joshua_segal;c-55747 wroteDrJeff;c-55745 wroteCan't see how this would make things easier. With 90 degrees, at least the folks about to load have to just move in 1 direction, with this at 180 degrees, not only do the folks have to move forward to the load line but then also pivot 90 degrees or so, which for lower level folks, seems like it's just asking for more potential issues while getting on the lift
How do you see this as any worse than the 90° turn on the bluebird (Mt. Snow), the Snowden 6 (Killington), etc.
Big difference in my eyes.
With the 90 degree load or even a 0 degree straight in load, the parties about to get onto the lift just have to move in 1 direction, straight, from where they're waiting for the prior chair to pass on out to the load line, same thing as with a straight in access, the parties about to load the chair just need to move in 1 direction. Once they're seated, the chair, bullwheel, and acceleration mechanism to pair the chair with the haul rope speed take care of the rest. All parties loading the chair have to move the same distance and in the same direction from where they're waiting to where they load the chair
With the 180 dgree load, the parties waiting to get on the chair both have to move forward, and then rotate 90 degrees or so before loading the chair, and especially if you have lower level skiers/riders who are headed to the seat furthest away from where they're waiting for the prior chair to pass, that's an awful lot to ask in the 6 to 8 seconds it typically is between chairs. All parties need to move in 2 directions and different distances from where they're waiting until where they load the chair.
