I've heard the lifties at Alta tell people they could put other RFID passes next to their phone in order to avoid a conflict when going through Alta gates.
I remember reading about a resort that allowed people to have multiple RFID cards active at the same time. That meant they could keep a different card in each jacket. I haven't come across that option yet. That would be handy in late season when I bring more than one jacket depending on the temperature.
They did that at Keystone, too, last time I was there (last yr).
That's different because Keystone is part of Vail Resorts and the Epic pass. The RFID system that VR developed over a decade ago was designed to work with gates or a hand scanner. Only VR resorts use that technology as I understand. It's a different frequency than what Axess uses.
I liked the hand scanning better than gates. With gates there are always people who get stuck for a little while because they can't get their pass to scan for whatever reason. With a person doing hand scanning, less likely that someone who doesn't scan quickly will hold up the movement of the lift line. Also seems easier for kids or people who don't have a jacket with an obvious pocket for an RFID card.
Having been going through RFID gates at Alta every year since 2008, I don't feel that much difference between having gates or hand scanners. I've had enough bored folks scanning who don't make eye contact or respond talk at all that I don't assume a scanner will be friendly enough to smile. Have also had experience with fun people who were stationed to help people get through the gates at a resort or checking the pictures on a tablet.
