…its a step in the right direction but van uplifts are not the way forward.
I would have agreed til I rode at antur stiniog, extremely fast turnaround there. Not quite as fast a chairlift but over this distance, not a kick in the balls off it- I’d far rather use Antur’s vans than Glencoe’s chair…
In terms of investment costs it’s hard to argue with, how many road + van + trail setups can you build for the price of one chair + trail setups?
i’m increasingly sceptical of the need for uplifts at all (in the uk)
with clever trail design you can get a lot of descendy fun out of very little climbing.
with clever trail design climbing is easy, and fun.
even flat trails can be ace!
(thankfully no-one listens to me 😀 )