The RMN article yesterday about the deaths included this:
Note: "above average". Be careful out there.About 10 people die on Colorado slopes each year. Nationwide, those killed are mostly male, in their teens to early 30s, and are above-average skiers or boarders using intermediate runs, according to researcher Jasper Shealy, a Rochester Institute of Technology professor.
Change is good. You go first.
I left W/C south fork Friday am after skiing there for 6 of the previous 7 days.,
One thing I can tell you that absolutely pissed me off was the complete lack of Ski Patrol presence on the mountain. 90% of the mountain was Texi-tards and Okies. MUCH out of control skiing, and MUCH lack of policing the mountain. I think in 6 days there i saw maybe 4 patrollers one time each.
Now STFU - I am not peed at the patrollers at all. just the cheapskate motherfucking resort owner can;t keep a staff. You want 5k retards throwing down 100$ a day? FINE. Just staff the fucking place. The food lines were insane, the lifts kept breaking down, etc. I absolutely love W/C, but jesus fucking christ, this was going to happen.
These folks were sofa king out of control, none, I mean NONE of this should have happened.
Thoughts and prayers.![]()
Yeah, cause it's Davey's and the patrol's fault these people can't ski.
Maybe you didn't see them cause they were fucking busy carting these people off the hill. I've been there, you don't get it.
STFU douche!
edit: The ski area doesn't choose it's clientele, otherwise they would have kicked your dumb ass off the hill.
Last edited by beaterdit; 01-07-2008 at 06:32 PM.
There's nothing better than sliding down snow, flying through the air
Are you serious? I give props to the ski patrol all the time since they show me their stashes, and put up hazard markers, and you know, do all that other stuff that allows me to effortlessly ride a lift and fly down the hill.
But speed police? You want speed police?
It seems Colorado just does not suit you. I suggest you try some other State and see if you like it better there.
hahahhaa you stupid fucks.just do NOT get it do you?
ANARCHY. That's what it was. Were you there last week? How'd Sat & Sun 28th & 29th go?It was completely out of control. I had many close calls with complete fucktards that were given no warnings, no words of caution, no nothing. Assholes were scattered everywhere, lines for everything were beyond stupid, and it was not fun for anyone. I had my 8 & 5 year olds almost get nuked by fat assed out of control dickheads who souldn;t stop going uphill. You want another kid wrapping his shit around a tree and dead? I've been skiing for many years, on many mountains, and have seen many nasty things. This was beyond stupid.
I hate the speed police but when you have a place like Wolf Creek, which usually hosts 500-1000 skiers on a good day, take on 5000-6000 on Xmas/NY break and not beef up the staff - you are axing for a fucking tragedy/accident/death. These TX/OK fucktards were ALL over places they had no business riding. People on their second day of rentals asking "what's the easiest way down Treasure?" :gomer:And you have maybe 10 patrollies on the hill?
YES, speed police for these carhart wearing camo-douches. Absofucking lutely.
You caN DISAGREE ALL YOU WANT, BUT THAT'S WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT.
Suck me.![]()
What i DO expect is a certain amount of responsibility from the host of the mountain to ensure that no one gets fucking killed.
We all know the clientelle at Xmas. Bet mgmnt does too.But to NOT adress what you KNOW is an increased probability of accidents, clusterfucks, etc is dead wrong.
honestly..........
who would try to go resort skiing
on a sat. or sun. over the christmas holiday?
maybe you should plan your trips a little better.
the patrollers that you did not see were probably out working accidents.
calm down....
and stop cunting up a thread that was for some 15 year old dead kid
if its got tits or wheels...it will give you trouble..
Oh my god,Wolf Creek on a weekend?!! Like that compares to any fuckin I70 resort on a weekend,you dickface.
You are a douchebag of Defjef proportions![]()
So local it hurts...
actually, no i dont get that.
i have children and the common sense to take them skiing on weekdays.
Last edited by sanjuanworm; 01-07-2008 at 11:12 PM.
if its got tits or wheels...it will give you trouble..
