Probably to make up for stopping the gondola for 20 mins whilst we were halfway up it. . Dangling around in the cold looses it's novelty factor after about 2 mins...
There are some races due on y3 so maybe it's to do with that.
Meant to reply to you before, but got totally waylaid...!!
The chair runs late at night and sometimes through the night when it is very very low temperatures. Apparently if they don't keep it running, the freezing temperatures can make it cease up and then they can't get it running again...
B&K
p.s. going to email you offline now about sth totally separate...!!