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What do you want from a ski lift? One thing I want is for it to give me the greatest height gain as quickly as possible. So I want to maximize VPM (Vert per Minute). Amazingly the excellent folks at [[http://seilbahntechnik.net]] don't explicitly compute that, so here are the stats for some resorts I've visited recently... | What do you want from a ski lift? One thing I want is for it to give me the greatest height gain as quickly as possible. So I want to maximize VPM (Vert per Minute). Amazingly the excellent folks at [[http://seilbahntechnik.net]] don't explicitly compute that, so here are the stats for some resorts I've visited recently... |
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* [[vpm:auto:espace_killy]], just [[vpm:auto:isere|Val d'Isére]], just [[vpm:auto:tignes|Tignes]] | NorAm |
| * [[vpm:auto:crystal_mountain|Crystal Mountain]] |
| * [[vpm:auto:tremblant|Tremblant]] |
| * [[vpm:auto:whistler|Whistler]] |
| * [[vpm:auto:lake_louise|Lake Louise]] |
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| * [[vpm:auto:espace_killy|Espace Killy]], just [[vpm:auto:isere|Val d'Isére]], just [[vpm:auto:tignes|Tignes]] |
| * [[vpm:auto:cenis|Val Cenis]], [[vpm:auto:montgenevre|Montgenevre]] |
* [[vpm:auto:jungfrau|Jungfrau]], just [[vpm:auto:murren|Mürren]], just [[vpm:auto:wengen|Wengen]] | * [[vpm:auto:jungfrau|Jungfrau]], just [[vpm:auto:murren|Mürren]], just [[vpm:auto:wengen|Wengen]] |
| * [[vpm:auto:belalp|Belalp]] |
* [[vpm:auto:kitzbuhel|Kitzbühel]], [[vpm:auto:westendorf|Westendorf]] | * [[vpm:auto:kitzbuhel|Kitzbühel]], [[vpm:auto:westendorf|Westendorf]] |
* [[vpm:auto:crystal_mountain|Crystal Mountain]], [[vpm:auto:tremblant|Tremblant]] | |
* [[vpm:auto:Canazei|Canazei]], [[vpm:auto:arabba|Arabba]] | * [[vpm:auto:Canazei|Canazei]], [[vpm:auto:arabba|Arabba]] |
* [[vpm:auto:cenis|Val Cenis]], [[vpm:auto:montgenevre|Montgenevre]] | |
* [[vpm:auto:lake_louise|Lake Louise]] | |
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Note that we are definitely in pinch of salt territory here. The line length and vertical gain figures are pretty solid, but the ride time is generally not very accurate. Lift operators run the lift slower or faster depending on conditions, possibly varying the ride time by a factor of two or more from these estimates. The entries marked [*] have had ride time computed from the line speed, which is again pretty nominal, and for some lifts you can see entries for both the estimated and supplied ride times, which typically differ by about 15%. | Note that we are definitely in pinch of salt territory here. The line length and vertical gain figures are pretty solid, but the ride time is generally not very accurate. Lift operators run the lift slower or faster depending on conditions, possibly varying the ride time by a factor of two or more from these estimates. The entries marked [*] have had ride time computed from the line speed, which is again pretty nominal, and for some lifts you can see entries for both the estimated and supplied ride times, which typically differ by about 15%. |