Some Scary Ski News

[Strat]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americ...ent/index.html

And you thought it was bad when Slide Brook stopped over the big ravine...

[smootharc]

...in Colorado (sidecountry) and Utah (Snowbird inbounds) recently....and not a good week indeed.

[freeheel_skier]

...in Colorado (sidecountry) and Utah (Snowbird inbounds) recently....and not a good week indeed.

Vail inbounds on Sunday I believe.

http://www.vaildaily.com/article/200...20Vail%20skier

Inbounds Sunday @ Snowbird

http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705270509,00.html

Three women dide of CO2 poison in a car @ Squaw

http://www.montereyherald.com/state/ci_11251771

Very sad for skiers indeed!

[smootharc]

...learn the post-incident analysis of the avalanche deaths.....beacons used ? avy danger levels at the time ? equipped partners ? etc.

The incident in Colorado I was referring to was a death in Aspen sidecountry....a patroller. Flying solo in the sidecountry.

http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/131040

[freeheel_skier]

...learn the post-incident analysis of the avalanche deaths.....beacons used ? avy danger levels at the time ? equipped partners ? etc.

The incident in Colorado I was referring to was a death in Aspen sidecountry....a patroller. Flying solo in the sidecountry.

http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/131040

Very sad story. Makes you wonder how someone so expierenced can make a poor judgement call. I feel so sory for his family.

I was at the canyons last year and couldn't believe how many people were hiking up beyond the Ninety nine 90 lift exiting the gates with no pack, or shovel and I assume no beacon! Totally insane!

[madhavok]

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...6091vail1.html

YIKES!

[noski]

Oy! ....the things you people are willing to endure boggle my mind.....

[Strat]

And that, kids, is why you button your snowpants all the way to the top.

[Plowboy]

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...6091vail1.html

YIKES!

Elaine: It shrinks?

[Yard Sale]

Makes a strong argument for the good ol union suit or one piece long johns . . . . . or at least maybe some zinc on the tenders.

[freeheel_skier]

Elaine: It shrinks?[/quote]

I was in the pool ! I was in the pool!!!!!

[HowieT2]

All the focus is on the naked guy hanging upside down from the chair but all I see is powder. Nice powder.

[Treeskier]

I saw the same chair left up due to wind on Brovo over the holiday and quickly alerted the lifty who...thank god...had the second left to drop the seat before the guest loaded. They did not even know it happened.

And now it's snowing!

[TOS]

How much is he going to get? I am not a big proponent of suing, but this guy has a case. The lifties did not catch the seat in the upright position.

The pics were on the "Today" show. Most reasonable people would expect to be able to safely sit down on a chairlift, with out having to worry about the seat being up. This would be an easy sell to a jury.

[freeheel_skier]

How much is he going to get? I am not a big proponent of suing, but this guy has a case. The lifties did not catch the seat in the upright position.

The pics were on the "Today" show. Most reasonable people would expect to be able to safely sit down on a chairlift, with out having to worry about the seat being up. This would be an easy sell to a jury.

The fact that he was hanging upside down naked for 15 min would say he has a case. I expierenced the same thing this past weekend that Treeskier did.....Lifties were inside and stoped the lift before disaster happens. Which brings me to another question:

Doesn't anyone look behind them before sitting down on a chair lift?