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Flatscreens on Chairlifts?
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Tvan
Angel Diva
Oh for the love of pete. REALLY? We can't sit on a lift chair for 4 minutes without canned music and ads for products we don't need? It's bad enough to have to listen to 80's music when I pump gas. Are we really so scared to think our own thoughts in our own heads that we need constant stimuli?
^all rhetorical questions^
^yes, i'm ranting^
^all rhetorical questions^
^yes, i'm ranting^
SallyCat
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I noticed out west that hardly anybody put the bars down on chairs, not even the ski patroller I rode up with one morning. So a. I don't see western resorts as a useful market and b. I predict I'll be leaving the bar up if it has a screen on it.
Please just...no.
Please just...no.
Lowering the bar is a law in Vermont.
CarverJill
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I know I'll hate them if they become mainstream. I can't even stand the TVs they have at some gas stations. Do we really need to fill every second of free time watching something? If I want to do that, I can always get on my phone!
nopoleskier
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
let's see how many go around the bull wheel because they're engrossed in tv on the lift??!!! another No
Abbi
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
And I've used that as a why I need the bar down in other regions. 'It's the law where I ski and I'm used to it, if that's OK.' No one has ever said it had to stay up. I suppose not liking heights enters into my choice!
newboots
Angel Diva
Where else do you get to see that view? Converse for a few minutes with a stranger (or suddenly a brand new ski buddy)? Where else on the mountain can you just hear the quiet, see the breath-taking scenery, and breathe deeply without having to think about technique?
Well, I know some of you don't have to think about technique on the way down. But still. I even like riding the lift alone. Truly a way to get away from the incredible stresses we put on ourselves. Leave it alone! Keep the mountains quiet!
Well, I know some of you don't have to think about technique on the way down. But still. I even like riding the lift alone. Truly a way to get away from the incredible stresses we put on ourselves. Leave it alone! Keep the mountains quiet!
SallyCat
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Agree! I get bored at first when I'm alone on a chair, then I force myself to relax and pay attention to my surroundings. It's so rare to be bored these days with all of our gadgets and distractions, I think of it as a little gift of forced calm.
Well, The Man can't make me put the ba.....no, just kidding. I think it's silly not to put the bar down.
marzNC
Angel Diva
There is more detailed info about how Alpine Media Technology intends to interact with the resorts that they partner with in a NSAA article from May 2016. The article is about new approaches to replace paper trail maps in general, not just the LiftDigital product. Apparently Alpine Media gets all the ad revenue, but also handles all the paperwork and covers all the installation costs. Only detachable lifts and gondolas will work because the bull wheel has to be big enough that there is time to charge the unit each time around. The company is based in Centennial, CO.
Back in 2016, Alpine Media was hoping to set up agreements for the Super Guage Express at Winter Park and the gondola at Steamboat. Be interesting to see if Steamboat comes on board for 207-18 or not. Could be that there isn't enough start up money for that installation.
Wachusett is unusual for the northeast because it's a small place (110 acres, 1000 ft vertical) with a detachable to the summit. Wachusett is pretty innovative about coming up with ways to get people to attend special events when the slopes are open for skiing/boarding and ways to make money during the off-season.
