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Top lifts to lap

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PsychicMigration
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Hi Newschoolers,
Just wondering what you guys thing are the best lifts to lap especially in the northeast. This would combine access, terrain, speed, typical weight time etc. Few of mine are the Single chair: mad river glen, Fourunner quad: Stowe, Flyer express quad: Jay peak, Bonaventure quad: Jay peak, Superstar express: Killington, Wildcat express: Wildcat. Im sure i would like others but unfortunately I haven't been able to experience other places yet.
Dec 1 2018 1:32PM
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GayWolf420
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Lifts with fun terrain that you can also have a beer on
Dec 1 2018 3:06PM
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ObjectMocked
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Literally any lift not on the east coast.
Dec 1 2018 3:13PM
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The.Fish
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Silver Queen Gondola at Aspen Mountain. 3k vertical laps super fast.
Dec 1 2018 4:23PM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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Peruvian snowbird
Dec 1 2018 4:33PM
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Kretzschmar
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Wildcat at Alta

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bquxk0rHqZ5/
Dec 1 2018 7:13PM
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Powside
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If we're talking about the northeast, the Tremblant gondola gets you 2k vertical feet and access to the entire ski area.

But the tram at Jackson hole gets you over double that...
Dec 1 2018 7:18PM
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CalumSKI
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ObjectMockedLiterally any lift not on the east coast.


this is not true
Dec 1 2018 7:20PM
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theabortionator
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Straightbrook quad at Gore
Dec 1 2018 8:45PM
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Dddsz
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Slushman's - Bridger Bowl
Dec 1 2018 8:52PM
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B_K
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kt
Dec 1 2018 9:10PM
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DesertStix
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Gondola-Telluride Trail back into town
Dec 1 2018 9:25PM
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ObjectMocked
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CalumSKIthis is not true


Alright then go to Vermont and stay there. I’d rather ski good snow year round thx v much.
Dec 2 2018 4:58PM
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theabortionator
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ObjectMockedLiterally any lift not on the east coast.


East coast has some underrated skiing. The idea that everything is a sheet of ice all the time is bs. Sure, it's more likely to be icy that out west, but plenty of times the groomed surface is almost the same or at least comparable.
Dec 2 2018 5:14PM
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CalumSKI
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ObjectMockedAlright then go to Vermont and stay there. I’d rather ski good snow year round thx v much.


I will thanks
Dec 2 2018 5:23PM
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Gnar_Shralp406
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QuaffSlushman's - Bridger Bowl


Viva Schlas Vegas
Dec 2 2018 7:50PM
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Daph
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Lone Tree or Dakota at Big Sky
Dec 2 2018 7:54PM
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Dddsz
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DaphLone Tree or Dakota at Big Sky

Bet you downvoted my Bridger bowl comment u big sky rich kid. Is skiing on big piles of gold coins as good as powder?
Dec 2 2018 7:57PM
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Daph
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QuaffBet you downvoted my Bridger bowl comment u big sky rich kid. Is skiing on big piles of gold coins as good as powder?


Better actually.

I don't mind Bridger at all, it's a fun mountain. I just have a career at big sky and have spent 8 years on that terrain so therefore those lifts are my favorite. Plus I turn wrenches on them and that makes lapping them even more satisfying. HMU if you want a cheap ticket to ride some gold coins, I ain't mad.
Dec 2 2018 8:00PM
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Swandog7
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Trolls rope /end thread
Dec 2 2018 9:06PM
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JoeF2661
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Any lift.
Dec 2 2018 10:06PM
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PsychicMigration
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ObjectMockedAlright then go to Vermont and stay there. I’d rather ski good snow year round thx v much.

I hope you get run over by a snowcat...
Dec 3 2018 12:14AM
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DesertStix
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Grand Canyon/Agassiz - Snow Bowl

jjuuhheeaarrddmee
Dec 3 2018 1:54AM
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cydwhit
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QuaffBet you downvoted my Bridger bowl comment u big sky rich kid. Is skiing on big piles of gold coins as good as powder?


Weren't you a mouthy Jackson kid last year?

Also, yo, Daph! gonna finally get some Big Sky skiing this year, stoked to get up there!

As far as favorite lifts to lap, Chair 6/ Snowghost at Schweitzer used to be my fave.

Now it's Sac at Targhee. Das to parking lot rocks and back, all day. And so many friends down there, last weekend I think we were rolling almost 30 deep.
Dec 3 2018 10:44AM
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Dddsz
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cydwhitWeren't you a mouthy Jackson kid last year?

Also, yo, Daph! gonna finally get some Big Sky skiing this year, stoked to get up there!

As far as favorite lifts to lap, Chair 6/ Snowghost at Schweitzer used to be my fave.

Now it's Sac at Targhee. Das to parking lot rocks and back, all day. And so many friends down there, last weekend I think we were rolling almost 30 deep.

