Vail has announced the possibility of using new technology to scan season passes. Skiers will not even have to take their passes out of their pockets in order for employees to scan passes and access information. This will be made possible by using radio frequency identification.
Vail has also tested sensors that are mounted above the lift lines on Vista Bahn, Chair 3, and Chair 4. The sensors will detect the RFID chips inside the passes and will give the ski company information about where skiers go throughout the day. This will make grooming more efficient.
As a regular at Vail Mountain, anything that could cut down lift lines would be great. Most of the time skiers are scrambling around trying to find where they put their passes. The only negative to the improvement is that lift scanners jobs could be almost eliminated.
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