I don’t think the ride up is worth what you get on the way down, it really needs the uplift to work.
First time I’ve heard that POV.
I think it depends a lot on if the rider is used to long climbs on their bike, and the bike they’re on.
The more gravity orientated the rider and bike, the more they’re going to think the uplift is essential.
Obviously the ratio of up to down is the same as any other trail centre (1:1!), I’d say the BPW runs are steeper and faster than the typical Afan etc trail. So they take less time, changing th down to up time ratio.
that pissed me off the most was 4 of us had waited 30mins for the uplift
you could have ridden to the top in that time, kept warm and chatted to your mates on the way, instead of standing around in the rain waiting.
did you try and book uplift in advance? I guess if they have enough bookings to keep one bus busy, it’s a bit of a punt for them, especially calling in an extra driver, to run a second bus.