J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by bandit

Iceman wrote:Is ok, after 36 comments on my Facebook on.the same question, solution found!

Seems reasonable, this is after all J2SKI :P

Ian Wickham wrote:Ps I enjoyed the vid's ... No Music !!!!!!

Wickers, gonna send you some Earplugs -)

I'd like to ski the Monte Rosa area. Several friends have recommended it. I'm not convinced that a new super domain is needed, but I guess that this proposal will appeal to a particular market segment. Not sure if anyone will be able to afford the pass!

SwingBeep wrote:

bandit wrote: Swingbeep, hmmm, the view of the mountains surrounding the Poma above, look very similar to those around the top lift in Grimentz.

Thought you'd spot where it was. -) Not really a beginners lift is it? :D

Until 1982 Lona 1 and Lona 2 were one lift, at 2.3km it was one of the longest in Switzerland

:lol: There is hope for me yet..I'm starting to recognise terrain :D

Agree, Lona 2 is not for Beginners, and is marked accordingly. I have broken it as well :oops: Mind you, I also broke a T-Bar rope in April, perhaps I should become a tester!

I did not know that Lona 1 & 2 used to be a single track, quite a long ride! Quite glad it's been split up!

Super terrain off the sides of both drags.

pavelski wrote:Bandit,
Thank you for information.

Think of the beginner or intermediate skier who has never seen such a "lift"?

That is why all skiers who ski in Europe and other areas should get a guide.

Not only for "extreme".


Pavel

We have these lifts on the beginner slopes too. Everyone knows how to use them. It's pretty self explanatory, hiring a Guide would be hugely expensive, actually I've just priced up one for 2 people, it's chf580 plus lift ticket for 1 day.
If anyone is unable to figure out how to use the lifts it's time to join a Ski School class.

Pavelski, that drag lift is Self-Service, and there are several others just the same in the Anniviers, and many others elsewhere in Europe. It's quite normal. There is a liftie, but his hut is between the exit of Lona 1 tow and the start of Lona 2 seen in the pic. His duties seem quite varied as described earlier. He'll intervene if there is a problem.

We also have T-Bar tows as Self-Service, it's quite normal. If the lift is running it's open. Chair lifts OTOH, seem to have an attendant top and bottom in Switzerland.

Pavelski, the lift in the photo is the Lona 2 drag in Grimentz (I'm pretty certain). There is an a liftie who always says hi, he sits in a deckchair watching folks ski the cliffs in case they set off a slide. He has to cover the arrival of Lona 1 drag lift, maintain the running of Lona 2 and run the Pisteurs emergency post from his cabin.
This drag lift travels on steep terrain, and users are cautioned. Several years ago, a slide took out a couple of pylons, we watched the new pylons arriving and being lowered by a double rotor helicopter.

Occasionally the poles become tangled and won't release onto the cable. At that point the liftie intervenes, occasionally climbing onto the top in his ski boots to do the necessary -)

Swingbeep,hmmm, the view of the mountains surrounding the Poma above, look very similar to those around the top lift in Grimentz.

Love watching small kids use these lifts, when the elastic takes up on the pole after launch.... :lol: