Garbage on the slopes

jaytrem · Aug 8, 2018

About a month ago I walked from the top Mount Snow to the top of Canyon with my kids. We picked up 444 pieces of garbage along the way. They're 6 and that's how they earn their ski/rollercoaster money. Good chunk of it under the the Grand Summit, but also plenty on the sides of non-lift trails. Could have got more but the bag was maxed out. Sad.

bdfreetuna · Aug 8, 2018

gregnye said:
That's true but some resorts are much worse than others when it comes to leaving garbage around. Killington is perfect example. That devil's fiddle chair hasn't been used in years yet it still stands there rusting away

Devil's Fiddle isn't exactly a prominent hiking area and in the winter it makes no difference.

At the rate it's rusting it will probably be ashes to ashes and by that time Killington will be a fond memory of the past anyway.

Killingtime · Aug 8, 2018

bdfreetuna said:
Devil's Fiddle isn't exactly a prominent hiking area and in the winter it makes no difference.

At the rate it's rusting it will probably be ashes to ashes and by that time Killington will be a fond memory of the past anyway.

They made use of the old Devils Fiddle motor room and turned it into a bar. $65 a person for a nighttime cat ride up to it with some drinks and apps thrown in. Gets sold out weeks in advance.

shwilly · Aug 8, 2018

jaytrem said:
About a month ago I walked from the top Mount Snow to the top of Canyon with my kids. We picked up 444 pieces of garbage along the way. They're 6 and that's how they earn their ski/rollercoaster money. Good chunk of it under the the Grand Summit, but also plenty on the sides of non-lift trails. Could have got more but the bag was maxed out. Sad.

Nice! Way to do something about the problem. I'll make a point to bring a bag the next time I hike my home mountain.

skifree · Aug 8, 2018

must be some interesting finds in that lift line garbage.

benski · Aug 8, 2018

Killingtime said:
They made use of the old Devils Fiddle motor room and turned it into a bar. $65 a person for a nighttime cat ride up to it with some drinks and apps thrown in. Gets sold out weeks in advance.

That has to be the sickest ski area bar.

jaytrem · Aug 8, 2018

skifree said:
must be some interesting finds in that lift line garbage.

I did find $1 last time!!! Nothing else overly exciting.

What always surprises me is the number of water bottles. Seems like a disproportional amount of them. I'd estimate at least 3/4 of various drink bottles I get out of the river are water. Are people who buy bottled water more likely to litter? Or are there that many being sold?

56fish · Aug 8, 2018

jaytrem said:
I did find $1 last time!!! Nothing else overly exciting.

What always surprises me is the number of water bottles. Seems like a disproportional amount of them. I'd estimate at least 3/4 of various drink bottles I get out of the river are water. Are people who buy bottled water more likely to litter? Or are there that many being sold?

2-3 $bucks for couple dozen ..... I cut grass (schools, non- residential, etc) ... bottles everywhere

sull1102 · Aug 9, 2018

jaytrem said:
I did find $1 last time!!! Nothing else overly exciting.

What always surprises me is the number of water bottles. Seems like a disproportional amount of them. I'd estimate at least 3/4 of various drink bottles I get out of the river are water. Are people who buy bottled water more likely to litter? Or are there that many being sold?

People aren't on drinking water out of those..... Ah yes the good ol days of hiding clear liquor in a Poland Spring bottle...

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jaytrem · Aug 9, 2018

sull1102 said:
People aren't on drinking water out of those..... Ah yes the good ol days of hiding clear liquor in a Poland Spring bottle...

Hmmm, hadn't thought of that. Still way too many for that to be the explanation though.

Domeskier · Aug 9, 2018

jaytrem said:
Hmmm, hadn't thought of that. Still way too many for that to be the explanation though.

I usually ski with one or two bottles of water in my pockets at all times (except late spring when I switch to a Camelbak). I go through maybe four to six bottles a day depending on how hard I'm skiing and the temperature. I dispose of the bottles responsibly, but it doesn't surprise me that most of the bottles littering the mountain are water bottles. I saw an article the other day stating that more young athletes are dying from over-hydration than dehydration these days. Wouldn't surprise me if the hydration craze is causing more people to carry water with them on the slopes.

Domeskier · Aug 9, 2018

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Glenn · Aug 9, 2018

I can see the occasional "oops, dropped that!", but there really shouldn't as much garbage under the lifts that there is.

bdfreetuna · Aug 9, 2018

Domeskier said:
I usually ski with one or two bottles of water in my pockets at all times (except late spring when I switch to a Camelbak). I go through maybe four to six bottles a day depending on how hard I'm skiing and the temperature. I dispose of the bottles responsibly, but it doesn't surprise me that most of the bottles littering the mountain are water bottles. I saw an article the other day stating that more young athletes are dying from over-hydration than dehydration these days. Wouldn't surprise me if the hydration craze is causing more people to carry water with them on the slopes.

Ha. If I manage to gulp down 4 of those little plastic cups by the bubblers in a day of skiing, I consider that sufficient to replenish the large iced coffee I drank on the drive up.

Have you noticed actual advantages to drinking that much water while skiing? I don't like taking many bathroom breaks ideally.

Not Sure · Aug 9, 2018

bdfreetuna said:
Ha. If I manage to gulp down 4 of those little plastic cups by the bubblers in a day of skiing, I consider that sufficient to replenish the large iced coffee I drank on the drive up.

Have you noticed actual advantages to drinking that much water while skiing? I don't like taking many bathroom breaks ideally.

Beware! , Coffee can stimulate ones bowels:razz:

Domeskier · Aug 9, 2018

bdfreetuna said:
Ha. If I manage to gulp down 4 of those little plastic cups by the bubblers in a day of skiing, I consider that sufficient to replenish the large iced coffee I drank on the drive up.

Have you noticed actual advantages to drinking that much water while skiing? I don't like taking many bathroom breaks ideally.

Not really, but I like to ski above my fitness level and tend to sweat most of it out. It does seem to catch up with me about 45 minutes into the ride home. There is a rest area on my route with a row of those plastic outhouses. I've had to use them more times than I care to admit.

skiur · Aug 10, 2018

bdfreetuna said:
Ha. If I manage to gulp down 4 of those little plastic cups by the bubblers in a day of skiing, I consider that sufficient to replenish the large iced coffee I drank on the drive up.

Have you noticed actual advantages to drinking that much water while skiing? I don't like taking many bathroom breaks ideally.

This isn't Utah, just pee in the woods.

ironhippy · Aug 13, 2018

Domeskier said:
Not really, but I like to ski above my fitness level and tend to sweat most of it out.

That sounds horrible, sweating under winter gear is not fun at all.

Have you tried varying your layers so you aren't as warm?
During the winter, I can skin/bike uphill with barely breaking a sweat because I'll strip layers until I'm cool.

Domeskier · Aug 13, 2018

ironhippy said:
That sounds horrible, sweating under winter gear is not fun at all.

Have you tried varying your layers so you aren't as warm?
During the winter, I can skin/bike uphill with barely breaking a sweat because I'll strip layers until I'm cool.

I usually wear a light parka (no down) with a thin "moisture wicking" shirt underneath. I'm mostly skiing small areas where the temperature rarely dips below 25 degrees (F) and the lift rides are short, so I don't really cool down much unless I take a break in the lodge. Taking off the helmet on the lift helps. On the rare occasions when it's genuinely cold, sweating is not much of a problem, thankfully.

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