Yeah homie free rent and half off season pass. Big sky is a retirement community.
Dec 3 2018 10:47AM
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Dddsz
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Look at all the old guys getting butthurt. Must be nice having $140 for a single day of wind-buffed, rocky skiing.
Dec 3 2018 12:09PM
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3mania
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The KT is the best chair around, followed closely by chair 23 in Mammoth.
Dec 3 2018 12:30PM
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DirtYStylE
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Theres usually only one lift that services the terrain park. I will take that one
Dec 3 2018 2:09PM
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weastcoat
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No lift will ever compare to a good ol tow rope. End of discussion.
Dec 3 2018 8:35PM
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Daph
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cydwhitWeren't you a mouthy Jackson kid last year?

Also, yo, Daph! gonna finally get some Big Sky skiing this year, stoked to get up there!

As far as favorite lifts to lap, Chair 6/ Snowghost at Schweitzer used to be my fave.

Now it's Sac at Targhee. Das to parking lot rocks and back, all day. And so many friends down there, last weekend I think we were rolling almost 30 deep.


Frick yeah! I get 5 free days at targhee this year, I gotta make it down there too.
Dec 3 2018 8:40PM
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The-Rodent
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QuaffYeah homie free rent and half off season pass. Big sky is a retirement community.


Something tells me you haven't hiked into headwaters or tram lapped on a good day at big sky..

must suck
Dec 3 2018 8:54PM
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Dddsz
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The-RodentSomething tells me you haven't hiked into headwaters or tram lapped on a good day at big sky..

must suck

Yeah cause I'm not a rich old prick. I'd rather be badass.
Dec 3 2018 8:55PM
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sgg.23
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jupiter
Dec 3 2018 11:14PM
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JAHn
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Upperbowl, Skibowl.
Dec 3 2018 11:19PM
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signtime
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Shotgunning beer after beer on the Black Mountain Express at Arapahoe Basin in May
Dec 4 2018 12:59AM
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-eREKTion-
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3maniaThe KT is the best chair around, followed closely by chair 23 in Mammoth.


I love 23 but I think 9 and 5 are the best for pure lapping. They're both high speeds and have way smaller crowds than 23. If it's a pow day or is the buff is firing, then yeah, 23 is the best chair on the mountain but if I just wanna hotlap I'm staying mid-mountain.
Dec 4 2018 1:09AM
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J_Steez
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Sunny Q at Sugarbush
Dec 4 2018 1:51PM
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Brayblade
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cydwhitWeren't you a mouthy Jackson kid last year?

Also, yo, Daph! gonna finally get some Big Sky skiing this year, stoked to get up there!

As far as favorite lifts to lap, Chair 6/ Snowghost at Schweitzer used to be my fave.

Now it's Sac at Targhee. Das to parking lot rocks and back, all day. And so many friends down there, last weekend I think we were rolling almost 30 deep.


I lap Snowghost every day on weekends that its open/working. Too bad they are getting rid of it :(
Dec 4 2018 1:58PM
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ButteredToast.
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KretzschmarWildcat at Alta

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bquxk0rHqZ5/


I’ve been skiing for like 15 years and I just now realized his name is not pronounced “fuhas”
Dec 4 2018 8:37PM
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Woos
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Swandog7Trolls rope /end thread


Ugh I need to move across state... why can't Granite through up one rope or T-Bar? Like seriously. They could totally put one up in the small park and add a few better/harder rails to the side of and the end of the jump line. Even cruddy old Norway up in the U.P. had a towrope in their park
Dec 5 2018 3:53PM
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Kretzschmar
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teamSESHUgh I need to move across state... why can't Granite through up one rope or T-Bar? Like seriously. They could totally put one up in the small park and add a few better/harder rails to the side of and the end of the jump line. Even cruddy old Norway up in the U.P. had a towrope in their park


I always heard GP couldn't put one up because of legal reasons. Since Trolls, for example, was up already they can still use it but putting up a totally new one is a pain in the ass legally. I don't know for sure though, could've just been an excuse.
Dec 5 2018 4:44PM
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Woos
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KretzschmarI always heard GP couldn't put one up because of legal reasons. Since Trolls, for example, was up already they can still use it but putting up a totally new one is a pain in the ass legally. I don't know for sure though, could've just been an excuse.


That's a really weird law. I remember Pine and Norway adding ropes mid-season. That is Michigan though so maybe it's state legislature. Just like how at the Porcupine Mountains they can't (at least they couldn't back in the day) make snow due to the water being from a Great Lake but I've never heard of that issue anywhere else but Michigan.
Dec 5 2018 4:50PM
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postal_slime
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-eREKTion-I love 23 but I think 9 and 5 are the best for pure lapping. They're both high speeds and have way smaller crowds than 23. If it's a pow day or is the buff is firing, then yeah, 23 is the best chair on the mountain but if I just wanna hotlap I'm staying mid-mountain.


chair 9 @ mammoth forever will have my heart.
hot laps to skiers left of the lift. insane skiing off dragons. unbeatable..
Dec 6 2018 12:16PM
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