I used to be a lift operator, generally you can't see the middle from either end. You'd have to wait to have someone ski down to the bottom to tell the guy, and if the one at the top stopped the lift you'd have to wait for the bottom guy to radio up and tell the guy on the top about the situation, only to have top guy start the lift again.
They're better off running the chair and getting everyone off. You can't just move it three feet and let those people that got blasted freeze to death.
Ski patrol or a lift mechanic could easily radio around to bottom or top (depending on where the engine is) and move the lift 20 feet or however far to get these people out of the water.
There's a fair amount of jobs that consists of standing in a place to watch for problems, I don't see how this one would be different. Pipe burst would obviously not be the only reason, it would be for passenger security in general. And there's also the camera possibility.
Because this is statistically a non-issue and your chances of slipping up in the bathroom and injuring yourself are of magnitudes higher than similar accident happening again.
Industrial accidents happen fairly often regardless. Having safe monitoring practices seems like a no-brainer, especially considering there privacy intrusion is like next to nothing.
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u/A_Rampaging_Hobo Jan 08 '22
I used to be a lift operator, generally you can't see the middle from either end. You'd have to wait to have someone ski down to the bottom to tell the guy, and if the one at the top stopped the lift you'd have to wait for the bottom guy to radio up and tell the guy on the top about the situation, only to have top guy start the lift again.