My problem with Slope Nazis.....

[splat]

I'm losing respect here....

[Blurred]

I'm losing respect here....

I respect you dude, it's cool.

[Ski Beaver]

I'm losing respect here....

Blurred, at home in front of the computer:

casts out his line a few hours ago, feels a few nibbles, then whack, Splat takes the bait, they fight for an hour, all the while Blurred keeping the line tight and the fish right where he wants it.

Then the fish loses interest and spits out the bait.

Blurred, keeps the bait and will try again tomorrow.

[bad_roo]

Slope Nazis spoil Squaw for me. Every time I go I seem to lock horns with some over zealous power-crazed twat in a red jacket. Never happens anywhere else. Only Squaw.

At the last Tahoe Summit I managed to get a huge ass red X put on my pass within ten seconds - a personal record. I set off down an entirely empty face below the Siberia Lift, only to be collared on the run out by some screaming dick who claimed I almost ended his promising Nazi-ing career by skiing into him. I missed him by a matter of inches. About 800 inches.

[acostiga]

[QUOTE=bad_roo]Slope Nazis spoil Squaw for me. Every time I go I seem to lock horns with some over zealous power-crazed twat in a red jacket. Never happens anywhere else. Only Squaw.[QUOTE]

i had a red jacket crash into me at squaw during the summit period of time last year. the guy looked kind of out of control, and turned right into me as we were moving towards the lift corral. he hit me hard enough that i went over the handlebars and down under the rope that cordons off the area where the lift exits the loading area.

within two minutes there were at least six red jackets swarming. they kept asking me if i was alright, offering to help me with my things and being generally apologetic. they kind of seemed like they realized that their buddy was an idiot and i could have been a huge jerk about the situation. instead, i was embarassed and tried to get out of there asap. maybe i should have made the stink with management that could have been possible, but i figure that there's a make/take relationship with respect and such in the universe. hopefully next time one of those red jacket dudes runs into a difficult situation he'll be more understanding... doubtful, but possible nonetheless.