Thanks for coming to Kimberley Kevin and Yanick, it was great to meet you guys! We love our old chairs. I hope you managed to get some laps in the park too.
I have also found that you can give hand signals to the lift tech at the top to slow down - a big thing I have noticed is folks don't let the momentum of the chair give you the push - they try and push hard off of it, and the chair just swings back and they go no where - I let the chair do the work
I am a ski instructor. There is a thumb down gesture that every lifty understands. Just establish an eye contact with the lift supervisor and show him/her thumb down. They will slow the lift for you. Is it Kimberley BC in the video?
There is a much more practical way to get on these chairs. Yes they are fixed to the cable and don't slow down. But you can completely kill their speed and momentum with your hand if you put your hand out behind you and let your had take the impact (instead of your legs), the chair's speed is radically reduced, this is when you sit on it, then it will swing back to full speed having scooped you up if you sat down as it was practically static.
Worth flicking your rear binding highback down as these chairs can be really low and the binding can catch under the chair when you sit. Also worth crouching slightly and catching the front of the seat with your hands.
Spot on, also if the clearance between ground and chair is low, then wait a few seconds before pulling the safety bar down, until the embarkment area is cleared, as board could get stuck if not careful
We have single person chairlift that is just wooden slats in a metal frame, it is called the cliffhanger and can be daunting for new snowboarders. But I love it, its just adds to the experience of snowboarding in Scotland
Is the season predictable in Scotland, and what’s generally the best month to go? There are no resorts in Ireland and always having to go to mainland Europe is expensive and a hassle!
These things are all over the place in most European resorts. I prefer them to the automatic bars on some new ones, but nothing beats the ones with heated seats
Most of Kirkwood's lifts are like that. Once in awhile, the liftie doesn't slow the chair down enough. I always use my hand now as an extra safety net to slow the chair just in case the liftie messes up.
Steven’s ski area here in Washington has a chairlift that is so sketchy to ride. Doesn’t have much of a cage around you nor the sides and the only place to hold on to for stability is the poll itself which is attached to the cable. On top of that the drop off at the top is sooooo freaking steep it’s not even worth it for me to hit that chair again
@@Table_Topper_Tony when you're new its super scary lol. After riding that I'm good on all lifts lol. It literally yeets you out the top and it's steep af off the lift.
The lift operator is supposed to bump the chair for you. However, some lifties are lazy and don't do that so the chair will hit you right in the calf. So I do the same thing which is turn around and bump it myself.
I have never gotten the hang of the old chairlift, but I have built a little technique that doesn’t hurt me 😂. So I’ll get off and immediately crouch down on my board and just slide on down😂😂😂
The biggest mistake I see people do is holding onto the chair for too long as they’re getting off, causing them to get swung around as the chair goes around the bull-wheel.
I know what you’re saying and agree. But there is also a sweet spot for me using the lift’s speed to my advantage, as long as the back foot is on the board and board is on a flat base, the lift’s momentum can assist, if needed
I appreciate anything educational but I'm not really understanding how this is any different from getting on a chairlift, period. This is why there are lifties.
