Dude, "fran Drescher"? you're dating yourself.Originally Posted by MntMan4BushSo this is kind of a common sense thread for most out there and likely won't be instrumental in change, but where it might help is if the mountain staff reads this.
We all see people get off the lifts and stop right there and start to boot up or in dangerous intersections stop and hang out. It happens at the top of Super B where there is always a crowd that would rival the line at a Fran Drescher Dunk Tank when you get off the chair and also at the choke point on the traverse by the Valley Double where people plop down or stand about making it necessary to thread a Tom Brady-esque needle through the crowd on ice to make it through to Spring Fling. Maul, Snowball, Twist, etc.
There are others but those are the two most dangerous and annoying ones I can think of. It also applies to boarders and skiers alike. No one party dominates this non-commonsensical approach to getting ready or taking a break. It's almost as thoughtful to those around you as the guy that stands in the men's room in front of the towel dispenser on his cell phone.
So I'm guessing no one on this board is guilty of this, or their friends, or their families (if you are be warned) None of us can really control this apart from a good natured ball busting comment as you ski by or making sure your party isn't one of the offenders, however perhaps SB Staff can help a bit. What I've seen particularly at the top of Super Bravo is the mountain guides, ski instructors, GMVS teachers and people standing in SB jackets directing traffic ignoring this phenomenon. If you work for the mountain or are associated with the mountain is it possible to ask the crowd to disperse and boot up or hang out on the sidelines? It can be said in a friendly manner promoting safety and convenience for all. I'd bet that 95% of the people who do it have no idea they are doing it. I've seen instructors have whole herds of kids just standing there right in front of the lift milling about. Teach them to go to the side. Good habits are just as hard to break as bad ones. I'm not asking anyone go running out of the lift house or that we have people staffed there to do it. Enough people who work for the mountain likely ski by these sections on a regular basis throughout the day or bring their groups through it. Promote the practice in your groups or if you ski by a cluster F just ask people to respect those around them as you ski by. You're wearing a SB jacket. People will listen to you.
Just a rant as I wait for more snow to fall.
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