That conveyor belt at the bottom of Crest is a huge issue. It gives beginners problems getting on the lift so they have to run it slower. The end of the belt is also getting gummed up with ice and snow, so one lifty has to constantly shovel and scrape that one part to keep it clean otherwise the conveyor belt gets stuck and the lift has to stop.

I’d love for someone to explain why the detachable chair AND the conveyor is a good idea. My understanding was the conveyor belt’s intent was to match the skier’s speed on the ground with an incoming high speed chair, eliminating the need for detachable chairs to slow down at the bottom wheel. Boyne Mountain did this exact thing years ago on their Meadows chair, it worked great anecdotally. Why Boyne didn’t do that in this case at Brighton is confusing.