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More deaths at SR and BW
- Thread starter SIKSKIER
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23 & 35 years old. Damn. RIP
Breeze
Member
SR lost an employee, Bethel has lost one of it's own.
Edd
Well-known member
Always sad to hear.
Not Sure
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Yikes!!!! Pop up ad timing from earlier today.
Question for you IT guys , how are ads chosen ...cookies involved?
skiNEwhere
Active member
R.i.p
Abubob
Well-known member
Sad indeed. Always.
Expert trail. Expert skier presumably. Was the trail groomed? or were the conditions just icy?
Expert trail. Expert skier presumably. Was the trail groomed? or were the conditions just icy?
Today I spoke with a reporter from the Boston Globe who is working on a story about all the skiing deaths this year. It is his opinion that there have been an exceptional rate of deaths. I call BS. Anyone have any facts on this?
He was asking if the accidents altered my ski habits and I laughed. He asked if I thought ski apps played a role. I told him nobody has there phone out while skiing. Nobody getting killed was trying to break speed records.
How do I convince this guy that this year is not exceptional?
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He was asking if the accidents altered my ski habits and I laughed. He asked if I thought ski apps played a role. I told him nobody has there phone out while skiing. Nobody getting killed was trying to break speed records.
How do I convince this guy that this year is not exceptional?
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Edd
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A guy at work who skis only a few times a year on old equipment told me he hit 75 mph the other day at Gunstock. His app told him so. Sigh.
I bet the National Ski Areas Association has stats. I'd say 5-6 is about average for the region per season.
It probably just seems like more because more than ever news stories get shared across larger amounts of news outlets.
It probably just seems like more because more than ever news stories get shared across larger amounts of news outlets.
I think you should go with the "too much grooming" angle and see where that gets you.
skiNEwhere
Active member
Like Edd was saying, I think the apps do come into play, if even a little. I tried to hit 70mph on Rosi's run at copper (fell short by 2mph's) using alpine replay, which is the same trail the US ski team uses and has 10 foot reinforced fences the entire way down.
Stupid, maybe, but if you're gonna be stupid be smart about it.
Stupid, maybe, but if you're gonna be stupid be smart about it.
Not Sure
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guilty as charged
A couple years ago when I first got the App, I attempted to see how fast the cell phone odometer went while skiing at Ragged. I tucked it down the Showboat Headwall and hit somewhere in the 60s. It was easily much faster than I typically ski in a day; and it felt uncomfortable.
A couple years ago when I first got the App, I attempted to see how fast the cell phone odometer went while skiing at Ragged. I tucked it down the Showboat Headwall and hit somewhere in the 60s. It was easily much faster than I typically ski in a day; and it felt uncomfortable.
Not Sure
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Stupid, maybe, but if you're gonna be stupid be smart about it.
Makes sense to me
Cornhead
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After skiing 2 days at Greek Peak this week, the recent deaths due to skiers exiting trails at high rates of speed doesn't surprise me. The current surface conditions are crazy fast. This cold March, with brief warm ups, has lead to a firm, fast surface. The surface is very skiable, edgeable, but if something causes one to lose control, it isn't shocking bad things can, and have, happend. It's hard not to ski fast, many people were flying at Greek yesterday. On the up side, skier traffic was light, cold weather, and the fact the casual skier has hung up his skis for Springtime activities are probably reasons why.
Thoughts and prayers to the friends an families of those who perished on the slopes. Be careful out there everyone, it can happen to anyone. My Son struck a tree at Keystone this year. He came 2 ft from serious injury or death. He is 25 yrs old, been sliding since 5, boarding since 7.
Thoughts and prayers to the friends an families of those who perished on the slopes. Be careful out there everyone, it can happen to anyone. My Son struck a tree at Keystone this year. He came 2 ft from serious injury or death. He is 25 yrs old, been sliding since 5, boarding since 7.
bigbog
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Agree with ya' Cornhead,
Lots of straightlining rage on YouTube the last bunch of years. Lots of people can take off from a rim, such as at BlackHole, but if you're not in control when you go over a rim of anykind...I can see someone landing, catching an unfamiliar edge, tightening up(ie not able to hop onto the other ski & rolling to other edges)...and heading off towards the woods...
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Lots of straightlining rage on YouTube the last bunch of years. Lots of people can take off from a rim, such as at BlackHole, but if you're not in control when you go over a rim of anykind...I can see someone landing, catching an unfamiliar edge, tightening up(ie not able to hop onto the other ski & rolling to other edges)...and heading off towards the woods...
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SkiFanE
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This. Last two days have been scary fast groomers - hate them. I snuck into closed woods bc the bumps were slightly edgeable with my SL skis. So most natural was closed off - but double black crust/ice was open. It makes no sense. Even if I crashed into tree in woods, not a deadly speed.
RIP. So very sad.
Edd
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I think the ski patrol evaluates this based on their ability to drag someone down the hill, so I kind of get it.
