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Post by Dr Boom 70 on Feb 19, 2020 3:08:25 GMT
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Post by Whitman on Feb 19, 2020 3:16:16 GMT
I hate lifts. I hate every life I have ever been on. They are all death traps. Our Wisconsin lift this weekend had a concrete landing, followed by almost no space to shove out before you hit the fence. It was one massive pile-up after another, all day long.
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Post by Dr Boom 70 on Feb 19, 2020 3:21:25 GMT
I hate lifts. I hate every life I have ever been on. They are all death traps. Our Wisconsin lift this weekend had a concrete landing, followed by almost no space to shove out before you hit the fence. It was one massive pile-up after another, all day long. Detachable quads are fairly civilised. Some of those lifts at Vail are cranking. You better be on your game to load. No faster than the attendant utters a "hows your day going than the chair comes along and sweeps you up |
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Post by Whitman on Feb 19, 2020 3:25:09 GMT
I hate lifts. I hate every life I have ever been on. They are all death traps. Our Wisconsin lift this weekend had a concrete landing, followed by almost no space to shove out before you hit the fence. It was one massive pile-up after another, all day long. Detachable quads are fairly civilised. Some of those lifts at Vail are cranking. You better be on your game to load. No faster than the attendant utters a "hows your day going than the chair comes along and sweeps you up The worst are side loaders. Nothing like trying to waddle out there laterally to beat the next onrushing chair. |
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Post by Vombatus on Feb 19, 2020 3:27:59 GMT
Are they able to back those things up in reverse?
Because it sounded like the accident happened shortly after he boarded, and then I bet he rode all the way up which can take lots of minutes.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2020 3:53:01 GMT
Closest I’ve gotten to the Mile High Club.
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Post by Dr Boom 70 on Feb 19, 2020 12:01:44 GMT
Are they able to back those things up in reverse? Because it sounded like the accident happened shortly after he boarded, and then I bet he rode all the way up which can take lots of minutes. It sounds like lift loader was not paying attention. They could have just made full stop had they realized what happened. Blue Sky basin is busy area especially during vacation time. Probably trying to keep lift moving and did not realize what happened |
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Post by Whitman on Feb 19, 2020 12:44:27 GMT
Are they able to back those things up in reverse? Because it sounded like the accident happened shortly after he boarded, and then I bet he rode all the way up which can take lots of minutes. I don’t think they can. My kid got off one too early last weekend and the other two guys ended up getting stuck on it as it came through. The lift operator had to help the other guys down after it stopped. I’m guessing it would be dangerous for the chairs up high on the lift, somehow, to start moving backward. |
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Post by mizzougrad96 on Feb 19, 2020 14:25:42 GMT
Closest I’ve gotten to the Mile High Club. Does having sex in Denver mean you're in the Mile High Club? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2020 14:34:12 GMT
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Post by mizzougrad96 on Feb 19, 2020 14:38:29 GMT
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Post by Dr Boom 70 on Feb 19, 2020 14:45:59 GMT
Seems like lift attendants really dropped the ball.
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Post by mizzougrad96 on Feb 19, 2020 14:50:15 GMT
Should have stuck to the Vista Bahn gondola at Vail with all of the college kids smoking weed.
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Post by mizzougrad96 on Feb 19, 2020 14:55:30 GMT
I think of the crazy shit I used to do on ski lifts in high school and college and I'm amazed I was never hurt. We used to jump off them all the time. I did it as a junior ski patrol in high school to help collect things that people had dropped and we did it in college to show off for girls... It's amazing the things you do as a teenager that seem so idiotic when you're in your 40s.
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Post by Dr Boom 70 on Feb 19, 2020 14:58:24 GMT
Should have stuck to the Vista Bahn gondola at Vail with all of the college kids smoking weed. With some cool alternative rock station blaring. The guy must have been a decent skier
or he would not even have been able to get to Blue Sky Basin. You can't get there by lift. You have to ski to it.
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