Skier dies from injuries at Stowe

billski · Feb 20, 2014

Posted: Thursday, February 20, 2014 11:49 am | Updated: 12:12 pm, Thu Feb 20, 2014.

"A skier died Tuesday...

initial investigation revealed that Plonski had lost control on the Upper Gondolier trail and struck another skier before sliding into a trail sign at the intersection with the Chin Clip trail. Stowe police did not disclose the incident to the media until late Thursday morning."
Source: http://www.stowetoday.com

The downside to good snow is that there is likely to be an uptick in injuries. Patrol is probably having more work than fun this week.

dlague · Feb 20, 2014

Not a good year in Vermont! That's too bad!

billski · Feb 20, 2014

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skifree · Feb 20, 2014

damn! I have noticed a lot of people getting dragged down this year

BenedictGomez · Feb 20, 2014

billski said:
lost control on the Upper Gondolier

Ugh...another tragedy. Given the trail, I'd guess he was an advanced beginner or lower-intermediate that got moving too fast for his abilities. That trail is Stowe's 4 lane highway, making it the most dangerous at Stowe IMO.

canobie#1 · Feb 20, 2014

^nosedive is also a deathtrAp

KevinF · Feb 20, 2014

BenedictGomez said:
Ugh...another tragedy. Given the trail, I'd guess he was an advanced beginner or lower-intermediate that got moving too fast for his abilities. That trail is Stowe's 4 lane highway, making it the most dangerous at Stowe IMO.

I don't think Upper Gondolier sees that much traffic. Upper Gondolier is from the gondola unload point and goes to skier's left and finally wraps around coming into Gondolier just below the frozen waterfall. Gondolier itself can be a four lane highway for sure.

I see the vast majority of people turning right off the gondola onto what is technically Upper Perry Merrill. The wrap-around turn on Upper Perry Merrill as it passes Cliff Trail is absolute insanity on the weekends.

BenedictGomez · Feb 20, 2014

KevinF said:
I don't think Upper Gondolier sees that much traffic. Upper Gondolier is from the gondola unload point and goes to skier's left and finally wraps around coming into Gondolier just below the frozen waterfall. Gondolier itself can be a four lane highway for sure.

No doubt, Gonolier itself is 100% the worst at Stowe in terms of "beware of rental equipment" skiing, but you do need to get through the top of it or upper PM before you get to it.

KD7000 · Feb 21, 2014

KevinF said:
The wrap-around turn on Upper Perry Merrill as it passes Cliff Trail is absolute insanity on the weekends.

Indeed. A couple years back, I had a massive wipe out on that exact spot. That day, there was a somewhat unexpected transition from soft snow to bare ice. Luckily, I didn't take anyone down with me.

steamboat1 · Feb 21, 2014

Always sad to hear these things & it usually involves a younger person. Feel especially bad as this gentleman was from Brooklyn.

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