Death at Stratton

Highway Star said:

Looks like a classic case of an athletic teen getting in over their head with the speeds involved in skiing/boarding....rip.....

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from_the_NEK said:

I wonder if the migration of trail signs from trees down onto 4x4 wood post mounted sign boards has added an additional risk to the slopes?

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MadMadWorld said:

What was wrong with wooden signs nailed to a tree?

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fbrissette said:

But they would hurt the tree ! Vermont probably has a regulation to protect trees from undue pain and suffering.

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MadMadWorld said:

What was wrong with wooden signs nailed to a tree?

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from_the_NEK said:

I never had an issue with signs in trees and was always able to find my way around just fine. However, I would guess that signs mounted to dimensioned wooden posts that have flat sides are a lot easier to maintain/replace than a sign mounted 10 feet up in a tree. Additionally with a tree you only have a small area where the sign meets the tree where screws or nails can be used to hang the sign. This limits how large the sign can be before it becomes so large that wind can easily rip it out of the tree. The newer setup, where signs are mounted on two posts allows for a much more stable mounting area for the signs.

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MadMadWorld said:

Who needs it 10 feet in the air? MRG and Magic do fine with it. I'm sure there are others too. Hell, a lot of the trails at both of those mountains don't even have trail signs. Map reading skills has really fallen by the wayside but that's a whole different discussion

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from_the_NEK said:

Okay, we're getting a bit off topic here... Anyway.... 10 feet isn't really that high, but 8 feet is likely plenty high enough in most places. Like I said, the tree mount is just fine with me and (IMO) it has historically worked well. However, like you said map reading skills have declined and the general public "expects" the resorts to hold their hand as much as possible to get them around the mountain. Having "huge" signs with VERY clear directions on them have become the standard in the last 5-10 years. I'm not saying it is a good or bad thing but just pointing out that there are now additional obstacles at trail intersections for people to run into.

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Tin said:

Mods please delete this disrespectful crap.

A tragic accident, thoughts to his family and friends.

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