Hey dipshit, the staff IS beefed up for the holidays. I guarantee you there was a minimum of 25 patrollers on the hill those days. Yep, that's just about the WHOLE patrol. People working two week stretches to cover the extra stffing.
You didn't see them because they were running wrecks all day, literally. Pick one up, drop them off, bring your rig back up and ski off the lift directly to another. Double hat trick days for most of the patrollers. Have you ever done it you moron? I don't think so. I have, there, I know first hand how those days are.
Skiing is a dangerous sport. People get killed no matter how much policing is done. The public is taken care of to the industry standards by the Wolf Creek Patrol.
What's dumb is bringing your kids into that clusterfuck when you know what it's gonna be like.
Are you from indiana?
Figures.
Dumbass.
There's nothing better than sliding down snow, flying through the air
There's nothing better than sliding down snow, flying through the air
But I have to ask the question,
WHY THE FUCK, would a parent have small children out skiing groomed blue runs during the Holiday shit show?
Moving around on a groomed run with several hundred 1 week a year skiers is like trying to cross a Highway @ 8AM.
Every Yahoo on the planet bombing down the mountain.
And theirs the Gaper lady standing in the middle of the run Clutching her children and screaming at me as I blow by (SLOW DOWN YOU FUCKIN BASTARD)
Bottom line, ski patrol can't make the holiday shit show Kid friendly,
Sometimes you should just keep them out, and dumb it down on the (Kid Safe) green runs.
I am so over the ski families dragging their toddlers all over the mountain on a leash, and expecting every other skier to dumb it down because small children are present.
End rant
EDIT,
Condolences to the family who lost there 11 year old son while on vacation. I cannot begin to imagine how much that would hurt
Last edited by MTT; 01-08-2008 at 07:15 AM.
Well, at least this has spurred a friendly discusssion.
Yes, I am from Indiana. It's where I am from, and where my job is, and where my family is, so fuck you if you do not like it. Not everyone wants to/gets to/has the means to ski where they want, live where they want and ski when they want. I have spent a shitload of time in the Rockies on skis, and just because I live in Indy, does not make me a dumbass. You have no idea who you are talking with, and just because you live in Pagosa/Creede/wherever, it doesn't make you right and me wrong. Or vice -versa. 25 Patrollers? OK, I'll give you that. but evidently it was not enough. JUST like there was not enough staff in the lodges, as Texas gapers were hording/saving tables everywhere, destroying what should have been a great experience.
My boys are 5 & 8 and this was their first trip West. I figgered (yep, like axing) that Wolf Creek would be the LEAST fucked up of Western resorts, in terms of crowds, good skiers vs. idiots (on Blues + ) and I walked away a HUGE fan of the Wolf Pups program in terms of value and results. Did the Texi-tards do that? uh, no. "We ain't need no lessuns". not only do they fuck up my day, but they fuck up their day as well. The only people who make out are the resort owners, and maybe Carrie at the bar, who seemed crushed but with a full tippy jar.
Unlike the fucking retards from Okie Dokie and Texas, I planned 9 days skiing, out for 2 weeks, drove out and spent over 4k. I had my kids in Pups all but the last day, and - along with Wolf pups - I taught them responsibility and courtesy on the mountain. Beginners should stay on Bunny Hop and Turnpike and stay off the Treasure lift or Alberta. Yes, IMHO, Patrol, as an instrument of Management, has the responsibility to make sure these morans do not fuck themselves up, or me and my family.
just because Uncle Dicky bought you a lift ticket and you can get on the lift, it does NOT give you the right to mach down Silver Streak or Tranquility putting yourself and others in danger.
maybe management could adress the problems BEFORE they have to go out and scoop up the goobers non-stop. Maybe.![]()
And why did we go then? Becuase the kids are in school excpet for the 2 weeks over Xmas. And 2-4 day weekend isn;t going to properly introduce them to skiing the west.
That OK with everyone?![]()
indiana, oklahoma, texas, nebraska, iowa, kansas, arkansas, ohio, missouri.......
all the same.
if its got tits or wheels...it will give you trouble..
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