alan Wrote:
Quote:skier was about a foot and a half smaller than me
There is the problem, not whether one half is a boarder or not. Bigger skier and smaller boarder is far more manageable - than the other way around, though any combination riding a t-bar when there is a big height difference makes things substantially more difficult.
As an aside do find it funny that it's often the same types of folk who want high speed high capacity detachable chairs all over the place that also expect to be able to ride a lift on their own!
Thanks for your diagnosis of what caused the problem Dr. Alan but if it's all the same to you I'd rather not risk my £30 day pass (and next 5 weeks worth of passes) to test that theory out.
Over the years I've gone up the T's with all sorts and sizes of people and for the most part been fine. But now it seems past injuries are catching up on me and that is no longer the case. I'm sure you can understand that it's a risk I'd rather not take.
I'll say again though, on a busy day I would feel like I was holding up the line so would avoid the T-bar all together if I could (easy at Glenshee for example). But that can't be done at Nevis for example (where the queue is rarely long enough that going double matters anyway to be fair) and Glencoe when they don't have the top button running.
And that raises another point for the ride it double or FO opinion: if I look at the lift schedule before leaving and the top button says "opening" or "Scheduled" (as it did last week) and I get there and it's not............
Again, I'll caveat all that by saying that I know this is my issue and I would wherever I can avoid using a busy T as a first choice anyway as I do understand its a 2 man lift. All I'm trying to point out is that there are some (albeit few and far between) genuine reasons for riding alone when no other uplift is available.
I still agree that you should if you physically can and with a skier if possible.
Oh an I never asked for any highspeed chair lift. I like the drags in Scotland so that blows your theory!
And as another chuckle, I'd like to find a skier a foot and a half taller than me to see if it does make it easier!