 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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andybabes, how close are you to 65?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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52
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Welll, you'd want to at least LOOK somewhere near 65, or risk having it confiscated 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Humpfknick, but who checks?
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Get your grandkids to make you a fake ID lol
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Lol I said 52 not 62
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Oh I'm forgetting you won't have a photo on it for just the week. In that case I dunno, if you pick it up from the TO I can't really imagine the lift guys checking. BUT they're very strict on these things, if you have to pick it up from the cashier you'll prob need ID...
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I always take my snowboard with me and past three trips not paid carriage and got away with it........they defo never question you when you return home.. 
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A 52 year old masquerading as a 65 year old snowboarder. What could go wrong??! Make sure you report back, lol!!!!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Humpfknick, yeah if you book it with the TO they sometimes give you it on the bus ...failing that you get it at breakfast next day, never had to pick one up from the kiosks
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Humpfknick, I think you will have a photo.
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As you go through the turnstile to get on a lift, it flags up whether you have a child's lift pas, or an adult's pass, or a senior citizen pass.
So you are at risk of it being checked
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You know it makes sense.
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under a new name, I would like to distance myself from this post, lol!! I have a season ticket & would NEVER risk having it confiscated- the shame!!! And what JohnHSmith says is right, it does flag what card you have & shows the photo if there is one. I guess andybabes is banking on them not asking him to verify his OAP status
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I've been checked and seen confiscations and fines in Grand Massif and TeleVerbier. Good Luck!
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Poster: A snowHead
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What's the difference in price?? For the amount of times you will use a lift and have that nagging feeling in the back of your mind is it worth it??
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| What's the difference in price?? For the amount of times you will use a lift and have that nagging feeling in the back of your mind is it worth it?? |
mebbe he just wants a cheap buzzzz , like semi-pro shoplifters?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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andybabes, I don't know what area you're going to but in the 3V's even a TO can't buy a concession pass without proof of age. i.e. they have to take your passport to the ticket office.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Raceplate, yeah I'd be very surprised if you got away with this. It's a revenue generating exercise, they're not going to release concession passes willy nilly...
Hey how about you bring a commode and a box of complan with you? And rattley false teeth? Might up the authenticity a bit
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OMG the robo-censor let me say willy!!
This game of beat-the-censor will never get old lol
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You gotta state the date of birth of all those travelling in the 'passenger details' section of the online form, iirc. So I doubt that you could get away with it. God loves a trier though!
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When on a budget one goes to cheaper resorts instead of trying to cheat the lift company. Or learns to skin to save on lift passes. Getting a senior citizen pass is a ridiculous idea. Just imagine the embarrassment of being caught...
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As JohnHSmith, says, as you go through the ticket barrier a buzzer sounds, everyone looks at you, the lifties sprint out of their little hut to help you and your zimmer frame onto the lift and they slow the lift down especially for you. They then phone the top so that assistance is also available when you get off. And all this at a reduced rate.
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Thanks for the response.
I better pay the correct fee.
Just won't have to eat that week.
Now where did I put my violin?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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johnE, lol!!! And the snowboard and Zimmer frame will look so GOOD together!!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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What a scaffy thing to even consider. Shame on you 
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Your TO know you are a 52 year old right wad.
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You know it makes sense.
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I saw a fair few ski passes confiscated last year, they are much hotter than you think.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Same in Paradiski a few obvious checks but lots more subtle ones with the lights on the gate and the pass coming up on the monitor in the shed!
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Poster: A snowHead
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I guess its a matter of integrity. I'm honestyl not judging you andybabes, it comes down to how comfortable you are with lying. Have a good trip.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I hope you do it and get caught.
all the best.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| eddiethebus wrote: |
I hope you do it and get caught.
all the best. |
Ah this thread is hiarious- its like being back in school lol!!! 
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andybabes, Like the others have said you might get checked at the lift. I seem to recall having to give date of births for the whole group online when I booked with Crystal last time. If they decide to check your DOB/Passport you could be pulled up in the airport because your details don't match? Unlikely I know, but all the same.......
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Humpfknick wrote: |
| johnE, lol!!! And the snowboard and Zimmer frame will look so GOOD together!! |
Atomic actually did something similar to this for beginners - picture waist high grab rails, fore and aft of the bindings.
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andybabes, My daughter worked the past two seasons as a chalet host and dreaded punters like you, quite often would be the ones booking right at the last minute and then on arrival would be the ones complaining the most - and above all else be the biggest cheap skates going and most demanding - and then when it came to giving a tip at the end of the week after she's cleared your sink of your vomit a couple of times after you've got pissed on the cheap booze you went and got from the super market because you would not buy from the chalet bar because you were caught not being honest about the beers you took and not putting your name on the honesty tab after necking as much free wine as you could after dinner etc etc 
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As you go through the turnstile to get on a lift, it flags up whether you have a child's lift pas, or an adult's pass, or a senior citizen pass.
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depends on area, I suppose, but in ours there are screens which show the lifties your electronic photo - which you do need for a week. AND I had to show proof of my qualifying for an OAP lift pass (did it on line, scanned my passport) which didn't give much of a discount anyway.
If you plan to try to defraud the system probably best not advertising the fact on the internet. Can't really expect the rest of us, who play by the rules, to approve!
OAP snowboarders are probably sufficiently rare to merit a second glance.
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I'm 55 but my vanity wouldn't allow me try to pass for 65. Might go for a student pass though
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my vanity wouldn't allow me try to pass for 65
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why not? They'd be thinking "Wow, isn't he great for his age!"
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