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Bad Day on the Lift

Started by Emax, Jan 02 2009 03:19 PM

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#1 Emax

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Posted 02 January 2009 - 03:19 PM

Bob Magrino at Loveland sent this to me today. I'm told it happened at Vail yesterday.
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Talk about cold, scared and embarrassed...
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#2 lastchair_44

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Posted 02 January 2009 - 05:01 PM

How the hell did he pull that off?
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 05:12 PM

The skier was quoted saying

"I'm telling you ladies, it's cold things shrink when it's cold!"

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Posted 02 January 2009 - 05:40 PM

View PostAndoman, on Jan 2 2009, 06:12 PM, said:

The skier was quoted saying

"I'm telling you ladies, it's cold things shrink when it's cold!"


"My name is Rufus - well, usually Long-Rufus - but it's kinda' cold out here... you know how it is."

... from the movie Dogma.

This post has been edited by Emax: 02 January 2009 - 05:40 PM

There are three roads to ruin; women, gambling and technicians. The most pleasant is with women, the quickest is with gambling, but the surest is with technicians. Georges Pompidou

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Posted 02 January 2009 - 05:43 PM

View PostEmax, on Jan 2 2009, 09:40 PM, said:

"My name is Rufus - well, usually Long-Rufus - but it's kinda' cold out here... you know how it is."

... from the movie Dogma.


Great movie!

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Posted 02 January 2009 - 06:31 PM

Holy shit... I'm laughing hard!
Tomorrow I just might get fired for making this photo the wallpaper on my bosses computer.

One night... many years ago, at blackcomb, some folks snuck unnoticed on a chair after the lifty had called last chair. In the morning we found a rope made out of their clothing knotted together reaching from the chair... down to about 10' or so above the ground... ALL of their clothing. Must have been a cold run down. (Hey, where are the car keys?)

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Posted 02 January 2009 - 08:27 PM

How did he end up like that ten yards into the lift ride? Is the other guy holding him by his pants leg? From that height it'd be better if he just fell onto his feet. I bet he goes to buy some suspenders for the next time out
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 09:32 PM

I would have liked to make that radio call, hopefully the guy didn't get hurt too bad. Looks like the other person was about to lose it to.

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Posted 03 January 2009 - 07:32 PM

View Postlastchair_44, on Jan 2 2009, 05:01 PM, said:

How the hell did he pull that off?


that's what I'd like to know!!! :blink: :blink: :blink:
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Posted 06 January 2009 - 11:22 AM

Well I guess I didn't notice this myself but if you look at the picture the seat of the chair is tipped up and that's how the guy ended up that way.

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It also sounds like the guy is going to try to get a holiday bonus out of this one.

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Posted 06 January 2009 - 12:20 PM

That explains it.

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Posted 06 January 2009 - 12:27 PM

I hope the lift ops got fired. there is no excuse for this.
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Posted 06 January 2009 - 02:36 PM

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No, I will be the pattern of all patience; I will say nothing.
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Posted 06 January 2009 - 03:42 PM

That's absolutely hilarious, but after reading the report I agree with you Jeff. There is absolutely no excuse for a liftie to let a seat go that somehow got flipped up.
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Posted 06 January 2009 - 04:05 PM

View Postskierdude9450, on Jan 6 2009, 04:42 PM, said:

That's absolutely hilarious, but after reading the report I agree with you Jeff. There is absolutely no excuse for a liftie to let a seat go that somehow got flipped up.


I don't flip chairs at the top station because I'm busy doing other stuff, however if it's after 8:10am and i see chairs still flipped i start flipping them. There is NO Excuse for this. Do the lifties there not watch whats' coming down the lift line?????
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Posted 06 January 2009 - 05:12 PM

Lol, I was just going to start a new topic. Glad I found this one.

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Posted 06 January 2009 - 05:24 PM

This is a detach right? How fast does the chair come around? I would think enough time to move out of the way with only two people. Also enough time for a liftie to notice and flip it down.

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Posted 06 January 2009 - 05:27 PM

View PostCH3skier, on Jan 6 2009, 06:24 PM, said:

This is a detach right? How fast does the chair come around? I would think enough time to move out of the way with only two people. Also enough time for a liftie to notice and flip it down.


figure the lift is running 1000fpm if i'm not mistaken the speed once it detachs it is around 150 to 300fpm

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Posted 06 January 2009 - 05:35 PM

View PostCH3skier, on Jan 6 2009, 05:24 PM, said:

This is a detach right? How fast does the chair come around? I would think enough time to move out of the way with only two people. Also enough time for a liftie to notice and flip it down.


Try about 200 fpm or 1 m/s
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Posted 06 January 2009 - 07:26 PM

View PostCH3skier, on Jan 6 2009, 06:24 PM, said:

This is a detach right? How fast does the chair come around? I would think enough time to move out of the way with only two people. Also enough time for a liftie to notice and flip it down.

The two people may have not looked behind to see if there was a seat. And the op just missed it until the chair got away. A catastrophic event is typically a series of failures.

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