Loading midstations?

lotsoskiing

Mad River Glen- Single Chair. Unload and load

bousquet19

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“trackbiker”><blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“newman”>Blue Knob PA. Could be just upload early season. Not sure if its used for load or unload or at all when the area is top to bottom. </blockquote>

I know you can unload. Not sure about load. I was only ever there on two slow weekdays. </blockquote>

The Blue Knob mid station on the Route 66 chairlift operates all season.

trackbiker

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“bousquet19”><blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“trackbiker”><blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“newman”>Blue Knob PA. Could be just upload early season. Not sure if its used for load or unload or at all when the area is top to bottom. </blockquote>

I know you can unload. Not sure about load. I was only ever there on two slow weekdays. </blockquote>

The Blue Knob mid station on the Route 66 chairlift operates all season.</blockquote>

It was operating both times I was there and I got off at midstation as the top above it is pretty flat. I just never saw anyone load there.

4aprice

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“riverc0il”><blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“4aprice”>They also had one on the Madonna Lift just below the point were Drifter crosses under the chair.  The Morse one I used but I’m not so sure I ever saw the Madonna one used.  It could have only been accessed from Drifter so you would have been forced to the right off the lift at the top so I’m not sure it was ever that popular.</blockquote>

M1 Midstation is unload only. Nice place to unload if you are late to the party on a powder day and the 3mtn glades haven’t been hit yet or you want to snake lower lift line before the guys going all the way up in front of you have gotten back down.

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Wasn’t always that way Steve.  When it was first put in it was mean’t to load as well and there is a trail cut from Drifter to the station just for that purpose.

The mid loading station was indeed on the Village Chair (there was no Mogul Mouse chair then) and would have been between 69-74.  We rented a seasonal condo in “Smugglers” Village during those years (it was called Madonna Mt Ski Area in those days) and would drive 7 hrs each direction every other weekend and school vacations.  

Great area and I know some will scream but I wish they’d get on Ikon or Epic. (Epic would be best if they could ressurect the interconnect with Stowe)  Heard a rumor that they put in RFID which would be a step in that direction.  Not being on one of those plans it will make it unlikely that I ski it any time soon.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

mtsnow123

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“4aprice”><blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“riverc0il”><blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“4aprice”>They also had one on the Madonna Lift just below the point were Drifter crosses under the chair.  The Morse one I used but I’m not so sure I ever saw the Madonna one used.  It could have only been accessed from Drifter so you would have been forced to the right off the lift at the top so I’m not sure it was ever that popular.</blockquote>

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Wasn’t always that way Steve.  When it was first put in it was mean’t to load as well and there is a trail cut from Drifter to the station just for that purpose.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

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Rumor is totally true. Heard it a few times. In my opinion it would be great, to provide more terrain, spread out parking to two sides of the Notch. Could ruin the family feel to Morse, but maybe not. Would be very cool.

There is a benefit to be able to better count skier usage on lifts, as I remember Smuggs not scanning tickets/passes previously. 

JMaul

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“mtsnow123”>I also know there is loading at the center terminal on a peak connector at Breckenridge. From what I remember, there is not unloading.</blockquote>

Yes, the Snowflake chair. What makes it more unique that it is load only. 

Also the 45 degree turn up with the down chairs performing a 315 degree turn.

The Snowmass Gondy allows mid-loading. But, is that two haul ropes like Skyship?

Another like that is the gondy at Telluride.

teighs

"Wasn’t always that way Steve. When it was first put in it was mean’t to load as well and there is a trail cut from Drifter to the station just for that purpose.The mid loading station was indeed on the Village Chair (there was no Mogul Mouse chair then) and would have been between 69-74. We rented a seasonal condo in “Smugglers” Village during those years (it was called Madonna Mt Ski Area in those days) and would drive 7 hrs each direction every other weekend and school vacations."Correct, when installed the Madonna mid-station had intentions of early/late usage when there wasn’t snow to get to the bottom. And while Drifter is the still obvious route, there is what looks like a work road that at one time had the trail name Star, that runs from FIS at the top of Dan’s Ford through the bottom of the Black Hole and Lower Red Fox Glades that would allow access from that side of the mountain, although it is uphill both ways.Morse Mid load was still there when I started patrolling in 1987, the whole mid-unload/loading was changed soon after that.

4aprice

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“teighs”>"Wasn’t always that way Steve. When it was first put in it was mean’t to load as well and there is a trail cut from Drifter to the station just for that purpose.The mid loading station was indeed on the Village Chair (there was no Mogul Mouse chair then) and would have been between 69-74. We rented a seasonal condo in “Smugglers” Village during those years (it was called Madonna Mt Ski Area in those days) and would drive 7 hrs each direction every other weekend and school vacations."Correct, when installed the Madonna mid-station had intentions of early/late usage when there wasn’t snow to get to the bottom. And while Drifter is the still obvious route, there is what looks like a work road that at one time had the trail name Star, that runs from FIS at the top of Dan’s Ford through the bottom of the Black Hole and Lower Red Fox Glades that would allow access from that side of the mountain, although it is uphill both ways.Morse Mid load was still there when I started patrolling in 1987, the whole mid-unload/loading was changed soon after that.</blockquote>

They built the mid-load on Morse when they cut Snowsnake and  (name escapes me) the trail on the other side that drops down from Garden Path.  Before that the Mid Station (unload only) was up where the last turn of Garden Path comes into the top of Lower Morse.  Lots of memories of that place in the early 70’s.

Alex  

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

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