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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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How awful. I’ve been in some very long delays on a chairlift or two in my time… but this is a new one. Poor people.
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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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@Alastair Pink, Are you somewhere exotic right now? I got
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From what you say, it was a grim experience. I have been to North Carolina two or three times in summer. I am a bit surprised that it has a skiing area.
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That's terrible. I went to NC about 20 years ago for a long weekend, wouldn’t go back if it was free 
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Whatever next, a free enema with your lift ticket.
Poor devils!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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You'd expect the resort to have a shut off valve for the high pressure water system or failing that they could have inched the chairlift forward to remove the guy on the chairlift from the direct path of the water jet (without bringing the next chair into it)? Failing that as a suggestion they could have tried parking a skidoo/snowmobile over the water jet, the weight of a typical one is over 200kg so that may be sufficient to stay in place and divert the water sideways (or even better a piste basher which is a lot heavier and must weigh several tons, presumably they must have at least one at the resort?)
Last edited by snowHeads are a friendly bunch. on Sat 8-01-22 16:08; edited 1 time in total
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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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oh my freaking god, I wish I'd not seen that! Hope they were ok, that must have been torture for the poor people.
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@Alastair Pink, 
@jellylegs, I stayed at a couple of locations - a military base and a beach hotel (very pleasant, went for a swim when I got in from work). Looked pleasant when flying in and out of Raleigh, and also when driving in and out by car. Biggest downside I could think of is that it does tend to get in the way of storms.
Apologies for straying OT.
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You know it makes sense.
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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 seen another video of this with 2 snowboarders writhing on the ground from a different angle.....
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Poster: A snowHead
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Maybe they were resting, it is the middle of a piste!!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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@sibhusky, your link gives me the message "Sorry, this content is not available in your region." Looks like GDPR strikes again!
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Accessed via a VPN,
GORHAM, N.H. —
One man is recovering from serious injuries after falling almost 10 feet from a ski lift chair at Wildcat Mountain. State Fire Marshal Sean Toomey says that the incident happened around noon Saturday on the Snowcat triple chair. One of the chairs broke off after hitting a tower causing an unidentified male in his early 20s to fall nine and a half feet. He was transported to a local hospital with serious rib injuries.
Fire Marshal Toomey says the lift will remain closed while they conduct a full investigation of the incident. The lift will then need to be tested and approved by the chief tramway inspector. The investigation should take about a week.
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Ouch, not ideal - where’s Spider-Man when you need him?
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Yikes that looks really awful 
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Several things occur to me here:
#1 Why have a hydrant directly under the route of the chair?
#2 Why isn't the hydrant covered in protected padding?
#3 How flimsy is that hydrant if a skier can dismantle it by skiing into it?
#4 This is America surely the skier who broke the hydrant is being sued for vast amounts.
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| Layne wrote: |
Several things occur to me here:
#4 This is America surely the skier who broke the hydrant is being sued for vast amounts. |
My guess is the opposite, the skier it suing the resort for not warning them about the dangers of skiing into a fixed object. Fair game.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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| Layne wrote: |
Several things occur to me here:
#1 Why have a hydrant directly under the route of the chair?
#2 Why isn't the hydrant covered in protected padding?
#3 How flimsy is that hydrant if a skier can dismantle it by skiing into it?
#4 This is America surely the skier who broke the hydrant is being sued for vast amounts. |
Re #1, presumably because the route of the lift has already been cleared of trees, so laying and accessing the pipe for maintenance would be easier.
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