Lift closing times?

Something Ally said has prompted this post...

Thought I'd start a new thread as I didn't want to wibble up the other one. :oops:

Do any resorts traditionally keep their lifts running later into the day than others?

I've only skied in France and Canada so far but they both closed around 4pm with loads of light left. It felt like we had to stop in the middle of the afternoon! :evil:

In Canada we had to convince the instructor that if the lifts shut at four then we want to be at the top of the mountain at 4, not just arriving at the bottom. :twisted:

I might be inclined to spend a little more time and money on lunch if I didn't begrudge the time away from skiing.

Is it just me or does anyone else have similar feelings?

Cheers,

Owen.

Experience tells me that some resorts change their lift opening/closing times as the season progresses, ie longer days in March mean later closing times.
ADH latest lifts were something like 4.15 to link into other areas, and 4.30 up to 4.45 to ride up the last time, and that was January.

Austrian skiing has often been later than France with lifts up to 5pm in some places, notably Mayrhofen.

I suppose the problem is that once the sun goes down, especially with huge mountains blocking out the last remaining light, it can get dark pretty quick.
The last thing any resort would want is lots of people stranded on the slopes in the dark.

4pm does seem early, Tony has pretty much covered it though with the daylight hours getting longer, seems a shame to be sitting in a bar when you could squeeze in a few more runs.

NellyPS wrote:4pm does seem early, Tony has pretty much covered it though with the daylight hours getting longer, seems a shame to be sitting in a bar when you could squeeze in a few more runs.

....or do both!!!

Tony_H wrote:

NellyPS wrote:4pm does seem early, Tony has pretty much covered it though with the daylight hours getting longer, seems a shame to be sitting in a bar when you could squeeze in a few more runs.

....or do both!!!

The end of the day is my favourite, if I can find a bar that's still open (the one at the top of the Penken in Mayrhofen springs to mind), I love watching the mountains change colour, the temparatures get colder whilst having a beer, then have a little ski down to the bottom (obviously not from the Penken I might add)

Eating's Cheating :thumbup:

From my understanding is that they are staggered from 4pm to 4.45 so peeps can ski back from linked resorts :roll:

If lifts close at 4.30 then the staggered lift closing effect would mean than we would all be skiing with a head torch ;)

Iceman wrote:Eating's Cheating :thumbup:

From my understanding is that they are staggered from 4pm to 4.45 so peeps can ski back from linked resorts :roll:

If lifts close at 4.30 then the staggered lift closing effect would mean than we would all be skiing with a head torch ;)

Which reminds me....... <nips off to start a new thread>