i was there when that happened. there was a lot of stuff going on that day on top of the wind holds like that ski race.
Mar 17 2011 3:37PM
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nCrow
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probly breck

Mar 17 2011 3:41PM
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SPskier543
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pretty much any popular vacation spot out west on a powder day during a vacation week. I experienced it last year when it was my first year out west for the winter and it was awful, this year and for future years i plan a backcountry touring trip with some friends and get away from all the stupid crowds.
Mar 17 2011 4:01PM
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Elmo.
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my dad was there that day.... i kinda feel lucky that i had makeup work to do lol
Mar 17 2011 4:10PM
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jeR.
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yup i was there too. wind closed everything. longest lines iv ever been in, longer than vail and whistler on holiday weekends. plus it was a 2 hr wait for the snowcat
Mar 17 2011 4:12PM
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JWD*
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blue mountian......... one time 2 hour wait

Mar 17 2011 4:12PM
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Ski_Alot
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sugarloaf has some serious issues with lifts, there aren't enough people to completely redo the lifts but there are enough for 40 minute waits
Mar 17 2011 4:50PM
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hjb
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Na it's a slow-ass double, but people were still missing chairs and riding by themselves on that day. You can just make out the end of the line in the shot, the top of the run is maybe 200-300 metres above that.
Mar 17 2011 8:38PM
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MagSeven
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That's ridiculous. It's not even a run next to that chair, its so short and flat. The run would be so busy, and it looks like the line almost goes back to the top of the chair!

If that was the only lift in Niseko open, you'd hike somewhere, or if conditions were that bad, hit the onsen, or some bars!

Mar 17 2011 9:05PM
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Toasty.
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hogsback at stevens pass
Mar 18 2011 4:45AM
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vauban08
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Welcome to hell aka. Austria:

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Mar 18 2011 9:55AM
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Gharf
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wow definitly hell.

i dont even understand how people who only moderatly like skiing could go through that just to go down some groomers.
Mar 18 2011 10:30AM
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vauban08
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Well they (Ischgl, fyi) have two gondolas and one 3S-gondola going up from the valley, so the line actually takes about 10 minutes only. But it sure as hell is not a place for claustrophobics. :D
Mar 18 2011 10:37AM
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n_b
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yes
Mar 18 2011 10:58AM
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doGelyst
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Austria pics win
Mar 18 2011 1:41PM
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Randy_Quench
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i was there. that was when they didnt open due to winds until like 10am. i sat in the FRONT of that like for like 2 hours.
Mar 18 2011 1:46PM
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Moses
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Breck, MtSnow, Holiday Valley NY
Mar 18 2011 1:51PM
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DrZoidberg
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True statement. Weekend crowds are stupidly large. That, and since some people always end up riding without a full chair cause of some mid lift line nonsense when it's crowded.
Mar 18 2011 3:09PM
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niels043
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On the wrong day at Squaw you can wait upwards of an hour. KT-22 can be more... And if you want first, second, or 20th chair on a pow day, plan on getting to KT at least 3-4 hours before the chair spins.
Mar 18 2011 8:28PM
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SteezoSaurus
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Big Sky. Longest I ever waited is 30 seconds.
Mar 18 2011 8:36PM
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.skiperisher.
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Perisher in australia. worst day ever was raining and windy on school holidays and i was the lifty pulling the t bars for everyone. it takes about 10 seconds litrally to get down this run as well. the line was huge
Mar 18 2011 11:59PM
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CRiP
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weekdays there is never a line there, but weekends mid season get disgusting
Mar 19 2011 12:05AM
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FUUUCK
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one half of the longest line I saw in Whistler.

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Mar 19 2011 12:11AM
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FUUUCK
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one half of the longest line I saw in Whistler.

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Mar 19 2011 12:11AM
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BCKicker540
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mad river glen
Mar 19 2011 1:15AM
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mozzy
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The cable cars in Europe, during school holidays. Had a 90-minute wait once at Oberstdorf.
Compared to the U.S., people are used to less 'personal' space, so you really get crammed in like sardines, even while waiting in line. Queuing also doesn't work, you just push your way to the front. It's one thing to be said for the lifties trying to organize the lines at U.S. resorts.


Mar 19 2011 4:41AM
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hoodratz47
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so many tele markers eating shit in line cause some alpine guy stands on their tails.
Mar 19 2011 7:17AM
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Sitch.
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in the east coast probs the Tremblant line to the gondola could take 2h and a half!
Mar 19 2011 8:38AM
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freeskibum82
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word. thats why you stay on the north side of the mountain, no lines there
Mar 19 2011 8:55AM
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Barmski
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Lets get something straight kiddies....from living in Breck for the last 4 years you will learn to realize that the best ski areas to live in also will have the longest lift lines. If you let that get to you, then you might as well quit skiing. Squaw, Breck, early season Abay, Whistler, Vail, etc.....all great places to post up your life to shred, but understand when it comes down to skiing people will be there. If you complain that much about em, then just get a beacon, probe, shovel, pack, take a course and stay out in the bc. I will still continue to ski breck everyday.
Mar 19 2011 12:43PM
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ShredTheEast96
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longest lift line ever is prolly willard mountain once went all the way down the acess road
Mar 19 2011 1:30PM
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petrov
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Seriously! We have to wait in shitty lines AND ride shitty hills.

I wish I could trade places with one of these kids so they can realize 30 minute line is worth the wait when the run actually lasts more than a couple of turns.


Mar 19 2011 2:21PM
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ankhou
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I ski at Revelstoke and the longest I've had to wait all season (apart from the bottom gondola on a pow day) is 3 minutes, and that was on the really busy days. It's pretty sweet. During the week, you never have to wait in line for a chair. This will probably change once the resort gets more exposure and people decide it's worth the trek though.
Mar 19 2011 2:29PM
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petrov
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^ Why? Because Revy is awesome.
Mar 19 2011 2:31PM
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shocker611
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uh no?! come to utah and ski alta/brighton/solitude/snowbasin/canyons and tell me there are long lines at all good mountains
Mar 19 2011 5:20PM
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zbphoto
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Is that for the high speed quad? I was there from last sunday-tuesday and there were no lines at all, pretty much got right on the lift every time.
Mar 19 2011 5:22PM
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FerrisBueller
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ealisly a basin opening day, took me a few 1.5 hr lines.
Mar 19 2011 5:36PM
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FerrisBueller
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lol just cut the line
Mar 19 2011 5:36PM
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Drail
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I feel sorry for you. first for thinking Breck is the "best ski area" and two thinking that really good lift accessed skiing doesn't exist without lift lines.
Mar 19 2011 6:30PM
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Durbinator
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Vail on a good powder day!
Mar 19 2011 7:47PM
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Relish_man
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makeup work?
Mar 19 2011 7:50PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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i think he means work he missed from school.
Mar 19 2011 7:53PM
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goonsquad
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fact chair 4 at vail is the busiest lift in north america
Mar 19 2011 8:27PM
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Drail
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any idea how many people per hour/day/year? just curious, could be an interesting little bit of info.
Mar 19 2011 10:02PM
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