using a drag lift

Hi Ally

Have never discussed this issue with anyone I've shared a T-bar with I just take it as read that that's what will happen and you can tend to tell instinctively whether they'll have the same inkling as with T-bars IMO you can assess the ability of the person you're sharing with. Maybe if I was with someone who was unstable or shuffling about a lot or hanging on for grim death it may be worth a mention before reaching the top!

If there are 2 exit points in that the T-bar goes up to where there is a piste or run off both sides then I would always say the person closest to the operator's hut should be last off, just as they would be in the one run off situation. But then that's just my opinion on that particular scenario.

Thanks again Jenno :D,
I will try and make a mental note to self about this, and add it to the list of; face down the mountain, lean forward with shins against front of boots, plant pole, finish turns, keep arms in steering wheel position, lean down the mountain on steep slopes ... etc. etc.

Ally

AllyG wrote:Thanks again Jenno :D,
I will try and make a mental note to self about this, and add it to the list of; face down the mountain, lean forward with shins against front of boots, plant pole, finish turns, keep arms in steering wheel position, lean down the mountain on steep slopes ... etc. etc.

Ally

along with not falling over, Ally. You really need to stop doing that too.

Tony_H wrote:

AllyG wrote:Thanks again Jenno :D,
I will try and make a mental note to self about this, and add it to the list of; face down the mountain, lean forward with shins against front of boots, plant pole, finish turns, keep arms in steering wheel position, lean down the mountain on steep slopes ... etc. etc.

Ally

along with not falling over, Ally. You really need to stop doing that too.

Tony,
Maybe if I can remember to do all those things (plus a few more which I've temporarily forgotten) I won't fall over any more :D :D :D

Ally

AllyG wrote:

Tony_H wrote:

AllyG wrote:Thanks again Jenno :D,
I will try and make a mental note to self about this, and add it to the list of; face down the mountain, lean forward with shins against front of boots, plant pole, finish turns, keep arms in steering wheel position, lean down the mountain on steep slopes ... etc. etc.

Ally

along with not falling over, Ally. You really need to stop doing that too.

Tony,
Maybe if I can remember to do all those things (plus a few more which I've temporarily forgotten) I won't fall over any more :D :D :D

Ally

One had assumed that based on the number of times you have skied before, you had been doing all of those other things already. Maybe one was wrong to assume?

Tony_H wrote:
One had assumed that based on the number of times you have skied before, you had been doing all of those other things already. Maybe one was wrong to assume?

Tony,
I am no good at remembering lots of things at once. I usually forget one :cry:

Right now, I am concentrating on remembering not to wibble, and that this thread is supposed to be about using drag lifts, not about me and my early onset senile dementia :D

So, as far as drag lifts go, I can think of three advantages they have over chair lifts - viz - they are warmer to use than chair lifts (unless the chairs have those luxury windscreens or heated seats), they can operate in stronger winds, and I rather think they have a lower impact on the environment.

Ally

AllyG wrote:

Right now, I am concentrating on remembering not to wibble
Ally

And failed miserably. Again.

Oooh there's a new film coming out soon about some people who get left on a chair lift! It's called Frozen. It looks scary. Someone was talking on here on another thread about that happening in real life. :shock: