Poster: A snowHead
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Notice that some high winds appear to be kicking off from this Sunday. As I'll be arriving in Baqueira on that day I was panicking at the predicted 35 mph until I saw the figures for some of the French and Italian resorts!!!! 70 mph.......What sort of wind speed would normally close lifts? I'm talking the 4 person variety.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ah. I thought you meant a different sort of wind. I am trying to remember what the highest wind speeds have been when I have been on a chairlift, before it was closed. About 25-30 mph cross-wind, I'd say. Maybe higher on a cable car - if it's been along the length of the cable.
But stick around, someone like PG will have more definitive figures.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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mikehall58 wrote: |
What sort of wind speed would normally close lifts? I'm talking the 4 person variety. |
What is the "4 person wind variety"?
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My attempt at humour in the topic heading looks to have failed!!! Serious question though as some places look to be in for a fair old blast. Hoepfully, for all concerned it's a system that'll pass in 24 hours.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Wear The Fox Hat,
Your highness the Ambassador, I think mikehall58 may be referring a chairlift big enough to accommodate 4 backsides, not sure how to measure the speed when breaking wind though.
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Nick Zotov, thanks for your confidence in my alleged expertise on wind problems in France. It is a fact that the French diet includes considerably more green vegetables than in the UK, and although we don't go much for the staple British dish of curry, wind velocity remains undiminished. At least we have less pollution. That said, with the increasing number of British visitors, we await the introduction of the first enclosed chairlift at Les Arcs next season, with the inspiring and original name of "Arcabulles" (Arcabubbles), with trepidation.
Last edited by You'll need to Register first of course. on Wed 9-02-05 16:57; edited 1 time in total
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Nick Zotov wrote: |
Despite the high winds there was a massive dump in progress. |
Now that really is too much information.
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PG, Garlic and beans do feature quite strongly in the French diet, as does some fairly pungent cheese. Not just undiminished velocity then
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Ask a stupid question!!!!!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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T-bars seem to operate in anything up to a hurricane. Ask any diehard skier of the Scottish mountains! On the old White Lady chairlift on Cairngorm (which was hopeless at handling cross-winds because it went up the mountain sideways) they had ground anchors and extra cables to stop the main cables dislodging from the pylons when a storm-force wind was expected.
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Caringorm weather forecast today 9 Feb
Forecast for THURSDAY: Borken cloud with bursts of bright sunshine. A risk of a few snow showers. Winds SW 45 - 65mph. Temperature at 900m -3C.
4 lifts and the funicular open for business. Wind problems? What Wind problems?
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You know it makes sense.
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This derailment 3 weeks ago was caused by strong winds and an inexperienced snowboarder. http://www.winterhighland.info/forums/file.php?2,file=5 After the third time it happended we gave up. The wind was strong, maybe 50 mph cross slope, but it wasn't exceptional.
The main problem is that snowboarders find T bars and pomas difficult to use and can easily drag the line off the idle wheels causing a lot of damage.
However while replacement of surface lifts with chirlifts makes things easier for everyone, it does make key links vulnerable to wind closure, in relatively low windspeeds.
I also happen to think that uncovered chairlifts are quite dangerous in bad weather. After all you can always escape from a surface lift if it stops.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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saikee wrote: |
Caringorm weather forecast today 9 Feb
Forecast for THURSDAY: Borken cloud with bursts of bright sunshine. A risk of a few snow showers. Winds SW 45 - 65mph. Temperature at 900m -3C.
4 lifts and the funicular open for business. Wind problems? What Wind problems? |
Depends where the wind is being measured - it's not neccessarily where the lifts are.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Nick Zotov,
I don't think it matters much where the wind speed is measured as far as Scottish resorts are concerned.
First there aren't many chairlifts in Scotland and drag lifts are the norm. They all have to go to the top.
Secondly the wind speed is high because there is no higher mountain around to shield the skiing resorts which will not have much snow if they weren't erected at the highest places.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'm off to St Anton tomorrow. I notice they forecast 100cm of snow between Saturdayy and Tuesday with winds of 40mph, peaking at 50mph on Sunday. Hmm, looks like windslab and avalanche danger again!
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